A 6 page research paper which examines the myth of Camelot and how it relates to the Kennedy years. The writer argues that this American version of Camelot fulfills many of the functions of mythology as outlined by historian Joseph Campbell. Bibliography lists 7 sources. A five page paper looking at Seymour Hersh's book on the life and times of John F. Kennedy. The paper charges that the unremittingly vicious view of the former President is not warranted because Hersh is judging Kennedy's actions in the 1950s and 1960s by the standards of today.
Bibliography lists one source.