“A must-read for fans of presidential history.” — USA TODAY “Splendid…a gripping, authoritative campaign history.” — The Boston Globe “Terrific…a tougher and more balanced account of the long campaign than anybody’s written yet.” — The Christian Science Monitor A behind-the-scenes, revelatory account of John F. Kennedy’s wily campaign to the White House, beginning with his bold, failed attempt to win the vice presidential nomination in 1956. A young and undistinguished junior plots his way to th