JN
Jul 4, 2017
Larry Sabato is a true genius in political thought. Great realizing that he is fascinated by John Kennedy as I am. There was technical difficulty in Coursera realizing that I had finished the course.
KB
Oct 21, 2015
I really loved this class! Professor Sabato taught this class so eloquently and so well. I have studied the JFK Presidency and Assassination for years, and I loved learning more from this course.
By Deleted A
•Nov 20, 2020
Enjoyed the class.
By Raúl A T G
•Oct 20, 2015
Excellent course!
By George T
•May 30, 2017
Very interesting
By Xavier M
•May 25, 2020
Very helpful
By George K I
•Sep 17, 2015
excellent !
By Lauren C
•Jun 26, 2016
Excellent!
By KIP B
•Dec 16, 2022
Brilliant
By nurys r t
•Nov 20, 2022
excelente
By Arturo C
•May 30, 2017
Amazing!
By Kleber L d S
•Jun 15, 2020
Ótimo.
By Poliane m a
•Sep 23, 2020
Great
By Zain T
•May 19, 2020
Good
By mansi g
•Oct 2, 2018
easy
By li w
•Jun 26, 2016
well
By Jonny J
•Jan 25, 2017
Mm
By Daniel B
•Mar 24, 2017
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By Todd D F
•Nov 16, 2015
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By W B
•Feb 13, 2021
I think that from the outset it should have been made clearer that most of the course content is based on the instructor's book so that the student could decide between the options of reading the book either before/during the course for a more in-depth analysis or selecting a different option of learning about JFK from another more unbiased source of information.
With that said, the course was still very informative, and the author presented the information from an angle that combined both personal observation and secondary research, which in my opinion made the presentation of material more interesting and memorable than if the instructor had instead served as a narrator who was simply reading off lists of facts about JFK.
Overall, I would recommend this course as a good introduction to the overall history of JFK's life and lasting legacy.
By laura k
•Aug 3, 2020
I very much enjoyed the course. It was very informative especially in how Kennedy's legacy has affected those Presidents who came after him. My only complaint about the course was that every once in a while I felt it was more of an advertisement for the Kennedy Half Century Book and Website. I have the book and have visited the cite, but I don't think the course needs so many references to getting the book. What I think would be best is that maybe parts of the book become essential readings within the course. I don't like to be pushed to buy something and so many references to the book made me feel like I was being pushed to buy. I did really enjoy everything else. Thanks so much for the hard work that went into putting this together.
By Thomas J
•May 22, 2020
The subject matter and the presentation was very good. However, I agree with others that the course was really just a collection of videos that all together make up an interesting documentary. Not really what I would expect from a Coursera course especially if you pay for the certificate. Additionally, the constant reminder to buy the book makes the course much like an informercial at times.
By Gareth H
•Dec 15, 2021
Excellent content. I would agree with other reviewers that it is a bit of a selling job for the presenter's book, but the content is interesting. However, given the recent biography (pt 1) of Kennedy by Frederik Logevall, which is excellent, there is now more up-to-date analysis.
By Maria G
•Jul 12, 2020
It was a well organised and excellently delivered course.Professor Sabato was extremely engaging and he provides a wide range of historical sources which help make the topic come alive. You just want to keep going on with the next lesson
By Muhammad M A
•Sep 3, 2015
Nice course, it's content is highly tied to it's title. It gives you an overview over the US presidents since JFK not only him, also some information before he took the leadership.
You can finish it in 5 days or less !
By MARGARET H
•Jul 21, 2020
The instructor said Obama lived in the Philippines. It was Indonesia. So this makes me wonder about the veracity of his book. However, he does seem to have a deep love of Kennedy, and this was fun to hear.
By Tamsin B
•Aug 29, 2020
A little heavy on the sales pitch for the prof's book but nice to see video footage etc used. A little skippy on the more recent presidents but I guess that is fairly likely as time goes on