Table of Contents
Prologue 9
Introduction 15
Chapter 1 JFK's Giant Family 21
Meeting the Dad: One of the Richest Men in America 24
Meeting the Mom: Distant but Devoted 26
A Presidental Bunch 29
Tragedy & Triumph: The Kennedy Brothers 33
Joe Jr. 34
Bobby 35
Ted 37
Living in a Shadow 40
Chapter 2 Most Likely to Succeed 45
Making a Name for Himself 48
Travels in Europe 52
A Budding Author 55
Launching Into the Read World 59
Chapter 3 Life Before the White House 61
World War II Service 65
Post-War Career 71
Marriage & Fatherhood 74
Chapter 4 Running for President: The Campaign That Made History 81
Winning the Nomination 84
Defeating Nixon 86
How Television Changed Everything 88
The Famous Speech 91
Chapter 5 The 35th President of the United States 95
The Kennedy White House 97
White House Restorations 98
Secret Recordings 102
The Situation Room 102
Personal Touches 103
Foreign Policy and the Cold War 103
The Bay of Pigs 104
The Berlin Wall 105
Cuban Missile Crisis 107
Latin America 113
Southeast Asia 114
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty 116
JFK's Successes on the Home Front 117
The Pease Corps 118
Equality for women 120
The Space Program 121
A Life Cut Short 123
Chapter 6 Kennedy's Legacy 131
Civil Rights 133
NASA 137
The Eternal Flame 140
Conclusion 145
Timeline 149
Glossary 155
References 163
About the Author 169
Index 173
