The Politics of Deception
JFK's Secret Decisions on Vietnam, Civil Rights, and Cuba
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2015.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: viii, 308 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Beneath the myths of Camelot lies the truth of the presidency of John F. Kennedy.
Patrick J. Sloyan, a young wire-service reporter during the Kennedy administration, revisits the last year of JFK's presidency to reveal a ruthless politician.
As the president prepared for his 1964 reelection bid that never was, he buried the truth and manipulated public opinion. Using Kennedy's secret recordings of crucial White House meetings and interviews with key inside players, Sloyan reveals:
The Politics of Deception is a revelatory look into a JFK that few will recognize. Pulitzer Prize winner Sloyan reveals an iconic president and the often startling ways he attempted to manage world events, control public opinion, and forge his legacy.
Contents:
Prologue: JFK -- General LeMay's threat -- ZR/rifle -- The crocodile -- Miracles -- Head butts -- Due course -- Whoppers -- A nail in the coffin -- Ratholes -- Hard condition -- The proconsul -- The guy next to the guy -- End run -- Perfidy -- Laurel & Hardy -- Financial inducements -- Debacle -- Luigi -- Second thoughts -- Feast of the dead -- The hit -- Epilogue: Washington.
Subjects:
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1961-1963.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1961-1963.
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1961-1963.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1961-1963.
ISBN:
9781250030597 (hardcover)
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