BP-JFK collection

Books 1 - 50
11.22.63
	King Stephen 2011	Novel. Jake Epping is an English teacher in Lisbon Falls,Maine, who makes extra money teaching in an adult education programme. One day, he receives an essay from one of his students - a harrowing first person story about the night, fifty years earlier, when Harry Dunning's father came home and killed Harry's mother, his sister, and his brother with a sledgehammer. Later, Jake's friend Al, who runs the local diner, divulges an extraordinary secret: his storeroom is a portal to 1958. He enlists Jake on an insane - an insanely possible - mission to try to prevent the Kennedy assassination. Inspired by his desire to put things right for Harry Dunning, Jake leaves a world of iPods and mobile phones for a new world of Elvis and JFK, of big American cars, root beers and Lindy Hopping. It is a haunting world of a troubled loner named Lee Harvey Oswald and a beautiful high school librarian named Sadie Dunhill, who becomes the love of Jake's life - a life that transgresses all the normal rules of time. With extraordinary imaginative power, King explores the culture of the era and weaves it into a devastating exercise in escalating suspense. 11.22.63 is a love story, a tribute to a simpler time and place and a heartstopping "What if" tour de force the like of which no-one has ever read.
22/11/63
	King Stephen 2011	Novel. Italian version of Stephen King's book "11.22.63".
A prova di errore
	Burdick Eugene & Wheeler Harvey 1968	Italian version (1968) of the novel "Fail-Safe"(1962). On the cover of 1968 Italian edition :"il romanzo che non aveva previsto la morte di John F.Kennedy ma quella di Jacqueline". Fail-Safe is a best-selling novel by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler. The story was initially serialized in three installments in the Saturday Evening Post on October 13, 20, and 27, 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The popular and critically acclaimed novel, released in late October 1962, was then adapted into a 1964 film of the same name directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Henry Fonda, Dan O'Herlihy, and Walter Matthau. In 2000, the novel was adapted again for a televised play, broadcast live in black and white on CBS. All three works have the same theme—accidental nuclear war—with the same plot.
A Time to Heal [Autobiography of Gerald R.Ford]
	Ford Gerald R. 1979	This book is at once the autobiography of a political career and the human story of a dedicated but unassuming man propelled by history into taking on the immense burdens of the Presidency. This is a refreshingly unpretentious yet vivid book. Jerry Ford simply tells it as it was : the journey from modest Midwestern beginnings to the White House - the tough choices, the personal sacrifices, the joys of success, the mistakes, the rousing partisan battles, the moments of terror during attempted assassinations, the times of fear when his beloved wife faced cancer.
A Very Private Woman [The Life and Unsolved Murder of Presidential Mistress Mary Meyer]
	Burleigh Nina 1999	In 1964, Mary Pinchot Meyer, the beautiful, rebellious, and intelligent ex-wife of a top CIA official, was killed on a quiet Georgetown towpath near her home. Mary Meyer was a secret mistress of President John F.Kennedy, whom she had known since private school days, and after her death, reports that she had kept a diary set off a tense search by her brother-in-law, newsman Ben Bradlee, and CIA spymaster James Jesus Angleton. But the only suspect in her murder was acquitted, and today her life and death are still a source of intense speculation, as Nina Burleigh reveals in her widely praised book, the first to examine this haunting story.
Ambassador's Journal
	Galbraith John Kenneth 1969	A few days after the election in 1960, President Kennedy called Mr Galbraith to tell him he was to be his Ambassador to India. As he tells in the book, Mr Galbraith decided that it would be an interesting time and resolved to keep a journal. So he did and this is it. Never before has there been such an expert account of exactly what an American ambassador does. His diary will be counted one of the most important, certainly one of the most readable, of the books on the Kennedy years.
American Tabloid
	Ellroy James 2001	Italian version (2001). American Tabloid is a 1995 novel by James Ellroy. The novel chronicles three rogue American law enforcement officers from November 22, 1958 through November 22, 1963. Each becomes entangled in a web of interconnecting associations between the FBI, CIA, and the Mafia, which eventually leads to their involvement in the John F. Kennedy assassination. James Ellroy dedicated American Tabloid "To NAT SOBEL." American Tabloid was Time's Best Book (Fiction) for 1995.It is the first novel of the Underworld USA Trilogy, followed by The Cold Six Thousand and Blood's a Rover.
