Portrait of a President

The election of John F. Kennedy to the Presidency has inspired a spate of biographies. Many have been written in haste to meet a deadline. Others bear the decided marks of journalism. Mr. Manchester's book differs from the others to the extent that he focuses all his attention on the President as a man. He recounts for the reader the President's wartime experiences, his academic training, his campaign and the changes a year in office have wrought.