John F. Kennedy: A BiographyMacmillan, 2005 - 971 pages John F. Kennedy creates an absorbing, insightful and distinguished biography of one of America's most legendary Presidents. While current fashion in Kennedy scholarship is to deride the man's achievements, this book describes Kennedy's strengths, explains his shortcomings, and offers many new revelations. There are many specialized books on Kennedy's career, but no first-class modern biography--one that takes advantage of the huge volume of recent books and articles and new material released by the JFK library. Ten years in the making, this is a balanced and judicious profile that goes beyond the clash of interpretations and offers a fresh, nuanced perspective. |
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... White House, Personal Life, and Health 739 36. White House Princess 765 37. Renovation and Culture 780 38. Mind and Personality 790 39. Image and the Media 810 40. A Moral Issue 832 41. Frustrating Commitment 855 42. Crisis in the Third ...
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Contents
1 Kennedys and Fitzgeralds | 1 |
2 Joe and Rose | 13 |
3 The Kennedy System | 36 |
4 Childish Irresponsible Boy | 58 |
5 Broadening Horizons | 76 |
6 The Danish Spy | 118 |
7 PT 109 | 128 |
8 Family Tragedies | 166 |
25 Let Us Begin Anew | 498 |
26 The Perfect Failure | 521 |
27 Berlin and Vienna | 540 |
28 No Mandate | 560 |
29 Missing the Moral Passion | 586 |
30 A Limited Commitment | 613 |
31 Economics 101 | 631 |
32 Mongoose and the Cuban Missile Crisis | 648 |
9 Kennedy for Congress | 189 |
10 Plotting His Own Course | 207 |
11 Two Brahmins | 238 |
12 Rookie Senator Rookie Husband | 260 |
13 McCarthyismAgony and Courage | 274 |
14 Married Life and Other Women | 291 |
15 Leaping to Prominence | 304 |
16 Image and Stature | 326 |
17 Coping with Papa and Pain | 340 |
18 Communism and Colonialism | 351 |
19 Civil Rights and Labor Reform | 364 |
20 Liberal Doubts | 391 |
21 The Catholic Dilemma | 411 |
22 Gearing Up for 1960 | 423 |
23 Capturing the Nomination | 443 |
24 Nixon vs Kennedy | 469 |
33 Connoisseur of the Sexual Game | 681 |
34 Thriving on Pressure | 718 |
35 White House Personal Life and Health | 739 |
36 White House Princess | 765 |
37 Renovation and Culture | 780 |
38 Mind and Personality | 790 |
39 Image and the Media | 810 |
40 A Moral Issue | 832 |
41 Frustrating Commitment | 855 |
42 Crisis in the Third World | 867 |
43 Searching for Peace | 881 |
44 Death in the Fall | 899 |
Bibliography | 909 |
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