newly published JFK titles

This month marks 50 years since the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas.  In the last half-century much has been written about Kennedy, his presidency, his legacy, and his assassination.  Based on the number of new books on JFK, it seems historians, political pundits and conspiracy theorists still have plenty to say about the man and the circumstances surrounding his death. If you would like to read more about this turning point in American history check out some of these just published books on the topic.

Books on the assassination of JFK:
A Cruel and Shocking Act by Philip Shenon
The Day Kennedy Died: 50 years later LIFE remembers the man and the moment
Dallas 1963 by Bill Minutaglio
End of Days: the Assassination of John F. Kennedy by James L. Swanson
Five Days in November by Clint Hill
History Will Prove Us Right: Inside the Warren Commission Report on the Assassination of John F. Kennedy by Howard P. Willens
Parkland by Vincent Bugliosi
They Killed Our President: 63 Reasons to Believe There Was a Conspiracy to Assassinate JFK by Jesse Ventura
Who Really Killed Kennedy? By Jerome Corsi

Books on the life and legacy of JFK:
Camelot’s Court: inside the Kennedy White House by Robert Dallek
The Kennedy Half-Century by Larry Sabato
JFK’s Last Hundred Days: the transformation of a man and the emergence of a great president by Thurston Clarke
The Kennedy Years: from the pages of the New York Times by Richard Reeves

Kim Tomblin
Collection Development Librarian