17 best-selling politics books like John F. Kennedy by Robert Dallek

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John F. Kennedy

By: Robert Dallek

3.80

Format: 78 pages, Hardcover

Robert Dallek's masterful John F. An Unfinished Life was a number one national bestseller, and it …

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1. Washington: A Life

By: Ron Chernow

4.16

Format: 904 pages, Hardcover

The celebrated Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of America. With a brea… read more

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"Many mickles make a muckle."

-Ron Chernow, Washington: A Life

"Washington grew as a leader because he engaged in searching self- criticism. “I can bear to hear of imputed or real errors,"

-Ron Chernow, Washington: A Life

"I can bear to hear of imputed or real errors. The man who wishes to stand well in the opinion of others must do this, because he is thereby enabled to correct his faults or remove the prejudices whic…"

-Ron Chernow, Washington: A Life

"An essential difference between the American and French revolutions was that the American version allowed a search for many truths, while French zealots tried to impose a single sacred truth that all…"

-Ron Chernow, Washington: A Life

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2. Jack 1939

By: Francine Mathews

3.71

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Charming. Reckless. Brilliant. Deadly. A young Jack Kennedy travels to Europe on a secret mission f… read more

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3. Plausible Denial: Was the CIA Involved in the Assassination of JFK?

By: Mark Lane

3.93

Format: 411 pages, Paperback

The follow-up to the author's best-selling Rush to Judgment, which criticized the Warren Commission… read more

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4. Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA

By: Tim Weiner

3.94

Format: 514 pages, Hardcover

For the last sixty years, the CIA has managed to maintain a formidable reputation in spite of its t… read more

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"To the CIA, everyone's an outsider."

-Tim Weiner, Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA

"Their attempts to make sense of the world had carried heat but little light."

-Tim Weiner, Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA

"The ability to represent failure as success would become an Agency tradition."

-Tim Weiner, Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA

"It takes 5 to 7 years to turn a novice into a case officer capable of working in the capitals of the world."

-Tim Weiner, Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA

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5. A Very Private Woman: The Life and Unsolved Murder of Presidential Mistress Mary Meyer

By: Nina Burleigh

3.56

Format: 356 pages, Paperback

In 1964, Mary Pinchot Meyer, the beautiful, rebellious, and intelligent ex-wife of a top CIA offici… read more

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6. Decision Points

By: George W. Bush

3.81

Format: 497 pages, Hardcover

In this candid and gripping account, President George W. Bush describes the critical decisions that… read more

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"When my time is up,"

-George W. Bush, Decision Points

"If you lead, we'll be behind you," one House leader said, "but we'll be way behind you."

-George W. Bush, Decision Points

"But the truth is that I never had to search for a role model. I was the son of George Bush."

-George W. Bush, Decision Points

"When you know you have unconditional love, there is no point in rebellion and no need to fear failure."

-George W. Bush, Decision Points

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7. JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died & Why It Matters

By: James W. Douglass , James W Douglas

4.36

Format: 510 pages, Hardcover

In this fascinating and disturbing book James Douglass presents a compelling account of why Preside… read more

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"If we go as far as we can into the darkness, regardless of the consequences, I believe a midnight truth will free us from our bondage to violence and bring us to the light of peace."

-James W. Douglass, JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died & Why It Matters

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8. Oswald and the CIA

By: John M. Newman

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A study of the Kennedy assassination and the links between Lee Harvey Oswald and the CIA provides r… read more

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9. The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government

By: David Talbot

4.43

Format: None pages, Hardcover

An explosive, headline-making portrait of Allen Dulles, the man who transformed the CIA into the mo… read more

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Cover of Last Word: My Indictment of the CIA in the Murder of JFK by Robert K. Tanenbaum, Mark Lane

10. Last Word: My Indictment of the CIA in the Murder of JFK

By: Robert K. Tanenbaum , Mark Lane

3.64

Format: None pages,

Mark Lane tried the only U.S. court case in which the jurors concluded that the CIA plotted the mur… read more

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11. The Dark Side of Camelot

By: Seymour M. Hersh

2.74

Format: None pages, Paperback

If the Kennedys are America's royal family, then John F. Kennedy was the nation's crown prince. Mag… read more

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Cover of Against Them: How & Why Alexander Haig, Bob Woodward, Donald Rumsfeld, & Richard Cheney Covered Up the JFK Assassination in the Wake of the Watergate Break-In by Tegan Mathis

12. Against Them: How & Why Alexander Haig, Bob Woodward, Donald Rumsfeld, & Richard Cheney Covered Up the JFK Assassination in the Wake of the Watergate Break-In

By: Tegan Mathis

3.58

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

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13. The Kennedys: An American Drama

