JFK CD: A Vision for America
Autor Stephen Kennedy Smith, Douglas Brinkley Paul Michael, Kirsten Potter, Jim Meskimenen Limba Engleză CD-Audio – mai 2017
JFKbrings together in one volume John F. Kennedy’s greatest speeches alongside essays by America’s top historians, analysis from leading political thinkers, and personal insights from preeminent writers and artists. Here is JFK at his best—thought-provoking, inspiring, eloquent, and wise—on a number of wide-ranging topics, including civil rights, the race to the moon, the environment, immigration, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and much more.JFKdemonstrates the deep relevance of his words today and his lasting power and influence as an outstanding American leader and orator.
Elegantly designed and enriched by more than 500 photographs and facsimiles of Kennedy’s marginalia on drafts of speeches, his notes from important meetings, letters, and other fascinating documents,JFKis a major contribution to American history.
The august list of contributors includes Secretary John Kerry, Ambassador Samantha Power, Congressman John Lewis, Senator John McCain, Senator Elizabeth Warren, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Robert Redford, Conan O’Brien, Dave Eggers, Gloria Steinem, Don DeLillo, David McCullough, George Packer, Colum McCann, Michael Beschloss, Robert Dallek, David Kennedy, Ted Widmer, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Drew Faust, Tariq Ramadan, Pastor Rick Warren, Jonathan Alter, E. J. Dionne, Ron Suskind, Paul Krugman, Kofi Annan, Governor Jerry Brown, Paul Theroux, Jorge Domínguez, and many others.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780062671714
ISBN-10: 0062671715
Greutate: 0.2 kg
Ediția:Completă
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția Harperaudio
ISBN-10: 0062671715
Greutate: 0.2 kg
Ediția:Completă
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția Harperaudio
Textul de pe ultima copertă
Published
in
commemoration
of
the
centennial
of
President
John
F.
Kennedy’s
birth,
here
is
the
definitive
compendium
of
JFK’s
most
important
and
brilliant
speeches,
accompanied
by
a
commentary
and
reflections
by
leading
American
and
international
figures—including
Senator
Elizabeth
Warren,
David
McCullough,
Kofi
Annan,
and
the
Dalai
Lama.
Here is JFK at his best—thought-provoking, inspiring, eloquent, and wise—on a number of wide-ranging topics, including civil rights, the race to the moon, the environment, immigration, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and much more. Featuring archival audio from Kennedy's speeches,JFKdemonstrates the deep relevance of his words today and his lasting power and influence as an outstanding American leader and orator.
Read by Paul Michael, Kirsten Potter, and Jim Meskimen
Here is JFK at his best—thought-provoking, inspiring, eloquent, and wise—on a number of wide-ranging topics, including civil rights, the race to the moon, the environment, immigration, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and much more. Featuring archival audio from Kennedy's speeches,JFKdemonstrates the deep relevance of his words today and his lasting power and influence as an outstanding American leader and orator.
Read by Paul Michael, Kirsten Potter, and Jim Meskimen
Notă biografică
Stephen Kennedy Smith is a lecturer at the Sloan School of Management as well as a fellow at the Connection Science Group at MIT. He received his BA from Harvard University, JD from Columbia University, and EdM from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He has served on the staff of the Senate Judiciary and Foreign Relations committees and is a three-time recipient of the Danforth Award for Excellence in Teaching at Harvard University. He continues to be active in Democratic politics and lives in New York City.