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Kennedy and Reagan
Why Their Legacies Endure
Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press, [2013]
Format: Book
Description: x, 389 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Looks at the differing presidencies of the two men, discussing the key issues that each had to contend with, and argues that their legacies, although in opposition, are appealing to both sides of the aisle.
Contents:
The sincerest form of flattery -- Martyrdom and near martyrdom -- The most Irish of presidents -- Different incomes, similar families -- Boys who loved books -- College days during the great Depression -- Early success -- The war stateside and overseas -- Anticommunists -- Wives and other lovers -- The book and the speech -- The mad dash for president -- Sinatra, Disney, and Casals -- A city on the hill and a man on the moon -- Crises and charisma -- To the brink? And back -- The Will Rogers of covert operations -- Tax cuts and deficits -- Religion and the culture wars -- Civil rights -- A different world.
Subjects:
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.
Reagan, Ronald.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1961-1963.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1981-1989.
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.
Reagan, Ronald.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1961-1963.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1981-1989.
ISBN:
0762781440
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY North Am. US Presidency Far | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-377) and index.