First published 2013
Richard Reeves presents the Kennedy presidency through the eyes of New York Times journalists who covered those turbulent thousand days. Published for the 50th anniversary of the assassination, this collection draws from the newspaper's archives to chronicle the major events that defined JFK's time in office. The Civil Rights Movement gains momentum while Kennedy navigates the Bay of Pigs disaster and the Cuban Missile Crisis. The space program accelerates, the Berlin Wall divides a city, and Vietnam becomes an growing concern. Reports from David Halberstam, Russell Baker, and James Reston capture events as they unfolded. Contemporary historians including Robert Dallek and Terry Golway provide new analysis, while current Times writers like Sam Tanenhaus and Scott Shane bridge past and present. More than 125 photographs accompany the text, creating a visual record of an era that still captivates readers fifty years later.
Genres: biography, history, 20th-century, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: historical-fiction
Setting: New York, Bay of Pigs, Cuba, Berlin, Vietnam
Period: 1960s
400 pages · Hardcover · Harry N. Abrams