With its meticulously documented and compulsively readable portrait of JFK as a man whose reckless personal behavior imperiled his presidency, this monumental work of investigative journalism reveals the Kennedy White House as never before. --Jacob Weisberg, Slate.
Not merely a great read, Much of what\'s in The Dark Side of Camelot is also 1) new; 2) shocking; 3) well supported; and 4) worth knowing.
Now, for the first time, Seymour Hersh tells the real story of those risks, as he brilliantly re-creates the life and world of a crisis-driven president who maintained a facade of cool toughness while negotiating private compromises unknown to even his closest advisers.
By the end of Jack Kennedy\'s life, his private recklessness had begun to edge into his public life, putting him -- and his nation -- at risk.
Kennedys wrote their own moral code.
There was no secret that money and charm could not hide.
His father, Joe, set the pattern: Kennedys could do exactly what they wanted.
Kennedy we have never seen before, a man insulated from the normal consequences of behavior long before he entered the White House.
Hersh reveals a John F.
In this widely acclaimed and bestselling book, the award-winning investigative reporter Seymour M.
A monumental work of investigative journalism from one of the greatest reporters in American history, revealing the Kennedy White House as never before. of photos.
Now in paperback, this watershed work promises more provocative debate.
With its meticulously documented and compulsively readable portrait of JFK as a man whose reckless personal behavior imperiled his presidency, this monumental work of investigative journalism reveals the Kennedy White House as never before
