President Kennedy: Profile of Power
Richard Reeves
(Author)
Description
President Kennedy is the compelling, dramatic history of JFK's thousand days in office. It illuminates the presidential center of power by providing an indepth look at the day-by-day decisions and dilemmas of the thirty-fifth president as he faced everything from the threat of nuclear war abroad to racial unrest at home. "A narrative that leaves us not only with a new understanding of Kennedy as President, but also with a new understanding of what it means to be President" (The New York Times).
Product Details
Price
$44.99
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Publish Date
November 01, 1994
Pages
800
Dimensions
6.08 X 1.37 X 9.25 inches | 1.96 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780671892890
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About the Author
Richard Reeves (1936-2020), the bestselling author of such books as President Kennedy: Profile in Power, was an award-winning journalist who worked for The New York Times, wrote for The New Yorker, and served as chief correspondent for Frontline on PBS. He was also a senior lecturer at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California.
Reviews
Time magazine The best non-fiction book of the year.
Michiko Kakutani The New York Times [A] narrative that leaves us not only with a new understanding of Kennedy as President, but also with a new understanding of what it means to be President.
Bruce W. Nelan Time Fresh and fascinating material....The Bottom Line: A cool, clear look at the way JFK dealt with his crises.
Geoffrey C. Ward The Boston Globe Reeves' portrait of Kennedy and his presidency is both persuasive and compelling; the reader puts it down with the feeling that this is what it must have been like to be at the center of power at a time when the center very nearly did not hold.
Michael Elliot Newsweek A magnificent book....Reeves tries "to reconstruct [Kennedy's] world from his perspective." He succeeds triumphantly, forcing us to read the early 1960s in a fresh way.
Bill McKibben New York Daily News The power of JFK and of this book is strong enough that it illuminates our present day as well.
Derek Shearer Los Angeles Times Book Review President Kennedy...is the best study that I've read of what it's like to be President.
Rory Quirk The Atlanta Journal/The Atlanta Constitution A skillful blend of history and character study....Informative and provocative...Reeves offers the nation's 35th president without adulation and without tears.
Peter Braestrup Chicago Tribune An uncommonly cool, compelling portrait of a modern president.
Michiko Kakutani The New York Times [A] narrative that leaves us not only with a new understanding of Kennedy as President, but also with a new understanding of what it means to be President.
Bruce W. Nelan Time Fresh and fascinating material....The Bottom Line: A cool, clear look at the way JFK dealt with his crises.
Geoffrey C. Ward The Boston Globe Reeves' portrait of Kennedy and his presidency is both persuasive and compelling; the reader puts it down with the feeling that this is what it must have been like to be at the center of power at a time when the center very nearly did not hold.
Michael Elliot Newsweek A magnificent book....Reeves tries "to reconstruct [Kennedy's] world from his perspective." He succeeds triumphantly, forcing us to read the early 1960s in a fresh way.
Bill McKibben New York Daily News The power of JFK and of this book is strong enough that it illuminates our present day as well.
Derek Shearer Los Angeles Times Book Review President Kennedy...is the best study that I've read of what it's like to be President.
Rory Quirk The Atlanta Journal/The Atlanta Constitution A skillful blend of history and character study....Informative and provocative...Reeves offers the nation's 35th president without adulation and without tears.
Peter Braestrup Chicago Tribune An uncommonly cool, compelling portrait of a modern president.
