TY - BOOK AU - Meltzer,Brad AU - Mensch,Josh TI - The JFK conspiracy: the secret plot to kill Kennedy--and why it failed SN - 9781250790576 PY - 2025/// CY - New York PB - Flatiron Books KW - Kennedy, John F. KW - Presidents KW - Assassination attempts KW - United States N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-280) and index; The candidate -- Transitions -- The new First Family -- The human bomb -- Aftermath N2 - "Kennedy, the thirty-fifth president of the United States, is often ranked among Americans' most well-liked presidents. Yet what most Americans don't know is that JFK's historic presidency almost ended before it began--at the hands of a disgruntled sociopathic loner armed with dynamite. On December 11, 1960, shortly after Kennedy's election and before his inauguration, a retired postal worker named Richard Pavlick waited in his car ... on a quiet street in Palm Beach, Florida. Pavlick knew the president-elect's schedule. He knew when Kennedy would leave his house. He knew where Kennedy was going. From there, Pavlick had a simple plan--one that could've changed the course of history. Written in the ... page-turning style that is the hallmark of Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch's bestselling series, this is a slice of history vividly brought to life"-- ER -