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Author:

Sloyan, Patrick J.

Title:

The politics of deception : JFK's secret decisions on Vietnam, civil rights, and Cuba / Patrick J. Sloyan.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

St. Martin's Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

viii, 308 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm

Subject:

Kennedy, John F.--(John Fitzgerald),--1917-1963.
United States--Politics and government--1961-1963.
United States--Foreign relations--1961-1963.

Notes:

"Thomas Dunne book". Includes bibliographical references (pages [289]-292) and index.

Contents:

Prologue: JFK -- General LeMay's threat -- ZR/RIFLE -- The crocodile -- Miracles -- Head butts -- Due course -- Whoppers -- A nail in the coffin -- Ratholes -- Hard condition -- The proconsul -- The guy next to the guy -- End run -- Perfidy -- Laurel and Hardy -- Financial inducements -- Debacle -- Luigi -- Second thoughts -- Feast of the dead -- The hit -- Epilogue: Washington.

ISBN:

1250030595 (hbk.)
9781250030597 (hbk.) :

OCLC:

(OCoLC)900158231

LCCN:

2014033458

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)