{"product_id":"9780671892890","title":"President Kennedy : Profile of Power","description":"\u003cstrong\u003ePresident Kennedy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Richard Reeves\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePresident Kennedy\u003c\/i\u003e is the compelling, dramatic history of JFK's thousand days in office. It illuminates the presidential center of power by providing an indepth look at the day-by-day decisions and dilemmas of the thirty-fifth president as he faced everything from the threat of nuclear war abroad to racial unrest at home. \"A narrative that leaves us not only with a new understanding of Kennedy as President, but also with a new understanding of what it means to be President\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime magazine\u003c\/i\u003e The best non-fiction book of the year.\u003cbr\u003eMichiko Kakutani \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e [A] narrative that leaves us not only with a new understanding of Kennedy as President, but also with a new understanding of what it means to be President.\u003cbr\u003eBruce W. Nelan \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e Fresh and fascinating material....The Bottom Line: A cool, clear look at the way JFK dealt with his crises.\u003cbr\u003eGeoffrey C. Ward \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e Reeves' portrait of Kennedy and his presidency is both persuasive and compelling; the reader puts it down with the feeling that this is what it must have been like to be at the center of power at a time when the center very nearly did not hold.\u003cbr\u003eMichael Elliot \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e A magnificent book....Reeves tries \"to reconstruct [Kennedy's] world from his perspective.\" He succeeds triumphantly, forcing us to read the early 1960s in a fresh way.\u003cbr\u003eBill McKibben \u003ci\u003eNew York Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e The power of JFK and of this book is strong enough that it illuminates our present day as well.\u003cbr\u003eDerek Shearer \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review President Kennedy\u003c\/i\u003e...is the best study that I've read of what it's like to be President.\u003cbr\u003eRory Quirk \u003ci\u003eThe Atlanta Journal\/The Atlanta Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e A skillful blend of history and character study....Informative and provocative...Reeves offers the nation's 35th president without adulation and without tears.\u003cbr\u003ePeter Braestrup \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e An uncommonly cool, compelling portrait of a modern president.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780671892890\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40590315782350,"sku":"9780671892890","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_69b02d38-e21b-47f5-9b7e-148f550be570.jpg?v=1637735510","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780671892890","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}