The Kennedy Years (Presidential Profiles Series)

by Joseph M. Siracusa, Shirley Anne Warshaw

Overview

This history of John Kennedy's presidency is a compendium of biographies of major and minor figures in the political and celebrity landscape of those years. The entries are in alphabetical order and cover the subjects' careers with particular emphasis on their work during the Kennedy administration. They include not only the obvious players, such as Robert McNamara, but also more peripheral characters, such as Frank Sinatra and Hannah Arendt. The introduction reviews important events during the Kennedy years and a chronology, a list of contemporary governors and members of congress, and a selection of primary documents help to create a context for the biographical details. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780816054442
Publisher:	Facts on File, Incorporated
Publication date:	09/28/2004
Series:	Presidential Profiles Series)
Pages:	616
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.50(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	14 Years

Editorial Reviews

Gr 9 Up-Kennedy is a revised edition of a title originally published in 1976 as part of the "Political Profiles" series (Facts on File); Clinton is a new work in this new series. Each volume begins with a lengthy introduction that summarizes major events of each administration, beginning with the election campaign. Following this is an A-to-Z section of approximately 350 profiles in the first volume and 250 in the second. These concise biographical entries include major political figures from each term of office and discuss the relationship of the person to the administration. The articles in Kennedy cover only U.S. personalities, while those in Clinton include important world leaders. The volumes conclude with a chronology of the administration; lists of the members of Congress, the Supreme Court Justices, Executive Departments staffs, and state governors; and primary documents, which include the texts of speeches and treaties. A few average-quality, black-and-white photographs appear in each volume. The inclusion of primary sources makes these titles particularly valuable resources for research.-Ginny Gustin, Sonoma County Library System, Santa Rosa, CA Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

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