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nAs special assistant to the president, Arthur Schlesinger witnessed firsthand the politics and personalities that influenced the now legendary Kennedy administration. Schlesingers close relationship with JFK, as a politician and as a friend, has resulted in this authoritative yet intimate account in which the president walks through the pages, from first to last, alert, alive, amused and amusing (John Kenneth Galbraith). A THOUSAND DAYS is at once a masterly literary achievement and a work of major historical significance (New York Times). nPulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winner: Of all the Kennedy books . . . this is the best. -- Time n nArthur M. Schlesinger Jr. served as special assistant to President John F. Kennedy throughout his presidency -- from the long and grueling campaign to Kennedys tragic and unexpected assassination by Lee Harvey Oswald. In A Thousand Days, Schlesinger combines intimate knowledge as one of President Kennedys inner circle with sweeping research and historic context to provide a look at one of the most legendary presidential administrations in American history. n nFrom JFKs battle with Nixon during the 1960 election, to the seemingly charmed inaugural days, to international conflict and domestic unrest, Schlesinger takes a close and fond, but unsparing, look at Kennedys tenure in the White House, covering well-known successes, like his involvement in the Civil Rights movement; infamous humiliations, like the Bay of Pigs; and often overlooked struggles, like the Skybolt missile mix-up, alike. n nA Thousand Days is at once a masterly literary achievement and a work of major historical significance (New York Times). nPulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winner: Of all the Kennedy books . . . this is the best. -- Time n nArthur M. Schlesinger Jr. served as special assistant to President John F. Kennedy throughout his presidency -- from the long and grueling campaign to Kennedys tragic and unexpected assassination by Lee Harvey Oswald. In A Thousand Days, Schlesinger combines intimate knowledge as one of President Kennedys inner circle with sweeping research and historic context to provide a look at one of the most legendary presidential administrations in American history. n nFrom JFKs battle with Nixon during the 1960 election, to the seemingly charmed inaugural days, to international conflict and domestic unrest, Schlesinger takes a close and fond, but unsparing, look at Ke
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