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John F. Kennedy's presidency / Rebecca Rowell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rowell, Rebecca, author.
- Series:
- Presidential powerhouses.
- Presidential powerhouses
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963--Juvenile literature.
- Kennedy, John F.
- Presidents--United States--Biography.
- Presidents.
- United States--Politics and government--1961-1963.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (104 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : Lerner Publications, [2016]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book examines the professional and personal life of John F. Kennedy, who took office in 1961 as the youngest person ever elected president of the United States. Readers will learn he took a controversial stand in favor of civil rights legislation, and navigated dangerous webs of foreign affairs. Kennedy inspired the nation with his hopes for the future and his efforts to make them a reality.
- Contents:
- On the brink
- Jack
- Relations with the Soviet Union
- Relations with Germany
- Relations with Cuba
- The space race
- On the home front
- Civil rights
- Loss and legacy.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 98-99) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781512482126
- 1512482129
- 9781467786003
- 1467786004
- OCLC:
- 936410737
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