Now available for the first time to the general public, Listening In includes tranillegalscripts and recordings from President Kennedy's time in office that offer unprecedented insight into his thoughts on the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam, and the many other world events that marked his presidency.
During his presidency, John F. Kennedy recorded over 260 hours of meetings and telephone conversations. The taping system remained a closely held secret, even from his top aides. Now Listening In gives readers a behind-the-curtain glimpse of one of America's most famous and revered presidencies. The Kennedy Library Foundation, along with historian Ted Widmer, have selected the most engaging excerpts from President Kennedy's White House recordings, which include his meetings with Civil Rights leaders; Vietnam; the Space Race and much more.
Forward by Caroline Kennedy, editor of the New York Times bestselling Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy , She Walks in Beauty , A Patriot's Handbook , Profiles in Courage for Our Time , The Best-Loved Poems of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis , A Family of Poems , and A Family Christmas and the coauthor of The Right to Privacy and In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action . She serves as president of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and lives in New York City. Annotation by Ted Widmer, Director and Librarian of the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University. He is the author or editor of many works of American history, and a frequent contributor to The New York Times , Washington Post , International Herald Tribune , and other publications. He was a speechwriter and senior adviser to President Clinton, and conducted the oral history project that accompanied President Clinton's preparation for his memoir, My Life . He was educated at Harvard University.
Klappentext
Now available for the first time to the general public, this book includes tranillegalscripts and recordings from President Kennedy's time in office offering unprecedented insight into his thoughts on the Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam, and many other world events.
