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The days dwindle down, to a precious few . . . from September Song, JFKs favorite They were the original power couple outlandishly rich, impossibly attractive, and endlessly fascinating. Now, in this rare, behind-the-scenes portrait of the Kennedys in their final year together, 1 New York Times bestselling biographer Christopher Andersen shows us a side of JFK and Jackie weve never seen before. Tender, intimate, complex, and, at times, explosive, theirs is a love story unlike any otherfilled with secrets, scandals, and bombshells that could never be fully revealed . . . until now. Including Stunning new details about the Kennedys rumored affairshers as well as hisand how they ultimately overcame all odds to save their marriage The presidents many premonitions of his own death, and how he repeatedly tried to pull out of his last fateful trip to Dallas Shocking revelations about how the couple, unaware of the dangers, became dependent on amphetamine injections, the real reason according to his longtime personal physician for JFKs notorious libido, and how the White House hid his many serious medical problems from the public How the tragic death of their infant son Patrick led to an emotional outpouring from the president that surprised even their closest friendsand brought JFK and Jackie closer than they had ever been Touching firsthand accounts of the familys most private moments, before and after the assassination Drawing on hundreds of interviews conducted with the Kennedys inner circlefrom family members and lifelong friends to key advisors and political confidantesAndersen takes us deeper inside the world of the president and his first lady than ever before.
About the Author
CHRISTOPHER ANDERSEN is the critically-acclaimed author of 18 New York Times bestsellers which have been translated into more than 25 languages worldwide. Two of his books--THE DAY DIANA DIED and THE DAY JOHN DIED--reached #1. A former contributing editor of Time Magazine and longtime senior editor of PEOPLE magaziine, Andersen has also written hundreds of articles for a wide range of publications, including The New York Times, Life, and Vanity Fair. Andersen has appeared frequently on such programs as The Today Show, Good Morning America, NBC Nightly News, Enertainment Tonight, CBS This Morning, Extra, Access Hollywood, The OReilly Factor, Fox & Friends, Hardball, Dateline, Larry King Live, "E" Entertainment, Andersen Cooper 360, Inside Edition, and more.
