The Kennedy White House Family Life and Pictures, 1961-1963

by Anthony, Carl Sferrazza

• ISBN13: 9780743214735
• ISBN10: 0743214730
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-11-05
• Publisher: Touchstone

Summary

Packed with never-before-seen photographs,The Kennedy White Housereveals the world's most famous family, unstaged and as they were, both behind White House doors and in their private homes in Virginia, Palm Beach, Newport, and Hyannis Port. Carl Sferrazza Anthony's fascinating narrative brings new insight to the Kennedy story, in the first book to place the family within the context of 1960s culture and view historical events uniquely from the personal perspective of their family life. A candid and compelling tour,The Kennedy White House"takes you inside the world's most famous goldfish bowl for a glimpse at life in the White House as you've never seen it before" (Julie N. Eisenhower).

Author Biography

Carl Sferrazza Anthony, the author of four previous books including America's First Families, has written frequently for The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and Details. The nation's leading authority on the political power and social influence of First Ladies, he served as one of Nancy Reagan's speechwriters.

Table of Contents

A Family Affair: The Inauguration, January 20, 1961	11	(26)
The Jet Age	37	(18)
Four Bedrooms, with Crabgrass: The White House as Home	55	(28)
Charmer: Jack Kennedy the Person, 1961	83	(26)
In a Crisis: The Extended Kennedy Family, 1961	109	(38)
Queen of the Circus: Jackie Kennedy in Private, 1962	147	(34)
The Dynasty: Gatherings and Celebrations, 1962	181	(30)
Coming Together, 1963	211	(44)
The Last of Times, 1963	255	(34)
Epilogue	289	(1)
A Note on Sources	290	(1)
Selected Bibliography	291	(4)
Photography Credits	295	(1)
Acknowledgments	296	(1)
Index	297