Camelot's Court
Inside the Kennedy White House
New York, NY : HarperCollins Publishers, [2013]
Format: Ebook
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Edition: First edition.
Description: 1 online resource (xii, 492 pages) : illustrations.
Presidential historian Dallek analyzes the brain trust whose contributions to the successes and failures of Kennedy's administration--including the Bay of Pigs, civil rights, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and Vietnam--were indelible. The author delivers a striking portrait of a leader whose wise resistance to pressure and adherence to principle offers a cautionary tale for our own time.
Contents:
John F. Kennedy: prelude to a presidency -- Robert F. Kennedy: adviser-in-chief -- "A ministry of talent" -- "Never rely on the experts -- "Roughest thing in my life" -- Advice and dissent -- "The greatest adventure of our century" -- If we listen to them, none of us will be alive -- "Mankind must put an end to war" -- "The two of you did visit the same country, didn't you?" -- Epilogue: "What he is slated to become depends on us".
Subjects:
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Friends and associates.
Cabinet officers -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Political consultants -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Political leadership -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Twentieth century.
Political.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1961-1963.
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Friends and associates.
Cabinet officers -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Political consultants -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Political leadership -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Twentieth century.
Political.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1961-1963.
ISBN:
9780062065865
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-463) and index.
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