{"product_id":"the-human-touch-john-g-w-mahanna-9781600251740","title":"The Human Touch: My Friendship and Work with President John F. Kennedy","description":"\u003cp\u003eA handsome, tall, thin fellow approached me. He was dressed in a tweed jacket, khaki trousers, wore brown loafers and carried a cane.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You look pretty depressed, pal,\" he said with a smile as he sat down beside me. \"Anything I can do for you?\" he asked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen he introduced himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I'm Jack Kennedy. What is your name?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen I answered, informing him of my Massachusetts background, he sparkled, wanting to be filled in on why I was in uniform sitting there alone in the lobby of the Palace Hotel...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fortunate encounter sparked almost two decades of friendship between John F. Kennedy and the author, John G. W. Mahanna. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Human Touch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is Mahanna's unique memoir, which shows Kennedy as a genuine friend, and which also reveals the savvy inner workings of JFK's political campaigns. Readers will gain a fresh perspective of JFK by seeing him through a friend's eyes, and experiencing his \"human touch\" - his unbounded charisma, humor, and warmth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John G. W. Mahanna\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1600251749\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781600251740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Maurice Bassett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"John G. W. Mahanna","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44073782804735,"sku":"9781600251740","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_61e50cb9-9e66-4209-a496-9a422b84b9e6.jpg?v=1685449874","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-human-touch-john-g-w-mahanna-9781600251740","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}