Camelot's court inside the Kennedy White House
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 resista...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
HarperCollins Publishers,
[2013]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 492 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-463) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780062065841 006206584X |
