kennedy, john f

Presents the life of John F. Kennedy, describing his rise to presidency and how his leadership changed the course of history.

Presents a short illustrated biography of John F. Kennedy and discusses his early childhood and education, military experiences, entrance into politics, election to the presidency, and assassination.

Photographer Jacques Lowe presents a definitive photographic portrait of Kennedy and tells the story of what he saw during the JFK years.

The author, the granddaughter of Abraham Zapruder, reflects on her unique family story behind the Zapruder film, which captured the Kennedy assassination, and whose footage has had a lasting impact on the world.

"When he was a young boy, John Fitzgerald Kennedy wondered about what happened in the world. He wanted to change the world when he grew up, and he did just that!--Publisher.

Patrick is excited to meet President Kennedy when he visits Ireland, and he brings the president a swiss roll when he goes to shake his hand.

The Berlin Wall went up in 1961. A year later a group of young West Germans risked prison, Stasi torture, and even death to liberate friends, lovers, and even strangers in East Berlin by digging tunnels under the Wall. When American channels NBC and CBS heard about it, they funded two separate tunnels in return for the right to film the escapes, planning spectacular prime-time documentary specials. President John F. Kennedy was not in favor of the plan because he was worried that the Soviets might take offense. As he said, "a wall is better than a war." In an era of escalating nuclear tensions, he approved unprecedented maneuvers to halt both documentaries, testing the limits of a free press.

Explores the differences and commonalities, some coincidental, others fundamental, between two of America's most significant presidents.

Provides a detailed account of the US-backed military invasion of Cuba in 1961, examining CIA documents, discussing President John F. Kennedy's denial and involvement in the invasion, and examining whether the CIA manipulated Kennedy to approve a plan that would eventually involve the US military.