"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." - John F. Kennedy, January 20, 1961 ~~~ John F. Kennedy presided over three of the most turbulent years of the Cold War. From the Bay of Pigs to the Cuban Missile Crisis and a coup in Vietnam, the stakes have rarely been higher. But how did he overcome youth and bigotry against his Catholic faith to reach the White House? Well, it helps when your daddy has money and you have charisma to spare. Bibliogra...

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35.) John F. Kennedy 1961-1963

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33.B) Truman and the Bomb, an interview with D.M. Giangreco

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35.) John F. Kennedy 1961-1963

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35.B) Joe Kennedy Sr., The Patriarch, an interview with David Nasaw

35.C) JFK & The Press, an interview with Harold Holzer

36.) Lyndon Baines Johnson 1963-1969

36.A) LBJ & Vietnam, an interview with Mark Lawrence

36.B) LBJ's Great Society, an interview with Mark Updegrove

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37.) Richard Nixon 1969-1974

37.A) Nixon's Domestic Agenda, an interview with Luke Nichter

37.B) The campaigns of Richard Nixon, an interview with John Farrell

38.) Gerald Ford 1974-1977

38.A) Gerald Ford in the Maelstrom, an interview with Brooke Clement

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39.) Jimmy Carter 1977-1981

39.A) Jimmy Carter, the outsider, an interview with Jonathan Alter

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