Includes bibliographical references and index.

1 Kennedy as Ideal Leader: A Positive Account 9 -- 2 Kennedy as Showy Opportunist: A Critical Account 29 -- 3 Kennedy's Excellence: His Most Outstanding Quality 46 -- 4 Time Line of Kennedy's Presidency: What He Accomplished 56 -- 5 Kennedy and Money: A Circumstance That Shaped Him 59 -- 6 Kennedy Fact Sheet: Details from His Life 64 -- 7 Kennedy and His Father: His Most Significant Influence 71 -- 8 Kennedy and His Wife: His Most Important Partner 79 -- 9 Kennedy as Husband: Two Views 84 -- 10 Kennedy the Fox: His Nature 90 -- 11 Kennedy Revised: A Closer Look at the Evidence 97 -- 12 Kennedy's Mystique: What Made Him Interesting 114 -- 13 Kennedy in His Own Words: What He Said 121 -- 14 Kennedy's Use of the Media: How He Reached the Public 130 -- 15 Kennedy's Circle: His Associates 149 -- 16 The Idea of John F. Kennedy: How He Presented Himself 155 -- 17 Kennedy Remembered: How Others Saw Him 163 -- 18 Kennedy's High Ideals: What He Represented 169 -- 19 Kennedy as Civil Rights Leader: Two Views 174 -- 20 Veneration for Kennedy: The Emotion He Inspired 181 -- 21 The Kennedy Photographs: Why Pictures of Kennedy Fascinate 192 -- 22 Kennedy as Hero: How He Saw Himself 200 -- 23 Kennedy's Legacy: His Purpose 205 -- 24 Kennedy-Beginnings and Endings: What He Offered 212 -- 25 Kennedy in Vietnam: Two Views 216 -- 26 Eyewitness to Kennedy: What We See 220 -- 27 Kennedy in Crisis: How He Shaped His Image 225 -- 28 Kennedy's Promiscuity: His Most Explosive Secret 233 -- 29 Kennedy's Exploits: Suppressed Facts Exposed 235 -- 30 Kennedy's Cool: A Secret of His Appeal 247 -- 31 Kennedy's Health: A Condition of His Existence 255 -- 32 Kennedy's Lies: What He Concealed 266 -- 33 Kennedy as Muse: What He Inspired 273 -- 34 Kennedy-Questions He Raised: Something to Talk About 279 -- 35 Kennedy Alchemy: The Secret of His Legend 284 -- 36 Kennedy's Death: The Facts 295 -- 37 Who Killed John F. Kennedy? The Mystery of His Assassination 296 -- 38 Fortune's Favorite: His Extraordinary Destiny 307 -- 39 My Kennedy: Judgment 317 -- 40 Remember John F. Kennedy: Epitaph 322.