First published 1984
Arthur Schlesinger served as a special assistant to President John Kennedy and witnessed the administration from within the corridors of power. This Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winning account draws on his unique position as both participant and observer during the thousand days of the Kennedy presidency. Schlesinger chronicles the major decisions and crises that defined the era, from domestic policy initiatives to international confrontations. He captures the personalities and dynamics of the key figures who shaped American policy during this brief but consequential period. The book presents an insider's view of how presidential decisions were made and implemented. Time Magazine called it the finest of all books written about Kennedy. Schlesinger combines his skills as a professional historian with his firsthand knowledge of the events he describes, offering readers both scholarly analysis and eyewitness testimony of one of the most scrutinized presidencies in American history.
Genres: biography, history, 20th-century, american-history
Vibes: intimate, scholarly, thought-provoking
Tropes: eyewitness-account, insider-perspective
Period: Thousand Days
967 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Fawcett