ARI - The life and times of Aristotle Onassis
	Evans Peter 1986	The Greek Tycoon. The Lover. The Legend. Here is the real Aristotle Onassis, the man behind the world's most publicized dynasty. Based on actual interviews with the "Golden Greek" himself... as well as those who knew, loved and feared him... ARI is the definitive portrait of one of the most ruthless, powerful and passionate men of all time.
Arlington National Cemetery
	Dieterle Lorraine Jacyno 2001	This book is a memorial to America's heroes and heroines, those who sacrificed their lives for our country or contributes to its enduring history. The 140 colour photographs are a visual memento of all that Arlington has to offer, from the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns to the commemorative ceremonies. JFK tomb is at Arlington.
As I saw it
	Rusk Dean 1990	Rusk's government career spanned the birth of the United Nations, the creation of Israel, the Korean War. As Secretary of State to John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, he was a key figure in the Bay of Pigs decision, the Cuban missile crisis, the erection of the Berlin Wall and, most overwhelmingly, the Vietnam War. In this autobiography, that grew out of a father-son relationship strained by profound disagreement over that war, Rusk reveals the inner workings of his public life.
Billie Sol "The Man who knows who shot JFK"
	Estes Pam 2004	Pam Estes, Billie Sol's daughter, tells the story of his troubles and triumphs as a participant. A child when the first scandal broke in the early sixties, she was too young to understand what was happening to her family. An adult when the government pursued her father during his parole period, she and other members of her family were threatened with indictment for allegedly helping him elude his federal investigations. Read the Epilogue for daddy's conclusions about who shot JFK.
Blonde
	Joyce Carol Oates 2021	Italian version. Joyce Carol Oates transforms all of Marilyn Monroe's lives into a novel: much more than a calendar sex symbol, with her contradictions and fragilities Marilyn has entered the eternity of myth. From solitary teenager to planetary beauty, but also insecure woman, determined young woman, inconstant lover, child in love, playmate and girl fighting with the mirror, venerated actress and patient in analysis, woman with many lovers and little love, dead prematurely and still alive in the collective memory. Joyce Carol Oates, with her extraordinary narrative talent, manages to mix history and fiction in a novel in which life is inextricably intertwined with fantasy, a literary masterpiece in which the greatest diva of all time lives again.
Campaigning & The Presidency 1892-1974
		The Campaigns & Campaigners for The Nation's Highest Office and the crucial decisions they made that changed the course of U.S. & World History. 10 1/2 Hrs Packed into 155 MP3s on 1 CD.
Candidate Images in Presidential Elections
	Hacker Kenneth L. 1995	This books presents a compendium of up-to-date theory and research on image-making in U.S. Presidential elections. The contributors to the work, among the best-known in the field of political communication, describe and explain how presidential election results hinge on voter perceptions of the candidates and how candidates seek to project the images through to attract votes.
CIA targets Fidel
	CIA 1996	Declassified in 1994, this secret report was prepared in 1967 for the CIA on its own plots to assassinate Cuba's Fidel Castro. Under pressure in 1967 when the press were probing the alliance with the Mafia in these murderous schemes, the CIA produced this remarkably frank, single copy report stamped "secret- eyes only". Included in the book is an exclusive commentary by Division General Fabian Escalante, the former head of Cuba's counterintelligence body.
Counselor
	Sorensen Ted 2008	In this gripping memoir, John F. Kennedy's closest advisor recounts in full for the first time his experience counseling Kennedy through the most dramatic moments in American history.
Da Kennedy a Watergate [Quindici anni di vita americana]
	Colombo Furio 1974	Italian book. Fifteen years of American history, from 1960 to 1974, as seen by famous Italian journalist Furio Colombo.
Dallas - Then and Now
	Fitzgerald Ken 2001	It would be a travesty if Dallas were only ever remembered in conjunction with a single vile moment in American history that transpired on November 22,1963 , resulting in the assassination of President John F.Kennedy. Instead it should be remembered for the determination and perseverance of those who have fought and labored to build a city of over one million people. Chosen from over one million early photographs catalogued by the Dallas Library, the images included in this book illustrate how a modern city grew from a single log cabin.
