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The Kennedy Assassination--24 Hours After by Steven Gillon (2009, Hardcover) 
The Kennedy Assassination--24 Hours After by Steven Gillon (2009, Hardcover)

 
The Kennedy Assassination--24 Hours After by Steven Gillon (2009, Hardcover)

Publisher: Basic Books
Publication Date: 2009-10-06
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 046501870X
ISBN-13: 9780465018703
Product ID: EPID72492782
Description: Historian Steven Gillon's tight-focus account of the immediate events following the assassination of President Kennedy yields a compelling and truly informative account of a shocked nation and a government that knew it had to maintain a ...
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Synopsis
Historian Steven Gillon's tight-focus account of the immediate events following the assassination of President Kennedy yields a compelling and truly informative account of a shocked nation and a government that knew it had to maintain a high degree of functionality in the face of unforeseen and uncertain circumstances. While readers will know the history that followed, the players in this drama did not. A number of highly dangerous scenarios had to be immediately considered, and preparations needed to be made for any contingency. The two superpowers--the United Sates and the Soviet Union--exercised extraordinary restraint, yet the shadow of nuclear war was definitely present. Gillon maintains a thrilling yet responsible record of events happening simultaneously, both in the public eye and behind-the scenes, as the nation immediately achieved a peaceful and orderly succession of power.

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Publication Date:2009-10-06

Size
Length:294 pages
Height:10.0 in
Width:6.8 in
Thickness:1.0 in
Weight:19.2 oz

Publisher's Note
Riding in an open-topped convertible through Dallas on November 22, 1963, Lyndon B. Johnson heard a sudden explosive sound at 12:30 PM. The Secret Service sped him away to safety, but not until 1:20 PM did he learn that John F. Kennedy had been assassinated. Sworn in next to a bloodstained Jackie Kennedy at 2:40 PM, Johnson worked feverishly until 3:00 in the morning, agonizing about the future of both his nation and his party. Unbeknownst to him, his actions had already determined the tragic outcome of his presidency. In THE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION--24 HOURS AFTER, historian Steven Gillon tells the story of how Johnson consolidated power in the twenty-four hours following the assassination. Based on scrupulous research and new archival sources, this gripping narrative sheds new and surprising light on one of the most written-about events of the twentieth century.

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