• Complain

Caroline Kennedy - Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy

Here you can read online Caroline Kennedy - Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy full text of the book (entire story) in english for free. Download pdf and epub, get meaning, cover and reviews about this ebook. year: 2011, publisher: Hyperion, genre: Art. Description of the work, (preface) as well as reviews are available. Best literature library LitArk.com created for fans of good reading and offers a wide selection of genres:

Romance novel Science fiction Adventure Detective Science History Home and family Prose Art Politics Computer Non-fiction Religion Business Children Humor

Choose a favorite category and find really read worthwhile books. Enjoy immersion in the world of imagination, feel the emotions of the characters or learn something new for yourself, make an fascinating discovery.

Caroline Kennedy Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy
  • Book:
    Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy
  • Author:
  • Publisher:
    Hyperion
  • Genre:
  • Year:
    2011
  • Rating:
    3 / 5
  • Favourites:
    Add to favourites
  • Your mark:
    • 60
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5

Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy: summary, description and annotation

We offer to read an annotation, description, summary or preface (depends on what the author of the book "Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy" wrote himself). If you haven't found the necessary information about the book — write in the comments, we will try to find it.

In 1964, Jacqueline Kennedy recorded seven historic interviews about her life with John F. Kennedy. Now, for the first time, they can be heard and read in this deluxe, illustrated book and 8-CD set. Shortly after President John F. Kennedys assassination, with a nation deep in mourning and the world looking on in stunned disbelief, Jacqueline Kennedy found the strength to set aside her own personal grief for the sake of posterity and begin the task of documenting and preserving her husbands legacy. In January of 1964, she and Robert F. Kennedy approved a planned oral-history project that would capture their first-hand accounts of the late President as well as the recollections of those closest to him throughout his extraordinary political career. For the rest of her life, the famously private Jacqueline Kennedy steadfastly refused to discuss her memories of those years, but beginning that March, she fulfilled her obligation to future generations of Americans by sitting down with historian Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., and recording an astonishingly detailed and unvarnished account of her experiences and impressions as the wife and confidante of John F. Kennedy. The tapes of those sessions were then sealed and later deposited in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum upon its completion, in accordance with Mrs. Kennedys wishes. The resulting eight and a half hours of material comprises a unique and compelling record of a tumultuous era, providing fresh insights on the many significant people and events that shaped JFKs presidency but also shedding new light on the man behind the momentous decisions. Here are JFKs unscripted opinions on a host of revealing subjects, including his thoughts and feelings about his brothers Robert and Ted, and his take on world leaders past and present, giving us perhaps the most informed, genuine, and immediate portrait of John Fitzgerald Kennedy we shall ever have. Mrs. Kennedys urbane perspective, her candor, and her flashes of wit also give us our clearest glimpse into the active mind of a remarkable First Lady. In conjunction with the fiftieth anniversary of President Kennedys Inauguration, Caroline Kennedy and the Kennedy family are now releasing these beautifully restored recordings on CDs with accompanying transcripts. Introduced and annotated by renowned presidential historian Michael Beschloss, these interviews will add an exciting new dimension to our understanding and appreciation of President Kennedy and his time and make the past come alive through the words and voice of an eloquent eyewitness to history.

Caroline Kennedy: author's other books


Who wrote Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy? Find out the surname, the name of the author of the book and a list of all author's works by series.

Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy — read online for free the complete book (whole text) full work

Below is the text of the book, divided by pages. System saving the place of the last page read, allows you to conveniently read the book "Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy" online for free, without having to search again every time where you left off. Put a bookmark, and you can go to the page where you finished reading at any time.

Light

Font size:

Reset

Interval:

Bookmark:

Make

2000 Mark Shawmptvimagescom Contents John - photo 1

2000 Mark Shawmptvimagescom Contents John F Kennedys - photo 2

2000 Mark Shaw/mptvimages.com

Contents John F Kennedys presidential aspirations 1956 vice-presidential - photo 3

Contents John F Kennedys presidential aspirations 1956 vice-presidential - photo 4

Contents

John F. Kennedy's presidential aspirations
1956 vice-presidential nomination
Fight for control of Massachusetts delegation
195354 Boston politics
Early married life
1954 surgery
JFK's temperament
Georgetown social life
White House parties
JFK's impact on others
Adlai Stevenson
1958 Massachusetts Senate campaign

JFK's reading habits
JFK's childhood interests and heroes
JFK's opinions of Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt
Joseph P. Kennedy
JFK's temperament
Charles de Gaulle
1960 rivals
1960 campaign
Profiles in Courage authorship
JFKRobert F. Kennedy relationship
JFK's political courage
1960 campaign
Wisconsin and West Virginia primaries

JFK and Joseph McCarthy
1960 primary election nights
Summer 1960Hyannis Port
Democratic National Convention
Lyndon Johnson as running mate
Political adversaries
JFK's health
Presidential debates
Election Day 1960
JFK's religious beliefs
Relations with Catholic clergy

