Kennedy's Biography

Author: (USA) Robert Dallek, translated by Cao Jianhai
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: "The Kennedy" corrects the distorted image of John F. Kennedy, dispels the myths surrounding him, and presents a true historical record. It is an authoritative work in a single volume that describes the nearly 40 years of John F. Kennedy's life. Award-winning historian Robert Dallek utilizes his privileged access to a batch of valuable new documents, using newly discovered files and previously unpublished archival materials, with a scholar's impartiality, sharp analytical methods, and nearly perfect prose, to tell the dazzling life story of Kennedy. The book describes the birth of the Kennedy dynasty, the complex early life of Jack, and the intertwined relationship of flattery and hatred between him and his mother Rose and father Joseph. It clearly reveals the cause of the accident that took the life of young Joseph Kennedy during World War II; the fierce competition between Kennedy and Nixon in the 1960 presidential election; how Bobby Kennedy became Attorney General in 1960; and John F. Kennedy's (John F. Kennedy) views on American military leaders, their plan to invade Cuba, the American press corps in Saigon, and the behind-the-scenes expansion of the Vietnam War. "The Kennedy" also discloses for the first time that Kennedy's illness was far more severe than we knew. While struggling to maintain an image of physical fitness, Kennedy secretly visited hospitals throughout his life, to the extent that he held final prayers on several occasions. The continuous disclosure of Kennedy's health condition in this biography forces people to completely reassess his reputation and more comprehensively reveals the inner workings and fundamental motivations of his life, which was simply impossible to do in the past. The book discloses Kennedy..