A Question of Character: Life of John F.Kennedy - Couverture souple

Reeves, Thomas C.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0099138611 ISBN 13 : 9780099138617

Editeur : Arrow Books Ltd, 1992

Synopsis

An examination of the discrepancies between John F. Kennedy's public life and his private behaviour. The topics explored include the extent of his sexual philandering, his connections with Mafia boss Sam Giancana, and a well-concealed disaster that could have ended Kennedy's naval career.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

No issue is more hotly debated than how, or even if, a politician's private life affects his public competence. In A Question of Character John F. Kennedy's two lives—public and private—are examined to answer this timely question. Respected historian and biographer Thomas C. Reeves reveals discrepancies between JFK's public persona, which has reached mythic proportions, and his scandalous private behavior. Most illuminating is the constant theme or Joe Kennedy's almost total control of JFK's behavior and politics throughout most of his son's career.

"The John Kennedy who emerges from these pages was not a man of good moral character. He was reared not to be good but to win." — Los Angeles Times

Reeves has provided the most truthful and balanced assessment of John F. Kennedy to date. Written more in sorrow than in anger, A Question of Character explores the sensitive and difficult question of how people, and history itself, ought to judge the relationship between personal character and national leadership.

Revue de presse

"Readers interested in a serious revisionist examination of Kennedy's life and record should look at A Question of Character, . . . a book that, judging by Hersh's 'Chapter Notes,' seems not to have come to his attention. If it had, perhaps we would have been spared The Dark Side of Camelot."
— Jonathan Yardley, in his Washington Post review of Seymour Hersh's The Dark Side of Camelot.
"The John Kennedy who emerges from these pages was not a man of good moral character. He was reared not to be good but to win."
— Los Angeles Times
"It is the Marilyn Monroe chapter that speaks the loudest in this book of the incredible hubris of Jack and Bobby Kennedy. You have to read it to believe it."
— Liz Smith

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Arrow Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1992
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0099138611
• ISBN 13: 9780099138617
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 510
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible