Buy this book on-line TUBRIDY,RYAN: : JFK In Ireland: FOUR DAYS THAT CHANGED A PRESIDENTLONDON.HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS,2010. ISBN 9780007317592.
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dedication,4pp colour photographic facsimile letter from Jacqueline Kennedy thanking President de Valera for attending her husband's funeral,double-page colour photographic frntis (Kennedy being greeted by children in Galway),double-page contents list/table.
The idolised,handsome and glamorous John
Fitzgerald Kennedy,great-grandson of Irish immigrants,was the first and only Irish-Catholic American to be elected President of
the United States.In this fully illustrated book,complete with never-seen-before photographs and stories,award-winning radio and TV presenter Ryan Tubridy tells the story of JFK's memorable four-day trip to his homeland in June 1963,five months before
he was tragically assassinated.
In this seminal historical publication,
Tubridy captures the affection Kennedy felt for his fellow Irishmen and his Irish heritage.He also portrays how those sentiments were reciprocated by a nation enchanted by the young President,whose people took him into their hearts.There was his much vaunted visit for lunch with distant family members in Dunganstown; the garden party that descended into chaos; formal speeches to the Dail; and casual encounters as he stopped to shake hands with
the waiting public wherever he went,much to the dismay of his beleaguered secret service
officers.
Fascinating and insightful,this book captures,with authority and integrity,the time that Kennedy described as the best four days of his life.
In this,his first book,award-winning radio and TV presenter Ryan Tubridy tells the fascinating story of the iconic president John F Kennedy's visit to Ireland.Tubridy reveals the huge effect JFK's visit had on Ireland - a country that at the time was largely agrarian and extremely poor.He includes never-seen-before photos of the president and private documents that reveal how the Irish rejoiced in having a president visit their shore.Tubridy evaluates whether the well-loved president,
whose Camelot years some believe would have heralded a golden age,actually inspired Ireland to reinvent itself and instilled pride in the Irish people,or whether the myth of JFK just left behind an idyllic dream of what could have been.This book is a fascinating,unique and insightful read from one of Ireland's most popular personalities. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of TUBRIDY,RYAN: : JFK In Ireland: FOUR DAYS THAT CHANGED A PRESIDENT. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including atlases, out of print books, antiquarian books, used books and libri rari. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |