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In the summer of 1962, nineteen-year-old Mimi Beardsley arrived by train in Washington, D.C., to begin an internship in the White House press office. The Kennedy Administration had reinvigorated the capital and the country and Mimi was eager to contribute. For a young woman from a privileged but sheltered upbringing, the job was the chance of a lifetime. Although she started as a lowly intern, Mimi made an impression on Kennedy's inner circle and,...

"The year 1968 is recalled most of all as a year when revolution beckoned or threatened. On the 50th anniversary of that tumultuous year, cultural historians Robert Cottrell and Blaine T. Browne provide a well-informed, up-to-date synthesis of the events that rocked the world, emphasizing the revolutionary possibilities."--Provided by publisher. "The year 1968 retains its mythic hold on the imagination in America and around the world. Like the revolutionary...

A political tour of the 1960s with Goodwin's memoirs of John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Robert Kennedy, and Eugene McCarthy.

A study of the men who came to power during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, and of their leadership of America during the sixties.

A portrait of Jacqueline Kennedy during the thousand days of JFK's administration sheds new light on her life as both a woman and as First Lady, revealing the world of a woman fighting for herself, her marriage, and her husband's presidency.

Exhaustively researched, "Live by the Sword" reveals how the secret war of the Kennedy brothers, John and Robert, against Castro's regime triggered JFK's assassination, and also shows that Lee Harvey Oswald was indeed the lone assailant. 24 illustrations.

Gives us the fullest account of the most dangerous moment of the Cold War. Like finding the other half of a torn photograph, exploiting the archives gives us a whole new perspective on familiar events.

Analyzes the rise and fall of liberalism during the sixties, discussing anticommunism, civil rights, Great Society programs, and the counterculture.

A brief biography of the thirty-fifth president of the United States.