Murrow's Cold War: Public Diplomacy for the Kennedy Administration

by Gregory M. Tomlin

Book Overview

In March 1961 America's most prominent journalist, Edward R. Murrow, ended a quarter-century career with the Columbia Broadcasting System to join the administration of John F. Kennedy as director of the United States Information Agency (USIA). Charged with promoting a positive image abroad, the agency sponsored overseas research programs, produced documentaries, and operated the Voice of America to spread the country's influence throughout the world...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1612347711
• ISBN13: 9781612347714
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Potomac Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"