Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 973.922092 EAN: 9781590710159 ISBN: 1590710150 Label: Rugged Land Manufacturer: Rugged Land Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 224 Publication Date: October 28, 2003 Publisher: Rugged Land Release Date: October 28, 2003 Sales Rank: 798556 Studio: Rugged Land
Product DescriptionThough he did not live long enough to write his memoirs, John F. Kennedy left behind a legacy of eloquence that still resonates in the lives and dreams of the American public.
With a variety of the very best quotes, anecdotes and archival footage, The Uncommon Wisdom of John F. Kennedy reveals the core character of a visionary over the course of a remarkable and dramatic life and presidency.
Included are some of JFK's innermost struggles and the many milestones that defined him:
- The Sinking of PT 109 - The Courtship of Jackie - Election to the Senate - The Loss of a Child - Winning the Presidency
Best remembered for his youthful charisma and inspiring words, he embodied the optimistic spirit of a generation who stood, as he said, '...on the edge of a New Frontier.'
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - "Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer but the right answer"
I have read a pile of books and watched a ton of TV about JFK;and I have to put this one right up there with the best of them.It was about 1958 when I first became aware of him.By 1960,I had finished University,and had been working for about a year.What really amazed me was that I was a new engineer of 23, just starting my career and here was this fellow who had spent 4 years in WWII,a Navy Lieutenant Hero from the Pacific,already travelled the world,spent 14 years as a Congressman and ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent
Everything about this book is quality from the design, to the paper to the elegant font. It captures the essence of JFK because it's not someone else's memoir or perceptions. This is all JFk in his own words. One quote is particularly striking. Before taking office JFK quotes Lincoln on the subject of fate and purpose as president.
Also, the book includes a DVD filled with remakable and touching images.
Rating: - THE DVD OF THIS THING IS AMAZING
You forget all the things JFK did and said until you read this thing. Wow, it really reminds you. But the best part is the DVD that comes with it which is only probably forty minutes, but it has all this film (color and black and white) of Kennedy. I had always wanted to see him saying "Ich bin ein Berliner!"
In the end, the film of him playing with his son just tears your heart out. The DVD is worth it alone.
