description: An Unfinished Life is the first major, single-volume life of JohnF. Kennedy to be written by a historian in nearly four decades. Drawing uponpreviously unavailable material and never-before-opened archives to tellKennedy s story. We learn for the first time just how sick Kennedy was, whatmedications he took and concealed from all but a few, and how severely hismedical condition affected his actions as President. We learn for the first timethe real story of how Bobby was selected as Attorney General. Dallek revealsexactly what Jack s father did to help his election to the presidency, and hefollows previously unknown evidence to show what path JFK would have taken inthe Vietnam entanglement had he survived.Dallek lifts JFK out of the gossips and back onto the world stage, showing that while he was the son of privilege, he faced great obstacles and fought on with remarkable courage. Never shying away from Kennedy's weaknesses, Dallek also brilliantly explores his strengths. The result is a portrait of a bold, brave, human Kennedy, once again a heroAbout theAuthorRobert Dallek isone of the most highly regarded historians in America, and the author of sixbooks, including the acclaimed two-volume of Lyndon Johnson, Lone Star Risingand Flawed Giant. His Franklin D. Roosevelt and American Foreign Policy won the1980 Bancroft Prize and was nominated for an American Book Award, and AmericanStyle of Foreign Policy was a 1983 New York Times Notable Book of the Year.
language: English
title: An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963
titlecomplete: An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963
characters: John F. Kennedy
genres: Historical, History, Presidents, American History, Us Presidents, Biography Memoir, Politics, The United States Of America, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 11895
publisher: Recorded Books