Mrs. Kennedy: The Missing History of the Kennedy Years

New York Times bestselling author Barbara Leaming answers the question: What was it like to be Mrs. John F. Kennedy during the dramatic thousand days of the Kennedy presidency? Here for the first time is the full story of the extravagant interplay of sex and politics that constitutes one of modern history's most spectacular dramas.

Drawing from recently declassified top-secret material, as well as revelatory eyewitness accounts, Secret Service records, and Jacqueline Kennedy's personal letters, bestselling biographer Barbara Leaming answers the question: what was it like to be Mrs. John F. Kennedy during the dramatic thousand days of the Kennedy presidency? Brilliantly researched, Leaming's poignant and powerful chronicle illuminates the tumultuous day-to-day life of a woman who entered the White House at age thirty-one, seven years into a complex and troubled marriage, and left at thirty-four after her husband's assassination. Revealing the full story of the interplay of sex and politics in Washington, Mrs. Kennedy will indelibly challenge our vision of this fascinating woman, and bring a new perspective to her crucial role in the Kennedy presidency.

Author: Barbara Leaming
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 10/02/2002
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.01d
ISBN13: 9780743227490
ISBN10: 0743227492
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | General
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Biography & Autobiography | Women

About the Author
Barbara Leaming is the author of the critically acclaimed "Orson Welles" and the "New York Times" bestseller "Katharine Hepburn." Her articles have appeared in "Vanity Fair" and "The New York Times Magazine." She lives in Connecticut.