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The photographer Jacques Lowe met John F. Kennedy in 1958 and quickly established a rapport with him. For the next five years, Lowe had privileged access to the Kennedy family and was not only the official photographer of JFK's campaign for president but also his personal photographer following his election. Gathered in this book are more than 250 images that capture the personal and political life-- and the charisma-- of this almost mythic figure....
87) John F. Kennedy
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The life and political career of the thirty-fifth president with biographical information about the members of his family.
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Relive the promise of hope and change for the furture that was to become the rally cry of Robert F. Kennedy, the third Kennedy son earmarked for the presidency. Cultivating the most dedicated of friends as well as the most ruthless of political and personal enemies, learn of the shy insider, devoted father, and ruthless politician, in the most complete portrait of the man.
89) The Kennedys
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Eight-hour miniseries chronicles the saga of America's first 'royal' family during the 1960s, providing an intimate look at how Joseph Kennedy Sr. shaped his sons, John and Robert, to become two of the most influential men in the country's history. Told by Joe Kennedy, an ambitious and egocentric father, recounting the scandal, tragedy, public greatness, and private frailty of our nation's most fabled political family.
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Ted was born into a family of great wealth and privilege. After the untimely and tragic deaths of his three older brothers, Ted inherited the weight of his father's political ambitions, and served as surrogate father to the 13 children of his slain brothers. Early scandals and public displays of womanizing and drunkenness are contrasted with his stellar marks as U.S. Senator. The life and career of Teddy Kennedy is revealed through his close friends,...
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A tale of business genius and personal greed that brings to light not only the way Joseph P. Kennedy made his fortune, but how he forever changed the business of movie-making. Between 1926 and 1930, Kennedy--merciless, electrifying, a visionary--used his talents to position himself as a Hollywood leader. By 1928, at age 40, he was running three studios at once. Biographer Beauchamp writes about the genius behind Kennedy's profiteering and his importance...
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Learn about the eldest child of John F. and Jackie Kennedy. Her life has been shaped by tragedy, but as the only surviving child, she has maintained her family's legacy. One of the founders of the Profiles in Courage Awards. She is also the president of the Kennedy Library Foundation, as well as an advisor to the Harvard Institute of Politics. An author and mother of three. She is successful, involved with family and country, and she embodies the...
99) Gloria & Joe
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An account of the secret three-year love affair of 1920s movie star Gloria Swanson and businessman and political patriarch Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., provides a revealing portrait of two of the century's most famous people and a glimpse of Hollywood in the Roaring Twenties.
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