An Unfinished Life John F. Kennedy, 1917 - 1963
by Dallek, RobertEdition: Reprint
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-05-04
Publisher(s): Back Bay Books
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Summary
While JFK remains the subject of endless media attention and national fascination more than 40 years after his assassination, Dallek's book provides fresh revelations and perspective.
Author Biography
Robert Dallek is one of the most highly regarded historians in America today, winner of the Bancroft Prize as well as numerous other awards. Through the past four decades he has taught at several major universities, among them Columbia, UCLA, Oxford, and Boston University
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. ix |
| Growing Up | |
| Beginnings | p. 3 |
| Privileged Youth | p. 26 |
| The Terrors of Life | p. 69 |
| Public Service | |
| Choosing Politics | p. 111 |
| The Congressman | p. 134 |
| The Senator | p. 177 |
| Can a Catholic Become President? | |
| Nomination | p. 229 |
| Election | p. 267 |
| The President | |
| The Torch Is Passed | p. 299 |
| The Schooling of a President | p. 328 |
| A World of Troubles | p. 373 |
| Crisis Manager | p. 415 |
| Reluctant Warrior | p. 442 |
| The Limits of Power | p. 470 |
| Frustrations and "Botches" | p. 504 |
| To the Brink--And Back | p. 535 |
| New Departures: Domestic Affairs | p. 575 |
| New Departures: Foreign Affairs | p. 607 |
| An Unfinished Presidency | p. 631 |
| Epilogue | p. 703 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 713 |
| Sources | p. 716 |
| Notes | p. 717 |
| Bibliography | p. 805 |
| Index | p. 812 |
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