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008 100616s2011 nyu b 000 0 eng
010 $a 2010025629
020 $a9780230110106 (hardback)
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050 00 $aTL789.8.U5$bL64 2011
082 00 $a629.45/40973$222
100 1 $aLogsdon, John M.,$d1937-
245 10 $aJohn F. Kennedy and the race to the moon /$cJohn M. Logsdon.
260 $aNew York :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c2011.
263 $a1101
300 $ap. cm.
490 0 $aPalgrave studies in the history of science and technology
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 $a"While there are many biographies of John F. Kennedy and numerous accounts of the early years of US space efforts, there has to date been no comprehensive account of how the actions taken by JFK's administration have shaped the course of the US space program over the last 45 years. This book, based on primary source material and interviews with key participants, is such an account. It tells the story of how JFK, only four months in office, decided that the US national interest required the country to enter and win the space race by reaching the moon "before this decade is out." It traces the evolution of his thinking and policy up until his assassination, which brought to an end his plans to moderate the space program's goals and explore collaboration with the Soviets"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aSpace race$zUnited States.
650 0 $aAstronautics and state$zUnited States.
600 10 $aKennedy, John F.$q(John Fitzgerald),$d1917-1963$xInfluence.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bPresident (1961-1963 : Kennedy)
651 0 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1961-1963.