War and Peace in the Nuclear Age; Interview with McGeorge Bundy, 1986 [2]

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Title:
War and Peace in the Nuclear Age; Interview with McGeorge Bundy, 1986 [2]
Description:
McGeorge Bundy was special assistant for national security affairs to U.S. presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson from 1961 to 1966. In the interview he discusses the beginning of the Kennedy administration, as well as the eventual evolution of U.S. strategic planning. The first half of the interview focuses on the Berlin Crisis, with Mr. Bundy focusing on the actions and reactions of the United States and Soviet Union during that period. He discusses both Kennedy and Khrushchev's motivations, as well as the role nuclear weapons played in the crisis. The second half of the interview focuses on the build up of the U.S. nuclear arsenal under Kennedy, and the strategic planning under McNamara. He compares Kennedy's buildup to Eisenhower's projections. He also describes McNamara's shift from massive retaliation, to counterforce, to mutual assured destruction.
Author:
Bundy, McGeorge
Date:
March 20, 1986
Format:
Film/Video
Location:
WGBH
Collection (local):
American Archive of Public Broadcasting Collection
Series:
WGBH > War and Peace in the Nuclear Age
Subjects:
Global Affairs
Military Forces and Armaments
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Single Integrated Operational Plan
Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich, 1894-1971
Wiesner, Jerome B. (Jerome Bert), 1915-1994
Kaysen, Carl
McNamara, Robert S., 1916-2009
Ball, Desmond
LeMay, Curtis E.
Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971
United States. Air Force. Strategic Air Command
United States. Dept. of Defense
Nuclear weapons
International Relations
Nuclear weapons--Testing
Intercontinental ballistic missiles
Minuteman (Missile)
United States
Soviet Union
Great Britain
France
Germany
Berlin (Germany)
Counterforce (Nuclear strategy)
Massive retaliation (Nuclear strategy)
Mutual assured destruction
Berlin (Germany)--History--Crisis, 1961
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Extent:
00:24:44
Link to Item:
https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-m61bk16z14
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Publisher:
WGBH Educational Foundation