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A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House

Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.

What did Kennedy achieve in under three years in the White House, and what did his country lose when he was killed?

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Author
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.

Why read it

  • You will see how an active president steers the government, including Kennedy's use of the Attorney General as a prime agent
  • You will understand how Kennedy broke with the fixed doctrines of the fifties and began to rethink American policy toward the third world
  • You will judge the Bay of Pigs planning for yourself, seeing how far the political side lagged behind the military side

Who it is for

  • Voter wanting to see how a young president governed
  • Student of Cold War policy toward Latin America and Cuba
  • Reader who admires Camelot and wants the inside account

Contents

  1. Foreword to the 2002 Edition
  2. Foreword
  3. Prologue: January 1961
  4. The Road to the Nomination
  5. 1. CHICAGO: 1956
  6. 2. KENNEDY AND THE LIBERALS
  7. 3. KENNEDY AND CAMBRIDGE
  8. 4. KENNEDY AND THE PRIMARIES
  9. 5. KENNEDY AND STEVENSON
  10. 6. AFTER WEST VIRGINIA
  11. Triumph in Los Angeles
  12. 1. CHOOSING A PRESIDENT
  13. 2. CHOOSING A VICE-PRESIDENT
  14. 3. FALLING INTO A DECISION
  15. 4. THE NOMINATION OF LYNDON JOHNSON
  16. 5. THE NEW FRONTIER
  17. Campaign for the Presidency
  18. 1. OPENING MOVEMENTS
  19. 2. THE TIDE TURNS
  20. 3. THE PEOPLE SPEAK
  21. Kennedy on the Eve
  22. 1. THE KENNEDY FAMILY
  23. 2. THE ENGLISH EXPERIENCE
  24. 3. THE WAR
  25. 4. IN SEARCH OF SELF
  26. 5. MARRIAGE
  27. 6. POLITICS AND PRIVACY
  28. 7. THE KENNEDY MIND: I
  29. 8. THE KENNEDY MIND: II
  30. 9. THE CONTEMPORARY MAN
  31. Gathering of the Forces
  32. 1. PLANNING FOR POWER
  33. 2. NAVIGATING THE TRANSITION
  34. 3. CHOOSING THE CABINET: I
  35. 4. CHOOSING THE CABINET: II
  36. Prelude to the New Frontier
  37. 1. MANNING THE SHIP
  38. 2. DRAFTING THE PROGRAM
  39. 3. PREPARING FOR THE DAY
  40. Latin American Journey
  41. 1. FOOD FOR PEACE
  42. 2. THE LATIN AMERICAN DILEMMA
  43. 3. HEMISPHERE RECONNAISSANCE: I
  44. 4. HEMISPHERE RECONNAISSANCE: II
  45. The Alliance for Progress
  46. 1. EVOLUTION OF A POLICY
  47. 2. ORIGINS OF THE ALLIANCE
  48. 3. THE LATIN AMERICAN TASK FORCE
  49. 4. BIRTH THROES OF THE ALLIANCE
  50. 5. THE ALLIANCE LAUNCHED
  51. The Hour of Euphoria
  52. 1. THE WHITE HOUSE STAFF
  53. 2. THE SPIRIT OF THE NEW FRONTIER
  54. 3. THE SHADOW OF CASTRO
  55. 4. WHO LOST CUBA?
  56. 5. CASTRO AND KENNEDY
  57. 6. PLANNING IN THE SHADOWS
  58. 7. AGENTS AND PATIENTS
  59. The Bay of Pigs
  60. 1. CONFUSION IN THE INTERREGNUM

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