Transition to the presidency
Birth of John F. Kennedy, Jr.
Choosing the cabinet
Life in the White House
JFK's plans for life after the presidency
JFK-RFK-Edward M. Kennedy relationship
Early days in the White House
White House restoration and guidebook
JFKJacqueline Kennedy relationship
Inaugural address
Inauguration Day and Inaugural balls
Social life in the White House
JFK's daily routine
JFK's back problems
JBK's staff and friends

The Cuban Revolution
The Bay of Pigs
Latin America
Heads of state and state visits
Harold Macmillan
Visit to Canada
Visit to France
Charles de Gaulle
Andr Malraux and the Mona Lisa

U.S.-German relations
Berlin Crisis
JFK's temperament
Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi
Nuclear disarmament
Harold Macmillan
Hickory Hill SeminarsJFK on Lincoln
Steel Crisis
J. Edgar Hoover
Civil Rights
1963 March on Washington
Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Lyndon Johnson
Mike Mansfield
Other staff and friends

Harold Macmillan and Skybolt
Charles de Gaulle and the Common Market
JBK's trip to India
JFK and State Department
Vietnam
Henry and Clare Boothe Luce
Latin America
JFK and Dean Rusk, Chester Bowles, Averell Harriman, Douglas Dillon
Supreme Court appointments
New York Times v. Sullivan
JBK on her "image"
JFK's relations with staff
JFK and children
JFK's plans for second term
1964 campaign

by Caroline Kennedy In 1964 as part of an oral history project on the life - photo 5

by Caroline Kennedy

In 1964, as part of an oral history project on the life and career of John F. Kennedy, my mother sat down with Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., to share her memories and insights. Recorded less than four months after the death of her husband, they represent a gift to history and a labor of love on her part. In order to treat them with the appropriate respect, my children and I took very seriously the decision to publish them now, in connection with the fiftieth anniversary of my father's presidency. The moment seems rightenough time has passed so that they can be appreciated for their unique insight, yet the Kennedy presidency is still within living memory for many who will find her observations illuminating. I hope too that younger generations who are just learning about the 1960 s will find these reminiscences a useful introduction to how history is made, and will be inspired to give back to this country that has given us all so much.

When I was growing up, my mother spent much of her time meeting behind closed doors with members of my father's administration, planning his gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery, making sure that the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts would reflect his commitment to our country's cultural heritage, executing his wishes for the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and the Institute of Politics, and making countless decisions on the disposition of my father's official papers, personal effects, mementos, and memorabilia. She was determined that the Kennedy Library would be a living memorial, a place where students would be inspired to pursue careers in public service, where scholars would have access to the historical record, and where families could learn about the ideals that animated my father's career and his vision for America. These meetings were somewhat mysterious, but my brother and I had a sense that nothing was more important than the "oral history" that we heard about from time to time.

My parents shared a love of history. To them, the past was not an academic concern, but a gathering of the most fascinating people you could ever hope to meet. My father's interests were politicalI still have his books on the Civil War and English parliamentary history, as well as his annotated copy of The Federalist Papers . My mother thought there weren't enough women in American history to make it as interesting as reading novels and diaries from the courts of Europe. She read War and Peace during the Wisconsin primary, and maintained that reading the Memoirs of the Duc de Saint-Simon about life at Versailles was the most valuable preparation she received for life in the White House.

After my father's death, my mother resolved to do everything she could to make sure that the record of his administration was preserved. She had confidence that his decisions would stand the test of time and wanted future generations to learn what an extraordinary man he was. She helped set in motion one of the most extensive oral history projects ever conducted up to that time, in which more than one thousand people were interviewed about their life and work with John F. Kennedy. Although it was painful for my mother to relive the life since shattered, she knew it was important that she participate. She always told us that she chose to be interviewed by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., the Pulitzer Prizewinning historian, former Harvard professor, and special assistant to President Kennedy, because she was doing this for future generations, and that was why she put the tapes in a vault to be sealed for fifty years.

I first read transcripts of these conversations a few weeks after my mother's death in 1994 when the vault was opened and her lawyer gave me a copy. Everything about that time was overwhelming for me as I found myself faced with the same sorts of decisions about her possessions that she had made thirty years earlier. Knowing her wishes for the oral history made it easyI knew I was reading something that wasn't supposed to be seen yetand although I found it fascinating, I put it back in the vault to await its time.

A few years ago, my family began thinking about how to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of my father's presidency. We decided to concentrate our efforts on projects that would make his legacy accessible worldwide. Working with the staff of the John F. Kennedy Library and Foundation and generous private partners, my husband led the effort to create the largest existing digital archive of a presidency, as well as online curricula, downloadable exhibits, and a Web sitewww.jfk.orgintended to renew my father's call to service for today's generation.

Next page
Light

Font size:

Reset

Interval:

Bookmark:

Make

Similar books «Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy»

Look at similar books to Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy. We have selected literature similar in name and meaning in the hope of providing readers with more options to find new, interesting, not yet read works.


Reviews about «Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy»

Discussion, reviews of the book Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy and just readers' own opinions. Leave your comments, write what you think about the work, its meaning or the main characters. Specify what exactly you liked and what you didn't like, and why you think so.