As special assistant to the president, Arthur Schlesinger witnessed firsthand the politics and personalities that influenced the now legendary Kennedy administration. Schlesinger€s close relationship with JFK, as a politician and as a friend, has resulted in this authoritative yet intimate account in which the president €œwalks through the pages, from first to last, alert, alive, amused and amusing€ (John Kenneth Galbraith). A THOUSAND DAYS is €œat once a masterly literary achievement and a work of major historical significance€ (New York Times).