JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917–1956
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JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917–1956 is a major biographical study of John F. Kennedy’s early life and political rise, situating his development within the broader currents of mid-20th-century American and world history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917–1956 canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917–1956 Context triple: [Fredrik Logevall, notableWork, JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917–1956]
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A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House
A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House is a Pulitzer Prize–winning historical account that chronicles John F. Kennedy’s presidency through the perspective of a close adviser and historian.
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B.
JFK (1991 film)
JFK (1991 film) is an Oliver Stone-directed political thriller that dramatizes the investigation into President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, blending courtroom drama with conspiracy theories.
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The Years of Lyndon Johnson
The Years of Lyndon Johnson is Robert A. Caro’s multi-volume, Pulitzer Prize–winning biographical series that chronicles the life, rise to power, and presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson in exhaustive detail.
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D.
Robert Kennedy and His Times
Robert Kennedy and His Times is a comprehensive biographical study of Robert F. Kennedy that examines his life, political career, and impact on American history.
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E.
From Love Field: Our Final Hours with President John F. Kennedy
"From Love Field: Our Final Hours with President John F. Kennedy" is a memoir recounting the personal experiences and observations of Texas First Lady Nellie Connally during the events surrounding President Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917–1956 Target entity description: JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917–1956 is a major biographical study of John F. Kennedy’s early life and political rise, situating his development within the broader currents of mid-20th-century American and world history.
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A.
A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House
A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House is a Pulitzer Prize–winning historical account that chronicles John F. Kennedy’s presidency through the perspective of a close adviser and historian.
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B.
JFK (1991 film)
JFK (1991 film) is an Oliver Stone-directed political thriller that dramatizes the investigation into President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, blending courtroom drama with conspiracy theories.
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C.
The Years of Lyndon Johnson
The Years of Lyndon Johnson is Robert A. Caro’s multi-volume, Pulitzer Prize–winning biographical series that chronicles the life, rise to power, and presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson in exhaustive detail.
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D.
Robert Kennedy and His Times
Robert Kennedy and His Times is a comprehensive biographical study of Robert F. Kennedy that examines his life, political career, and impact on American history.
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E.
From Love Field: Our Final Hours with President John F. Kennedy
"From Love Field: Our Final Hours with President John F. Kennedy" is a memoir recounting the personal experiences and observations of Texas First Lady Nellie Connally during the events surrounding President Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biography
ⓘ
book ⓘ |
| about |
American Century concept
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Kennedy family ⓘ U.S. Cold War origins ⓘ U.S. political culture in the 1940s and 1950s ⓘ |
| author | Fredrik Logevall ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| describesEvent |
John F. Kennedy’s World War II service
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John F. Kennedy’s childhood ⓘ John F. Kennedy’s early political campaigns ⓘ John F. Kennedy’s education ⓘ John F. Kennedy’s election to Congress ⓘ John F. Kennedy’s election to the U.S. Senate ⓘ |
| examinesTheme |
American domestic politics in the mid-20th century
ⓘ
U.S. foreign policy in the mid-20th century ⓘ formation of John F. Kennedy’s political ideas ⓘ role of the Kennedy family in U.S. politics ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriodOfLife |
early life of John F. Kennedy
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political rise of John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| followedBy | second volume of Fredrik Logevall’s JFK biography ⓘ |
| genre |
historical biography
ⓘ
political biography ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
mid-20th-century American history
ⓘ
mid-20th-century world history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
archival research on John F. Kennedy’s early life
ⓘ
placing John F. Kennedy in broad international context ⓘ |
| partOf | two-volume biography of John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2020 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Random House
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Random House Publishing Group ⓘ
linked to:
Random House
|
| setInPlace |
Europe
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| setInTime |
World War II era
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early Cold War era ⓘ |
| subjectOccupationContext | American politics ⓘ |
| subjectOf | reviews in major newspapers ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
readers of political history
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readers of presidential biographies ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | 1917–1956 ⓘ |
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Subject: JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917–1956 Description of subject: JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917–1956 is a major biographical study of John F. Kennedy’s early life and political rise, situating his development within the broader currents of mid-20th-century American and world history.
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