These Few Precious Days

The Final Year of Jack with Jackie

De: Christopher Andersen

Narrado por: Robertson Dean

They were the original power couple - outlandishly rich, impossibly attractive, and endlessly fascinating. Now, in this rare, behind-the-scenes portrait of the Kennedys in their final year together, New York Times best-selling biographer Christopher Andersen shows us a side of JFK and Jackie we’ve never seen before. Tender, intimate, complex, and, at times, explosive, theirs is a love story unlike any other - filled with secrets, scandals, and bombshells that could never be fully revealed…until now.

Andersen reveals stunning new details about the Kennedys’ rumored affairs - hers as well as his - and how they ultimately overcame all odds to save their marriage; the president’s many premonitions of his own death and how he repeatedly tried to pull out of his last fateful trip to Dallas; shocking revelations about how the couple, unaware of the dangers, became dependent on amphetamine injections, the real reason - according to his longtime personal physician - for JFK’s notorious libido, how the tragic death of their infant son Patrick led to an emotional outpouring from the president that surprised even their closest friends - and brought JFK and Jackie closer than they had ever been, and touching firsthand accounts of the family’s most private moments, before and after the assassination.

Drawing on hundreds of interviews conducted with the Kennedys’ inner circle - from family members and lifelong friends to key advisers and political confidants - Andersen takes us deeper inside the world of the president and his first lady than ever before. Unsparing yet sympathetic, bigger than life but all too real, These Few Precious Days captures the ups and downs of a marriage, a man, and a woman, the memories of which will continue to fascinate and inspire for generations to come.

©2013 Christopher Andersen (P)2013 Blackstone Audio

A fascinating perspective

What did you love best about These Few Precious Days?

I could stop listening to this book. It provided a unique and fascinating perspective on this legendary couple, but simultaneously humanized them in a way that I have not experienced in any other books on this topic. They are portrayed as two beautiful, intelligent, and flawed individuals navigating both personal and historical highs and lows. It was incredibly interesting, beautiful, and tragic - just like "September Song" the poignant song which gives the book its title.

What was one of the most memorable moments of These Few Precious Days?

Of course there were many memorable excerpts, but the part that spoke the most to me was how the tragic loss of their newborn, Patrick, brought them closer than ever in the months before the assassination.

What does Robertson Dean bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Robertson Dean was the perfect narrator for this book, in my opinion. It required his unque combination of sensitivity and gravitas.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

It was all very moving.

Any additional comments?

I really enjoyed this book even though it was so heartbreaking.

Amazing

Excellent. I am a JFKophile and came away with many personal and intimate details of his life with Jackie I never had read before. Well done!

Great book, told beautifully!

Note to author: The date of baby Patrick’s death is wrongly stated. It is read that he died in April of 1963, when it should be August of 1963.

Good but nothing new

Same stuff told in other books but the audio is lovely. References to Clint Hills book is numerous and you are better off reading or listening to it.

I gleaned a few new tid bits...

I devour anything about Jack, Jackie and the Kennedy's. Having recently finished the Mimi Beardsley biography, What Remains by Carole Radziwill, An Untold Story (Jackie's life), Grace and Power, and The Good Son I thought I had heard everything. I was pleased to get something new from the book. I enjoyed the narration and the feeling I got of getting a personal glimpse into the Kennedy's lives, even if they are no longer with us.