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John F. Kennedy

The Life of John F. Kennedy

From a privileged Massachusetts boyhood through PT-109, Congress, and the White House — the life of the 35th president, in chapters.

The Making of a Leader
·Preface·The Kennedy Family·Childhood·High School·Harvard·Traveling in Europe·Why England Slept·JFK in the Navy·The War Hero·Running for Congress·JFK as a Congressman·Running for the Senate·Senator John F. Kennedy
The Road to the White House
·Marriage·The 1956 Democratic Convention·Running for President·Picking the Team·The Inauguration·Taking Power
The Presidency
·The Bay of Pigs·The Vienna Summit·The Berlin Crisis·JFK and Vietnam·JFK and the Economy·JFK and Space·JFK and Civil Rights·The Cuban Missile Crisis·The Test Ban Treaty·Health and Social Life·The Assassination·The Art of the Presidency
Legacy
·The Legacy
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