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Informationen zum Autor Michael O'Brien's major biography, John F. Kennedy, based on eleven years of research into letters, diaries, financial papers, medical records, manuscripts, and oral histories, was published in 2005 to wide acclaim. Emeritus professor of history at the University of Wisconsin, Fox Valley, he lives in Menasha, Wisconsin. Klappentext Noted John F. Kennedy historian O'Brien has distilled the findings of his heavily detailed biography of a few years ago into a compact life that touches on all the important issues and incorporates the findings and judgments of major works since the president's death. Zusammenfassung Noted John F. Kennedy historian O'Brien has distilled the findings of his heavily detailed biography of a few years ago into a compact life that touches on all the important issues and incorporates the findings and judgments of major works since the president's death. Preface Chapter 1: The Kennedy System Chapter 2: Education Chapter 3: World War II and Aftermath Chapter 4: Congress and the 1952 Senate Election Chapter 5: Senate Years Chapter 6: Running for President Chapter 7: The Bay of Pigs and Berlin Chapter 8: Domestic Affairs and the Economy Chapter 9: Civil Rights Chapter 10: The Cuban Missile Crisis Chapter 11: Vietnam Chapter 12: Mind, Personality, and Image Chapter 13: White House Life: Work and Family Chapter 14: Women and Sex Chapter 15: Searching for Peace Chapter 16: Death in the Fall
