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A riveting historical narrative of the shocking events surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and the follow-up to mega-bestselling author Bill O'Reilly's Killing Lincoln . More than a million readers have thrilled to Bill O'Reilly's Killing Lincoln , the page-turning work of... read more
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Characters/People edit
- John FItzgerald Kennedy: Second son of Joseph Kennedy. Commander of PT-109 when it sank, saved what remained of his crew. Historian--wrote Profiles in Courage. Tapped for Politics when his older brother is killed. Elected President in the early 60s. Nicknamed Jack or JFK.
- John F. Kennedy: Patriarch of the Kennedy clan. Directs his sons.
- Joseph Kennedy Jr.: Oldest son--the one tapped for a career in politics until the aircraft he was flying exploded.
- Robert Francis Kennedy: Younger brother of JFK. Becomes JFK's Attorney General.
- Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy: JFK's wife and mother to their 2 children. A very hands on mother even after her husband becomes President. Nicknamed Jackie.
- Caroline Kennedy: JFK's and Jackie's daughter.
- John F. Kennedy Jr.: JFk's and Jackie's son.
- Lyndon Baines Johnson: JFK's Vice-President, Texan. Often called LBJ.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower: President just before JFK. A former General. More traditional than JFK.
- Mamie Eisenhower: Wife of Dwight. Very traditional.
- Frank Sinatra: Famous singer, friend of the Kennedys, helped JFK get elected, rumored to have ties to the Mafia.
- Bing Crosby: Republican; famous singer/crooner
- Marilyn Monroe: Starlet, born Norma Jean and changed her name for Hollywood, cultivated a dumb blonde persona, rumored to have had an affair with JFK.
- McGeorge Bundy: Kennedy's head of National Security.
- Lee Harvey Oswald: Dishonorably discharged Marine, defected to the Soviet Union but later was allowed to return to the US.
- Marina Oswald: wife to Lee Harvey, a Soviet citizen
- June Oswald: Daughter of Marina and Lee
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: Civil Rights Movement Leader
- Coretta Scott King: Martin's wife.
- Ruth Payne: Quaker woman who speaks some Russian who allows Marina and her daughters to live in her Texas home.
- Aristotle Onassis: Rich Greek man with an opulent yacht. Under investigation by US officials. Subject of romantic interest by Jackie's sister during Kennedy's Presidency.
- Patricia Kennedy Lawford: Add a description of this character.
- Jerry Behn
- Priscilla Wear
- Dr. Earl Rose
- Moses Wright
- Charles de Gaulle
- Winston Churchill
- Dave Powers
- Arnold J. Brown
- Lucky Luciano
- Mr. Castro
- John Wilkes Booth
- Jesse Curry
- J. Edgar Hoover
- Ralph Roberts
- Sam Giancana
- Robert E. Lee
- Nikita Khrushchev
- Emmett Till
- Carolyn Bryant
- Louis Martin
- Roy Bryant
- Ethel Kennedy
- Lisa Gherardini
- Dr. Frank Finnerty
- George de Mohrenschildt
- Audrey Marina Rachel Oswald
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- Dr. John Walsh
- Greta Garbo
- Chester Bowles
- Peter Lawford
- Nellie Connally
- Dr. William Kemp Clark
- André Malraux
- Forrest V. Sorrels
- Pierre Salinger
- Jack Ruby
- Teddy Kennedy
- Joseph Stalin
- Harry Truman
- Bill Greer
- Aaron Rowland
- Ben Bradlee
- Richard Nixon
- Ruth Paine
- Larry Newman
- Walter Cronkite
- Ted Walker
- U. E. Baughman
- George Ross
- Roy Kellerman
- Fulgencio Batista
- John Connally
- Mr. Hill
- Oleg Cassini
- Connor
- Ngo Dinh Diem
- John Fain
- Paul Landis
- Allen Dulles
- John Walker
- Sterling Wood
- Vernon Oneal
- Clint Hill
- Adlai Stevenson
- Dean Rusk
- Andrei Gromyko
- Bill Hudson
- Big Milam
- James Hosty Jr.
- Winston G. Lawson
- J. D. Tippit
- Harold Macmillan
- John Profumo
- Kenny O'Donnell
- Lem Billings
- Dr. Mac Perry
- Joseph P. Kennedy
- Abraham Lincoln
- Judith Campbell
- George Thomas
- Wesley Frazier
- Zangara
- Thich Quang Duc
- Evelyn Lincoln
- Fidel Castro
- Patrick Bouvier Kennedy
Setting & Locations edit
Washington D.C.--the Nation's capitol.
- Cuba: Island nation near the US that was once a vacation destination for many US citizens--until the Communist-friendly dictator Fidel Castro overthrew the government and took power.
- Glen Aura: Where Jackie Kennedy and the children visit most weekends
- Soviet Union: Also called USSR--opponent in the Cold War
Organizations edit
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA): Headed by Dulles and Hoover during JFK's time--helped to organize the Bay of Pigs invasion.
- Secret Service: Charged with protecting the President and his immediate family.
- Mafia: Crime syndicate
First Sentence edit
The man with fewer than three years to live has his left hand on the Bible.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 5 of 15 in New York Times Bestsellers - Nonfiction (Current). (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Bill O'Reilly (Author)
- Martin Dugard (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2012
ISBN: 978-0-8050-9666-8
Page Count: 325
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2012
ISBN: 978-0-8050-9666-8
Page Count: 325
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: E842.9 O74 2012
- Dewey: 973.922092
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