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The Space-Age Presidency of John F. Kennedy : A Rare Photographic History.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (225 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780826358103
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Space-Age Presidency of John F. KennedyDDC classification:
  • 973.922092
LOC classification:
  • E842.1 .B576 2019
Online resources:
Contents:
Book Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Foreword by Christopher C. Kraft Jr. -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Abbreviations -- 01. 1961: "Here we are behind" -- 02. February 1962: "The kind of American of whom we are most proud" -- 03. March-August 1962: "We are glad to see you again" -- 04. September 11, 1962: "Do you think we have bitten off more than we can chew?" -- 05. September 12, 1962: "But why, some say, the moon?" -- 06. October-December 1962: "I'm not that interested in space" -- 07. January-August 1963: "There are great frontiers still to be crossed" -- 08. September-November 1963: "Space has lost a lot of its glamour" -- 09. November 21, 1963: "This space effort must go on" -- 10. In Remembrance: "For the eyes of the world now look into space" -- The Photographers -- Bibliography.
Summary: This engaging and unprecedented work captures the compelling story of John F. Kennedy's role in advancing the United States' space program, set against the Cold War with the Soviet Union.
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Book Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Foreword by Christopher C. Kraft Jr. -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Abbreviations -- 01. 1961: "Here we are behind" -- 02. February 1962: "The kind of American of whom we are most proud" -- 03. March-August 1962: "We are glad to see you again" -- 04. September 11, 1962: "Do you think we have bitten off more than we can chew?" -- 05. September 12, 1962: "But why, some say, the moon?" -- 06. October-December 1962: "I'm not that interested in space" -- 07. January-August 1963: "There are great frontiers still to be crossed" -- 08. September-November 1963: "Space has lost a lot of its glamour" -- 09. November 21, 1963: "This space effort must go on" -- 10. In Remembrance: "For the eyes of the world now look into space" -- The Photographers -- Bibliography.

This engaging and unprecedented work captures the compelling story of John F. Kennedy's role in advancing the United States' space program, set against the Cold War with the Soviet Union.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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