{"product_id":"a-thousand-days-john-f-kennedy-in-the-white-house-9780618219278","title":"A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House","description":"\u003cstrong\u003ePulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winner: \"Of all the Kennedy books . . . this is the best.\"--\u003cem\u003eTime\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eArthur M. Schlesinger Jr. served as special assistant to President John F. Kennedy throughout his presidency--from the long and grueling campaign to Kennedy's tragic and unexpected assassination by Lee Harvey Oswald. In \u003cem\u003eA Thousand Days\u003c\/em\u003e, Schlesinger combines intimate knowledge as one of President Kennedy's inner circle with sweeping research and historic context to provide a look at one of the most legendary presidential administrations in American history.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFrom JFK's battle with Nixon during the 1960 election, to the seemingly charmed inaugural days, to international conflict and domestic unrest, Schlesinger takes a close and fond, but unsparing, look at Kennedy's tenure in the White House, covering well-known successes, like his involvement in the Civil Rights movement; infamous humiliations, like the Bay of Pigs; and often overlooked struggles, like the Skybolt missile mix-up, alike.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Thousand Days\u003c\/em\u003e is \"at once a masterly literary achievement and a work of major historical significance\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchlesinger, Arthur M.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - ARTHUR M. SCHLESINGER, JR., the author of sixteen books, was a renowned historian and social critic. He twice won the Pulitzer Prize, in 1946 for The Age of Jackson and in 1966 for A Thousand Days. He was also the winner of the National Book Award for both A Thousand Days and Robert Kennedy and His Times (1979). In 1998 he was awarded the prestigious National Humanities Medal.","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50630333104402,"sku":"9780618219278","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ee75b440-9828-440d-b698-afa24891cce0.jpg?v=1732749930","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-thousand-days-john-f-kennedy-in-the-white-house-9780618219278","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}