Bibliograph

The Kennedy half-century, the Presidency, assassination, and lasting legacy of John F. Kennedy, Larry J. Sabato

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The Kennedy half-century, the Presidency, assassination, and lasting legacy of John F. Kennedy, Larry J. Sabato

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [429]-581) and index

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contains biographical information

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platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Kennedy half-century

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

827256863

Responsibility statement

Larry J. Sabato

Sub title

the Presidency, assassination, and lasting legacy of John F. Kennedy

Table Of Contents

Birth of a legacy -- President Kennedy dies at 1 P.M. Central Standard time -- All the marbles -- Victory without a mandate -- The torch is passed -- Steel at home and abroad -- Europe, space, & Southeast Asia -- Echoes from Dealey Plaza -- 11/22/63: questions, answers, mysteries -- Rounding up the usual suspects: the assassination's Puzzle Palace -- Examining the physical evidence: old & new controversies -- Inevitability: the assassination that had to happen -- The assassination and the Kennedy legacy -- Let us continue: Lyndon Johnson, pretender to the throne -- Crossed swords: Camelot vs. the Great Society -- Tin soldiers and Nixon coming: JFK's repudiation & revival -- The Carters and the Kennedys: Democratic Hatfields and McCoys -- Reagan and Kennedy: opposites attract -- Clinton grabs Kennedy's torch -- G.W. Bush: back to the Republican Kennedys -- Full circle: the twinning of Barack Obama and John Kennedy -- The people's president -- A flame eternal?

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