Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero

Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero

by Christopher Matthews (Author)

Synopsis

This is the story of the friendships that defined one of America's most beloved Presidents. Chris Matthews, who has been following and studying the Kennedys most of his life, has interviewed President Kennedy's closest confidants - family, friends, and those who served with him--to create a moving portrait of a man many loved but few really understood. These friends were with Jack Kennedy as he took surprising risks, struggled with chronic illness, and repeatedly confronted the thin membrane between life and death. As Matthews describes it, Jack Kennedy was a rebel, an adventurer, and a great enjoyer of life precisely because he understood its fragility. Being with Jack Kennedy was great fun for his friends. Now readers will share in that experience.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 496
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 06 Dec 2012

ISBN 10: 1451635095
ISBN 13: 9781451635096

Media Reviews
If history at its best is about telling storiesthat bring the past to life, then Chris Matthews is a master storyteller, forthis fascinating portrait brings Jack Kennedy more vividly to life than anyrecent work.--Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Team of Rivals
Author Bio
Chris Matthews is the host of MSNBC's Hardball. He is the author of Jack Kennedy--Elusive Hero; Tip and the Gipper--When Politics Worked; Kennedy and Nixon; Hardball; and now Bobby Kennedy: A Raging Spirit.