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This Book Examines The Key Relationship Between Willy Brandt (the Former Mayor Of West Berlin And Future West German Chancellor) And The Administration Of President John F. Kennedy. The Emergence Of Detente In Europe Will Appeal To Students Of Cold War History, Foreign Policy, International Relations And International History In General.--jacket. Introduction -- I. Willy Brandt And John F. Kennedy, 1960-1963: 1. 'new Frontier': From The Kennedy Campaign To The First Meeting, 1960 -- March 1961; 2. 'almost Like Brothers'? The First Meeting Between The Mayor And The President, March 1961; 3. 'essentials'? From The First Meeting To The Berlin Wall; 4. 'mending Wall': Brandt, Kennedy, Johnson And The Berlin Wall; 5. In Search Of A Modus Vivendi: Willy Brandt And Kennedy's Quest For A Berlin Agreement; 6. From Crisis To Detente: The Autumn Of 1962; 7. 'nineteen Sixty-three' The Pinnacle Of The Brandt-kennedy Alliance And The First Steps Towards Detente -- Ii. Small Steps Towards New Frontiers? Values, Ideas, Concepts And The Emergence Of A Detente Strategy: 8. From World View To Detente Strategy Coexistence, Transformation And Conceptual Concordance; 9. The Intricacies Of The Status Quo: Modes Of Change And Conceptual Difference; 10. Towards A New German Policy: Dealing With The East And Conceptual Adaptation -- Iii. Domestic And International Politics Between Berlin, Bonn And Washington: 11. Playing The Triangle; 12. Selling Candidates And Policies: Images, Campaigning And The Promotion Of A New Policy -- Conclusion -- Sources And Further Reading. Arne Hofmann. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 182-219) And Index.