Synopsis
President John F. Kennedy, a former naval hero and a passionate football fan, was looking forward to watching the Midshipmen take on the Cadets at the annual Army-Navy game on November 30, 1963. "I hope to be on the winning side when the game ends," he telegrammed the Navy coach on November 20. Two days later, the president was assassinated in Dallas, changing the nation forever.
Exploring the close relationship between President Kennedy and the Navy football squad of the early 1960s, author Michael Connelly describes how the 1963 Army-Navy game---which was played on December 7 after an initial postponement---served as a welcome distraction for a nation in mourning while provding a opportunity to honor JFK's memory. Connelly ties together the historic Army-Navy rivalry with the changing political landscape of the 1960s, both at home and overseas. The President's Team delves into Kennedy's love of football and the special bond he established with many of the Navy players, including Heisman winner and former Hall of Famer Roger Staubach."synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
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Michael Connelly is the author of Rebound! and 26 Miles to Boston, as well as a writer for the Boston Herald, where he hosts a regular blog at http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/sports/michael_connelly.Michael Connelly is the author of Rebound! and 26 Miles to Boston, as well as a writer for the Boston Herald, where he hosts a regular blog. http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/sports/michael_connelly/Michael Connelly is the author of Rebound! and 26 Miles to Boston, as well as a writer for the Boston Herald, where he hosts a regular blog. http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/sports/michael_connelly/Michael Connelly is the author of Rebound! and 26 Miles to Boston, as well as a writer for the Boston Herald, where he hosts a regular blog. http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/sports/michael_connelly/
Michael Connelly is the author of Rebound! and 26 Miles to Boston, as well as a writer for the Boston Herald, where he hosts a regular blog at http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/sports/michael_connelly.
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President John F. Kennedy was a Navy man who combined his loyalty to the branch and his love of football into a sincere affection for the Naval Academy football team. Connelly, a writer for the Boston Herald, builds on that presidential fandom to construct an emotional history that culminates in the Army-Navy game that took place shortly after the president’s assassination. He conducted first person interviews with many of the surviving participants of the game and adroitly weaves in the national and international issues of the day. Though there is too much game-by-game description, it helps to define the athletic context in which the Army-Navy game was played. Today the game is important because it’s symbolic; service-academy football is usually irrelevant on the national sports stage. In 1963, Navy was one of the very best teams in the country, and Army was also a major player. With even Kennedy’s assassination gradually fading into history as just another national tragedy, Connelly’s reframing of the event in terms of a very specific context manages to capture the anguish of a nation in a new and surprisingly compelling way. --Wes Lukowsky
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