A Thousand Days

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Filigrane

Année de parution:
2002

ISBN-13: 9780547524504

<DIV><B>Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner: &ldquo;Of all the Kennedy books&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;this is the best.&rdquo; &mdash;<I>Time</I></B><BR /><BR /> Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. served as special assistant to President John F. Kennedy throughout his presidency&mdash;from the long and grueling campaign to Kennedy&rsquo;s tragic and unexpected assassination by Lee Harvey Oswald. In <I>A Thousand Days</I>, Schlesinger combines intimate knowledge as one of President Kennedy&rsquo;s inner circle with sweeping research and historic context to provide a look at one of the most legendary presidential administrations in American history.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> From JFK&rsquo;s battle with Nixon during the 1960 election, to the seemingly charmed inaugural days, to international conflict and domestic unrest, Schlesinger takes a close and fond, but unsparing, look at Kennedy&rsquo;s tenure in the White House, covering well-known successes, like his involvement in the Civil Rights movement; infamous humiliations, like the Bay of Pigs; and often overlooked struggles, like the Skybolt missile mix-up, alike.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> Praised by the<I> New York Times </I>as &ldquo;at once a masterly literary achievement and a work of major historical significance,&rdquo;<I> A Thousand Days</I> is not only a fascinating look at an American president, but a towering achievement in historical documentation.</DIV>