Ask Not(ISBN=) 英文原版

　　2011 is the 50th anniversary of JFK’s inauguration.
　
　　A narrative of Kennedy’s quest to create a speech
that would distill American dreams and empower a new generation,
Ask Not is a beautifully detailed account of the
inauguration and the weeks preceding it. During a time when America
was divided, and its citizens torn by fears of war, John F. Kennedy
took office and sought to do more than just reassure the American
people. His speech marked the start of a brief, optimistic era.
Thurston Clarke’s portrait of JFK is balanced, revealing the
president at his most dazzlingly charismatic and cunningly
pragmatic.

　　Thurston Clarke has written eleven books of
fiction and nonfiction. His articles have been published in
Vanity Fair, Glamour, The New York Times, and The
Washington Post. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim
fellowship.

The Inaugural Address
PROLOGUE
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
PART ONE : THE WORDS
PALM BEACH,  FLORIDA
January 1o to January 17, 1961
ON BOARD THE CAROLINE
January 1o
PALM BEACH
January 11 to January 15
PALM BEACH
January 16
PALM BEACH
Jauuary 17
ON BOARD THE CAROLINE
January 17
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