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My Twelve Years with John F. Kennedy 3 reviews Evelyn Lincoln
Black Pebbles Publishing, 2003
a great book!
+ Great Book + It was a very good book giving a human aspect to kennedy
my twelve years is a very interesting book because it's the remembering of his secratary who know him. we can learn how he was and not only his politics. so read it!
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"An Honorable Profession": A Tribute to Robert F. Kennedy 5 reviews Pierre Salinger
Main Street Books, 1993
touching tribute, inspirational words
+ Wonderful Book + INTRIGING + a great tribute + AN HONORABLE MAN
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John F. Kennedy on Leadership: The Lessons and Legacy of a President 7 reviews John A. Barnes
AMACOM, 2005
Highly Recommended!
+ weLEAD Book Review by the Editor of leadingtoday.org + JFK ADOPTED WINSTON AS PATRICIAN??? + A Real Gem
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: A Life In Pictures 7 reviews Editors of Phaidon Press
Phaidon Press, 2003
All pics, few words.
+ Kennedy Must Have + Outstanding pictures, good text + A Nice Way to Remember President Kennedy + Great book ! Unseen pictures !
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The Making of the President 1960 23 reviews Theodore H. White
Atheneum Books, 1962
A gift to my friend
+ History Joins Humanity in Legendary 1960 Election Chronicle + They Don't Make Them Like This Anymore + Interesting, well written history of a milestone election + A well-paced book
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Robert Kennedy : His Life 43 reviews Evan Thomas
Simon & Schuster, 2002
a politician to be passionate about
+ Good Bobby Primer, but Nothing New
Although I was only 7 years old when he died I have talked to many people about the passion they felt for Bobby. Boy, could we use someone like that now. Although the book does not shy away from his sometime machiavellian tactics, it shows a person who was so affected by tragedy that he really ...
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In His Own Right 5 reviews Joseph A. Palermo
Columbia University Press, 2002
Robert F. Kennedy was the Key Figure of the Sixties
+ A Unique Political Journey + Remembering grassroots efforts + A closer look at grassroot politics
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Jack: The Early Years of John F. Kennedy 3 reviews Ilene Cooper
Dutton Juvenile, 2003
insightful and interesting
+ Excellent Photobiography + very good
This look at JFK's early years is very amazing. I loved the idea of exploring his early years in depth. As a school teacher, I realized that so many of the students we see as average students or pranksters have great potential! The book shows JFK's relationship with his older brother as being ...
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Profiles in Courage (P.S.) 90 reviews John F. Kennedy
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006
Just A Thought In Todays 213-212 House Energy Vote July 31 2008
+ Ted Sorenson wrote a pretty good book... + All about doing what's right + Follow your Compass! + Follow your Compass!
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Make Gentle the Life of This World: The Vision of Robert F. Kennedy 32 reviews Maxwell Taylor Kennedy
Broadway, 1999
Weep, yes, but then be inspired
+ The best book out there for RFK fans + Great Insight Into His Thoughts + Wisdom for Our Times + A true desert island book....
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Let Every Nation Know with Audio CD 8 reviews Robert Dallek, Terry Golway
Sourcebooks MediaFusion, 2006
Let Every Nation Know. JFK in his own words.
+ A Great Addition to any Library + "Memorable Presidential Language" + Eloquent, But Hard to Comprehend + Perhaps the best of all the books on JFK
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The Bystander: John F. Kennedy and the Struggle for Black Equality 6 reviews Nick Bryant
Basic Books, 2006
A Balanced Account
+ JFK and understanding the Black community + Civil Rights or Bust + A JFK Page-Turner + Another view of JFK
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Sons and Brothers: The Days of Jack and Bobby Kennedy 29 reviews Richard D. Mahoney
Arcade Publishing, 1999
Great companion volume to Ultimate Sacrifice
+ Pretty Good + why stop at only five stars? + The picture on the cover says it all
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Ask Not: The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy and the Speech That Changed America 14 reviews Thurston Clarke
Henry Holt and Co., 2004
A real belter!
+ The most famous inaugural speech that made history
This is a short, interesting, and satisfying read. It follows closely, and as factually as is possible, the development of this historic speech. I think it does a good job of finding and exploring the influences and authorship of the speech as well as the editing and construction of the speech - ...
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"Johnny, we hardly knew ye";: Memories of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 2 reviews Kenneth P O'Donnell
Little, Brown, 1972
Behind The Scenes with JFK
+ nice book on JFK from two top aides & friends
A touching and sometimes hilarious memoir from two members of JFK's "Irish Mafia". The book covers JFK's politcal career from beginning to end, as well as a chapter about their brief stay with LBJ administration. This book is a must read for JFK afficianados and is filled with inside stories and ...
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Up Close: Robert F. Kennedy (Up Close) 1 review Marc Aronson
Viking Juvenile, 2007
Richie's Picks: ROBERT F. KENNEDY
"Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up over the hill
With Abraham, Martin and John."
--Dion DiMucci
"Bobby Kennedy's short, eventful, and ultimately tragic life, you might say, was the transition from a time of secrets to one ...
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John F. Kennedy In His Own Words Eric Freedman, Edward Hoffman
Citadel, 2005
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A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House 17 reviews Jr., Arthur Schlesinger, David Sobel
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2005
Complaints of bias miss the point . . . badly
+ An excellent read
The value of A Thousand Days is self-apparent to anyone who has ever attempted to seriously examine the policies of the Kennedy administration.
Arthur Schlesinger Jr., with an undeniably skilled pen and an exhaustive eye for detail, compiled one of the most thorough accounts of the Kennedy ...
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Decision-Making in the White House: The Olive Branch or the Arrows (Columbia Classics) Theodore C. Sorensen
Columbia University Press, 2005
Faced with divided advisers, limited options, contradictory evidence, and the profound global consequences of their choices, how do presidents reach a decision in a time of crisis? As a speechwriter and close adviser to John F. Kennedy, Ted Sorensen, whom the New York Times referred to as Kennedy's "brilliant alter ego," drafted many of the president's key public statements and was a ...
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Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis 37 reviews Robert F. Kennedy
W. W. Norton & Company, 1999
AS WE APPROACH IN HALF A YEAR THE FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS FBI ASSASSINATION LET US RECALL WHEN WISDOM AND DIPLOMACY RULED
+ Essential study material for all who aspire to be U. S. president + We were in the middle of it + On the precipice of annihilation + Inside look at critical inclusive decision making
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