Audio only
Length6h 36m
About this audiobook
An up-close look at John F. Kennedy by one of his closest confidants, a New York Times–bestselling biographer
Written by a prize-winning historian and biographer of such giants as Winston S. Churchill and Douglas MacArthur, this intimately detailed account provides a rare personal glimpse into the emotions behind the Kennedy administration—from the elation of victory to the frustrating challenges facing a young president at a pivotal turning point in US history.
Originally published in 1962—before the assassination of JFK—Portrait of a President is William Manchester’s first biography of the thirty-fifth president of the United States. In addition to firsthand encounters with JFK, the biography draws from over forty interviews conducted in the first year of his presidency. In speaking with those closest to the commander-in-chief, both in his administration and his family, Manchester captures a complete portrait of one of the most highly regarded figures of the twentieth century.
This edition includes a new introduction and epilogue written by Manchester in the aftermath of November 1963, adding to the mythos by documenting not just how President Kennedy lived but also the legacy he left behind.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir, History
Length6 hrs 36 mins
Narrated byJoe Barrett
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateApr 18, 2020
LanguageEnglish
More from William Manchester
The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 3William Manchester, Paul Reid53h 24m$35
Goodbye, DarknessWilliam Manchester15h 3m$23 · $0.00
Disturber of the Peace, Second EditionWilliam Manchester14h 19m$25 · $0.00
The Glory and the DreamWilliam Manchester57h 18m$30
The Death of a PresidentWilliam Manchester, Edith Sheffer33h 18m$30
Controversy, and Other Essays in Journalism, 1950–1975William Manchester16h 48m$23
The Arms of KruppWilliam Manchester48h 10m$30
One Brief Shining MomentWilliam Manchester9h 12m$20
The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 1William Manchester41h 20m$30
The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 2William Manchester36h 21m$30
American CaesarWilliam Manchester31h 51m$35
Matters of the HeartJacinta Nampijinpa Price9h 35m$29 · $0.00
How to Test Negative for StupidJohn Kennedy8h 13m$28 · $0.00
Defying JihadEsther Ahmad8h 50m$20
Bad Fat Black GirlSesali Bowen6h 32m$24 · $0.00
Frederick Douglass: All 3 Memoirs in One VolumeFrederick Douglass42h 36m$1 · $0.00
Send MeMarty Skovlund, Joe Kent8h 10m$26 · $0.00
Ulysses S. Grant: Life of the Fearless General & Commander-in-Chief (Complete Edition - Volumes 1&2)Ulysses S. Grant30h 34m$2 · $0.00
Left for DeadEbony Canion5h 34m$17
Invisible StormJason Kander6h 48m$24 · $0.00
Forever BoyKate Swenson9h 27m$29 · $0.00
You Are Worth ItKyle Carpenter, Don Yaeger8h 53m$29 · $0.00
The Happiest Man on EarthEddie Jaku3h 48m$7 · $0.00
MotherlandJulia Ioffe17h 52m$40 · $0.00
Evidence Not SeenDarlene Deibler Rose11h 11m$29 · $0.00
A Bridge Not Too FarDeepak Ohri4h 55m$15
Where Cowards Go to DieBenjamin Sledge8h 42m$20 · $0.00
Will You Love Me?Cathy Glass9h 5m$29 · $0.00
Designing Terry Pratchett’s DiscworldPaul Kidby3h 52m$20 · $0.00
HostageEli Sharabi5h 25m$24 · $0.00
A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller (The Complete Four-Volume Edition)George Müller43h 39m$2 · $0.00
Black AF HistoryMichael Harriot15h 43m5 (1)$33 · $0.00
The Gulag Archipelago Volume 3Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn21h 56m$46 · $0.00
The Redeemer’s ReturnArthur W. Pink13h 18m$20
The Happiest Man on EarthEddie Jaku3h 48m$7 · $0.00
MotherlandJulia Ioffe17h 52m$40 · $0.00
Where Cowards Go to DieBenjamin Sledge8h 42m$20 · $0.00
Frederick Douglass: All 3 Memoirs in One VolumeFrederick Douglass44h 9m$2 · $0.00
I've Been to the MountaintopMartin Luther King48m5 (1)$11 · $0.00
RevolutionariesSanjeev Sanyal11h 23m$29 · $0.00
We Crossed a Bridge and It TrembledWendy Pearlman6h$24 · $0.00
Unbroken Bonds of BattleJohnny Joey Jones8h 31m$8 · $0.00
The Red RecordIda B. Wells-Barnett2h 9m$2 · $0.00
The Daughter of AuschwitzTova Friedman, Malcolm Brabant7h 54m$26 · $0.00
Lily's PromiseLily Ebert, Dov Forman8h 54m$29 · $0.00
Saving My EnemyBob Welch9h 11m$20
On Democracies and Death CultsDouglas Murray10h 38m$29 · $0.00
Across the RiverKent Babb11h 40m$29 · $0.00
Balcony Over Jerusalem: A Middle East Memoir - Israel, Palestine and BeyondJohn Lyons12h 37m$33 · $0.00
The Fire Next TimeJames Baldwin2h 25m$15
EnduranceAlfred Lansing6h 1m$20
You may also like
Bushido, the Soul of JapanInazo Nitobe4h 26m$1 · $0.00
The KennedysPeter Collier, David Horowitz20h 6m$32
Abraham Lincoln – The True Story of a Great Life (Vol. 1&2)Jesse W. Weik, William Herndon20h 30m$2 · $0.00
The Conscript MotherRobert Herrick2h 34m$2 · $0.00
The Inflexible CaptiveHannah More1h 23m$2 · $0.00
Everyday Chanakya | Time Management S01E08Radhakrishnan Pillai42m$4
Alexander HamiltonAllan McLane Hamilton16h 30m$2 · $0.00
The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol. 1-3)John Morley80h 27m$2 · $0.00
Christmas With PresidentsHelen Topping Miller7h 5m$2 · $0.00
The AnalectsConfucius4h 58m$2 · $0.00
The Kennedy MenLaurence Leamer9h 34m$29 · $0.00
The Secret of Heroism: A Memoir of Henry Albert HarperWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King3h 49m$1 · $0.00
The Sage of MonticelloDumas Malone18h 27m$32
The Life of Michelangelo BuonarrotiJohn Addington Symonds14h 16m$1 · $0.00
Daniel WebsterHenry Cabot Lodge8h 1m$2 · $0.00
Constantion Brumidi Michelangelo of the United StatesMyrtle Cheney Murdock4h 14m$2.30
Camelot's CourtRobert Dallek16h 50m$40 · $0.00
An Ordinary ManRichard Norton Smith36h 8m$53 · $0.00
Jefferson the President: First Term, 1801–1805Dumas Malone18h 46m$32
Collected Writings of Confucius + The Life, Labours and Doctrines of ConfuciusConfucius7h 36m$2 · $0.00