Camelot's Court

Inside the Kennedy White House

Robert Dallek

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Harper Collins
14 December 2014

History; History of the Americas; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000; Central government

A riveting, authoritative portrait of JFK and his inner circle of advisers - their rivalries, their personality clashes, their political battles - by one of our most distinguished presidential historians The author of An Unfinished Life, the critically acclaimed bestselling biography of JFK, takes an insider's look at the brain trust that influenced the crucial and lasting policy decisions of Kennedy's years in office.

Robert Dallek focuses on a tight circle of Kennedy advisers, including Attorney General Robert Kennedy; Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; national security adviser McGeorge Bundy; and trusted aides Ted Sorensen and Arthur Schlesinger.

The president's circle was hardly a peaceful one; fiery debate and personal rivalry often raged behind closed doors. But the contributions of these men to the successes and failures of the JFK administration - the Bay of Pigs, civil rights, the Cuban Missile crisis, and Vietnam, to name a few - were indelible. As he pulls back the curtain on heated White House discussions, Dallek reveals a president determined to surround himself with the best and the brightest - and often finding himself disappointed with their recommendations. The result is a striking portrait of a leader whose wise resistance to advice, particularly on foreign affairs, may be seen as a cautionary tale for our own time.

Meticulously researched and masterfully written, Camelot's Court is an intimate tour of a tumultuous White House and a new portrait of the men whose influence would powerfully shape the Kennedy legacy.

By: Robert Dallek
Imprint: Harper Collins
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 388g
ISBN: 9780062065858
ISBN 10: 0062065858
Publication Date: 14 December 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Camelot's Court: Inside the Kennedy White House

Dallek's portraits of advisers including Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and Walt Rostow are lapidary, and it is difficult to quarrel with his judgments. -- The New York Times Book Review 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. -- Evan Thomas, The Washington Post Think The Best and the Brightest meets Team of Rivals. . . . Dallek is one of the deans of presidential scholarship. -- Beverly Gage, The Nation 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. -- USA Today