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Summary: Romantic view of American politics
Review: There has been much debate as to whether or not John F. Kennedy actually wrote this Pulitzer Prize winning book, or if he had somebody ghost-write it for him. In the end, it doesn't really matter, because it shows us much into the mind of JFK, and his idealistic respect for those senators that came before him and risked their careers and respect to achieve that which was good for the American people. His profiles on the more famous people are obviously the most interesting ones, as opposed to reading about somebody I had never heard about. This book is only for those who are very interested in American politics, because I found myself losing interest at certain points of this book, because this is definitely not one of my favorite topics. But it is nice to see a man who wanted to put what was best for the people above what was best for his career in the parliament. When we review the life of JFK, it is fitting that he wrote this book when he was just a senator, because he made some risky choices during his Presidency, choices that made him more enemies than friends in Washington, but created a legion of believers with the ones that really count. One of my main fears before I read this book was that it would be nothing more than American flag-waving, claiming their way to be the best, and citing nothing wrong with their political system, but this book is nothing of the sort. Often it is a grim history of the way politics work, and worked, during some important times in American history. Kennedy is not afraid of pointing out the mistakes of people, and the faults of the system, and this is what makes this book so great.
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