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81) The Kennedys

Series

Presidents collection

Language

English

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Uses extensive interviews, still photographs and archival footage to explore the building of the Kennedy legend. Documents the political ascendancy of the family headed by Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., examines the presidency of John F. Kennedy, and discusses the influence of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., on the careers of his sons.

82) Promises kept: John F. Kennedy's new frontier

Author

Bernstein, Irving

Language

English

83) JFK and his enemies: a portrait of power

Author

Whalen, Thomas J

Language

English

84) The everything John F. Kennedy book: relive the history, romance, and tragedy of America's camelot

Author

McElrath, Jessica

Language

English

85) Kennedy, Johnson, and the quest for justice: the civil rights tapes

Author

Rosenberg, Jonathan

Language

English

86) Mr. Conservative :bGoldwater on Goldwater

Language

English

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Producer, narrator, and granddaughter CC Goldwater, takes viewers on a cinematic journey into the life of Barry Goldwater in her first film revealing a man either glorified or vilified by the American public.

87) I, JFK

Author

Mayer, Robert

Language

English

88) A question of character: a life of John F. Kennedy

Author

Reeves, Thomas C

Language

English

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Biography of President John F. Kennedy focusing on the discrepancies between his public life and private behavior.

89) JFK, the presidency of John F. Kennedy

Author

Parmet, Herbert S

Language

English

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

90) John F. Kennedy, President

Author

Sidey, Hugh

Language

English

91) The secret war against Hanoi: Kennedy's and Johnson's use of spies, saboteurs, and covert warriors in North Vietnam

Author

Shultz, Richard H

Language

English

92) John F. Kennedy

Author

Uschan, Michael V

Series

Importance of

Language

English

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A biography of the thirty-fifth president of the United States who served from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.

93) The Kennedy years: from the pages of The New York Times

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English

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"Collects The New York Time's ... coverage of JKF's presidency and the events during those three turbulent years of 1961 to 1963"--Dust jacket flap.

94) Once upon a secret

Author

Alford, Mimi

Language

English

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In the summer of 1962, nineteen-year-old Mimi Beardsley arrived by train in Washington, D.C., to begin an internship in the White House press office. For a young woman from a privileged but sheltered upbringing, the job was the chance of a lifetime. Although she started as a lowly intern, Mimi made an impression on Kennedy's inner circle and, after just three days at the White House, she was presented to the President himself. Almost immediately,...

95) Chasing shadows: the Nixon tapes, the Chennault affair, and the origins of Watergate

Author

Hughes, Ken

Language

English

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"This book, based on research on and transcripts of the Nixon, Johnson, and Kennedy White House presidential recordings as well as other contemporary sources, reveals for the first time the origins of the 'Plumbers' (the Special Investigations Unit) and Nixon's policy of illegal break-ins for partisan political gain, which led to Watergate, its cover-up, and Nixon's resignation. The e-book links to extended transcripts and audio files of the presidential...