By: David Horowitz , Peter Collier

4.02

Format: None pages, Paperback

The Kennedys may well be the most photographed, written about, talked about, admired, hated, and co… read more

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14. The Hidden History of the JFK Assassination

By: None

3.37

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

November 22, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the tragedy that has haunted America ever since. Fo… read more

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15. Who's Who In The JFK Assassination: An A to Z Encyclopedia

By: None

3.99

Format: None pages, Paperback

An encyclopedic work providing vital information on the more than 1,400 individuals connected with … read more

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16. JFK: The CIA, Vietnam and the Plot to Assassinate John F. Kennedy

By: Oliver Stone , L. Fletcher Prouty

3.00

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Many were gripped by Oliver Stone's JFK & its premise that the assassination plot originated beyond… read more

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17. Watergate, the Hidden History: Nixon, the Mafia and the CIA

By: None

3.49

Format: None pages, Hardcover

While Richard Nixon's culpability for Watergate has long been established--most recently by PBS in … read more

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18. High Treason: The Assassination of JFK & the Case for Conspiracy

By: Robert J. Groden , Harrison Edward Livingstone

3.88

Format: None pages, Paperback

A nation lost its innocence on November 22, 1963, the day that President John F. Kennedy was killed… read more

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19. You Never Know: A Memoir

By: Tom Selleck

4.05

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

There are many miles from the business school and basketball court at the University of Southern Ca… read more

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20. The Wingmen: The Unlikely, Unusual, Unbreakable Friendship Between John Glenn and Ted Williams

By: Adam Lazarus

4.20

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The untold story of the unique fifty-year friendship between two American John Glenn, the unassail… read more

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21. G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century

By: Beverly Gage

4.37

Format: 864 pages, Hardcover

A major new biography of J. Edgar Hoover that draws from never-before-seen sources to create a grou… read more

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22. The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis

By: George Stephanopoulos

4.45

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

George Stephanopoulos, former senior advisor to President Clinton and for more than 20 years anchor… read more

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23. Secret Agenda: Watergate, Deep Throat, and the CIA

By: Jim Hougan

4.22

Format: 347 pages, Hardcover

The author presents startling discoveries that indicate that the American public has been seriously… read more

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"For nearly two years the country had been blitzed by the minutiae of Watergate and force-fed the images of increasingly uninteresting men."

-Jim Hougan, Secret Agenda: Watergate, Deep Throat, and the CIA

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24. The Deputy Interviews: The True Story of J.F.K. Assassination Witness, and Former Dallas Deputy Sheriff, Roger Dean Craig (The Deputy: Roger Dean Craig Book 1)

By: Steve Cameron

4.10

Format: 532 pages, Kindle Edition

"I HIGHLY recommend this fabulous book... I have read hundreds of books on or related to the assass… read more

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25. Caveat: Realism, Reagan and Foreign Policy

By: Alexander Meigs Haig Jr.

3.33

Format: 367 pages, Hardcover

The former Secretary of State assesses the events of his eighteen-month term in office and provides… read more

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26. John F. Kennedy

By: Robert Dallek

3.80

Format: 78 pages, Hardcover

Robert Dallek's masterful John F. An Unfinished Life was a number one national bestseller, and it … read more

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27. With Kennedy

By: Pierre Salinger

3.83

Format: 476 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Pierre Salinger offers an expert and warmly human perspective on the founding and forging of the Ne… read more

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28. An American Life One Man's Road To Watergate

By: Jeb Stuart Magruder

3.30

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Acknowledgments Prologue Starting out The corporate ladder Inside the oval office Learning th… read more

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29. JOHN F. KENNEDY, PRESIDENT

By: Hugh Sidey

3.74

Format: None pages, Nook

Covers the entire span of John F. Kennedy, President. Not intended as an analysis but, it is rather… read more

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30. Haig's Coup: How Richard Nixon's Closest Aide Forced Him from Office

By: Ray Locker

3.52

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

When General Alexander M. Haig Jr. returned to the White House on May 3, 1973, he found the Nixon a… read more

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31. The Purple Shamrock: The Hon. James Michael Curley of Boston

By: Joseph F. Dinneen

4.24

Format: 331 pages, Hardcover

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18 Top history books like JOHN F. KENNEDY, PRESIDENT by Hugh Sidey

Transform Your Habits

Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA

Tim Weiner

3.94

Transform Your Habits

Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy

Jim Marrs

4.14

Transform Your Habits

A Very Private Woman: The Life and Unsolved Murder of Presidential Mistress Mary Meyer

Nina Burleigh

3.56

Transform Your Habits

The Wars of Watergate: The Last Crisis of Richard Nixon

Stanley I. Kutler

4.15

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