The Space-Age Presidency of John F. Kennedy

A Rare Photographic History

Published by UNM Press
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

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About The Book

This engaging and unprecedented work captures the compelling story of John F. Kennedy's role in advancing the United States' space program, set against the Cold War with the Soviet Union.

About The Authors

John Bisney is a former correspondent who covered the space program for more than thirty years for CNN, the Discovery Channel, and SiriusXM Radio, among other news outlets. He is also the coauthor, with J. L. Pickering, of Spaceshots and Snapshots of Projects Mercury and Gemini: A Rare Photographic History (UNM Press) and Moonshots and Snapshots of Project Apollo: A Rare Photographic History (UNM Press).

J. L. Pickering is a space-flight historian who has been archiving rare space images and historic artifacts for some forty years. He is also the coauthor, with John Bisney, of Spaceshots and Snapshots of Projects Mercury and Gemini: A Rare Photographic History (UNM Press) and Moonshots and Snapshots of Project Apollo: A Rare Photographic History (UNM Press).

Product Details

  • Publisher: UNM Press (March 15, 2019)
  • Length: 224 pages
  • ISBN13: 9780826358097

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Different, refreshing views of those familiar events.
--The Space Review

Delve deep into the politics of early space flight with The Space-Age Presidency of John F. Kennedy: A Rare Photographic History.
--Space.com

Delve deep into the politics of early space flight with The Space-Age Presidency of John F. Kennedy: A Rare Photographic History.
--Space.com

If there is one new book you pick up during this anniversary year it should be this one.
--SpaceFlight

The Space-Age Presidency of John F. Kennedy captures perfectly Kennedy's engagement with the Mercury program.
--Los Alamos Monitor

If you are a fan of space exploration . . . you won't want to miss this amazing book.
--Dave Doc Kirby, On The Bookshelf

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