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Sabato, Larry
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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Influence.
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination.
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Public opinion.
Public opinion -- United States.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
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Sabato, Larry
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Influence.
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination.
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Public opinion.
Public opinion -- United States.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
MARC Display
The
Kennedy
half-century
: the
Presidency
,
assassination
, and
lasting
legacy
of
John
F
.
Kennedy
/ Larry J. Sabato.
by
Sabato, Larry
Bloomsbury, c2013.
Call #:
973.922 S113k
Subjects
Kennedy
,
John
F
. (
John
Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Influence.
Kennedy
,
John
F
. (
John
Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 --
Assassination
.
Kennedy
,
John
F
. (
John
Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Public opinion.
Public opinion -- United States.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
ISBN:
9781620402801 (hbk.)
1620402807 (hbk.)
Edition:
First U.S. ed.
Description:
xiii, 603 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [429]-581) and index.
Contents:
The birth of a
legacy
-- "President
Kennedy
dies at 1 P.M. Central Standard time" -- "All the marbles" -- Victory without a mandate -- The torch is passed -- Steel at home and abroad -- Europe, space, and Southeast Asia -- Echoes from Dealey Plaza -- 11/22/63 : questions, answers, mysteries -- Rounding up the usual suspects : the
assassination
's Puzzle Palace -- Examining the physical evidence : old and mew controversies -- Inevitability : the
assassination
that had to happen -- The
assassination
and the
Kennedy
legacy
-- "Let us continue" : Lyndon Johnson, pretender to the throne -- Crossed swords : Camelot vs. the Great Society -- "Tin soldiers and Nixon coming" : JFK's repudiation and revival -- The Carters and the Kennedys : Democratic Hatfields and McCoys -- Reagan and
Kennedy
: opposites attract -- Clinton grabs
Kennedy
's torch -- G.W. Bush : back to the Republican Kennedys -- Full circle : the twinning of Barack Obama and
John
Kennedy
-- The people's president -- A flame eternal?
Summary:
"
John
F
.
Kennedy
died almost half a century ago--yet because of his extraordinary promise and untimely death, his star still resonates strongly. On the anniversary of his
assassination
, celebrated political scientist and analyst Larry J. Sabato--himself a teenager in the early 1960s and inspired by JFK and his presidency--explores the fascinating and powerful influence he has had over five decades on the media, the general public, and especially on each of his nine presidential successors. A recent Gallup poll gave JFK the highest job approval rating of any of those successors, and millions remain captivated by his one thousand days in the White House. For all of them, and for those who feel he would not be judged so highly if he hadn't died tragically in office, The
Kennedy
Half-Century
will be particularly revealing. Sabato reexamines JFK's
assassination
using heretofore unseen information to which he has had unique access, then documents the extraordinary effect the
assassination
has had on Americans of every modern generation through the most extensive survey ever undertaken on the public's view of a historical figure. The full and fascinating results, gathered by the accomplished pollsters Peter Hart and Geoff Garin, paint a compelling portrait of the country a
half-century
after the epochal killing. Just as significantly, Sabato shows how JFK's
presidency
has strongly influenced the policies and decisions--often in surprising ways--of every president since. Among the hundreds of books devoted to JFK, The
Kennedy
Half-Century
stands apart for its rich insight and original perspective. Anyone who reads it will appreciate in new ways the profound impact JFK's short
presidency
has had on our national psyche"--Provided by publisher.
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