Dallas, 22 Novembre 1963
	Braver Adam 2008	Italian version of the book "November 22, 1963: A Novel" by Adam Graver. This novel chronicles the day of John F. Kennedy's assassination and explores the intersection of stories and memories and how they represent and mythologize that defining moment in history. Jackie's story is interwoven with the stories of real people intimately connected with that day: a man who shares cigarettes with Jackie outside the trauma room; a motorcycle policeman flanking the motorcade; Abe Zapruder, who caught the assassination on film; the White House servants waiting for Jackie to return; and the morticians overseeing President Kennedy’s autopsy.
Dea : Le vite segrete di Marilyn Monroe
	Anthony Summers 2022	Italian version of the book ""Goddess: the secret lives of Marilyn Monroe" (1985). The classic, definitive biography of Marilyn Monroe, now updated in the year of the 60th anniversary of the iconic star's death - now a major Netflix film, The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Untold Tapes 'Gets as near to the heart of the mystery as anyone ever will' Guardian More than half a century after her death, Marilyn Monroe is arguably still one of the most famous people in the world. Her life was a contrast of public brilliance and private misery, her death a tragedy suffused by dark questions - about her relations with President John F. Kennedy and his brother Robert. Drawing on more than 600 first-hand interviews, Anthony Summers offers the classic, definitive biography of a woman who captivated the world. Marilyn's tragic story is clouded by gossip-reporting more than almost any other. GODDESS, however, delivers new, fully documented yet exciting fact.
Dealey Plaza
	Abbott Arlinda 2003	Long before Nov.22,1963 the Dealey Plaza site was an important Dallas landmark. It was at this location in 1841 that John Neely Bryan founded what would become the city of Dallas. This book covers the story of this place.
Dearest Madame
	Irma Hunt 1978	U.S. Presidents have always been human, and even in the days when women's public influence was limited, their private influence was, as it is now, equal to men. In this book there is the story of seven women who were loved by- but not married to- seven American Presidents (G.Washington, T.Jefferson, G.Cleveland, W.Harding, F.D.Roosevelt, H.Eisenhower and J.F.Kennedy).
Decision-Making in the WHite House
	Theodore C. Sorensen 1963	Theodore C. Sorensen was Special Counsel to the President of the United States. He first joined the staff of the then Senator John F. Kennedy upon the latter's entry to the Senate in January,1953. He was names one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Year in 1961 by the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce. This book is based on the Gino Speranza Lectures for 1963, delivered at Columbia University on April 18 and May 19, 1963.
Dialoghi della Nuova Frontiera
	Luigi Preti 1970	In Italian. "Dialoghi della Nuova Frontiera" is a theatrical script about John Kennedy and his "New Frontier", written in 1970 from Luigi Preti (1914-2009), historical leader of PSDI (Social Democratic Italian party) , a member of the Constituent Assembly and more times minister in Italian government. The term New Frontier was used by liberal, Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy in his acceptance speech in the 1960 United States presidential election to the Democratic National Convention at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as the Democratic slogan to inspire America to support him. The phrase developed into a label for his administration's domestic and foreign programs.
Dr. Feelgood
	Richard A. Lertzman & William J.Birnes 2013	The Shocking Story of the Doctor Who May Have Changed History by Treating and Drugging JFK, Marilyn, Elvis, and Other Prominent Figures. Doctor Max Jacobson, whom the Secret Service under President John F. Kennedy code-named “Dr. Feelgood,” developed a unique “energy formula” that altered the paths of some of the twentieth century’s most iconic figures, including President and Jackie Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and Elvis. JFK received his first injection (a special mix of “vitamins and hormones,” according to Jacobson) just before his first debate with Vice President Richard Nixon. The shot into JFK’s throat not only cured his laryngitis, but also diminished the pain in his back, allowed him to stand up straighter, and invigorated the tired candidate. Kennedy demolished Nixon in that first debate and turned a tide of skepticism about Kennedy into an audience that appreciated his energy and crispness. What JFK didn’t know then was that the injections were actually powerful doses of a combination of highly addictive liquid methamphetamine and steroids. Author and researcher Rick Lertzman and New York Times bestselling author Bill Birnes reveal heretofore unpublished material about the mysterious Dr. Feelgood. Through well-researched prose and interviews with celebrities including George Clooney, Jerry Lewis, Yogi Berra, and Sid Caesar, the authors reveal Jacobson’s vast influence on events such as the assassination of JFK, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Kennedy-Khrushchev Vienna Summit, the murder of Marilyn Monroe, the filming of the C. B. DeMille classic The Ten Commandments, and the work of many of the great artists of that era. Jacobson destroyed the lives of several famous patients in the entertainment industry and accidentally killed his own wife, Nina, with an overdose of his formula.
