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JFK and His Enemies: A Portrait of Power

Thomas J. Whalen

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Description for JFK and His Enemies: A Portrait of Power Hardback. Num Pages: 212 pages, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 478.
The famed 19th century humorist Finely Peter Dunne once commented that life “would not be worth living if we didn’t keep our enemies.” Certainly John F. Kennedy could appreciate the wisdom behind this observation. At nearly every stage of his noteworthy political career, which stretched from the dank, run-down tenement houses of Charlestown, Massachusetts in 1946 to the gleaming downtown skyscrapers of Dallas, Texas in 1963, Kennedy had collected his fair share of enemies. Some, like Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. in 1952 and Lyndon Johnson in 1960, presented formidable political obstacles to his attaining higher office. Others, like Nikita Khrushchev ... Read more

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Publisher

ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD

Format

Hardback

Publication date

2014

Condition

New

Number of Pages

212

Place of Publication

Lanham, MD, United States

ISBN

9781442213746

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V9781442213746

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About Thomas J. Whalen

Thomas J. Whalen is an associate professor of social science at Boston University and author of "Kennedy versus Lodge: The 1952 Massachusetts Senate Race." Whalen's latest book, "A Higher Purpose: Profiles in Presidential Courage," resurrects Truman and eight other American leaders and the moments that defined their political careers, using John F. Kennedy’s 1955 best seller, Profiles in Courage, as ... Read more

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Amid the recent cascade of new books on John F. Kennedy, Thomas Whalen has managed a rare and notable feat
to offer a fresh and original perspective on the 35th president. By offering colorful profiles and vivid vignettes of the foreign and domestic leaders who confronted Kennedy at various stages of his career, the author briskly and skillfully illuminates ... Read morehis life and times, reminding us that a good way to judge a political figure is by the enemies he makes.
Michael Flamm, Professor of History, Ohio Wesleyan University In a clear and fast-paced narrative style, Thomas Whalen convincingly illustrates that to understand John F. Kennedy, you have to appreciate his complex relationships with his many rivals. JFK and His Enemies depicts Kennedy’s role in the defining conflicts of his era, from civil rights to the Cold War, while shedding light on his personal charm, power, foibles, and contradictions.
Aram G. Goudsouzian, author of Down to the Crossroads: Civil Rights, Black Power, and the Meredith March Against Fear Authored by a veteran presidential scholar, JFK and His Enemies is a clearly written introduction to Kennedy's myriad "enemies," ranging from Henry Cabot Lodge, Richard Nixon, Lyndon Johnson, Nikita Khrushchev to J. Edgar Hoover and Lee Harvey Oswald. Readers will find it interesting and absorbing.
James N. Giglio, author of The Presidency of John F. Kennedy Thomas Whalen in this carefully crafted, admirably concise study demonstrates again that a man may be judged by the enemies he makes. Or, to paraphrase Sun Tzu, know your enemies and you will know yourself. Indeed, Whalen’s captivating analysis of John Kennedy’s adversarial relationships with the likes of J. Edgar Hoover, George Wallace, Richard Nixon and Lyndon Johnson illuminates the man and his times, deepens our comprehension of how JFK reached the pinnacle of power, and broadens our awareness of the complications he faced as president.
James W. Hilty, Professor Emeritus, Temple University, Author of Robert Kennedy: Brother Protector If we can judge a man, in part, by the enemies he made, JFK will go down as a great one. His enemies were powerful men, with deadly weapons at their disposal. But JFK took them on without fear or hesitation. Thomas Whalen's book reads like a novel of political intrigue mostly because that was the fabric of Kennedy's life.
Randy Roberts, Distinguished Professor of History, Purdue University Show Less

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