{"product_id":"john-f-kennedy-hardcover-1","title":"John F. Kennedy - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Dallek\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Dallek's masterful \u003cem\u003eJohn F. Kennedy: An Unfinished Life\u003c\/em\u003e was a number one national bestseller, and it remains the most widely read one-volume biography of the 35th President. Now, in this marvelous short biography of John F. Kennedy, Dallek achieves a miracle of compression, capturing in a small space the essence of his renowned full-length masterpiece. \u003cbr\u003e Here readers will find the fascinating insights and groundbreaking revelations found in \u003cem\u003eAn Unfinished Life\u003c\/em\u003e. The heart of the book focuses on Kennedy's political career, especially the presidency. The book sheds light on key foreign affairs issues such as the Bay of Pigs debacle, Khrushchev's misguided bullying of Kennedy in Vienna, the Cuban Missile crisis, the nuclear test ban, the race for space, and the initial dealings with Southeast Asia, especially Laos. It also highlights the difficulties Kennedy faced getting a domestic agenda passed, from a tax cut to spur the economy, to federal aid to education, Medicare, and civil rights. Dallek reveals the thinking behind Robert Kennedy's appointment as Attorney General and convincingly argues that Kennedy would never have expanded the war in Vietnam the way that Lyndon Johnson did. The book also addresses questions about Kennedy's assassination and concludes with his presidential legacy and why he remains so popular despite serving only a thousand days in office.\u003cbr\u003e Based upon the definitive biography, \u003cem\u003eJohn F. Kennedy\u003c\/em\u003e offers readers a concise, authoritative, and highly readable life of one of our best-loved presidents. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcclaim for \u003cem\u003eJohn F. Kennedy: An Unfinished Life: \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of the most engrossing biographies I have ever read.... Nothing less than a masterpiece.\" \u003cbr\u003e--David Herbert Donald, author of \u003cem\u003eLincoln\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"It's hard to believe that someone could find anything new to say about John F. Kennedy, but Dallek succeeds in this riveting and well-documented biography.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An intimate portrait indeed...unexpected and important.... This is nothing if not a profile in courage.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Dallek\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of ten books, including his two-volume biography of Lyndon Johnson, \u003cem\u003eLone Star Rising\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFlawed Giant\u003c\/em\u003e (both OUP), and \u003cem\u003eNixon and Kissinger\u003c\/em\u003e. His writing has also appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair\u003c\/em\u003e, and other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.07 x 5.37 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 04, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47385391366322,"sku":"9780199754366","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/b08ddfc2d450476d2d5f98247cf4cf82.webp?v=1777901469","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/john-f-kennedy-hardcover-1","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}