<p>In the title essay <i>Controversy</i>, Manchester details his experience writing <i>The Death of a President,</i> the award-winning account of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. It was indeed a controversy like few others, engaging one of the most prominent historians of the day against Jackie Kennedy, the most famous, yet private, widow in the world. This 76-page essay provides a compelling insiders account of the most high-profile publishing struggle of its day.</p><p> A work of love, even passion.... Mr. Manchesters final telling of the death of Kennedy is most moving; it is also less controversial than one had been led to believe by those who read the original manuscript. --Gore Vidal</p><p> This sweeping collection further provides a penetrating look at the period between World War II and the Vietnam era. In an account...
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