The Assassination of John F. Kennedy : Political Trauma and American Memory.

On November 22nd, 1963 the assassination of President John F. Kennedy set into motion a series of events that irrevocably changed American politics and culture. The media frenzy spawned by the controversy surrounding the death of JFK has since given way to a powerful public memory that continues to...

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Main Author: George, Alice
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012
Series:Critical moments in American history.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:On November 22nd, 1963 the assassination of President John F. Kennedy set into motion a series of events that irrevocably changed American politics and culture. The media frenzy spawned by the controversy surrounding the death of JFK has since given way to a powerful public memory that continues to shape the way we understand politics, the 1960s, and the nation. In The Assassination of John F. Kennedy: Political Trauma and American Memory, Alice George traces the events of Kennedy's assassination and Lyndon B. Johnson's subsequent ascension to the presidency. Covering both the political shifts.
Physical Description:1 online resource (249 pages).
ISBN:9781136323508
1136323503