First published 2012
Edward Kennedy sits in his study, surrounded by decades of memories that shaped modern America. His grandfather Sweet Fitz won the Boston mayor's office twice. His father served as ambassador to Britain, where young Ted learned to represent American youth on the world stage. He campaigned for his older brothers John and Robert Kennedy before winning his own Senate seat in 1962 and mounting his own presidential bid. Now Kennedy opens his personal archives to reveal the forces that drove nearly a century of American history. The Cuban Missile Crisis unfolds through private conversations. Political assassinations tear at the fabric of his family and nation. Watergate exposes corruption at the highest levels. The Monica Lewinsky scandal rocks another administration. Kennedy witnessed these pivotal moments from inside the corridors of power. His memoirs capture both the stellar achievements and tragic failures that defined his era. This intimate account reveals how one family's political dynasty intersected with America's most critical and bizarre episodes.
Genres: 20th-century, american, political-science, biography-memoir, 21st-century, american-history
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
Setting: America, Boston, Britain
Period: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s
624 pages · Hardcover · KoLibri