The following incomplete selection of books factually discuss John Fitzgerald Kennedy - the man, his presidency and his policies. These are books I personally own and the list will be added to as time goes by. ~ Jackie Jura

~ THE YOUNG JOHN KENNEDY, by Gene Schoor

~ PRELUDE TO LEADERSHIP (The European Diary of Summer of 1945), by John F Kennedy

~ JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY, MAN OF COURAGE, by Flora Strousse

~ PROFILES IN COURAGE, by John F Kennedy

~ THE KENNEDY COURAGE, edited by Phil Hirsch and Edward Hymoff

~ PT-109, JOHN F. KENNEDY IN WORLD WAR II, by Robert J. Donovan

~ A JOHN F. KENNEDY MEMORIAL, by Macfadden-Bartell editors

~ JFK, A COMPLETE BIOGRAPHY, 1917-1963, by William H. R. Carr

~ JOHN F. KENNEDY, by Alan Jamieson

~ THE LIFE AND WORDS OF JOHN F. KENNEDY, by James Playsted Wood

~ THE STORY OF JOHN F. KENNEDY, by Earl Schenck Miers, Illustrated with Photographs

~ THE MAKING OF THE PRESIDENT 1960, by Theodore H. White

~ JOHN F. KENNEDY, PRESIDENT, by Hugh Sidey

~ A DAY IN THE LIFE OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY, by Jim Bishop

~ PORTRAIT OF A PRESIDENT, by William Manchester

~ A THOUSAND DAYS, by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr

~ JOHNNY, WE HARDLY KNEW YE, by Kenny O'Donnell and Dave Powers

~ THE PLEASURE OF HIS COMPANY, by Paul B. Fay, Jr.

~ THE BAY OF PIGS, The Leaders Story of Brigade 2506, by Haynes Johnson

~ THIRTEEN DAYS, by Robert F Kennedy

~ JFK AND VIETNAM, by John Newman

~ JFK: ORDEAL IN AFRICA, by Richard D Mahoney

~ KENNEDY, by Theodore Sorensen

~ KENNEDY AND BIG BUSINESS, by Alvin H Gershenson
   ("My father always told me that all businessmen were sons-of-bitches but I never believed him till now")

~ KENNEDY & DIEFENBAKER, by Knowlton Nash

~ THE STRATEGY OF PEACE, by John F Kennedy (JFK's thoughts on foreign policy)

~ THE BURDEN AND THE GLORY, by John F Kennedy (his hopes and dreams for the world)

~ THE QUOTABLE KENNEDY, edited by Alex J. Goldman

~ THE KENNEDY WIT, edited by Bill Adler

~ P.S. A MEMOIR, by Pierre Salinger

~ "LET US BEGIN ANEW", an Oral History of the Kennedy Presidency

~ THE UNCOMMON WISDOM OF JFK, edited by Bill Adler & Tom Folsom

~ A PORTRAIT IN HIS OWN WORDS, JFK'S MOST HISTORIC MOMENTS ON FILM, specially produced one hour DVD

~ BROTHERS, THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF THE KENNEDY YEARS, by David Talbot, 2007

~ THE DAY KENNEDY WAS SHOT, by Jim Bishop

~ THE DEATH OF A PRESIDENT, by William Manchester

~ FROM LOVE FIELD, OUR FINAL HOURS WITH PRESIDENT JOHN. F. KENNEDY, by Nellie Connally

~ THE BEST LOVED POEMS OF JACQUELINE KENNEDY ONASSIS, selected and introduced by Caroline Kennedy

~ WHAT JACKIE TAUGHT US, Lessons From the Remarkable Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, by Tina Sant Flaherty, 2004

~ MY TWELVE YEARS WITH JOHN F. KENNEDY, by Evelyn Lincoln, Personal Secretary to the President, 1965

~ JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY...AS WE REMEMBER HIM, by Mrs Rose Kennedy, Joseph P Kennedy, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Robert Kennedy...

~ LIFE IN CAMELOT, THE KENNEDY YEARS, edited by Philip B. Kunhardt Jr

~ JFK REMEMBERED, AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT BY HIS PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPHER, by Jacques Lowe

~ THE JOHN F. KENNEDYS, A FAMILY ALBUM, by Mark Shaw

~ JACQUELINE KENNEDY ONASSIS 1929-1994, by Charles Lawliss & The Bettmann Archive

~ BIOGRAPHY: JOHN F. KENNEDY, by Joyce Milton

~ JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY, A LIFE IN PICTURES, by Phaidon

~ JFK & JACKIE, UNSEEN ARCHIVES, by Tim Hill

~ THE KENNEDY WHITE HOUSE, Family Life & Pictures, 1961-1963, by Carl Sferrazza Anthony

~ ONE BRIEF SHINING MOMENT, Remembering Kennedy by William Manchester

~ THE KENNEDY YEARS, text by The New York Times, photographs by Jacques Lowe and others, 1964

~ THE TORCH IS PASSED..., The Associated Press Story of The Death of a President, 1964

~ KENNEDY A TIME REMEMBERED, by Jacques Lowe, 1983

~ *JACK KENNEDY: THE ILLUSTRATED LIFE OF A PRESIDENT, Chuck Wills, 2009
   Featuring Intimate Photos, Personal Memorabilia and History-Making Documents

photo coffee table-books on the Assassination:

~ FOUR DAYS, The Historical Record of the Death of President Kennedy, by United Press International (UPI)

~ THE KILLING OF A PRESIDENT, by Robert J. Groden

~ THE SEARCH FOR LEE HARVEY OSWALD, by Robert J. Groden

~ AMERICAN SON, A PORTRAIT OF JOHN F. KENNEDY, JR., by Richard Blow

~ ROBERT KENNEDY AND HIS TIMES, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.

~ ROBERT KENNEDY IN HIS OWN WORDS: THE UNPUBLISHED RECOLLECTIONS OF THE KENNEDY YEARS (transcribed interviews of RFK), by Anthony Lewis; John Bartlow Martin; Arthur Schlesinger, Jr & John Francis Steward

~ ROBERT KENNEDY: HIS LIFE, by Evan Thomas

~ ROBERT FRANCIS KENNEDY, THE MAN AND THE POLITICIAN, by Lawrence Quirk

~ ROBERT F. KENNEDY, APOSTLE OF CHANGE, by Douglas Rose

~ ROBERT KENNEDY, OFF-GUARD, compiled and edited by Sue G. Hall

~ ROBERT F. KENNEDY: PROMISES TO KEEP, introduced by Edward M. Kennedy

~ JUST FRIENDS AND BRAVE ENEMIES, by Robert F. Kennedy

~ TO SEEK A NEWER WORLD, by Robert F. Kennedy

~ THE ENEMY WITHIN, by Robert F. Kennedy

~ A NEW DAY, by Robert F. Kennedy

~ THE OTHER MRS KENNEDY: ETHEL SKAKEL KENNEDY, by Jerry Oppenheimer, 1994

~ KENNEDY AND ROOSEVELT: THE UNEASY ALLIANCE, by Michael Beschloss

~ TIMES TO REMEMBER, by Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy

~ LIFE WITH ROSE KENNEDY, by Barbara Gibson

~ HOSTAGE TO FORTUNE: THE LETTERS OF JOSEPH P. KENNEDY, edited by Amanda Smith

~ THE FOUNDING FATHER, THE STORY OF JOSEPH P. KENNEDY, by Richard J. Whalen

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