JFK & Jackie: Unseen Archives by Tim Hill, 381 pages
What better time to read a presidential biography then a few days before the Presidential Inauguration. Not much was in this book that I did not already know about Kennedy. Although, I did not know he had some serious health issues that I had not been aware of and had been administered last rites. And, I had not remembered that the couple had lost three babies. Jackie had one miscarriage, one stillborn, and then a child who survived a few days. Regardless of the fact that I was familiar with most information in this book, I still found it a fascinating read. The pictures were also a plus about this book. I also liked that this book followed up with a few pages of Jackie's life after JFK.
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The Missing Kennedy by Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff
The Missing Kennedy by Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff, 260 pages
The Missing Kennedy is a fascinating book about the eldest daughter of Rose and Joseph Kennedy. From a young age, Rosemary Kennedy displayed signs of emotional and behavioral problems. At the age of 23, Joseph Kennedy had a lobotomy performed on Rosemary, unbeknownst to Rosemary. Joseph then had Rosemary sent to a Catholic-run home for the mentally disabled in rural Wisconsin. This book is written by the niece of the Sister, Sister Paulus, who cared for Rosemary during most of her adult life. What is fascinating about this book is that it outlines Rosemary's relationship with her siblings, especially JFK, and her relationship with the Kennedy family after the death of Joseph Kennedy. It also describes how Eunice Shriver started the Special Olympics.
The Missing Kennedy is a fascinating book about the eldest daughter of Rose and Joseph Kennedy. From a young age, Rosemary Kennedy displayed signs of emotional and behavioral problems. At the age of 23, Joseph Kennedy had a lobotomy performed on Rosemary, unbeknownst to Rosemary. Joseph then had Rosemary sent to a Catholic-run home for the mentally disabled in rural Wisconsin. This book is written by the niece of the Sister, Sister Paulus, who cared for Rosemary during most of her adult life. What is fascinating about this book is that it outlines Rosemary's relationship with her siblings, especially JFK, and her relationship with the Kennedy family after the death of Joseph Kennedy. It also describes how Eunice Shriver started the Special Olympics.
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adult biography,
Kennedy family,
lobotomy,
mental illness,
President Kennedy,
Rosemary Kennedy
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