The Atlantik-Brücke and the American Council on Germany, 1952–1974: The Quest for Atlanticism

Acknowledgements
Contents
Abbreviations
List of Graphs
List of Tables
Chapter 1: Introduction
	Private Elites and Foreign Relations
	Casting and Connecting “Good Germans”
	The Founders and Their Motivations
	Meaning and Significance of the Atlantik-Brücke and ACG
	Forging Transatlantic Links in the American Century
	This Book
Chapter 2: Unlikely Friends: The Founders of an Unfolding Transatlantic Elite Network
	A Transatlantic Commuter: Eric Moritz Warburg, 1900–1990
		The Warburg Dynasty
		New York Apprenticeship in the 1920s
		Brief Return to Germany, a Country in Upheaval
		Starting Anew in the US
		A Transatlantic Commuter’s Life
		A German-Born Jew with an American Passport Reviving West German Industry
		Unofficial Service to the Cause of German-American Relations
	Germanophile Cold Warrior: Christopher Temple Emmet, 1900–1974
		The “Bourgeoisie” of the United States: Emmet’s Family Background
		Emmet’s Political Activism
		Emmet and the CFR
		The “Committee” Cold Warrior
		Fighting Communism by Opposing US Foreign Policy in Occupied Germany
	The East Prussian Countess: Marion Dönhoff, 1909–2002
		“Ancient Aristocratic Lineage”: Dönhoff’s Family Background
		The Countess’ Educational Career
		The Countess’ 20 July Connection
		Starting Anew: The Countess Turned Journalist
		Crossing the Atlantic Again
		Dönhoff’s Networks
		The Most Unlikely Atlanticist
	Hanseatic Merchant and Politician: Erik Blumenfeld, 1915–1997
		Hamburg Merchants and Danish Gentry
		From Bourgeois Dandy Life to the “Parade Grounds of Concentration Camps”
		Reviving Business in Hamburg
		Entering Politics Speaking Out on Economic Issues
		Adenauer’s Unofficial Foreign Policy Adviser
		The Atlanticist Looking East
	Conclusion
Chapter 3: The “Good” Germans and Their American Friends: The Atlantik-Brücke’s and the ACG’s Membership
	The Beginnings
	The Atlantik-Brücke
		The 1950s: Establishing a White-Washing Agency for West German Industry
		The 1960s: The Politicisation of a Private Elite Club
	The American Council on Germany
		The American Friends of the “Good” Germans
		The ACG Struggling with a Changing Zeitgeist
	Conclusion
Chapter 4: Boosting the German Image: The Funders of a German-American Public Diplomacy Effort
	West German Public Agencies
		The Federal Press Office
		The Foreign Office and the Federal Chancellery
	Boosting Transatlantic Elite Networking: The ACG and the Ford Foundation
		An Institutional Relationship Underpinned by Transatlantic Friendships
		Ford Foundation Money and Activities of the ACG
	Corporate Donors to the Cause of German-American Relations
		Inverted Roles During the 1950s and 1960s: The ACG on Financial Life Support from West German Industrial Circles
		Coming of Age in the 1970s: “The Chairman” Turns the Tide
	Conclusion
Chapter 5: Off the Record: The Informal Diplomacy of the ACG and the Atlantik-Brücke
	Public Diplomacy and Beyond, 1952–1959
		Adenauer’s Trips to the United States
		Confiscated German Property in the US
		The Kennan Acheson Controversy
	Challenges to Atlanticism: 1960–1967
		The Franco-German Friendship Treaty of 1963
	Détente and the End of the Era of the Cold Warrior Christopher Emmet, 1968–1974
		The Non-proliferation Treaty
		Brandt’s Ostpolitik and the First Young Leaders’ Conference
	Conclusion
Chapter 6: Promoting a Transatlantic Identity: The German-American Conferences, 1959–1974—A Public-Private Project
	The Culture of Transatlantic Elite Networking
		Setting and Social Events Surrounding the Transatlantic Elite Meetings
		Tribute to the Frontline City: Visiting Tours to Berlin
	A German-American Elite Network Evolves: A “Common Western Parliament”?
		The Selection Process
		The Transatlantic Elite Network
		The Inner Circle of the Conference Network
	The Debates Within the German-American Elite: Courting Controversy?
		Disengagement
		Germany’s Nazi Past
		The Vietnam War
		East-West Trade
	Conclusion
Chapter 7: A German-American Elite Network in the Post-Cold War Era Outlook and Conclusion
Sources and Literature
	Primary Source Material
	Unpublished Sources
	Archives
	Published Sources
	Reports of the German-American Conferences:
	Annual Reports
	Miscellaneous
	Interview Cited
	Newspapers Consulted
	Secondary Literature
Index