“Levingston, a gifted diviner of our political ethos and an eloquent chronicler of our national tendencies, delves purposefully into the relationship between Obama and Biden, showing how it was the magical melding of two forceful personalities who were quite dissimilar in many ways, but no less capable of turning their differences into national benefit…”―Michael Eric Dyson, from the Foreword
“Kennedy and King tells the story of two brilliant leaders who injected new meaning into the veins of American society. Together, their influence created a moral imperative that changed the U.S. and the world. By reminding us of these great leaders and their accomplishments, this book will fuel your passion for the new work we still need to accomplish in our society.”
―Congressman John Lewis (D-GA)
Set in spectacular Belle Époque Paris, “Little Demon in the City of Light” is a nonfiction thriller that recounts a sensational murder committed by a young woman who claimed she was hypnotized into seducing and killing a wealthy man. The newspapers screamed giant headlines daily and turned the young murderess, Gabrielle Bompard, into a celebrity criminal — the prototype of the media-hyped murderers so well known to modern TV audiences.
New York Times: How Martin Luther King Persuaded John Kennedy to Support the Civil Rights Cause
Early in this absorbing history, Steven Levingston tells the story of John F. Kennedy’s telephone call to one Coretta Scott King two weeks before the 1960 presidential election.
Winnipeg Free Press: Men of the movement
John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. were two men from dramatically different backgrounds, different experiences and different perspectives.
TIME: John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Phone Call That Changed History
Before dawn, on Wednesday, October 26, 1960, Martin Luther King Jr. was sleeping in a prison cell in DeKalb County, Georgia, when sheriff deputies aimed their flashlight beams into his face and barked at him to get up.
Christian Science Monitor: ‘Kennedy and King’ portrays two giants of 1960s
“… thanks to Levingston’s impressive narrative skills, the spectacle of this president confronting the most divisive issue of his day is consistently fascinating.”
Washington Post: Kennedy and King is “an important, new book” and “simply riveting”
“Comparing and contrasting disparate historical figures can easily be artificial, misleading, even gimmicky. Steven Levingston, however, has walked this tightrope magnificently.”
Steven Levingston is the nonfiction editor of The Washington Post and author of “Barack and Joe: The Making of an Extraordinary Partnership” and “Kennedy and King: The President, the Pastor,
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