Who Was John F Kennedy

Author : William Manchester
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780316370721

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The Death of a President by William Manchester Pdf

William Manchester's epic and definitive account of President John F. Kennedy's assassination--now restored to print in a new paperback edition. As the world still reeled from the tragic and historic events of November 22, 1963, William Manchester set out, at the request of the Kennedy family, to create a detailed, authoritative record of the days immediately preceding and following President John F. Kennedy's death. Through hundreds of interviews, abundant travel and firsthand observation, and with unique access to the proceedings of the Warren Commission, Manchester conducted an exhaustive historical investigation, accumulating forty-five volumes of documents, exhibits, and transcribed tapes. His ultimate objective -- to set down as a whole the national and personal tragedy that was JFK's assassination -- is brilliantly achieved in this galvanizing narrative, a book universally acclaimed as a landmark work of modern history.

Author : Yona Zeldis McDonough,Who HQ
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2004-12-29
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781101639948

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Who Was John F. Kennedy? by Yona Zeldis McDonough,Who HQ Pdf

The man who saved the lives of his PT-109 crewmen during WWII and became the 35th president fought-and won-his first battle at the age of two-and-a-half, when he was stricken with scarlet fever. Although his presidency was cut short, our nation's youngest elected leader left an indelible mark on the American consciousness and now is profiled in our Who Was...? series. Included are 100 black-and-white illustrations as well as a timeline that guides readers through this eventful period in history.

Author : John F. Kennedy
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1998-06
Category : History
ISBN : 1579120148

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Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy Pdf

Describes the courage and conviction demonstrated by some great Americans

Author : Alan Brinkley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Large type books
ISBN : 1410449645

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John F. Kennedy by Alan Brinkley Pdf

Brinkley shows in this incisive and lively assessment that the reality of Kennedy's achievements was much more complex than the legend. Kennedy seemed to live on a knife's edge, moving from one crisis to another and his controversial public life mirrored his hidden private life.

Author : Andrew Cohen
Publisher : Signal
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780771023897

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Two Days in June by Andrew Cohen Pdf

On two consecutive days in June 1963, in two lyrical speeches, John F. Kennedy pivots dramatically and boldly on the two greatest issues of his time: nuclear arms and civil rights. In language unheard in lily white, Cold War America, he appeals to Americans to see both the Russians and the "Negroes" as human beings. His speech on June 10 leads to the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963; his speech on June 11 to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Based on new material—hours of recently uncovered documentary film shot in the White House and the Justice Department, fresh interviews, and a rediscovered draft speech—Two Days in June captures Kennedy at the high noon of his presidency in startling, granular detail which biographer Sally Bedell Smith calls "a seamless and riveting narrative, beautifully written, weaving together the consequential and the quotidian, with verve and authority." Moment by moment, JFK's feverish forty-eight hours unspools in cinematic clarity as he addresses "peace and freedom." In the tick-tock of the American presidency, we see Kennedy facing down George Wallace over the integration of the University of Alabama, talking obsessively about sex and politics at a dinner party in Georgetown, recoiling at a newspaper photograph of a burning monk in Saigon, planning a secret diplomatic mission to Indonesia, and reeling from the midnight murder of Medgar Evers. There were 1,036 days in the presidency of John F. Kennedy. This is the story of two of them.

Author : John F. Kennedy
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781440849909

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Why England Slept by John F. Kennedy Pdf

Originally published in 1940, Why England Slept was written by then-Harvard student and future American president John F. Kennedy. It was Kennedy's senior thesis that analyzed the tremendous miscalculations of the British leaders in facing Germany on the advent of World War II, and in doing so, also addressed the challenges that democracies face when confronted directly with fascist states. In Why England Slept, at the book's core, John F. Kennedy asks: Why was England so poorly prepared for the war? He provides a comprehensive analysis of the tremendous miscalculations of the British leadership when it came to dealing with Germany and leads readers into considering other questions: Was the poor state of the British army the reason Chamberlain capitulated at Munich, or were there other, less-obvious elements at work that allowed this to happen? Kennedy also looks at similarities to America's position of unpreparedness and makes astute observations about the implications involved. This re-publication of the classic book contains excerpts from the foreword to the 1940 original edition by Henry R. Luce, an American magazine magnate during that era; the foreword to the 1961 edition, also written by Luce; and a new foreword by Stephen C. Schlesinger, written in 2015.

Author : Michael D. Cole
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0894906933

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John F. Kennedy by Michael D. Cole Pdf

Examines the life and career of the 35th United States President. From his childhood in Massachusetts, through his terms as a representative and senator in the United States Congress, to his accomplishments as president, Kennedy guided others with his charm and leadership. Awarded the Navy and Marine Corp Medal for heroic activity during World War II, as well as the Pulitzer Prize for Biography, Kennedy will always be remembered as a great leader in the struggle for freedom and equality.

Author : Arthur Meier Schlesinger (Jr.)
Publisher : Boston : Houghton Mifflin
Page : 1112 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Politics, Practical
ISBN : STANFORD:36105001959001

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A Thousand Days by Arthur Meier Schlesinger (Jr.) Pdf

"The Special Assistant to President Kennedy describes the historic events in which John F. Kennedy participated during his three years in the White House." --

Author : Herbert S. Parmet
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015062114221

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JFK, the Presidency of John F. Kennedy by Herbert S. Parmet Pdf

An objective account of the personalities and events and their effects on each other during John Kennedy's presidency.

Author : Hugh Sidey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Presidents
ISBN : UCAL:$B318

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John F. Kennedy, President by Hugh Sidey Pdf

This detailed biography by Time magazine reporter High Sidey was originally published just three months before President Kennedy's assassination.

Author : John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781408830451

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The Letters of John F. Kennedy by John Fitzgerald Kennedy Pdf

Published for the fiftieth anniversary year of the assassination of JFK in Dallas in November 1963, these letters, many published for the first time, present both the politician and the man.

Author : Kennedy, John F.
Publisher : Best Books on
Page : 962 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1962-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781623768997

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Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1961 by Kennedy, John F. Pdf

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States

Author : Lewis J. Paper
Publisher : New York : Crown Publishers
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015010411273

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The Promise and the Performance by Lewis J. Paper Pdf

In this analysis of the Kennedy presidency, Paper attempts to portray his strengths and weaknesses. He evaluates Kennedy's performance as against promises by examining Kennedy's concept of the presidency, methods of decisionmaking, education of the public, and whether he inspired support for his policies and confidence in his leadership. Paper paints the picture of a man, not a myth, who was President. He finds that the man made mistakes, was a politician, was both cautious and daring, and was clearly a product of America's historical past. ISBN 0-517-52342-6.

Author : Herbert S. Parmet
Publisher : Doubleday Books
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1983-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0385278020

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Jack by Herbert S. Parmet Pdf

Author : Catherine Corley Anderson
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2003-05-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0822508125

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John F. Kennedy by Catherine Corley Anderson Pdf

A biography of the dynamic leader who served as the thirty-fifth president of the United States until his assassination in 1963.