The author uses a retrospective approach for describing the birth of Kennedy dynasty, JFK’s early years and his relationship with his family. In general, Dallek’s book sheds light upon new aspects of the president’s life, influencing the public opinion of his contribution to the welfare of the American nation. I like how Dallek used to reveal Kennedy’s success which include his insistence on large tax cuts to stimulate a sluggish American economy and his attempt to stop the nuclear missiles in Cuba. He quotes that Kennedy portrayed bad picture to people just because he knew very well that he was close to death due to his health.ĭallek reveals that Kennedy lived sometimes hurting other people while in his presidency. “This is not to suggest that Kennedy was superhuman or to exaggerate his invulnerability to physical and emotional ills” (Dallek 576). Kennedy as the 35 th president of the United States.ĭallek avoids idealizing his main character and provides a critical analysis of JFK’s political decisions, including the critical remarks concerning particular actions. Kennedy, 1917-1963 mostly talks about the political career of John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 by Robert Dallek is that JFK’s achievements in the sphere of foreign policy had a significant impact on the course of the world’s history disregarding the fact that they were underestimated by the historians.

The main message of the book An Unfinished Life: John F. Simon, Talcott Parsons, Clinton Rossiter, Edward Shils, Leo Strauss and Eric Voegelin.Robert Dallek spent several years researching the National Security Archives and medical records for collecting the verified data and telling a true story about the president.

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