These Few Precious Days: The Final Year of Jack with Jackie

Author(s): Christopher Andersen

Historical

"The days dwindle down, to a precious few . . ." --from "September Song," JFK's favorite They were the original power couple-- outlandishly rich, impossibly attractive, and endlessly fascinating. Now, in this rare, behind-the-scenes portrait of the Kenne-dys in their final year together, #1 "New York Times" bestselling biographer Christopher Andersen shows us a side of JFK and Jackie we've never seen before. Tender, intimate, complex, and, at times, explosive, theirs is a love story unlike any other--filled with secrets, scandals, and bomb-shells that could never be fully revealed . . . until now. Including: - Stunning new details about the Kennedys' rumored affairs--hers as well as his--and how they ultimately overcame all odds to save their marriage - The president's many premonitions of his own death, and how he repeatedly tried to pull out of his last fateful trip to Dallas - Shocking revelations about how the couple, unaware of the dangers, became dependent on amphetamine injections, the real reason-- according to his longtime personal physician-- for JFK's notorious libido, and how the White House hid his many serious medical problems from the public - How the tragic death of their infant son Patrick led to an emotional outpouring from the president that surprised even their closest friends--and brought JFK and Jackie closer than they had ever been - Touching firsthand accounts of the family's most private moments, before and after the assassination Drawing on hundreds of interviews conducted with the Kennedys' inner circle--from family members and lifelong friends to key advisors and political confidantes--Andersen takes us deeper inside the world of the president and his first lady than ever before. Unsparing yet sym-pathetic, bigger than life but all too real, "These Few Precious Days" captures the ups and downs of a marriage, a man, and a woman, the memories of which will continue to fascinate and inspire for generations to come.

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Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9781476732329
  • : Gallery Books
  • : Gallery Books
  • : 0.531
  • : 31 July 2013
  • : 234mm X 160mm X 31mm
  • : United States
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : black & white illustrations, colour illustrations
  • : 324
  • : 973.9220922
  • : Hardback
  • : Christopher Andersen