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Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-217) and index, U.S. domestic and foreign policy: America's responsibility in a Cold War World / Dwight D. Eisenhower -- America should not intervene in the global fight against communism / J. William Fulbright -- On the buildup of Soviet missiles in Cuba / John F. Kennedy -- Soviet Union does not need a missile base in Cuba / Valerian Zorin -- Nation's space effort / John F. Kennedy -- Great society / Lyndon B. Johnson -- Fight for Civil Rights: I have a dream / Martin Luther King Jr.-- Ballot or the bullet / Malcolm X -- Importance of civil rights legislation / Robert F. Kennedy -- Civil rights legislation is a fraud, a sham, and a hoax / George C. Wallace -- Failure of white activism / Stokely Carmichael -- Move from sex object to personhood / Betty Friedan -- Equal rights for women / Shirley Chisholm -- Counterculture and student activism / Our free speech fight / Mario Savio -- Using Guerrilla theater to make a media statement / Abbie Hoffman -- Turn on, tune in, and drop out / Timothy Leary -- Direct action and democratic values / Tom Khan -- Vietnam War: Challenging Kennedy's politics / Ho Chi Minh -- Rationale behind the war / Lyndon B. Johnson -- Ending tyranny at home and abroad / Paul Potter -- Soldier speaks against the war / Don Duncan -- Vietnamization, Working to end the war / Richard Nixon, This book traces social and political controversies that challenged traditional systems of American beliefs through speeches by President John F. Kennedy, President Lyndon Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr., Betty Friedan, Shirley Chisholm, and others