Very Good/Very Good Condition. Small quarter size stain on the rear side of the dust jacket. No marks on the text block. No marks of previous ownership or inscription. Book Club Edition. ; Height: 9.75 Inches, Length: 6.5 Inches, Weight: 1.543235834 Pounds, Width:; 510 pages.

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Title

A Question of Character A Life of John F. Kennedy

Publisher

Free Press

Publication Date

1991

Language

English

ISBN 10

0029259657

ISBN 13

9780029259658

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

Book Club Edition.

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

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Synopsis

Explores the contradiction between JFK's idealistic public image and his flawed, private moral life and shows in particular the effects of his father's ruthless political tutelage

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This riveting biography by a University of Wisconsin history professor explores John Kennedy's character, assesses its influence on his presidential decisionmaking and brings into focus the discrepancy between the Camelot image and the man himself. Reeves reveals how indifferent Kennedy was to the moral and legal objections to the Bay of Pigs invasion, the overthrow of the Diem regime in South Vietnam, and plans for the assassination of Fidel Castro. There is a wealth of new material here concerning JFK's often precarious health, his relationship with his wife, his flagrant philandering. Reeves concludes that Kennedy abused his high position for personal self-gratification, that his reckless liaisons with women and mobsters were "irresponsible, dangerous, and demeaning to the office of chief executive." By the author of The Life and Times of Joe McCarthy , this is a solidly researched look at John Kennedy's morals or his lack thereof. History Book Club main selection.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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