FROM THE PUBLISHER

An Unfinished Life is the first major, single-volume life of John F. Kennedy to be written by a historian in nearly four decades. Drawing upon previously unavailable material and never-before-opened archives to tell Kennedy￯﾿ﾽs story. We learn for the first time just how sick Kennedy was, what medications he took and concealed from all but a few, and how severely his medical condition affected his actions as President. We learn for the first time the real story of how Bobby was selected as Attorney General. Dallek reveals exactly what Jack￯﾿ﾽs father did to help his election to the presidency, and he follows previously unknown evidence to show what path JFK would have taken in the Vietnam entanglement had he survived.

Dallek lifts JFK out of the gossips and back onto the world stage, showing that while he was the son of privilege, he faced great obstacles and fought on with remarkable courage. Never shying away from Kennedy's weaknesses, Dallek also brilliantly explores his strengths. The result is a portrait of a bold, brave, human Kennedy, once again a hero

About the Author

Robert Dallek is one of the most highly regarded historians in America, and the author of six books, including the acclaimed two-volume of Lyndon Johnson, Lone Star Rising and Flawed Giant. His Franklin D. Roosevelt and American Foreign Policy won the 1980 Bancroft Prize and was nominated for an American Book Award, and American Style of Foreign Policy was a 1983 New York Times Notable Book of the Year.

SYNOPSIS

The long-awaited, authoritative, single-volume biography of John F. Kennedy, by one of America's greatest historians.

FROM THE CRITICS

People Magazine

Dallek...fashions a balanced but fast-paced tale of sex and power...Camelor confidential shines..."

Edward J. Renehan Jr. - Providence Journal, 5/18/03

A remarkable cradle-to-grave account of JFK..the best ever penned.

Boston Globe, 5/25/03

Dallek is a master of the biographical craft.

Time

That Dallek has no ax to grind or myth to explode gives his portrait, after all these years, a certain stability and completeness, and therefore, with all the contradictions, a likeness to life.

Douglas Brinkley