The politics of deception : JFK's secret decisions on Vietnam, civil rights, and Cuba / Patrick J. Sloyan.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2015Edition: First editionDescription: viii, 308 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1250030595 (hardcover)
- 9781250030597 (hardcover)
- JFK's secret decisions on Vietnam, civil rights, and Cuba
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 973.922 S634 | Available | 33111007965391 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Beneath the myths of Camelot lies the truth of the presidency of John F. Kennedy.
Patrick J. Sloyan, a young wire-service reporter during the Kennedy administration, revisits the last year of JFK's presidency to reveal a ruthless politician.
As the president prepared for his 1964 reelection bid that never was, he buried the truth and manipulated public opinion. Using Kennedy's secret recordings of crucial White House meetings and interviews with key inside players, Sloyan reveals:
The Politics of Deception is a revelatory look into a JFK that few will recognize. Pulitzer Prize winner Sloyan reveals an iconic president and the often startling ways he attempted to manage world events, control public opinion, and forge his legacy.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [289]-292) and index.
Prologue: JFK -- General LeMay's threat -- ZR/rifle -- The crocodile -- Miracles -- Head butts -- Due course -- Whoppers -- A nail in the coffin -- Ratholes -- Hard condition -- The pro consul -- The guy next to the guy -- End run -- Perfidy -- Laurel & Hardy -- Financial inducements -- Debacle -- Luigi -- Second thoughts -- Feast of the dead -- The hit -- Epilogue: Washington.
Revisits the last year of JFK's presidency to reveal a ruthless politician.