It’s the Five-Year Anniversary Post!
Five years have now elapsed since I started reading the first volume in James Flexner’s series on George Washington. Since …
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The Best Biographies of John F. Kennedy
I spent the past 24 weeks reading a dozen biographies of John F. Kennedy totaling just under 8,000 pages: six …
Review of “The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys” by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Doris Kearns Goodwin’s “The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys: An American Saga” was published in 1987 and remains one of the …
Review of “JFK’s Last Hundred Days” by Thurston Clarke
Thurston Clarke’s “JFK’s Last Hundred Days: The Transformation of a Man and the Emergence of a Great President” was published …
Review of “President Kennedy: Profile of Power” by Richard Reeves
“President Kennedy: Profile of Power” by Richard Reeves was published in 1993. Reeves is a former journalist, syndicated columnist and …
Review of “A Question of Character: A Life of John F. Kennedy” by Thomas Reeves
“A Question of Character: A Life of John F. Kennedy” by Thomas C. Reeves was published in 1991. Reeves is …
Review of “A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House” by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
Arthur Schlesinger Jr.’s “A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House” was published in 1965 and received a …
Review of “JFK: Reckless Youth” by Nigel Hamilton
Nigel Hamilton’s “JFK: Reckless Youth” was published in 1992 and was intended to be the first installment in projected three-volume …
Review of “JFK: The Presidency of John F. Kennedy” by Herbert Parmet
“JFK: The Presidency of John F. Kennedy” was published in 1983 and is the second book in a two-volume series …
Review of “Jack: The Struggles of John F. Kennedy” by Herbert Parmet
Published in 1980, “Jack: The Struggles of John F. Kennedy” is the first book in a two-volume series by historian …
Review of “Kennedy” by Theodore C. Sorensen
Theodore Sorensen’s “Kennedy” was published in 1965, little more than a year after JFK’s assassination. Sorensen served as chief legislative …
Review of “Jack: A Life Like No Other” by Geoffrey Perret
“Jack: A Life Like No Other” by Geoffrey Perret was published in 2001, two years following the release of his …
Review of “John F. Kennedy: A Biography” by Michael O’Brien
“John F. Kennedy: A Biography” by Michael O’Brien was published in 2005 after a decade of research which included access …
Review of “An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy” by Robert Dallek
When it was published in 2003, Robert Dallek’s “An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963” was the first full-scale, single-volume …
It’s the Three-Year Anniversary Post!
It’s hard to believe but three years have elapsed since I started this journey. When I began in December 2012 …
My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies 