The novel Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot, authored by political commentator Bill O’Reilly and best-selling author Martin Dugard and published in 2012, recounts the life, death, and administration of the thirty-fifth president of the United States of America, John Fitzgerald Kennedy as well as his connections with numerous reputable figures. This story follows President Kennedy from his 1943 military escapade until his tragic assassination in Dallas, Texas on November twenty-second, 1963. O’Reilly’s nonfiction work is a promising source of information for those looking for insight into the Kennedy administration, assassination, and Lee Harvey Oswald’s life and death as a military sniper turned communist assassin. Primary author Bill O’Reilly’s …show more content…
After Kennedy’s death, O’Reilly used the final chapter of the book to address the death of each of the persons involved in John Kennedy’s life mentioned in the story to tie them together. As is the case with many of the books written by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard, this book, Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot, addresses history from a mostly factual perspective in an attempt to educate the public on events for them to decide upon. Aside from O’Reilly’s one claim of presence with the Russian friend of Lee Harvey Oswald, the information in the novel seems to be both accurate and well written in a way that grasps the reader’s interest until the very end. The book did not address many conspiracies as O’Reilly is “not the conspiracy type” (2). This would most likely be a welcome addition to the book. The descriptive details, while sometimes a disgusting addition, were well received by readers and further added to the credibility of the book in its entirety. Given the event’s massive importance in matters from safety and immigration to civil rights, it is important for any and all Americans to be exposed to
He used a very selective vocabulary, purposely using emotionally charged words such as: “wholly unjustifiable and irresponsible defiance” (lines 4-5), “ruthless disregard” (line 82), and “restraint and sacrifice” (lines 14-15). By using words with strong connotation, he powers the emotions of his audience once again directing support for himself and appearing as the calm figurehead amongst the emotional chaos. He also makes his speech very personal by mentioning individual American families, literally using the phrase “every American family” (line 25). He appeals to the strong sense of patriotism in the American public by mentioning the four servicemen who died in Vietnam. Despite the fact that they are almost completely unrelated to the rise in steel prices and, if they were alive, would be unaffected by the rise in price, either. And yet, Kennedy mentions the servicemen to make the situation appear that much more dire. By mentioning the tragic deaths of these men, Kennedy aims to trigger a strong emotional response in his audience that would turn into support for
How he went to war and came home to marry Jacqueline Kennedy. You learn that he had Addison’s disease, but he hid his pain from the American people. Next, the book talks about the 1960s election and how John F. Kennedy won. It was a close call though and he almost didn’t win. Then it talks about his inauguration, and it gives some of his famous quotes. One of those was “ And so my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you----- ask what you can do for your country”. The Bay of Pigs is talked about next in the book. It was the biggest failure of John F. Kennedy’s career. The Cuban Missile Crisis is talked about next in the book. So basically this was the most dangerous conflict of John F. Kennedy’s presidency. The Russians had missiles in Cuba pointed at the US, and the US had missiles in Turkey pointed at Russia. John F. Kennedy was able to work out a deal that had the Russians remove the missiles and promise not to invade Cuba, and while the US took their missiles out of Turkey. His deal prevented a major nuclear war from happening. The book also
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More than fifty years ago, an event took place that will linger within the minds of all American historians and scholars around the world for decades to come. Even for those who did not experience it, the assassination of John F. Kennedy made an impact on every American's life and was felt across the globe. November 22, 1963 marks the day that shocked America and changed perceptions of our country. On this day, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated, leading many to distrust the federal government, initiating the dawn of the conspiracy era, loss of hope in America, and the presidential security system being permanently altered.
The ending of the novel was inspiring. The author suggests the reader to look into great novels, and even supplies a list of novels a personally suggests. He ended with a very ...
The account is told from Robert F. Kennedy's point of view. Kennedy was a key player in the decisions made during the thirteen days of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Kennedy believed that the United States should try and resolve the Cuban Missile Crisis peacefully and that the United States needed to try and avoid resolving to violent measures. Kennedy took over for his brother, the President, on many occasions. He led important meetings and tried to negotiate an understanding with the other cabinet members who were involved.
Any great novel seeks to explore human nature, our morality, our trust in each other, the delicate inner workings of our societies. A classic that does more than explore the ways of our world, it exposes them, down to the nitty-gritty bare bones. These books force us to look at the world around us and truly see everything that is happening around us, not just the outer layers.... ... middle of paper ... ...
...d in this quote, “The action of the story continues nearly nonstop pausing occasionally to look at the stars or talk about southern gentlemen but only for a short time before rushing ahead” (Daly 17). The action of the story can make the reader get bored of it quickly or it can continue to keep the reader interested. Some of the action was forced to keep the book going but overall it was not bad. Many young readers like reading a book with lots of action so this is why the book is such a big hit.
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I found the book to be easy, exciting reading because the story line was very realistic and easily relatable. This book flowed for me to a point when, at times, it was difficult to put down. Several scenes pleasantly caught me off guard and some were extremely hilarious, namely, the visit to Martha Oldcrow. I found myself really fond of the char...
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middle of paper ... ... Interchanging between the short sentences and the lengthy sentences grabs the audience’s full attention, permitting Kennedy to persuade them that he qualifies for his position as U.S. President. Hence, through various rhetorical strategies, Kennedy achieves his purpose of gaining the spectators’ favor by stressing major current events that concern the American people. These significant concepts include American patriotism and American diplomacy, stressed when he begins four subsequent paragraphs with the same recurring three words, “Let both sides.”
Green drags the reader right into the text from the very beginning, and very skilfully keeps the reader engaged to the end of the introduction. With varied techniques to convey his message, Green is able to summarize the novel and grab attention in the few opening pages.
Prouty, Fletcher L. JFK: The CIA, Vietnam and the Plot to Assassinate John F. Kennedy With an Introduction by Oliver Stone. New York: Carol, 1992.