Executive action
	Donald Freed & Mark Lane 1973	Novel written by Donald Freed and Mark Lane. Written in the form of novel, it details the three months leading up to the JFK Assissination, and describes a high-level conspiracy involving Texas oil interests, the Military and Intelligence agencies, and incorporates Lane's own research as well as elements from Jim Garrison's New Orleans investigation of the Assassination and the plot outlined in the book "Farewell America." It details a trained assissination team supervised by a "technician" who is overseen by a CIA case officer who reports to high ranking Intelligence officer. The novel also includes an Oswald impersonator and is well-written using a series of scenes by dates, as if it were a play or screen-play.
Frame 232
	Wil Mara 2013	Novel written by Wil Mara. "On Nov.22,1963 President John F.Kennedy was assassinated. In the years since, several photos have been discovered that show a woman standing not more than thirty feet feom the President's limousine, holding what appears to be a video camera. Thi woman has since become known as "the Babushka Lady". Yet her true identity, her camera and the footage she shot have never been found. What if...half a century later, her film surfaced.. and it contained the final piece of evidence needed to solve the greatest crime of the twentieth century?"
Frost - Nixon
	David Frost 2007	The British journalist recounts his 1977 interview with the disgraced American president—the basis for the Tony Award–winning play & Oscar-nominated film. In Frost/Nixon, Sir David Frost tells the extraordinary story of how he pursued and landed the biggest fish of his career—and how the series drew larger audiences than any news interview ever had in the United States, before being shown all over the world. This is Frost’s absorbing story of his pursuit of Richard Nixon, and is no less revealing of his own toughness and pertinacity than of the ex-President’s elusiveness. Frost’s encounters with such figures as Swifty Lazar, Ron Ziegler, potential sponsors, and Nixon as negotiator are nothing short of hilarious, and his insight into the taping of the programs themselves is fascinating. Frost/Nixon provides the authoritative account of the only public trial that Nixon would ever have, and a revelation of the man’s character as it appeared in the stress of eleven grueling sessions before the cameras. Including historical perspective and transcripts of the edited interviews, this is the story of Sir David Frost’s quest to produce one of the most dramatic pieces of television ever broadcast, described by commentators at the time as “a catharsis” for the American people.
George Wallace: an enigma [The complex life of Alabama's most divisive and controversial governor]
	Mary S.Palmer 2016	From George Wallace's "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door" to President John Kennedy's historic civil rights speech, and late at night, the shooting of Medgar Evers, June 11, 1963 was one of the most significant days in the civil rights movement. The Alabama governor, who months earlier had famously said “segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever,” physically blocked African American students Vivian Malone and James Hood as they attempted to attend classes at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. President John F. Kennedy responded by federalizing the Alabama National Guard and ordering 100 troops to escort the students into the campus. When the troops arrived, Wallace stepped down. Hood and Malone–whose future-brother-in-law Eric Holder became the nation’s first African-American attorney general–enrolled. Wallace’s support for segregation inspired President John F. Kennedy to give an historic speech on civil rights, a moment seen by many historians as one of the turning points in the civil rights movement. Governor George Wallace was a complex man who passionately attempted to retain white supremacy in the South. Even after an attempted assassination confined him to a wheelchair, he didn’t waver in pursuing his controversial goals. Did he achieve a temporary measure of success, or did his fight for integration under the guise of States Rights have an ironic result? Author Mary S. Palmer had exclusive access to interview George Wallace shortly before the end of his life at his home--one of the last interviews he granted. Using her journalistic skills, she delved deep into matters previously not privy to the public. It may have been the most revealing interview ever conducted by friend or foe.
