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CHAPTER 3 The Real Ambassador

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Illustrations ix
CHAPTER 1 Ike Gets Dizzy 1
CHAPTER 2 Swinging into Action: Jazz to the Rescue 27
CHAPTER 3 The Real Ambassador 58
CHAPTER 4 Getting the Soviets to Swing 92
CHAPTER 5 Duke’s Diplomacy 121
CHAPTER 6 Jazz, Gospel, and R&B Black Power Abroad 148
CHAPTER 7 Improvising Détente 185
CHAPTER 8 Playing the International Changes 223
CHAPTER 9 Epilogue 250
Notes 263
Acknowledgments 319
Index 323

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Illustrations ix
CHAPTER 1 Ike Gets Dizzy 1
CHAPTER 2 Swinging into Action: Jazz to the Rescue 27
CHAPTER 3 The Real Ambassador 58
CHAPTER 4 Getting the Soviets to Swing 92
CHAPTER 5 Duke’s Diplomacy 121
CHAPTER 6 Jazz, Gospel, and R&B Black Power Abroad 148
CHAPTER 7 Improvising Détente 185
CHAPTER 8 Playing the International Changes 223
CHAPTER 9 Epilogue 250
Notes 263
Acknowledgments 319
Index 323

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