Kennedy

This invaluable account provides an excellent introduction to the Presidency of John F. Kennedy. To understand Kennedy's aims and achievements in the White House, it looks at Kennedy the man and outlines his background and early career and the influences upon him. Hugh Brogan shows Kennedy as a credible statesman, a man of solid achievement.

List of contents

Acknowledgements. List of Abbreviations. 1. The Kennedy Problem. 2. A Candidate for Office. 3. Alarms and Excursions. 4. The View from the White House. 5. The Missiles of October. 6. Revolution. 7. Vietnam. 8. Death and a Presidency. Chronology. Bibliographical Essay.

About the author

Hugh Brogan

Summary

This invaluable account provides an excellent introduction to the Presidency of John F. Kennedy. To understand Kennedy's aims and achievements in the White House, it looks at Kennedy the man and outlines his background and early career and the influences upon him. Hugh Brogan shows Kennedy as a credible statesman, a man of solid achievement. His record as President was, broadly, impressive and would have been more so had he lived.

Product details

• Authors: Hugh Brogan, Brogan Hugh
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.04.2017
• EAN: 9781138163294
• ISBN: 978-1-138-16329-4
• No. of pages: 260
• Series: Profiles In Power; Preface Books; Profiles In Power
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, History of the Americas