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John F. Kennedy (1) (1917–1963)

Author of Profiles in Courage

For other authors named John F. Kennedy, see the disambiguation page.

John F. Kennedy (1) has been aliased into John Fitzgerald Kennedy.

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Works by John F. Kennedy

Works have been aliased into John Fitzgerald Kennedy.

Profiles in Courage (1956) 3,309 copies, 25 reviews
A Nation of Immigrants (1958) 265 copies, 4 reviews
Profiles in Courage (Memorial Edition) — Author — 226 copies
Listening In: The Secret White House Recordings of John F. Kennedy (2012) — Author — 163 copies, 2 reviews
The Strategy of Peace (1960) 163 copies, 2 reviews
Why England Slept (1940) 153 copies, 6 reviews
The burden and the glory (1964) 114 copies
The Letters of John F. Kennedy (2013) 78 copies, 4 reviews
Words to remember (1967) 68 copies
John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address (1987) 42 copies, 1 review
To Turn the Tide (1962) 39 copies
More Kennedy Wit (1965) 36 copies
The quotable Mr. Kennedy (1984) 25 copies
The Humor of JFK (1964) 8 copies
P.T. 109 2 copies, 1 review
Crisis 1 copy

Associated Works

Works have been aliased into John Fitzgerald Kennedy.

The President Has Been Shot!: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy (2013) — Associated Name — 442 copies, 26 reviews
Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy (2007) — Associated Name — 397 copies, 7 reviews
Justice League: The New Frontier [2008 film] (2008) — Archive recording — 102 copies
Pulitzer Prize Reader (1961) — Contributor — 27 copies
Patterns of Exposition, Alternate Edition (1969) — Contributor — 25 copies
To Shiver the Sky (2020) — Composer — 5 copies
North Africa: Nationalism to Nationhood — Foreword — 2 copies

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Book 1 - John F. Kennedy - JFK Letters

Been trying to read a book a week since lockdown started, used to listen to audiobooks on my travels round the country to visit schools. Our house is coming down with books I haven’t read.

Finished The letters of JFK a few weeks back, great read, a true insight into the political relationships he had with Khrushchev, the Queen, former presidents and so many more.

If you want to know a little about the background to the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis as well as how the ‘offstage’ relationship between Khrushchev and Kennedy that developed after their confrontation at the UN, this is a must read. Easy to dip into and devastatingly brilliant, even dealing with the aftermath of his assassination as his widow and the true depth of the East/ West friendship that had developed behind the political machinations of the early 60s.

For any true West Wing fan, this is a must.
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Jason-StrangeTimes | 3 other reviews | Oct 9, 2024 |
Pretty interesting historical document of a young JFK sizing things up before Pearl Harbor. Of course, considering what we now know about Cuba and Vietnam, you have to think about the old saying about
people in glass houses.
 
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spencerrich | 5 other reviews | Jul 30, 2024 |
Pretty interesting historical document of a young JFK sizing things up before Pearl Harbor. Of course, considering what we now know about Cuba and Vietnam, you have to think about the old saying about
people in glass houses.
 
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spencerrich | 5 other reviews | Jul 30, 2024 |
I never realized this book was about politician who stuck to what they knew was right! That's what happens when you hear about something so much but you never actually think to LOOK at it. A slim volume, all about people (mostly men, consider the times) who voted or stood for something that was basically guaranteed to lose them the next election.

When I finished the book, I wrote to the Library of Congress and nominated Liz Cheney for an award. It is too soon for her, but she spectacularly exemplified an elected official who stood for something all the while knowing it was her death knell.… (more)
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kaulsu | 24 other reviews | Apr 21, 2023 |

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