Alphabetically arranged entries provide a comprehensive overview of John F. Kennedy's presidency, profiling key members of his administration and examining crucial events, policies, and issues of the era. Includes a chronology and a selection of primary documents.
A personal memoir in which Arthur Schlesinger, special assistant to President John F. Kennedy, shares his views on Kennedy as a politician and as a friend.
Kennedy, Johnson, and the origins of the Vietnam War
Kaiser, David E.
2000
Uses archival sources and official documentation to examine the role Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson had in the beginnings of the Vietnam war.
Draws from records made available since the collapse of the Soviet Union to reexamine the Cuban missile crisis of 1962, revealing just how close the United States came to engaging in nuclear war.
An introduction to the life and ideas of John F. Kennedy that discusses his personal life, the ideas that motivated him as President, his battle for civil rights reform, his importance as a world leader, and his enduring legacy.
the presidential portfolio : history as told through the collection of the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum
Kenney, Charles
2000
Presents more than 250 photos and other artifacts from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, with text recounting the important moments and characteristics of Kennedy's life, his presidency, and his death; also includes an audio CD containing sixty minutes of Kennedy's phone conversations and personal dictations.
