Jacqueline Kennedy Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy

Kennedy, Jacqueline & Michael Beschloss & Caroline Kennedy

ISBN 10: 1401324258 / ISBN 13: 9781401324254

Edité par Hachette Books, 2011

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Box Set: contains hardback book and audio CD's. Hardback is in VG condition with minimal wear to the corners and spine, there is a slight tear on the upper part of the spine - about 1/8 of an inch in length. All pages are straight and clean. Audio CD set contains all eight CD's. All sales are final, we do our best to check the quality of the CD but do not check playability. Box is included. ; 9.96 X 6.69 X 1.85 inches; 368 pages.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Jacqueline Kennedy Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy
• Éditeur: Hachette Books
• Date de parution: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1401324258
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781401324254
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition.
• État de l'article: Very Good

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Synopsis

To mark John F. Kennedy's centennial, celebrate the life and legacy of the 35th President of the United States.

In 1964, Jacqueline Kennedy recorded seven historic interviews about her life with John F. Kennedy. Now, for the first time, they can be read in this deluxe, illustrated eBook.

Shortly after President John F. Kennedy's assassination, with a nation deep in mourning and the world looking on in stunned disbelief, Jacqueline Kennedy found the strength to set aside her own personal grief for the sake of posterity and begin the task of documenting and preserving her husband's legacy. In January of 1964, she and Robert F. Kennedy approved a planned oral-history project that would capture their first-hand accounts of the late President as well as the recollections of those closest to him throughout his extraordinary political career. For the rest of her life, the famously private Jacqueline Kennedy steadfastly refused to discuss her memories of those years, but beginning that March, she fulfilled her obligation to future generations of Americans by sitting down with historian Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., and recording an astonishingly detailed and unvarnished account of her experiences and impressions as the wife and confidante of John F. Kennedy. The tapes of those sessions were then sealed and later deposited in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum upon its completion, in accordance with Mrs. Kennedy's wishes.

The resulting eight and a half hours of material comprises a unique and compelling record of a tumultuous era, providing fresh insights on the many significant people and events that shaped JFK's presidency but also shedding new light on the man behind the momentous decisions. Here are JFK's unscripted opinions on a host of revealing subjects, including his thoughts and feelings about his brothers Robert and Ted, and his take on world leaders past and present, giving us perhaps the most informed, genuine, and immediate portrait of John Fitzgerald Kennedy we shall ever have. Mrs. Kennedy's urbane perspective, her candor, and her flashes of wit also give us our clearest glimpse into the active mind of a remarkable First Lady.

In conjunction with the fiftieth anniversary of President Kennedy's Inauguration, Caroline Kennedy and the Kennedy family are now releasing these beautifully restored recordings on CDs with accompanying transcripts. Introduced and annotated by renowned presidential historian Michael Beschloss, these interviews will add an exciting new dimension to our understanding and appreciation of President Kennedy and his time and make the past come alive through the words and voice of an eloquent eyewitness to history.

À propos de l?auteur

Caroline Kennedy is the author/editor of ten bestselling books on constitutional law, American history, politics, and poetry. A graduate of Harvard University and Columbia Law School, Kennedy is active in the efforts to improve New York City public schools and serves as President of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation.