November 22, 1963
Subtitle: reflections on the life, assassination, and legacy of John F. Kennedy
By: [compiled by] Dean R. Owen ; foreword by White House Correspondent Helen Thomas
Publisher: Skyhorse Pub.
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 345
ISBN-13: 9781626360341
Subjects: Assassination; Interviews; Friends and associates
Description: As the fiftieth anniversary of President Kennedy's assassination draws near, the events of that fateful day will undoubtedly be on the minds of many throughout the world. Here the author offers a collection of interviews and thought-provoking commentaries from notable men and women connected to that notorious Friday afternoon. Those who worked closely with the president, civil rights leaders, celebrities, prominent journalists, and political allies are among the nearly one hundred voices asked to share their reflections on the significance of that day and the legacy left behind by John F. Kennedy. This book investigates not only where we were that day nearly fifty years ago, but where we have come since.
Table of contents: title: Section one. Members of the Kennedy Administration and White House staff; title: Section two. Civil Rights leaders; title: Section three. Children of Kennedy advisors and others; title: Section four. Celebrities; title: Section five. Family and friends; title: Section six. Journalists and commentators; title: Section seven. Political figures; title: Section eight. Those with humorous, poignant, quirky, and tragic encounters and connections.