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The Kennedy Obsession
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Author : John Hellmann
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 1999-03-19
The Kennedy Obsession written by John Hellmann and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-03-19 with History categories.
John F. Kennedy was not only a president, but also a symbol for America's most cherished ideas. In The Kennedy Obsession, John Hellmann takes a thoroughly original approach to understanding Kennedy's star power and his carefully crafted public image. Tracing Kennedy's self-creation as diligent scholar, bashful hero, and sensitive rebel-cued by cultural figures such as Lord Byron, Ernest Hemingway, and Cary Grant-and the images of Kennedy in the aftermath of his assassination, Hellmann reveals the painstaking transformation of private life into public persona, of a man into perhaps the major American myth of our time.
The Kennedy Myth
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Author : James S. Wolfe
language : en
Publisher: Author House
Release Date : 2013-07-29
The Kennedy Myth written by James S. Wolfe and has been published by Author House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-29 with Political Science categories.
In The Kennedy Myth, Jim tells the Kennedy story from John Kennedy’s presidential campaign through Robert Kennedy’s assassination and analyzes it in terms of archaic, historic, and modern types of civil religion. From Robert N. Bellah, Professor of Sociology, Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley, author of Religion in Human Evolution: The assassination of a president has been a deeply traumatic event in American history, perhaps above all in the case of Lincoln. However, much closer to our own time, the assassination of John F. Kennedy shook the nation to its foundations. Such an event opens up levels of meaning that are well below the surface most of the time. Wolfe helps us in this book, which is about Kennedy's life as well as his death, to understand the depth dimension of the nation in which we live.
Death Of A Generation
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Author : Howard Jones
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2003-03-06
Death Of A Generation written by Howard Jones and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-03-06 with History categories.
When John F. Kennedy was shot, millions were left to wonder how America, and the world, would have been different had he lived to fulfill the enormous promise of his presidency. For many historians and political observers, what Kennedy would and would not have done in Vietnam has been a source of enduring controversy. Now, based on convincing new evidence--including a startling revelation about the Kennedy administration's involvement in the assassination of Premier Diem--Howard Jones argues that Kennedy intended to withdraw the great bulk of American soldiers and pursue a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Vietnam. Drawing upon recently declassified hearings by the Church Committee on the U.S. role in assassinations, newly released tapes of Kennedy White House discussions, and interviews with John Kenneth Galbraith, Robert McNamara, Dean Rusk, and others from the president's inner circle, Jones shows that Kennedy firmly believed that the outcome of the war depended on the South Vietnamese. In the spring of 1962, he instructed Secretary of Defense McNamara to draft a withdrawal plan aimed at having all special military forces home by the end of 1965. The "Comprehensive Plan for South Vietnam" was ready for approval in early May 1963, but then the Buddhist revolt erupted and postponed the program. Convinced that the war was not winnable under Diem's leadership, President Kennedy made his most critical mistake--promoting a coup as a means for facilitating a U.S. withdrawal. In the cruelest of ironies, the coup resulted in Diem's death followed by a state of turmoil in Vietnam that further obstructed disengagement. Still, these events only confirmed Kennedy's view about South Vietnam's inability to win the war and therefore did not lessen his resolve to reduce the U.S. commitment. By the end of November, however, the president was dead and Lyndon Johnson began his campaign of escalation. Jones argues forcefully that if Kennedy had not been assassinated, his withdrawal plan would have spared the lives of 58,000 Americans and countless Vietnamese. Written with vivid immediacy, supported with authoritative research, Death of a Generation answers one of the most profoundly important questions left hanging in the aftermath of John F. Kennedy's death. Death of a Generation was a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title for 2003.
Robert F Kennedy The Myth And The Man
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Author : Victor Lasky
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968
Robert F Kennedy The Myth And The Man written by Victor Lasky and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with categories.
Thinking Critically About The Kennedy Assassination
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Author : Michel Jacques Gagné
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2022-03-27
Thinking Critically About The Kennedy Assassination written by Michel Jacques Gagné and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-27 with Political Science categories.
