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Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio) 1911-1978 Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines) 1908-1973 Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald) 1917-1963 Kennedy, Robert F 1925-1968 Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy 1929-1994 Presidents Presidents United States Biography United States United States Politics and government 1961-1963 Wallace, George C. (George Corley) 1919-1998Scheve, Kenneth F.
Summary: In today's social climate of acknowledged and growing inequality, why are there not greater efforts to tax the rich? In this wide-ranging and provocative book, Kenneth Scheve and David Stasavage ask when and why countries tax their wealthiest citizens--and their answers may surprise you.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2016
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 337 SCHSummary: In 1960, a filmmaking group was granted direct access to John F. Kennedy, filming him on the campaign trail and eventually in the Oval Office. This resulted in three films of remarkable, behind-closed-doors intimacy, Primary, Adventures on the New Frontier, and Crisis, and, following the president's assassination, the poetic short Faces of November. Collected here are all four of these titles,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KENSalaman, Maureen Kennedy.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Statford Pub. 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.2 Salaman 1996Bader, Bonnie
Summary: "Through this engaging Who Was? biography, kids will discover the woman behind the sunglasses. Private and bookish, Jackie Kennedy found herself thrust into the world spotlight as the young and glamorous wife of the President John F. Kennedy. As First Lady she restored the once neglected rooms of the White House to their former glory, and through her charm and elegance became a style icon whose...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2016
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Summary: When he was a young boy, John Fitzgerald Kennedy wondered about what happened in the world. He wanted to change the world when he grew up, and he did just that! --Publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR BLUE KEECorey, Shana
Summary: "Acclaimed author Shana Corey and New York Times Best Illustrated artist R. Gregory Christie deliver a fresh look at Kennedy, underscoring the greatness and fallibility of our leaders and how each one of us, no matter who we are, have the power to make adifference. With quotes from JFK's speeches, detailed back matter, and a thought- provoking author's note, this biography offers a sensitive...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: NorthSouth 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KENKennedy, Caroline
Summary: A selection of more than 300 images collected by Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy (many never seen before) that capture the formative years of a uniquely American dynasty and detail the family's progress as it grows from a pair of turn-of-the-century newlyweds into a populous, vibrant clan of hopeful young men and women on the brink of their brilliant destinies.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 KENNEDY FAMILY KENKennedy, Kerry
Summary: "Robert F. Kennedy staunchly advocated for civil rights, education, justice, and peace; his message transcended race, class, and creed, resonating deeply within and across America. He was the leading candidate for the Democratic nomination for the presidency and was expected to run against Republican Richard Nixon in the 1968 presidential election, following in the footsteps of his late brother...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Center Street Large Print 2018
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 973.922 KENJohn F Kennedy Library Foundation (COR)/ Widmer, Ted (CON)/ Kennedy, Caroline (FRW)
Summary: Offers annotated transcripts of recordings from the secretly-installed recording systems in the oval office and cabinet room of the White House during the John F. Kennedy presidency, covering several of the most important events of the day.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2012
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.922 LISWiles, Deborah
Summary: "Bobby is the story of Robert F. Kennedy, as told by a grandfather to his grandchild. Born in 1925 into a family of great privilege, Bobby was a prominent American politician and lawyer who learned to use his advantages in life to make a difference."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KENMatthews, Chris
Summary: Based on interviews with some of his closest associates, a portrait of the thirty-fifth president discusses his privileged childhood, military service, struggles with a life-threatening disease, and career in politics.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Audio 2011
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 KENNEDY, JOHN F. JR. MATBaldrige, Letitia.
Summary: Letitia Baldrige, social secretary for First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, presents photographs and recollections of six memorable occasions at the White House, including a luncheon for Princess Grace, and an alfresco dinner at Mount Vernon; and includes menus and recipes from the entertainments by White House chef René Verdon.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 642 BALKennedy, Kerry
Summary: "Robert F. Kennedy staunchly advocated for civil rights, education, justice, and peace; his message transcended race, class, and creed, resonating deeply within and across America. He was the leading candidate for the Democratic nomination for the presidency and was expected to run against Republican Richard Nixon in the 1968 presidential election, following in the footsteps of his late brother...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2018
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 973.922 KENKennedy, Robert F.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton 1969
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327.73 KENKennedy, Robert F.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Press 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.168 KENKennedy, Robert F.
Summary: "In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of Robert Kennedy's death, an inspiring collection of his most famous speeches accompanied by commentary from notable historians and public figures. Twenty-five years after Robert Kennedy was assassinated, RFK: Collected Speeches, a celebration of Kennedy's life and legacy, was published and immediately became the standard for activists, elected officials,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 815 KENKennedy, John F
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 1993
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 920 KENHill, Clint.
Summary: Clint Hill will forever be remembered as the lone secret service agent who jumped onto the car after President Kennedy was shot. He recounts his memories of those five days leading up to, and after, that tragic day in November 1963. Told movingly by a man who still wishes he could undo it all, this is a rare and deeply personal look at the assassination that affected the entire world and...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2014
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 973.922 HILSummary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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Summary: Shortly after President John F. Kennedy's assassination, with a nation deep in mourning and the world looking on in stunned disbelief, Jacqueline Kennedy found the strength to set aside her own personal grief for the sake of posterity and begin the task of documenting and preserving her husband's legacy. In January of 1964, she and Robert F. Kennedy approved a planned oral-history project that...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion Audio 2011
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 KENNEDY, JOHN F & JACQUELINE ONAKennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald)
Summary: A definitive collection of letters by and to JFK offers unique insights into his character and times, in a volume that includes correspondences with such figures as Martin Luther King Jr., Eleanor Roosevelt, and a young John Kerry.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KENNEDY, JOHN F KENKennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald)
Summary: A study of men who, at a risk to themselves, stood fast for their principles. Includes John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, Sam Houston, Robert Taft and others.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperPerennial 2000
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: This film explores Kennedy's childhood years as the privileged but sickly son of one of the wealthiest men in America, his early political career as a lackluster congressman, his successful run for the U.S. Senate, and the game-changing presidential campaign that made him the youngest elected president in U.S. history.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013