New or Larger? JFK's Diverging Visions of Europe

The study of the way US administrations form and present to the public their visions of foreign lands helps addressing both the general theme of the relations between ideology and foreign policy, and the more specific themes of the relations between mental maps and foreign policy, and na-tional identity and foreign policy.9 Based on Kennedy's public speeches as well as on declassified documents from his administration, this essay will analyze Kennedy’s image of Europe