The Kennedy Half-Century: The Presidency, Assassination, and Lasting Legacy of John F. Kennedy (Paperback) by Larry J Sabato

from Carmenere

I thought I had heard and read all there is to know about JFK but, if anything, this book demonstrates that it's not what you say but how you say it. The first chapter takes the reader back to that fateful day 50 years ago in Dallas and closes with Lee Harvey Oswald's denial that he had shot the ...

from Oregonreader

The author's premise is that the Kennedys have affected our national political history since JFK's election. This includes our strained relationship with Cuba, the Viet Nam war, the prominent role of anti-communism in all our foreign policy decisions (Joseph Kennedy was closely connected to Sen. ...

from laytonwoman3rd

The subtitle of this chunky volume gives you an idea of the scope of the work: "The Presidency, Assassination, and Lasting Legacy of John F. Kennedy." It can easily be read in parts. Sabato covers what is known, suspected and suggested about Kennedy's assassination in a well-organized, objective ...

from SigmundFraud

There have been many new books to commorate the fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of JFK. This is reported to be among the best. Written by Dr. Larry Sabato the founder of the Center for Politics at the Unviversity of Virginia.I quite like Billy Collins, my contemporary but Holy Cross not...

from VGAHarris

Unlike the stream of books released near the 50th anniversary of Kennedy's tragic assassination, this one doesn't have a historical axe to grind and is quite balanced in the treatment of his presidency and legacy. I thought he could have condensed the " conspiracy" discussion to a more manageable...