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andlt;Iandgt;President Kennedyandlt;/Iandgt; is the compelling, dramatic history of JFK's thousand days in office. It illuminates the presidential center of power by providing an indepth look at the day-by-day decisions and dilemmas of the thirty-fifth president as he faced everything from the threat of nuclear war abroad to racial unrest at home.
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Peter Braestrup andlt;Iandgt;Chicago Tribuneandlt;/Iandgt; An uncommonly cool, compelling portrait of a modern president.
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Derek Shearer andlt;Iandgt;Los Angeles Times Book Review President Kennedyandlt;/Iandgt;...is the best study that I've read of what it's like to be President.
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Time magazine The best non-fiction book of the year.
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Michiko Kakutani andlt;Iandgt;The New York Timesandlt;/Iandgt; [A] narrative that leaves us not only with a new understanding of Kennedy as President, but also with a new understanding of what it means to be President.
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Rory Quirk andlt;Iandgt;The Atlanta Journal/The Atlanta Constitutionandlt;/Iandgt; A skillful blend of history and character study....Informative and provocative...Reeves offers the nation's 35th president without adulation and without tears.
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Bruce W. Nelan andlt;Iandgt;Timeandlt;/Iandgt; Fresh and fascinating material....The Bottom Line: A cool, clear look at the way JFK dealt with his crises.
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Geoffrey C. Ward andlt;Iandgt;The Boston Globeandlt;/Iandgt; Reeves' portrait of Kennedy and his presidency is both persuasive and compelling; the reader puts it down with the feeling that this is what it must have been like to be at the center of power at a time when the center very nearly did not hold.
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Michael Elliot andlt;Iandgt;Newsweekandlt;/Iandgt; A magnificent book....Reeves tries "to reconstruct [Kennedy's] world from his perspective." He succeeds triumphantly, forcing us to read the early 1960s in a fresh way.
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Bill McKibben andlt;Iandgt;New York Daily Newsandlt;/Iandgt; The power of JFK and of this book is strong enough that it illuminates our present day as well.
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andlt;Iandgt;Time magazineandlt;/Iandgt; The best non-fiction book of the year.
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andlt;divandgt;Derek Shearerandlt;Iandgt;Los Angeles Times Book ReviewPresident Kennedyandlt;/Iandgt;...is the best study that I've read of what it's like to be President.andlt;/divandgt;
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andlt;divandgt;Peter Braestrupandlt;Iandgt;Chicago Tribuneandlt;/Iandgt;An uncommonly cool, compelling portrait of a modern president.andlt;/divandgt;
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Time magazine The best non-fiction book of the year.
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Michiko Kakutani The New York Times [A] narrative that leaves us not only with a new understanding of Kennedy as President, but also with a new understanding of what it means to be President.
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Bruce W. Nelan Time Fresh and fascinating material....The Bottom Line: A cool, clear look at the way JFK dealt with his crises.
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Geoffrey C. Ward The Boston Globe Reeves' portrait of Kennedy and his presidency is both persuasive and compelling; the reader puts it down with the feeling that this is what it must have been like to be at the center of power at a time when the center very nearly did not hold.
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Michael Elliot Newsweek A magnificent book....Reeves tries "to reconstruct [Kennedy's] world from his perspective." He succeeds triumphantly, forcing us to read the early 1960s in a fresh way.
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Bill McKibben New York Daily News The power of JFK and of this book is strong enough that it illuminates our present day as well.
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Derek Shearer Los Angeles Times Book Review President Kennedy...is the best study that I've read of what it's like to be President.
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Rory Quirk The Atlanta Journal/The Atlanta Constitution A skillful blend of history and character study....Informative and provocative...Reeves offers the nation's 35th president without adulation and without tears.
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Peter Braestrup Chicago Tribune An uncommonly cool, compelling portrait of a modern president.
About the Author
andlt;bandgt;Richard Reevesandlt;/bandgt; is the author of presidential bestsellers, including andlt;iandgt;President Nixonandlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;President Kennedyandlt;/iandgt;, acclaimed as the best nonfiction book of the year by andlt;iandgt;Timeandlt;/iandgt; magazine. A syndicated columnist and winner of the American Political Science Association's Carey McWilliams Award, he lives in New York and Los Angeles.