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Jack Kennedy Jack Kennedy Chris Matthews The critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling biography of John F. Kennedy, by Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC's Hardball . "What was he like?" Jack Kennedy said the reason people read biography… OL16240371W
The passage of power The passage of power Robert A. Caro Continues Johnson's career from the 1960 elections through his vice presidency to the first months of his presidency. OL16585481W
Port Huron statement Port Huron statement Nelson Lichtenstein,Richard Flacks The Port Huron Statement was the most important manifesto of the New Left student movement of the 1960s. Initially drafted by Tom Hayden and debated over the course of three days in 1962 at a meeting… OL17875848W
The dark side of Camelot The dark side of Camelot Hersh, Seymour M. This monumental work of investigative journalism reveals the Kennedy White House as never before. With its meticulously documented & compulsively readable portrait of John F. Kennedy as a man whose r… OL1804614W
Jack Kennedy Jack Kennedy Barbara Leaming Drawing on new primary sources, this biography is the first to detail the influence of British history, literature, and culture -- in particular, the ideas of Winston Churchill -- on America's 35th p… OL1878431W
Mrs. Kennedy Mrs. Kennedy Barbara Leaming Retrace la vie de Jacqueline Kennedy (1929-1994) et évoque l'importance de son action auprès de son époux, pendant la présidence des Etats-Unis de celui-ci, afin de lui donner une audience plus favor… OL1878434W
JFK's last hundred days JFK's last hundred days Thurston Clarke JFK's Last Hundred Days reexamines the last months of the President's life to show a man in the midst of great change, finally on the cusp of making good on his extraordinary promise. OL19664852W
To move the world To move the world Jeffrey Sachs "An inspiring look at the historic foreign policy triumph of John F. Kennedy's presidency--the crusade for world peace that consumed his final year in office--by the New York Times bestselling author… OL19670397W
JFK's last hundred days JFK's last hundred days Thurston Clarke A revelatory, minute-by-minute account of John F. Kennedy's last one hundred days that asks what might have been. OL19709466W
The Kennedy years The Kennedy years Richard Reeves "Collects The New York Times' ... coverage of JKF's presidency and the events during those three turbulent years of 1961 to 1963"--Dust jacket flap. OL19975080W
Chasing shadows Chasing shadows Ken Hughes "This book, based on research on and transcripts of the Nixon, Johnson, and Kennedy White House presidential recordings as well as other contemporary sources, reveals for the first time the origins o… OL19988610W
Two days in June Two days in June Andrew Cohen On two consecutive days in June 1963, in two lyrical speeches, John F. Kennedy pivots dramatically and boldly on the two greatest issues of his time: nuclear arms and civil rights. In language unhear… OL19994606W
Flawed giant Flawed giant Robert Dallek *Flawed Giant*—the monumental concluding volume to Robert Dallek's biography of Lyndon Baines Johnson—provides the most through, engrossing account ever published of Johnson's years in the national s… OL2000591W
JFK : An American Coup d'Etat - The Truth Behind the Kennedy Assassination JFK : An American Coup d'Etat - The Truth Behind the Kennedy Assassination John Hughes-Wilson xiii, 354 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 20 cm OL21111840W
The Sixties Papers The Sixties Papers Judy Gumbo,Stewart Edward Albert The turbulent decade of the 1960s has been analyzed and interpreted by numerous journalists and scholars. The former movement leaders, Judith Albert and Stewart Albert "tell it like it was", presenti… OL271165W
The liberal hour The liberal hour Robert S. Weisbrot,G. Calvin Mackenzie In most accounts of the 1960s, Washington is portrayedas a target of reform—a reluctant group of politicianscoaxed into accepting the radical spirit the day demanded. Inthe newest volume in the award… OL2966613W
Sounding the Trumpet Sounding the Trumpet Richard J. Tofel It was a grand speech and the keynote for a generation of Americans. One observer called it the finest American political document in more than forty years. Another thought it was the best expression… OL8886823W