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01715aam a2200289Ii 4500 001 473D5C806B5511E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 130615s2013 enkaf b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 1441161864 (pbk.) 020 $a 9781441161864 (pbk.) 020 $a 1441148175 020 $a 9781441148179 035 $a (OCoLC)849207654 040 $a BTCTA $b eng $c BTCTA $d UKMGB $d YDXCP $d NTEPP $d NDD $d BDX $d WIH $d UAB $d ZCU $d LML $d IWA $d SILO 100 1 $a White, Mark J. 245 10 $a Kennedy : $b a cultural history of an American icon / $c Mark White. 260 $a London ; $b Bloomsbury, $c 2013. 300 $a 172 p., [14] p. of plates : $b ill. ; $c 23 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-163) and index. 520 $a During his lifetime, John F. Kennedy created a dazzling image that has be sustained since his assassination in 1963. This book examines how Kennedy succeeded in using his military service in World War II, his literary efforts, his sex appeal, his family and other attributes and achievements to develop such a potent image. It also explores the roles played by Joseph and Jackie Kennedy in bolstering his appeal. Probably no other figure in history has created such a positive impression on people throughout the world today than Kennedy. This book seeks to explain how this happened, and to consider the extent to which the image conformed to the reality of the man. 600 10 $a Kennedy, John F. $q (John Fitzgerald), $d 1917-1963. 650 0 $a Presidents $z United States $v Biography. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826082924.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=473D5C806B5511E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search