Thinking Critically About the Kennedy Assassination uses the tools of critical thinking, historical research, and philosophical inquiry to debunk the many myths and conspiracy theories surrounding JFK’s shocking and untimely death. As we approach the 60th anniversary of the violent public assassination of President John F. Kennedy, over half of all Americans surveyed continue to believe that he was killed by a conspiracy involving multiple assassins. Through its reasoned and detailed analysis of the content and evolution of JFK conspiracy narratives, this book also serves as a comprehensive case study of paranoid reasoning and modern mythmaking. The book’s opening chapters lay out the "official" academic consensus concerning the Kennedy assassination (better known as the "Lone Gunman Theory") and discuss the origins of popular interpretations of Kennedy’s life and death, such as the nostalgic myth of "Camelot," the unsympathetic "Irish Mafia" narrative, and the many conspiracy theories critical of both. Subsequent sections scrutinize the alleged motives of leading conspiracy suspects, the ballistic, forensic, and medical evidence related to JFK’s murder, and the most popular "proofs" of an enduring government cover- up. The book concludes that no clear evidence exists to suggest that JFK was the victim of a conspiracy and ends with a discussion of the causes and consequences of paranoid thinking in contemporary public discourse. This volume will appeal to students of history, politics, psychology, and cultural and media studies, and to a broader audience interested in American history, critical thinking, and conspiracy thinking.
Enemy Of The Truth
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Author : Sherry P. Fiester
language : en
Publisher: JFK Lancer Production
Release Date : 2012
Enemy Of The Truth written by Sherry P. Fiester and has been published by JFK Lancer Production this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with History categories.
President John F. Kennedy said, "The great enemy of truth is very often not the lie; deliberate, contrived and dishonest. but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic. Filtering long held beliefs in the Kennedy assassination through contemporary, reliable, established scientific facts will help to dispel myths; the very thing Kennedy described as the great enemy of truth. Authored by forensic investigator Sherry Fiester, Enemy of the Truth addresses eight prominent myths in the assassination, including: the Dallas Police Department's investigation, the varied Dealey Plaza locations witnesses believed shots originated, the single bullet theory, two simultaneous head shots, if the limousine stopped, and if the blood in the Zapruder film is faked.
Edward Kennedy
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Author : Murray Burton Levin
language : en
Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin
Release Date : 1980
Edward Kennedy written by Murray Burton Levin and has been published by Boston : Houghton Mifflin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
John F Kennedy And The Thousand Days
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Author : Manfred Berg
language : en
Publisher: Universitatsverlag Winter
Release Date : 2007
John F Kennedy And The Thousand Days written by Manfred Berg and has been published by Universitatsverlag Winter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Although it lasted only for a 'Thousand Days', the presidency of John F. Kennedy is considered a defining moment in recent American history. Despite countless attempts by historians, journalists and cultural critics, the Kennedy myth, carefully crafted during his lifetime and eagerly nurtured after his violent death, lives on. The enduring notion that America might have been spared many of the traumatic events of the 1960s and 1970s, if only John F. Kennedy had lived, poses a continuing challenge to historians to reassess his foreign and domestic policies. In this volume scholars from the United States, Germany and Great Britain, mostly representatives of a younger generation, take a fresh look at key topics such as Kennedy's policies toward Europe, the Third World, the civil rights struggle, and poverty. Contrary to his often grandiose rhetoric of vigorous leadership and "new frontiers" and despite his considerable skills at managing foreign and domestic crises, the essays emphasize that President John F. Kennedy acted largely within the consensus of Cold War liberalism.
The Jfk Myths
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Author : Larry M. Sturdivan
language : en
Publisher: Paragon House Publishers
Release Date : 2005-09-15
The Jfk Myths written by Larry M. Sturdivan and has been published by Paragon House Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-09-15 with History categories.
"This is one of the most important books on the Kennedy assassination ever written1⁄4. Readers will not only understand the simplicity of the JFK assassination, but also the proper way of investigating it." -Dr. Ken Rahn, Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry Emeritus University of Rhode Island "This is an excellent book that I recommend without any hesitation. It is the only book to address the firearms and ballistic aspects of the JFK assassination in a logical, knowledgeable and scientific manner. It dispels the myths and falsehoods that have either grown up or been generated about the weapon, and the wounds. Anyone interested in the Kennedy assassination must have a copy of this book."-Dr. Vincent DiMaio, Nationally recognized JFK expert and Medical Examiner of Bexar County, Texas "A breakthrough work1⁄4the written record on this subject is begging for more authoritative work like this. The manner in which Sturdivan presents this new information is extremely effective. Besides having a wealth of scientific knowledge, he is truly a skillful writer."-John Canal, author of Silencing the Lone Assassin "The collision between the advocacy method and the scientific method of solving cases is a key factor in understanding our times. Larry Sturdivan shows how it played out in promoting doubts about one of the most notorious 20th century crimes."-William K. Hartmann, Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, and Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
J F K The Man And The Myth
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Author : Victor Lasky
language : en
Publisher: New York : Macmillan
Release Date : 1963
J F K The Man And The Myth written by Victor Lasky and has been published by New York : Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with United States categories.