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Author:

Dallek, Robert.

Title:

Camelot's court : inside the Kennedy White House / Robert Dallek.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

HarperCollins Publishers,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

xii, 492 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

Kennedy, John F.--(John Fitzgerald),--1917-1963.
Kennedy, John F.--(John Fitzgerald),--1917-1963--Friends and associates.
United States--Politics and government--1961-1963.
Cabinet officers--United States--History--20th century.
Political consultants--United States--History--20th century.
Political leadership--United States--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-463) and index.

Contents:

John F. Kennedy: prelude to a presidency -- Robert F. Kennedy: adviser-in-chief -- "A ministry of talent" -- "Never rely on the experts -- "Roughest thing in my life" -- Advice and dissent -- "The greatest adventure of our century" -- If we listen to them, none of us will be alive -- "Mankind must put an end to war" -- "The two of you did visit the same country, didn't you?" -- Epilogue: "What he is slated to become depends on us".

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.

ISBN:

006206584X
9780062065841

LCCN:

2013012864

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