· Includes rarely seen materials from Kennedy's books, writings, speeches, and meetings with advisors · Provides a historical chronology of John F. Kennedy's life from the emergence of the Kennedy family in the early 20th century to his assassination in 1963 · Includes historical maps, such as a map of Germany in 1961 · Contains numerous photographs of the parents and family of John F. Kennedy and Kennedy himself throughout his life · A bibliography lists major primary and secondary sources on Kennedy and his times