JFK Memorial and Power in America

Scores of books have been written on John F. Kennedy. While many writers get tangled up in his mysterious and devastating assassination, M. D. Brosio takes an entirely fresh look at his life as the president of the United States.

But Brosio doesn’t start with the history books. He begins with the work of an architect: Philip Johnson’s JFK Memorial in Dallas. Erected in 1970, less than ten years after Kennedy’s death and less than two hundred yards from where the assassination occurred, this monument has been both lauded and denigrated—much like JFK’s politics.

Through Brosio’s journey to discover the history and meaning behind Johnson's enigmatic work of art, he uncovers the larger significance of Kennedy's presidency. In the memorial's ever-shifting interplay of light and shadow, he recognizes a statement of power. And in Brosio's hands, the story of the JFK Memorial is revealed as a metaphor for the complicated struggle for power waged in America during the Kennedy era.

This innovative merging of the worlds of art and politics inevitably brings unexpected conclusions to light, and JFK buffs will revel in a new perspective on the man while political enthusiasts will be intrigued by Brosio’s unique approach.

M. D. Brosio lives with his family in California's Central Valley, where he is active in local community affairs. Having majored in political science and minored in history at the University of San Francisco, he remains a lifelong student of American political history and global politics.

Pursuing a successful career in the field of quality assurance in the biomedical research industry, his much-needed attention to detail has taught him over the years that focusing on the minutiae can illuminate the greater picture.

When Brosio visited the JFK Memorial in Dallas, Texas, he knew it was but one piece of a larger puzzle. His subsequent research inspired him to write the political history book The JFK Memorial and Power in America.