The director of the Miller Center’s Presidential Recordings Program, David G. Coleman is a history professor at the University of Virginia. He lives in Arlington.
"No family has been better at shaping its own mythology than the
Kennedys. Using White House tapes and his own prodigious research
and keen insight, David Coleman has painted a portrait of the JFK
White House after the Cuban Missile Crisis as it really was. The
picture is not damning, but it is human and revealing."
*Evan Thomas, author of Robert Kennedy: His Life and Ike’s Bluff:
President Eisenhower’s Secret Struggle to Save the World*
"Amid shelves of books on the Kennedy era, here at last is a
genuinely fresh and interesting volume about his presidency.
Coleman now leads the documentary team that transcribes and
explains the recordings of meetings and phone calls that JFK
secretly hoarded. Armed with that evidence and an exceptionally
firm grasp of the personalities, institutions, and issues of that
time, Coleman skillfully shows us a pivotal year, 1962 to mid-1963,
the turning point of the Cold War and of the Kennedy
presidency."
*Philip Zelikow, former counselor of the Department of State,
co-author of The Kennedy Tapes*
"A half century later there are still important things about the
Cuban missile crisis left to explore. David Coleman is the first to
use the Kennedy tapes to show that the challenges posed by the
crisis did not end on the fabled thirteenth day. The Fourteenth Day
is a brilliant reconstruction of a time of superb presidential
leadership. It is essential reading for those who love presidential
history or just remain fascinated by JFK."
*Timothy Naftali, former director of the Richard Nixon Presidential
Library and Museum, co-author of One Hell of a Gamble*
"Illuminates a previously untold chapter about the most dangerous
confrontation in human history."
*Graham Allison, former assistant secretary of Defense, author of
Essence of Decision*
"Fascinating; Coleman brings this remarkable story to life, and his
use of material from the Kennedy tapes is particularly impressive.
This is the sort of book anyone interested in the period will enjoy
reading."
*Marc Trachtenberg, author of A Constructed Peace*
"Director of the Miller Center’s Presidential Recording Program,
Coleman has the goods."
*Library Journal*
"An engrossing and revealing account… Coleman has provided an
excellent analysis of both short and long term results of the
crisis."
*Booklist*
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