by Robert Dallek
I've always had mixed feelings toward JFK but with there being so much celebrity status revolving around him and the life he led you find so much muck. However I felt that the author approached all the topics well, and gave a decent debate on multiple stands. Its written with respect and is thorough...
Jack Kennedy was the mythological front man for a particularly juicy slice of our history. He called a slick line and wore a world-class haircut. He was Bill Clinton minus pervasive media scrutiny and a few rolls of flab. - James Ellroy, American TabloidMitigating circumstances: This is the ninth am...
An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 is Robert Dallek's best-selling biography of the United States' 35th president. The book has garnered much critical acclaim and rightly so. Dallek does an admirable job of showing the character of JFK behind his public image and the historical record. I...
A good biography of Kennedy. Gave it three stars. It wasn't the best, but it wasn't the worst. I think I might just have read too many Kennedy books to give more stars unless the material is presented in more intriguing fashion. If John Kennedy is one of your favorite historical figures, you won...
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