Nights at the Round Table: John F. Kennedy: Rethinking the Camelot Myth
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Do you like the idea of a book club...but don't have quite enough time to delve into a book each month? Try this noble quest... Dive into the life of an iconic figure in American history this month. Join us for another Night at the Round Table and come ready to discuss, ask questions, and dive deeper into the things that make us human.
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November's topic: John F. Kennedy: Rethinking the Camelot Myth
Historian Alexis Coe, whose forthcoming book Young Jack (2027) follows John F. Kennedy up to the presidency, joins Dr. Colleen Shogan for an In Pursuit conversation about the life he lived before the White House. Coe argues that the popular story of Kennedy entering politics only after his older brother Joe Jr. died is a myth in the cherry-tree mold. She says he was already planning to run before the war and that his own wartime service set him up. She treats Kennedy's life as "a working draft," tracking a sheltered, wealthy young man who asked endless questions and, over a decade in Congress, widened his focus from Boston's docks to the nation. She also traces his famous charm to being alone in a hospital with scarlet fever at age two, and describes a youth defined by illness and the endurance that carried him through PT-109. The conversation closes on how hard it is to write about a life that ended mid-sentence.
Please register: https://mortonmandan.librarycalendar.com/event/nights-round-table-draft-16539
November's topic: John F. Kennedy: Rethinking the Camelot Myth
Historian Alexis Coe, whose forthcoming book Young Jack (2027) follows John F. Kennedy up to the presidency, joins Dr. Colleen Shogan for an In Pursuit conversation about the life he lived before the White House. Coe argues that the popular story of Kennedy entering politics only after his older brother Joe Jr. died is a myth in the cherry-tree mold. She says he was already planning to run before the war and that his own wartime service set him up. She treats Kennedy's life as "a working draft," tracking a sheltered, wealthy young man who asked endless questions and, over a decade in Congress, widened his focus from Boston's docks to the nation. She also traces his famous charm to being alone in a hospital with scarlet fever at age two, and describes a youth defined by illness and the endurance that carried him through PT-109. The conversation closes on how hard it is to write about a life that ended mid-sentence.
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