Interesting take on the Kennedy administration, focusing on the advisers and officials of the administration. ( )

I have read so may books about the Kennedy's, the Kennedy presidency and politics, maybe I have gotten a bit jaded. Perhaps I have over-read the subject. I freely admit that is entirely possible. Maybe in some little corner of my heart, I hope for a different ending to it all? Of course, that can't happen. History is what it is, and no amount of reading or searching is going to bring a different outcome.

Despite his personal failings and foibles, despite his poor health and overbearing but intelligent family, I think that if JFK had been given more time, this country might have gone in a different direction. The years when the Kennedy brothers died, and Martin Luther King was killed seemed to draw a dark cloud over the country that took a long time to disperse. Senseless losses to families and to the country. Good men, gone too soon.. we know all the cliches, but sadly, they are true.

I feel that this book gives a good overview of the time spent in the White House, his cabinet and advisors, and of course, the issues that JFK faced. I also feel that it has all been done before. So, here I have given one star more than I originally planed. I gave the star to encourage those who have read less, researched less and experienced less of those dark years. The facts are here, and they are clearly written. It is also a dry read, not as compelling as some other books on this subject. If it is facts you want, read this, the facts are here. The story is here. It is rather textbook like in its presentation, in my opinion. But this is a period worth learning about and a book worth reading. ( )