Gli anni della Luna [1950-1972: l'epoca d'oro della corsa allo spazio]
	Paolo Magionami 2009	On October 4, 1957, the cosmic beep of Sputnik, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth, officially opened the space age. The news of the launch communicated by Tass went around the world faster than the satellite itself, arousing perplexity, wonder, amazement, admiration. For the United States, the defeat was unprecedented. The image of the most technologically advanced superpower in the world collapsed in the face of the cosmic beep of the Russian "traveling companion". Under the spectre of a nuclear war, an extraordinary era for the conquest of space began, marked by great, historic milestones such as that of Yuri Gagarin or Valentina Tereshkova but also by the great popular enthusiasm that saw the race to the Moon, Mars and the stars as a goal now within reach. The formidable Soviet satellites oust Sophia Loren from the covers of lifestyle magazines, Yuri Gagarin bursts into the pages of photo novels, John Glenn and his associates sign a million-dollar contract for Life without having done anything; rockets and spaceships push Mickey Mouse into the attic. A story within a story begins, outlined and retraced using the words of that time, rewriting the events of the conquest of space with the typical tones of an era of ferment and tension, dominated by the Cold War but also by the desire to reach the stars.
Ho ammazzato JFK
	Manuel Vasquez Montalban 1972	Novel written by Manuel Montalban in 1970. This book is an almost experimental and visionary novel. Italian version.
How did we get here? [From Theodore Roosevelt to Donald Trump]
	Robert Dallek 2020	The struggle to preserve the Republic has never been easy or without perils. The rise of conflicting political parties, which the founders opposed, and President John Adams’ Alien and Sedition Acts repressing First Amendment rights made Franklin’s observation at the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention—“a republic, if you can keep it”—seem prescient. In the twentieth century, America endured numerous struggles: economic depression, World War II, McCarthyism, the Vietnam War, Watergate, the Iran-contra scandal, the war in Iraq—all of which gave rise to demagogues, as did the growth and reach of mass media. But this wasn’t the Founding Fathers’ vision for our leadership. The resistance to putting a demagogue in the White House survived the anti-Communist agitation of the 1950s and the Vietnam War in the 1960s. But the latter opened the way for Richard Nixon’s election in 1968 and Watergate, which again tested our democratic institutions and the rule of law. Nixon’s resignation in August 1974 moved Vice President Gerald Ford, his successor, to declare, “My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.” But was it? Donald Trump’s 2016 election has presented a new challenge. How did past politics and presidential administrations pave the way for this current assault on American democracy? Our nation’s history provides reassurance that we will restore our better angels to government. Yet it must be considered that earlier administrations and public outlook facilitated the rise of such an un-presidential character as Trump in the first place. In How Did We Get Here?, Robert Dallek considers a century of modern administrations, from Teddy Roosevelt to today, shining a light on the personalities behind the politics and the voters who elected each. His cautionary tale reminds us that the only constant in history is change, but whether for good or ill the choice is Americans’ to make.
I Discorsi che hanno cambiato il Mondo Moderno
	Hywel Williams 2014	Book in Italian. This book collects 45 of the most memorable, passionate and influential speeches given from 1945 to today. From stark warnings against the threat of totalitarianism to celebrations of long-sought independences, from fervent defenses of moral principles to calls for political change, Hywel Williams' selection covers a wide variety of themes and topics. It is an anthology of many voices: dictators and champions of democracy, conservatives and progressives, soldiers and pacifists, politicians and entrepreneurs, popes and internationally renowned professionals. Some of the most eminent figures of the modern world - Churchill and de Gaulle, John F. Kennedy (3 speeches) and Martin Luther King, Nehru and Nasser, Mandela and Mao, Thatcher and Reagan, Castro and Obama, Renzo Piano and Pope Francis - show off their honed oratory skills. Each speech is accompanied by a concise chronology that frames the speaker's life and by an in-depth analysis that historically contextualizes the speech itself, examining its impact and consequences. The book presents some of the most important and memorable speeches in recent history: from the famous "Iron Curtain" speech held by Churchill in Fulton in 1946, to David Ben-Gurion's historic statements before the elected Assembly of the Jews of Palestine in 1947; from Eleanor Roosevelt's inspiring speech at the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.
