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Atomic bomb United States History Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald) 1917-1963 Oppenheimer, J. Robert 1904-1967 Physicists United States Biography Political campaigns United States History 20th century Presidential candidates United States Biography Science Political aspects United States History 20th century United States United States Politics and government 1953-1961 USAFilter By Subjects
Atomic bomb United States History Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald) 1917-1963 Oppenheimer, J. Robert 1904-1967 Physicists United States Biography Political campaigns United States History 20th century Presidential candidates United States Biography Science Political aspects United States History 20th century United States United States Politics and government 1953-1961 USACarlson, Margaret.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.929 CARKendrick, Stephen
Summary: "A history of the 1960 US presidential election with a focus on the role played by the imprisonment of Martin Luther King Jr. in the wake of an Atlanta sit-in"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.0973 KENOsgood, Charles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2008
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 973.099 OSGOliphant, Thomas
Summary: "A behind-the-scenes, revelatory account of John F. Kennedy's wily campaign to the White House, beginning with his bold, failed attempt to win the vice presidential nomination in 1956. A young and undistinguished junior plots his way to the presidency and changes the way we nominate and elect presidents. John F. Kennedy and his young warriors invented modern presidential politics. They turned...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.922 OLIBird, Kai
Summary: J. Robert Oppenheimer is one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century, a physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war, and who later found himself confronting the moral consequences of scientific progress. In this biography twenty-five years in the making, Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin capture Oppenheimer's life and times, from his early career to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 2005