The Day John Died

By: Christopher Andersen

Narrated by: Richard Poe

"People keep telling me I can be a great man. I'd rather be a good one."-John F. Kennedy, Jr.

Where were you the day John died? Like his father's assassination and the death of Princess Diana, the tragic plane crash that took the life of JFK Jr. on July 16, 1999, is one of the defining moments of our lives - an event that moved us so deeply we will never forget where we were the day we heard the news. With good reason. No other American had lived his entire life in the spotlight - from his rambunctious toddlerhood in the Kennedy White House and heartbreaking salute to his father's coffin to his daredevil Sexiest Man Alive bachelor days and his final years poised on the brink of fatherhood and a brilliant political career.

Now, in the manner of his other number one New York Times best seller The Day Diana Died, respected Kennedy family biographer Christopher Andersen makes The Day John Died available for the first time as an ebook. Andersen draws on important sources - many talking here for the first time - to recreate in vivid and startling detail the events leading up to that fateful night off the coast of Martha's Vineyard. An inspiring, sympathetic, and compelling look at one of the most remarkable young men of our time, The Day John Died is more than just the definitive biography of JFK Jr. It is a bittersweet saga of triumph, love, loss, fate - and promise unfulfilled. It is the story of America's son.

About the Author: Christopher Andersen is the critically acclaimed author of 18 New York Times best sellers, including six about the Kennedy family - Jack and Jackie, Jackie After Jack, The Day John Died, Sweet Caroline, These Few Precious Days, and The Good Son - as well as the No.1 international best seller The Day Diana Died. A former TIME Magazine contributing editor and senior editor of People, Andersen has also written for The New York Times, Life, Vanity Fair, and countless other publications.

©2000, 2018 Christopher Andersen (P)2018 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Fascinating…Heartbreaking." (Newsweek)

"Compulsively readable." (Chicago Sun-Times)

"A detail-packed tearjerker…We defy you to remain unmoved." (Associated Press)

Very interesting and heartfelt!

I was interested in his life as he was JFK son he had happy moments in his life and I wish he would have survived maybe would have been President as his father!

The joyful JFK jr

The details of the names in all parts of the book ... the colorful language . The change in tonal quality of the readers
Voice

Very touching and told so beautifully!

I loved this book. Very detailed explanation of what happened the day John died and also his life growing up. I loved it so much. Heartbreakingly beautiful.

Too young

However, he had a full life. The book is good and reminds you of the struggle in life and how it can be overcome. Great insight into his struggle and how he was loved by all. RIP JFK jr.

Recap of John's life

The title would lead you to believe that this book is just about his death, but it's not. It begins and ends with his death. In between there's a tale of his life. Not comprehensive, but interesting. There were at least a couple of times in his life when he took risks that could have gotten him killed, according to his cousins, but those incidents weren't included. Possibly they couldn't be verified so the author left them out, which is laudable.

I've read enough on the Kennedys to believe the author did his homework. Well worth listening to again.