Kennedy and Reagan
Subtitle: why their legacies endure
By: Scott Farris
Publisher: Lyons Press, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 389
ISBN-13: 9780762781447
Subjects: Politics and government; Presidents; Biography
Description: Looks at the differing presidencies of the two men, discussing the key issues that each had to contend with, and argues that their legacies, although in opposition, are appealing to both sides of the aisle.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-377) and index.
Table of contents: title: The sincerest form of flattery; title: Martyrdom and near martyrdom; title: The most Irish of presidents; title: Different incomes, similar families; title: Boys who loved books; title: College days during the great Depression; title: Early success; title: The war stateside and overseas; title: Anti-communists; title: Wives and other lovers; title: The book and the speech; title: The mad dash for president; title: Sinatra, Disney, and Casals; title: A city on the hill and a man on the moon; title: Crises and charisma; title: To the brink; title: and back; title: The Will Rogers of covert operations; title: Tax cuts and deficits; title: Religion and the culture wars; title: Civil rights; title: A different world.