Kennedy and the Promise of the Sixties Book

While written smartly enough, and offering a tolerable introduction to the major issues, themes, and events of the early 1960s, this book doesn't carry much weight for anyone with even moderate knowledge of the period. It comes across with a degree of self-importance which, I suppose, is fine if you're reading it as a cursory overview as to the feel of the early sixties. Though it's good to be critical of even the most revered politicians from time to time, I found myself wanting to know more, to have more supporting evidence, to see a more detailed explanation and analysis behind the criticism. Maybe it's the history buff in me, but, on the whole, I was expecting a lot more.