This ample biography centers on the political life of the late John F. Kennedy, U.S. president from 1960 to 1963. The author treats Kennedy's background as a man, a senator, and a politician. In separate chapters, Sorensen then considers Kennedy's candidacy, presidency, and his work with the nation and the world. In a clear and graphic style, the author provides a history of a dramatic time in American culture. As the author puts it in the epilogue, Kennedy was "an extraordinary man, an extraordinary po... (more information)

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