Summary of Bill O'Reilly & Martin Dugard's Killing Kennedy

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 In 1943, three American patrol torpedo boats cruise the Blackett Strait in the South Pacific, hunting Japanese warships. The skipper of the boat bearing the number 109, a young second lieutenant, slouches in his cockpit. He has shut down two of his engines to conceal PT-109 from Japanese spotter planes.
#2 Kennedy was the skipper of the boat, and he was responsible for allowing such an enormous vessel to sneak up on his boat. He was twenty-six, rail thin, and deeply tanned. He had no interest in pursuing a leadership position in politics, but the sinking of his boat would make him a hero.
#3 Finally, John F. Kennedy takes charge. He explains that while the specks of land might be more distant than the island of Gizo, which appears close enough almost to touch, they’re less likely to be inhabited by Japanese soldiers.
#4 Kennedy swims to another nearby island, which is closer to a channel known as the Ferguson Passage. He uses the ship’s lantern to signal any passing PT boats that might venture in that night. But he never finds that sandy beach.

Sujets

• Politique
• 20th century
• United States

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 21 mars 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669356714
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Bill O'Reilly & Martin Dugard's Killing Kennedy
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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

In 1943, three American patrol torpedo boats cruise the Blackett Strait in the South Pacific, hunting Japanese warships. The skipper of the boat bearing the number 109, a young second lieutenant, slouches in his cockpit. He has shut down two of his engines to conceal PT-109 from Japanese spotter planes.

#2

Kennedy was the skipper of the boat, and he was responsible for allowing such an enormous vessel to sneak up on his boat. He was twenty-six, rail thin, and deeply tanned. He had no interest in pursuing a leadership position in politics, but the sinking of his boat would make him a hero.

#3

Finally, John F. Kennedy takes charge. He explains that while the specks of land might be more distant than the island of Gizo, which appears close enough almost to touch, they’re less likely to be inhabited by Japanese soldiers.

#4

Kennedy swims to another nearby island, which is closer to a channel known as the Ferguson Passage. He uses the ship’s lantern to signal any passing PT boats that might venture in that night. But he never finds that sandy beach.

#5

After four days, Kennedy persuades George Ross of Highland Park, Illinois, to attempt a swim with him. They head for an island named Naru, where it is very possible they will run into Japanese soldiers. The swim lasts an hour.

#6

The story of PT-109 is one of perseverance, with Kennedy and his crew surviving against all odds. But the legend of PT-109 is born when Kennedy is saved by the New Zealand military.

#7

John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946, thanks in large part to the help of his friend Dave Powers, who insisted on making the most of PT-109 in his campaign.

#8

The coconut is a reminder that JFK owed the presidency in part to the sharp political intuition of Dave Powers. Powers has been described as the president’s jester in residence.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

The president of the United States is naked and on schedule. He swims between the White House and the West Wing every afternoon, to soothe his aching back. The half hour of breaststroke and the heat of the pool are part of Kennedy’s therapy.

#2

The president was in the Oval Office at nine o’clock sharp. He listened as his appointments secretary, Ken O’Donnell, mapped out his schedule. Throughout the morning, as Kennedy took calls and listened to advisers brief him on what was happening in the rest of the world, he was interrupted by his handpicked staff.

#3

The Kennedy White House was a fraternity, with every man deeply loyal to the president. Conversation often lapsed into the profane, as the president’s naval background lent truth to the saying swears like a sailor.

#4

Kennedy’s half-hour midday swim is an effective tonic for his pain, but he also uses the swimming sessions to conduct business. He invites staff and even members of the press to put in laps alongside him, but they have to be naked.

#5

The biggest change between the Kennedy and Eisenhower administrations is the presence of the first lady, Jackie Kennedy. She is less than half the age of Mamie Eisenhower’s wife, and she enjoys listening to bossa nova records.

#6

Jackie’s developmental years were spent in wealth and splendor. She was taught to be extremely private, and she never fully reveals herself to anyone, not even to her husband, the president.

#7

On March 17, Oswald met a young woman named Marina Prusakova at a union workers’ dance. They quickly became engaged, and on April 30 they were married. Marina became pregnant soon after.

#8

In 1961, the world is changing around President Kennedy. The cold war is raging, and Americans are terrified of the Soviet Union and its arsenal of nuclear weapons. Jackie is a devoted mother to her children, Caroline and John F. Kennedy Jr.
Insights from Chapter 3

#1

John F. Kennedy was preoccupied with Cuba. He had authorized a covert invasion of the island nation, sending fourteen hundred anti-Castro exiles to do a job that the U. S. military, by rule of international law, could not do itself.

#2

The Bay of Pigs was a disastrous attempt to overthrow Castro that was led by the CIA.