{"product_id":"camelots-court-inside-the-kennedy-white-house-isbn-9780062065841","title":"Camelot's Court: Inside the Kennedy White House","description":"\u003cp\u003eFifty years after John F. Kennedy’s assassination, presidential historian Robert Dallek, whom The New York Times calls “Kennedy’s leading biographer,” delivers a riveting new portrait of this president and his inner circle of advisors—their rivalries, personality clashes, and political battles. In \u003cem\u003eCamelot’s Court\u003c\/em\u003e, Dallek analyzes the brain trust whose contributions to the successes and failures of Kennedy’s administration—including the Bay of Pigs, civil rights, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and Vietnam—were indelible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKennedy purposefully put together a dynamic team of advisors noted for their brilliance and acumen, including Attorney General Robert Kennedy, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy, and trusted aides Ted Sorensen and Arthur Schlesinger. Yet the very traits these men shared also created sharp divisions. Far from being unified, this was an uneasy band of rivals whose ambitions and clashing beliefs ignited fiery internal debates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Dallek illuminates a president deeply determined to surround himself with the best and the brightest, who often found himself disappointed with their recommendations. The result, \u003cem\u003eCamelot's Court: Inside the Kennedy White House\u003c\/em\u003e, is a striking portrait of a leader whose wise resistance to pressure and adherence to principle offers a cautionary tale for our own time.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Globe \u0026amp; Mail 100 Selection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his acclaimed biography of JFK, Robert Dallek revealed Kennedy, the man and the leader, as never before. In \u003cem\u003eCamelot's Court\u003c\/em\u003e, he takes an insider's look at the brain trust whose contributions to the successes and failures of Kennedy's administration were indelible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKennedy purposefully assembled a dynamic team of advisers noted for their brilliance and acumen, among them Attorney General Robert Kennedy, his \"adviser-in-chief\"; Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; National Security Adviser McGeorge Bundy; and trusted aides Ted Sorensen and Arthur Schlesinger. Yet the very traits these men shared also created sharp divisions. Far from unified, JFK's administration was an uneasy band of rivals whose personal ambitions and clashing beliefs ignited fiery debates behind closed doors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith skill and balance, Dallek details the contentious and critical issues of Kennedy's years in office, including the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban Missile Crisis, civil rights, and Vietnam. He illuminates a president who believed deeply in surrounding himself with the best and the brightest, yet who often found himself disappointed in their recommendations. The result is a striking portrait of a leader whose wise resistance to pressure and adherence to personal principles, particularly in matters of foreign affairs, offer a cautionary tale for our own time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeticulously researched and masterfully written, \u003cem\u003eCamelot's Court\u003c\/em\u003e is an intimate tour of a tumultuous White House and a new portrait of the men whose powerful influence shaped the Kennedy legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Think \u003ci\u003eThe Best and the Brightest\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eTeam of Rivals\u003c\/i\u003e. . . . Dallek is one of the deans of presidential scholarship.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeverly Gage, The Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Dallek brings us closer to the complexity and the humanity of Kennedy’s geopolitics, and helps us grasp the uncertainties he and his men faced in an abbreviated presidency.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Dallek’s portraits of advisers including Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and Walt Rostow are lapidary, and it is difficult to quarrel with his judgments.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Dallek is an assiduous digger into archives. . . . The story of how a glamorous but green young president struggled with conflicting and often bad advice while trying to avoid nuclear Armageddon remains a gripping and cautionary tale of the loneliness of command.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvan Thomas, The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An illuminating and often reputation-busting look at these men.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888028086501,"sku":"NP9780062065841","price":32.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062065841.jpg?v=1730227981","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/camelots-court-inside-the-kennedy-white-house-isbn-9780062065841","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}