JFK Public, private, secret
Large print - 2025
"In this deeply researched presidential biography, J. Randy Taraborrelli tells John F. Kennedy's story in a provocative new way by revealing how public moments in his life were so influenced by private relationships with not only his family, but also Jackie's. But it's the secret life that also surprises. As Congressman, Senator and finally President, JFK was a magnet for women. With exclusive interviews and meticulous research, Taraborrelli reveals not only the man's many affairs but also the strength and resolve his wife showed in coping with them"--
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- large print books
Biographies
Large print books
Livres en gros caractères - Published
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[Waterville, Maine] :
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
2025.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- Large print edition
- Physical Description
- 977 pages (large print), 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 839-965).
- ISBN
- 9781420524369
- Introduction: Character is Destiny
- Prologue: The Secret Place
- Book I. Before the Presidency
- Part I. Ties that Bind
- Matriarch
- Patriarch
- A Life of Privilege
- Part II. Prelude to Camelot
- Merrywood Royals
- Future In-laws
- Jackie
- Perfect on Paper
- From This Moment On
- Part III. First Love: Inga
- A Fated Meeting
- An Awakening
- Sleeping with the Enemy?
- Good News and Bad News
- Joe's Unlikely Alliance
- A Father's Scheme
- "Distrust Is a Very Funny Thing"
- The Bird Stops Singing
- How Love Ends
- Part IV. Miss Bouvier
- Getting to Know You
- The Job Description
- "Barely Plausible"
- Part V. Destiny
- Hero
- True Measure of the Man
- What We Get Through
- Part VI. Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy
- Something Like That
- "Do. You. Love. Him?"
- Crazier Than a Corkscrew
- Pre-wedding Tryst?
- September Nuptials
- Part VII. Joe
- Fallen Brother
- Shadowboxing with Ghosts
- Part VIII. These Ties that Bind
- Joe's Surprising Confession
- Profiles in Courage
- Bad Blood
- Jack's "Mistake"
- The Only Two Choices
- Part IX. The Life We Choose
- Family Tradition
- Protecting the Lie
- Part X. Scorched Earth
- Moment of Truth
- Jack's Defining Moment
- Salt Spray on His Lips
- Tempted
- Jack's Strange Detachment
- Persona Non Grata
- Out There Somewhere
- "Trailer Park Joan"
- The Illusion of Choice
- Rules of Engagement
- A Parting of the Ways
- Part XI. Ever Moving Forward
- Stuck in Myself
- Milestone Birthday Decisions
- Caroline
- Falling for His Wife
- Joan's Unwelcome News
- Somebody's Daughter
- Part XII. A Father's Deception
- Lost Sister
- Buried Secrets
- Hiding Rosie
- Full Disclosure
- Part XIII. The Climb Up
- Political Operatives
- The Cave
- Officially in the Game
- Part XIV. JFK for President
- Femme Fatale
- High Hopes
- The Trouble with Judy
- Sinatra
- West Virginia
- The Candidate
- Kick Him in the Balls
- October Surprise
- Book II. The Presidency
- Part I. Mr. President
- Election Victory
- As Real as Real Gets
- An Unlikely Meeting
- Transition
- Family Pride
- Honor Thy Parents
- Maternal Breach
- Part II. Commander in Chief
- New Frontier
- Family Business
- Bay of Pigs
- Moved to Tears
- Accountability
- Jack's Miracle Drug
- Dr. Feelgood
- The Woman She Wants to Be
- Khrushchev's Threat
- The Berlin Wall
- Part III. All that Glitters
- Advise and Consent
- Their World Changes
- Caring Makes You Weak
- Part IV. His Sexual Waywardness
- Scars and All
- Changing Tides
- Marilyn
- When Marilyn Calls
- Twisted
- The JFK/Marilyn Contract
- Collateral Damage
- Part V. The Other Side of Camelot
- Wellspring
- Fatherly Concerns
- Flashpoint
- Medical Coup d'État
- Rose Bowl
- Part VI. "Cuba, Cuba, Cuba"
- Crisis in Cuba
- Seen, Never Heard
- "Grab Your Balls!"
- Crucial Decisions
- An Unwelcome Guest
- Resolution
- Part VII. Life Changes
- Their Last Thanksgiving
- "As Old as the Scriptures"
- Jackie's Ultimatum
- The Very Worst Parts
- Historic Speeches
- Part VIII. Patrick
- Cut to the Bone
- Some Changes Are for Good
- Part IX. Vietnam… and Beyond
- Growing Problems at Home and Abroad
- Onassis
- Losing Control of His Government
- "My God! How She Loves Me"
- Part X. Ticking Clock
- The Question of Dallas
- Double Murders
- Regret
- Not Perfect, but Lovely
- Memories to Be Made
- "It's We Who Made Him"
- Part XI. The Unfinished Life
- Blood Red
- A Deep Loss
- One Last Time
- Did He Know?
- A Beautiful Life
- Source Notes
- Further Acknowledgments
- Personal Acknowledgments