The life and thousand-day presidency of the 35th president of the United States — his biography, his speeches, the daily record of his White House, his Cold War correspondence, and his press conferences.
From PT-109 to the White House — the life of the 35th president, in chapters.
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Month by month, the working schedule of the Kennedy White House, 1961–63.
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"Ask not…" and the other major addresses of John F. Kennedy.
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The secret Cold War correspondence — including the letters that ended the missile crisis.
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The first live televised presidential press conferences, in full.
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What the thousand days meant — and the meaning of the assassination.
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