JFK in Ireland: Four Days that Changed a President Book

n his first book award-winning radio and TV presenter Ryan Tubridy tells the fascinating story of the iconic president John F Kennedy's visit to Ireland. ; ; The idolized handsome and glamorous John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the great-grandson of Irish immigrants and the first and only Irish-Catholic American elected as President of the United States. He relished his Irish heritage and in June 1963 made a memorable four-day trip to his homeland which he called the best 'four days of his life'. Tragically five months later he was assassinated. ; ; In this fully illustrated book Tubridy reveals the huge effect JFK's visit had on Ireland - a country that at the time was largely agrarian and extremely poor. He includes never-seen-before photos of the president and private documents that reveal how the Irish rejoiced in having a president visit their shore. Tubridy evaluates whether the well-loved president whose 'Camelot' years some believe would have heralded a golden age actually inspired Ireland to reinvent itself and instilled pride in the Irish people or whether the myth of JFK just left behind an idyllic dream of what could have been. ; ; This book is a fascinating unique and insightful read from one of Ireland's most popular personalities.