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Article: jack the lad; A new book of intimate photographs of President Kennedy show him as he has never been seen before. Historian Mark White examines his enduring legacy.
- Article from:
- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- October 12, 2003
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Byline: MARK WHITE
The word icon is bandied around a great deal these days. Be it the Beckhams or Madonna, our popular culture is littered with them. But to be an icon in the true sense of the word, a symbol of belief or cultural movement, is a rarity indeed. When President John Kennedy was brutally assassinated in Dallas on November 22 1963, he instantly achieved that status.
Forty years on he can still command magazine covers - he featured recently on the front of Vanity Fair - sell books and films, and fascinate and inspire politicians and political commentators.
Just before the 40th anniversary of his death a new book, John Fitzgerald ...