Camelot's Court
- Author: Robert Dallek
- Narrator: James Lurie
- Publisher: HarperCollins USA
- Duration: 16:51:02
Synopsis
Fifty years after John F. Kennedy’s assassination, presidential historian Robert Dallek, whom The New York Times calls “Kennedy’s leading biographer,” delivers a riveting new portrait of this president and his inner circle of advisors—their rivalries, personality clashes, and political battles. In Camelot’s Court, Dallek analyzes the brain trust whose contributions to the successes and failures of Kennedy’s administration—including the Bay of Pigs, civil rights, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and Vietnam—were indelible.
Kennedy purposefully put together a dynamic team of advisors noted for their brilliance and acumen, including Attorney General Robert Kennedy, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy, and trusted aides Ted Sorensen and Arthur Schlesinger. Yet the very traits these men shared also created sharp divisions. Far from being unified, this was an uneasy band of rivals whose ambitions and clashing beliefs ignited fiery internal debates.
Robert Dallek illuminates a president deeply determined to surround himself with the best and the brightest, who often found himself disappointed with their recommendations. The result, Camelot's Court: Inside the Kennedy White House, is a striking portrait of a leader whose wise resistance to pressure and adherence to principle offers a cautionary tale for our own time.
Chapters
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001 Camelot's Court
Duration: 50s -
002 Introduction
Duration: 08min -
003 Chapter 01
Duration: 01h18min -
004 Chapter 02
Duration: 01h12min -
005 Chapter 03A
Duration: 01h12min -
006 Chapter 03B
Duration: 01h09min -
007 Chapter 04A
Duration: 01h05min -
008 Chapter 04B
Duration: 42min -
009 Chapter 05
Duration: 01h16min -
010 Chapter 06A
Duration: 53min -
011 Chapter 06B
Duration: 47min -
012 Chapter 07
Duration: 01h04min -
013 Chapter 08A
Duration: 01h11min -
014 Chapter 08B
Duration: 57min -
015 Chapter 09A
Duration: 49min -
016 Chapter 09B
Duration: 52min -
017 Chapter 10A
Duration: 27min -
018 Chapter 10B
Duration: 01h07min -
019 Epilogue
Duration: 31min -
020 Credits
Duration: 59s