Episode · The Rubin Report · 2018-02-22

Dave Rubin & Brian Domitrovic: books mentioned on The Rubin Report

Who Was JFK? | Brian Domitrovic | POLITICS | Rubin Report

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Brian Domitrovic recommended President Kennedy by Richard Reeves, Violence, Periodization and Definition of the Cultural Revolution by Joshua Zhang and others, and Camelot and the Cultural Revolution by James Piereson, and discussed Profiles in courage by John F. Kennedy, Why England slept by John F. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy: Profile in Courage by John Fitzgerald Kennedy, and The Continuing Relevance of John C. Calhoun by Margaret Coit Elwell.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Profiles in courage

    John F. Kennedy · at 2:24 · mentioned 2 times

    Profiles in courage by John F. Kennedy is a Pulitzer Prize-winning book highlighting historical instances of American politicians who sacrificed their careers and personal lives for matters of principle.

    Discussed
    “and that's really when the Kennedys became the one of the top richest families in the United States so how political was the Kennedy family at that time”
    Where to get it
  2. Why England slept

    John F. Kennedy · at 3:58

    Why England Slept by John F. Kennedy is a historical and political text examining the factors that led Neville Chamberlain and the British political system to adopt a policy of appeasement during the pre-war years.

    Discussed
    “and then and then it was published as a book and it sold about 80,000 copies of course Kennedy would publish another growth profile is encouraged”
    Where to get it
  3. John F. Kennedy: Profile in Courage

    John Fitzgerald Kennedy · at 4:01

    Discussed
    “and then and then it was published as a book and it sold about 80,000 copies of course Kennedy would publish another growth profile is encouraged”
    Where to get it
  4. President Kennedy

    Richard Reeves · at 14:48

    President Kennedy by Richard Reeves is a detailed biographical work that explores the political career, leadership style, and personal life of the thirty-fifth President of the United States.

    Recommended
    “Richard Reeves who's his greatest biographer he wrote the great book on Kennedy 1992 President Kennedy”
    Where to get it
  5. The Continuing Relevance of John C. Calhoun

    Margaret Coit Elwell · at 20:15

    Discussed
    “Larry and I talked a bit about a girl he dated Margaret quoits who won the Pulitzer Prize in biography and history she wrote a biography a great biography of John Calhoun 1950”
    Where to get it
  6. Violence, Periodization and Definition of the Cultural Revolution

    Joshua Zhang; James D. Wright · at 50:00

    Violence, Periodization and Definition of the Cultural Revolution is an academic work by Joshua Zhang and James D. Wright that examines the historical dynamics and definitions surrounding China's tumultuous sociopolitical movement.

    Recommended
    “nonetheless James Pearson's book Camelot in the Cultural Revolution is the best book ever written but about the Kennedy assassination and it is about the liberal reaction to the Kennedy assassination”
    Where to get it
  7. Camelot and the Cultural Revolution

    James Piereson · at 50:03

    Camelot and the Cultural Revolution by James Piereson is a historical examination of how the assassination of President John F. Kennedy fundamentally altered American politics, culture, and the trajectory of liberalism.

    Recommended
    “nonetheless James Pearson's book Camelot in the Cultural Revolution is the best book ever written but about the Kennedy assassination”
    Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged JFK and the Reagan Revolution
“joining me today is an associate professor of history at Sam Houston State and the co-author of JFK and the Reagan Revolution a secret history of American prosperity”
Plugged JFK and the Reagan Revolution
“joining me today is an associate professor of history at Sam Houston State and the co-author of JFK and the Reagan Revolution a secret history of American prosperity Brian to be trovich”
Plugged JFK and the Reagan Revolution
“you went for both okay so Larry Keller and I wrote this book JFK in the Reagan Revolution about the John F Kennedy tax cut”
Plugged JFK and the Reagan Revolution
“we're going to put the link to your book right down below so for more on JFK's life and legacy check out Brian's book JFK and the Reagan Revolution a secret history of American prosperity”