...ASK WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY: The Memory and Legacy of John F. Kennedy
Daniel B. Fleming, , foreword by Mary McGrory. . Vandamere, $24.95 (256pp) ISBN 978-0-918339-61-4
The famous psychic Jeanne Dixon predicted the death of John F. Kennedy. She begged friends of the president to warn him away from Dallas on November 22, 1963. Tragically, her prediction came true. This recollection and others regarding that fateful day, from politicians, friends, soldiers and ordinary people, form this collection. It is filled with often surprising details that dispel much of our common knowledge about that day. Political adversary Barry Goldwater, who greatly admired Kennedy, was attending the funeral of his mother-in-law, not giving a political speech (as Walter Cronkite reported), on the day of Kennedy's funeral. Another politician from the opposite side of the aisle, Gerald Ford, also admired Kennedy for his service to his country as well as for his charm and intelligence. The pilot of
Reviewed on: 11/25/2002
Genre: Nonfiction