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Four Days That Changed a President
Lyons Press
December 2011
On Sale: November 22, 2011
Featuring: John Fitzgerald Kennedy
320 pages
ISBN: 0762772573
EAN: 9780762772575
Kindle: B004MYF1ZO
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Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction History | Non-Fiction Photography
A beautifully nostalgic look back at JFKโs historic visit to his ancestral home "This is not the land of my birth, but it is the land for which I hold the greatest affection."
โPresident John F. Kennedy, Limerick, June 29, 1963 For the first time ever, award-winning journalist Ryan Tubridy tells the fascinating story of the young, iconic President John F. Kennedyโs only visit to Ireland. The idolized, handsome, and glamorous John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the great-grandson of Irish immigrants and the first and only Irish-Catholic American to be elected President of the United States. He relished his Irish heritage, and in June 1963 he made a memorable four-day trip to his homeland. Five months later, he was assassinated. In this fully illustrated book, complete with never-before-seen photographs and heartwarming stories, Tubridy reveals the huge effect JFKโs visit had on Ireland, and 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. Fascinating and insightful, JFK in Ireland captures with authority and integrity the time that Kennedy described as โthe best four days of my life."
 Media BuzzToday - March 14, 2012
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