Mark K. Updegrove, president of the LBJ Foundation and presidential historian for ABC News, provides an insightful analysis of John F. Kennedy's brief but influential time in office. "Extremely captivating and welcoming... A significant book. Doreen Kearns Goodwin ? "Elegant, succinct, and knowledgeable." ? "Rescues JFK from Camelot mythology," says Michael Beschloss. ?R. Norton Smith JFK continues to maintain a disproportionately large position in the American psyche nearly sixty years after his passing. While millennials are more likely to recognise him from advertising for Omega watches or Ray-Ban sunglasses, Baby Boomers will always recall his sparkling presence as president. However, his years in government were distinguished by more than only his grace and style. His presidency is the tale of a young leader who had to overcome impossible obstacles. above missteps to lead his nation into a new and hopeful era. Kennedy entered office inexperienced but alluring, his reputation more given by an enamored public than earned through achievement. In this gripping new assessment of his time in the Oval Office, Updegrove reveals how JFK?s first months were marred by setbacks: the botched Bay of Pigs invasions, a disastrous summit with the Soviet premier, and a mismanaged approach to the Civil Rights movement. But the young president soon proved that behind the glamour was a leader of uncommon fortitude and vision. A humbled Kennedy conceded his mistakes, and, importantly for our times, drew important lessons from his failures that he used to right wrongs and move forward undaunted. Indeed, Kennedy grew as president, radiating greater possibility as he coolly faced a steady stream of crises before his tragic end. Incomparable Grace compellingly reexamines the dramatic, consequential White House years of a flawed but gifted leader too often defined by the Camelot myth that came after his untimely death.