The problem was that the "East Coast Establishment" of the US Ruling Class saw themselves as the inheritors of the Pax Britannica, turning it into the Pax Americana.
The problem was that the "East Coast Establishment" of the US Ruling Class saw themselves as the inheritors of the Pax Britannica, turning it into the Pax Americana.
So who's included in the "East Coast Establishment"? The right-wingers (e.g., William F. Buckley) don't seem to have been in the same boat as the "Best and the Brightest" of the JFK/LBJ administration, and they also don't seem to have been such big fans of Britain. Though they were gung-ho about killing commies.
The problem was that the "East Coast Establishment" of the US Ruling Class saw themselves as the inheritors of the Pax Britannica, turning it into the Pax Americana.
So who's included in the "East Coast Establishment"? The right-wingers (e.g., William F. Buckley) don't seem to have been in the same boat as the "Best and the Brightest" of the JFK/LBJ administration, and they also don't seem to have been such big fans of Britain. Though they were gung-ho about killing commies.
Wall Street, the Ivy League, the leading parts of the two parties back then, the people who founded the CIA, the major media of the time.