In a Man’s World: Jacqueline Kennedy, Cultural Diplomacy, and Gender in the Kennedy Administration, 1961-1963

dc.citation.firstpage1en_US
dc.citation.lastpage91en_US
dc.citation.pageNumber91 ppen_US
dc.contributor.advisorCitino, Nathanen_US
dc.contributor.advisorMogen, Philipen_US
dc.contributor.authorMcKenzie, Annieen_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-13T20:41:27Zen_US
dc.date.available2025-05-13T20:41:27Zen_US
dc.date.issued2025-04-16en_US
dc.description.abstractDuring the Kennedy administration (1961-1963), Jacqueline Kennedy functioned as a cultural diplomat, helping convey the administration’s political messaging. Specifically, she aided in the presentation of the US as the new Western, modern superpower, whose material and cultural prosperity was a result of its democratic and capitalist system. To communicate this effectively, Mrs. Kennedy played into the expectations of Cold War American femininity, presenting herself as the ideal American woman whose life revolved around the domestic sphere. In her diplomatic endeavors, she underscored the image of the United States as a leader on scale with its European peers, yet one who was sympathetic to developing countries. Although often thought of as mostly apolitical, examining her work on the White House Tour and Restoration, state dinners and official international trips reveals Jacqueline’s role as an essential part of the Kennedy administration’s diplomacy during the escalating Cold War.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMcKenzie, A. (2025). In a Man’s World: Jacqueline Kennedy, Cultural Diplomacy, and Gender in the Kennedy Administration, 1961-1963. Rice University. https://doi.org/10.25611/67FF-DB17en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/118346en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRice Universityen_US
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)en_US
dc.subject.keywordJacqueline Kennedyen_US
dc.subject.keywordCold Waren_US
dc.subject.keywordGenderen_US
dc.subject.keywordCultural Diplomacyen_US
dc.subject.keywordKennedy Administrationen_US
dc.subject.keywordFemininityen_US
dc.titleIn a Man’s World: Jacqueline Kennedy, Cultural Diplomacy, and Gender in the Kennedy Administration, 1961-1963en_US
dc.typeReporten_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US
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