I Grandi Discorsi che hanno cambiato la Storia
	Gianluca Lioni & Michele Fina 2018	Book in Italian. This book brings together in an ambitious and never banal way 100 great speeches, and reveals techniques of persuasion that are always current, even in the era of tweets. Among the 100 speeches there is a speech by John F. Kennedy (Berlin, June 26, 1963), one by Martin Luther King (Washington, August 28, 1963) and one by Robert F. Kennedy (Kansas, March 18, 1968).
I Grandi Enigmi della Guerra Fredda
	Bernard Michal 1969	Book, in Italian, about 5 big mysteries of Cold War : 1. Otto John, due volte transfuga, è un traditore? 2. L'aereo che ha fatto fallire la conferenza al vertice 3. Il poker atomico di Cuba (Cuba atomic poker) 4. Chi ha assassinato i fratelli Ngo? 5. Gli spari di Dallas (Dallas shots)
I have a dream [Writings and Speeches that changed the world]
	Martin Luther King Jr 1992	On August 28,1963 Martin luther King Jr stood in front of the Lincoln Memorial looking out over thousands of troubled Americans who had gathered in the name of civil rights and uttered his now famous words "I have a dream...". It was a speech that changed the course of history. This anniversary edition honors Martin Luther King Jr's courageous dream and his immeasurable contribution by presenting his most memorable words in a concise and convenient edition. As Coretta Scott King says in her foreword "This collection includes many of what I consider to be my husband's most important writings and orations".
I have a dream [L'autobiografia del profeta dell'uguaglianza]
	Martin Luther King Jr 2001	Italian version. Ideal Autobiography of Martin Luther King, through a collection of his writings and speeches, collected and edited from Clayborne Carson, founder and director of the Martin Luther King Research and Education Institute.
I Love Music - 1960-64
	AA.VV. 3CD Box	3CD Box with the music of the Kennedy Presidency years- 1960-64 Johnny Kidd&the Pirates-The Shadows- The SWinging Blue Jeans- The Searchers- Gerry&the PAcemakers- Manfred Mann- Helen Shapiro- Cilla Black-Cliff Richard and many more
I Padroni del Mondo - America
	Biagi Enzo 1995	In Italian. Very interesting book written from one of the best Italian journalists, Enzo Biagi, about his travels in USA and his interviews. In the cover a photo of President John F.Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline.
I, JFK
	Mayer Robert 1989	A spirited novel written by Robert Mayer. "Dictating from heaven, JFK tells his story...a piece of celestial kiss and tell!".
Il principe del mondo
	Antonio Monda 2021	Italian edition. Novel. New York, October 1927. These are the days in which Sam Warner, the most authoritative of the Warner Bros, with the introduction of sound, is changing the history of cinema and culture of the twentieth century forever. The assistant of the great film producer is the young Jake Singer, who after Warner's sudden death will go to the service of Joe Kennedy, the founder of the most important American family of the twentieth century. Kennedy is a controversial, tough, controversial, immoderately ambitious man and willing to do anything to achieve his goals. But he is also very intelligent, visionary and courageous. His, and that of his children, will be a legendary and dramatic story, of which Jake Singer is a privileged witness and narrator, and with his tight and compelling story, he gives us back the lights, shadows, atmospheres and protagonists of a family that has become a legend. With "The Prince of the World" Antonio Monda continues his fictional reconstruction of New York, the "capital of the world", the city where everything happens, the beating heart of the American century.
Il quarto sparo
	Bruzzone Natalino 1993	In Italian. A novel written by Natalino Bruzzone, around JFK Assassination and implications on White House in 1997.
