![]() In Leaming’s view, the personal and political spheres of the Kennedys are inseparable. Armed with a remarkable level of detail and turning an eye toward psychological analysis, the author briefly explores her subject’s childhood, and then dives into the Kennedys’ life together. ![]() ![]() With admirable obsession, biographer Leaming ( Marilyn Monroe, 1998, etc.) has plumbed the vaults of the many official libraries (JFK’s, LBJ’s, Oxford’s Bodleian) and consulted with Secret Service personnel, Kennedy friends, and White House log books to create a convincing day-by-day chronicle of the Kennedy marriage and presidency. Kennedy has met her match and is herein revealed-along with her husband and his administration-respectfully but thoroughly, by an author possessed. ![]()
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