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Encyclopedia of the Kennedys [3 volumes] - The People and Events That Shaped America (Hardcover, Annotated edition)
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Encyclopedia of the Kennedys [3 volumes] - The People and Events That Shaped America (Hardcover, Annotated edition)
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An expansive reference that overviews John F. Kennedy's presidency,
covering the people, places, and events that comprised the
political landscape of the Kennedy era. The Kennedy family has
played a leading role in the annals of American politics for over
100 years, no greater than when John F. Kennedy (JFK) became the
35th president of the United States. The celebrity surrounding the
circumstances of his presidency, particularly his sudden
assassination, made JFK the object of many enduring myths: that he
might have been one of the country's greatest leaders had he lived,
that he would have kept the United States out of Vietnam, and that
he was a martyr to right-wing assassins. Encyclopedia of the
Kennedys: The People and Events That Shaped America is a
three-volume reference set that provides an in-depth look at JFK's
presidency, including his foreign and domestic policies, political
allies and enemies, and major events and speeches. This A-Z
encyclopedia also contains entries on the events of the 1960s that
changed our nation forever, such as JFK's assassination and the
Warren Commission report, the space program, and the My Lai
Massacre, as well as the individuals who defined the time, such as
writers Norman Mailer and James Baldwin, folk musicians Bob Dylan
and Joan Baez, and activists Cesar Chavez and Martin Luther King,
Jr. Appendices provide a substantial archive of primary documents
and identify officeholders during JFK's presidency, while an
annotated bibliography supplies sources for additional research. A
compelling timeline of JFK's presidency plots out major events A
special focus on New Frontier policies and the president's
conflicts with Communist regimes illuminate important domestic and
foreign affairs Primary source documents include speeches,
transcriptions of Cuban Missile Crisis discussions, and legislation
Several useful appendices feature the entire Kennedy-Nixon debates
and the Warren Report conclusions, among other documents
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