Life Magazine, July 16, 1965. Cover Photo of and similar items

Summary; Americans embraced commemorative books and magazines following the tragic death of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. This July 16, 1965 issue of Life magazine includes the first of four installments of historian Arthur Schlesinger's A Thousand Days -- a detailed account of the politics and personalities during the Kennedy Administration. These were published in book form in 1966. Pg: 6 Editorials: What Poverty “War” is About Pg… 6 Editorials: The 25th Amendment, We Hope Pg… 14 LIFE Reviews: Book: Lansing Lamont’s Day of Trinity and Gar Alperovitz’ Atomic Diplomacy: Hiroshima and Potsdam, Reviewed by Ralph E. Lapp Pg… 14 LIFE Reviews: Book: Michael Field’s Cooking School, Reviewed by Edwin O’Connor Pg… 14 LIFE Reviews: Movie: The Sandpiper with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, Reviewed by Eleanor Perry Pg… 24 Letters to the Editors Pg… 27 The Feminine Eye: Agent 008?Where Are You? By Shana Alexander Pg… 28 First Close Portrait of John Kennedy: Starting a New LIFE Series: “A Thousand Days” by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. The Famous Historian Who was a Member of the White House Inner Circle Writes of His Years with Kennedy as a Candidate and as President Pg… 38 Items in the News Pg… 43 Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew: The Prime Minister of the Smallest Malaysia State has Been Called “Brilliant but a Bit of a Thug” Pg… 56 Living with Pop Art: The Country’s Leading Collectors Enthusiastically Fill Their Homes with Their Purchase Pg… 72 Lotus Ford: Super–Car: The Fastest American–Made Racer is Built Like a Fine Watch. A Champion Driver Calls It “Airplane Without Wings.” By Jim Clark Pg… 81 Peekaboo Sex or How To Fill a Drive–In: Moviemakers Find Gold in Corny Films About Surfing, Beach Life and the Joys of Being Young. By Alan Levy Pg… 90 Ideas in Houses: For Adults Only: After the Children Leave, a Milwaukee Couple Switches from Traditional to Modern and Builds a Big Little Home Pg… 99 Ancient Ills in Clay: A New York Doctor Collects Statuettes of Pre–Columbian Patient and Diagnoses Their Ailments Pg… 102 Miscellany: Lunch–Hour Snoozzzzze