KENNEDY'S ONLY HERO with Author Joel Nelson

British writer and historian Joel Nelson discusses his first book, Kennedy's Only Hero, at New Canaan Library. Drawing on unpublished archival material, the book traces John F. Kennedy's lifelong admiration for Winston Churchill, from discovering Churchill's books as a teenager to the way Churchill shaped Kennedy's campaign tactics, speeches, and worldview. Nelson has advised the UK Secretary of State for International Development, worked as an editor at Foreign Affairs, and was a Kennedy Scholar at Harvard. For adults; registration required.