Il successore
	Burdick Eugene 1964	IL SUCCESSORE is the Italian version of the book "The 480", a political fiction novel by Eugene Burdick (1964). The plot evolves around the political turmoil after John F. Kennedy assassination in 1963. In the novel, a fictitious charismatic character, John Thatch, an engineer, is seeking nomination for the Republican Party candidate at 1964 presidential elections. He is described as being contaminated with the "political virus". A handful of political professionals is promoting his nomination, in confrontation with the Party establishment. There exist apparent parallels between Thatch and Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., a write-in hero at New Hampshire primary. The novel criticizes the socio-political effects on society at large from the use of computers to run massive simulations, which predict the public reaction to certain (proposed) political moves before implementing them. Such simulations make it easy to manipulate the public consciousness. The 480 in the title denotes the number of groups (by party affiliation, socioeconomic status, location, origin, etc.) that the computer simulation uses to classify the American electorate. The full list of these is reproduced in the Appendix, claimed by the author to be the true list used by the Simulmatics Corporation (real name) in Senator John F. Kennedy's Presidential campaign in 1960. The Simulmatics Corporation was created by MIT Professor Ithiel de Sola Pool, who provided a non-fiction backup to "The 480" in "Candidates, Issues, and Strategies: A Computer Simulation of the 1960 Presidential Election," MIT Press, 1964 (with co-authors Robert P. Abelson and Samuel L. Popkin). They built their model from 130,000 archived interviews in Gallup and Roper polls over a ten-year period. Based on its output, they advised Kennedy that he would benefit from a strong civil rights stand and that he had nothing to lose, and much to gain, by attacking religious bigotry and dealing frankly with his Catholicism.
In His Steps [Lyndon Johnson and the Kennedy Mystique]
	Paul R.Henggeler 1991	In the White House, Lyndon Johnson was haunted by the myth of Camelot. In this intimate personal and political history based on exhaustive new research, Paul Henggeler chronicles Johnson's frustrating struggle with John and Robert Kennedy. LBJ saw in them both opportunities and threats. Towards John he felt affection and respect, and he often drew upon the "Kennedy legacy" in his conduct of the presidency, recognizing its immense political value. But Johnson feared Robert Kennedy as the living embodiment of that legacy and as a man who was determined to dethrone him. Drawing upon thousands of fresh documents as well as published sources, Paul Henggeler has constructed a fascinating and revealing account of personalities and politics which crippled the Johnson presidency and produced dramatic upheaval at the highest level of government.
In History's Shadow - An American Odyssey
	Connally John 1993	In June 1993, John Connally, a legend in Texas and a powerful figure in national politics for several crucial decades of XX century, died of complications of pulmonary fibrosis, a condition brought on by wounds sustained from an assassin's bullet that fateful day in Dallas - November 22,1963. This book, finished right before Connally's death, is the story of his life in politics, a life of almost Shakespearean range, marked by great triumphs as well as personal tragedy and heartbreak.
In the President's Secret Service
	Kessler Ronald 2009	Because Secret Service agents are sworn to secrecy, the American public rarely knows what presidents, vice presidents, presidential candidates, and cabinet officers and their families are really like. If they did, says a former Secret Service agent, "They would scream".
Interview with the Assassin
	Levien David & Koppelman Brian DVD	Movie. Almost forty years after John F.Kennedy's assassination an ex-Marine named Walter Ohlinger has come forward with a startling claim : "I was in Dallas November 22,1963. Does that mean anything to you? I've never told anyone this before : no one knows. I was the second gunman behind the stockade fence on what they call the grassy knoll. I fired one shot from there".
It rained in Dallas
	Rienzi Robert 2002	This is a work of fiction, about the assassination of JFK in Dallas.
JFK and Art
	Silver Kenneth E. 2003	This book examines how American and European artists, including such twentieth-century icons as Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, Norman Rockwell and others helped to shape the Kennedy legend and legacy. Published to accompany a ground-breaking exhibition of paintings, sculptures and photographs originated by the Bruce Museum, Greenwich, Connecticut, the book includes an essay by the highly regarded art historian Dr Kenneth Silver.
JFK and his family - Paper Dolls in Full Colour
	Tierney Tom 1990	In his skilful rendering of President John F.Kennedy and his family, noted paper doll artist and illustrator Tom Tierney touchingly recaptures a few public and private moments in this immensely popular family's life. Six dolls representing President, his wife Jacqueline and two likenesses each of Caroline and John,Jr are accompanied by 34 full-colour costumes- including formal, informal, and everyday suits for the President, elegant evening wear for the First Lay; and casual wear for the children.