Killing+Kennedy+Braxton+Sesler

__**Rating:**__ ★★★★★ __**Summary:**__ John Fitzgerald Kennedy has just been sworn in as the 35 th president of the United States. To the public, he is young, athletic, enthusiastic, and likable man, whose popularity is second only to his wife Jacqueline's. Lee Harvey Oswald, a mostly unknown former U.S. marine sharpshooter who has defected to the Soviet Union, is fed up with his monotonous factory job. Kennedy has already cheated death three times, but in less than three years his life will collide with Oswald's, and history will be changed forever.

__**Review:**__ Contrary to what the title might suggest, //Killing Kennedy// is not so much about Kennedy's assassination as his presidency, history, and stunning private life. This terrific piece of nonfiction presents all sides of JFK: his eloquent, powerful leadership, his promiscuous private life, the timid commander-in-chief, and the loving father and husband. Naturally, the book also follows Lee Harvey Oswald's nomadic life as he shuffles between Russia, Texas, Louisiana, and Mexico, and is periodically investigated by the FBI, but never deemed a threat. But this is just the tip of the iceberg; I guarantee this book's facts will surprise you. Anyone interested in any aspect of K ennedy, or even just curious about the time period, will enjoy this book thoroughly. Even if you are not particularly interested in the story, this book will blow your mind.

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