The Memories: JFK 1961-1963
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In 1961 President John F. Kennedy's friend and military aide, General Chester V. (Ted) Clifton, assigned Captain Cecil Stoughton of the Army Signal Corps to the full-time job of keeping a photographic record of President Kennedy's days in the White House. Captain Stoughton had extraordinary opportunities to photograph JFK as president, as father, as husband, in moments of crisis and tension, of joy and relaxation, of stern responsibility--and of love.
Hugh Sidey, the Time-Life correspondent, himself a friend and close observer of the Kennedys, writes:
It remains a curiosity of these times how many people were touched in a special way by John F. Kennedy. The young people reserve a special joy for him, something they salvaged in a way we barely understand when they were seared by his death while they were still younger. Those of us who lived in the Kennedy years find the memories come back stronger than ever with even the slightest encouragement. The unusual human dimensions of the man propelled him through politics and gave his presidency its flavor and lasting meaning.
This book is not a deliberate assessment of his stewardship. It is a collection of memories, a compendium of emotion captured on film in Kennedy's thousand days.
Hugh Sidey, the Time-Life correspondent, himself a friend and close observer of the Kennedys, writes:
It remains a curiosity of these times how many people were touched in a special way by John F. Kennedy. The young people reserve a special joy for him, something they salvaged in a way we barely understand when they were seared by his death while they were still younger. Those of us who lived in the Kennedy years find the memories come back stronger than ever with even the slightest encouragement. The unusual human dimensions of the man propelled him through politics and gave his presidency its flavor and lasting meaning.
This book is not a deliberate assessment of his stewardship. It is a collection of memories, a compendium of emotion captured on film in Kennedy's thousand days.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0393009858
ISBN13:9780393009859
Release Date:May 1980
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Length:208 Pages
Weight:1.55 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 8.5" x 11.0"
Customer Reviews
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Great book from three Texas trip veterans
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
As the leading civilian expert on the Secret Service, I highly recommend this book for the nice graphics. I especially lkiked the photo from Berlin June 1963 with SA Gerald Blaine on the rear of JFK's limousine. Vince Palamara History Channel, author of two books, in over 32 other author's books, etc.
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