John F. Kennedy


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My Twelve Years with John F. Kennedy


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This book is a groups of recollections of the woman who served as personal secretary to John F. Kennedy from his first days as Congressman through his years as President.







President Kennedy


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President Kennedy is the compelling, dramatic history of JFK's thousand days in office. It illuminates the presidential center of power by providing an indepth look at the day-by-day decisions and dilemmas of the thirty-fifth president as he faced everything from the threat of nuclear war abroad to racial unrest at home. "A narrative that leaves us not only with a new understanding of Kennedy as President, but also with a new understanding of what it means to be President" (The New York Times).




The Speeches of President John F. Kennedy


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The Speeches of President John F. Kennedy, is an extensive compilation of the most important speeches and addresses delivered by the 35th President of the United States of America. Included in this publication are the full texts of just under forty key speeches which include state of the union addresses, foreign policy speeches, and commencement addresses. This is an excellent resource for learning more about the Kennedy administration from the words delivered by President John Fitzgerald Kennedy while serving in the nation's highest public office.







The Death of a President


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William Manchester's epic and definitive account of President John F. Kennedy's assassination. 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.