| ID | 181022 |
| Title Proper | Dear and Hoped-For Guest |
| Other Title Information | Eisenhower’s Cancelled Trip to the Soviet Union and the Final Year of His Presidency |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Boon, Adam |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This analysis evaluates plans for President Dwight Eisenhower’s visit to the Soviet Union in June 1960, prior to Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev revoking his invitation at the Paris summit a month before. The plans were at an advanced stage prior to cancellation. The aborted trip is a footnote in the scholarship, but reconstructing the plans allows understanding the trip as part of the wider context of American diplomacy in 1960 and reveals its purpose in a new depth. Whilst the trip would not have been a critical juncture in the Cold War, understanding it informs appraisals of the final year of Eisenhower’s presidency. It provides insights into two questions of relevance for Eisenhower scholarship: What was the trip’s purpose? How would it have fitted into Eisenhower’s wider diplomatic plans in 1960? |
| `In' analytical Note | Diplomacy and Statecraft Vol. 32, No.3; Sep 2021: p.509-530 |
| Journal Source | Diplomacy and Statecraft Vol: 32 No 3 |