ANDREW COHEN is an award-winning journalist and former Washington correspondent whom the New York Times has called "one of Canada's most distinguished authors." A native of Montreal, he attended Choate Rosemary Hall, McGill University, and the University of Cambridge. Among his bestselling books are The Unfinished Canadian- The People We Are; Trudeau's Shadow- The Life and Legacy of Pierre Elliott Trudeau (with J.L. Granatstein); Extraordinary Canadians- Lester B. Pearson; and While Canada Slept- How We Lost Our Place in the World, a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award for Non-fiction. He has written for United Press International, Time, The Globe and Mail, The Financial Post, and The Financial Times of London from Washington, London, Berlin, Toronto, and Ottawa. He has won two National Newspaper Awards, three National Magazine Awards, and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal. A professor of journalism and international affairs at Carleton University, Cohen writes a nationally syndicated column for the Ottawa Citizen.
"He may have served for a thousand days but it was two days that
made John F. Kennedy's presidency. No one before Andrew Cohen has
recognized that, and because of his signal achievement in Two Days
in June, no one will be able to write about—no one will be able to
think about—John Kennedy ever again in quite the same way.
Channeling Theodore White and William Manchester, Andrew Cohen has
changed the way we regard JFK in Two Days as much as JFK changed
the presidency and the world in those two days." —David M.
Shribman, former editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, winner of
the Pulitzer Prize
"Andrew Cohen calls the two days during
which President John F. Kennedy delivered ground-breaking
speeches addressing the great post-war threats to
America—racial inequality and nuclear war—'his lyrical journey to
peace and freedom.' Cohen's own lyrical account of these
days provides an intimate, moving, and revelatory
portrait of Kennedy that is superbly detailed and thrillingly
narrated." —Thurston Clarke, author of JFK's Last Hundred Days: The
Transformation of a Man and the Emergence of a Great President
"Using a literary zoom lens, Andrew Cohen zeroes in on forty-eight
dramatic hours in John F. Kennedy's presidency to superbly
illuminate his leadership in a compelling and original way. It is
Kennedy up close and personal, making history with two of his most
important speeches—one carefully planned, the other a brilliant
improvisation. Two Days in June nimbly juggles fast-moving
presidential challenges at home and abroad, with fascinating new
details of the drama unfolding behind the scenes on Air Force One,
in the Oval Office, in the private quarters of the White House, and
in the most exclusive salon in Georgetown. . . . Cohen's analysis
of the two speeches and their impact, and his assessment of their
measure in JFK's presidency is astute and constitutes an entirely
original perspective. His research has been prodigious. Even
Kennedy devotees and experts will find new tidbits throughout,
judiciously placed in the author's seamless and riveting
narrative, which is beautifully written and weaves together the
consequential and the quotidian, with verve and authority." —Sally
Bedell Smith, author of Grace and Power: The Private World of the
Kennedy White House
Praise for While Canada Slept:
"A trenchant critique of modern Canadian foreign policy." —Time
"Cohen's contribution is invaluable. A book full of . . . rich
detail, written with passion and engaging prose. . . . A must read
for all of those who wish to understand the roots of Canada's
global outlook." —Globe and Mail
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