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 Craig P
•Jun 30, 2020
I loved the course and learnt so much! It would get a 5-star review, if not for the completely over-the-top marketing of the book in the obvious search for additional sales.
By Abdulrahman H
•Jan 21, 2017
The course is really really great, the reason that i gave it 4 stars not 5 is only because the professor has been frequently promoting for his personal book!
By salamades
•Aug 22, 2016
A nice course about Kennedy. I didn't know much about him and this course make me able a little more to understand his qualities and his drawbacks.
By Robert D
•Aug 22, 2020
Excellent and thorough detail from beginning to end. Would have given 5 if not for the constant sales 'plugs' for the book.
By Valentina B
•Jan 24, 2016
History made easy, helps understanding a lot of the things going on now in the scenario of politics in America
By Tom D
•Jun 14, 2019
No other students took the course with me, so there was no interaction with students o professor.
By Mark D
•May 10, 2023
Good concise treatment of President Kennedy's life and aftermath along with his legacy.
By Andy M
•Jun 29, 2023
one of the best subjects by far. good instructor .very professional.
By Maria K
•Jan 3, 2018
It was interesting to learn about the influence of Kennedy.
By Joan E F
•Aug 31, 2015
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By Vicky
•Oct 31, 2017
Professor Sabato explains everything in a really nice manner, slowly enough to not get confused and fast enough to not get bored. The course in itself is well organised and the material provided (videos, photos, recordings etc) is a "nice touch". I am really glad I followed the course and I would recommend it to anyone, since the topic is important not just for humanities students. Also the workload is so little that allows even the busiest of you to follow it, I promise! I had fun and I cannot wait to buy the book. Thank you!
By Ashley S
•Oct 24, 2022
I really wish he didn't flog his book so much, and looked into why the Kennedy mystique was/is so powerful. He makes a lot of assumptions -- that it really was just that they were stylish and he was assasinated as the basis of his place in history, but I am not sure that's the full story. I do think it was balanced and informative, could have been shorter -- it was a stretch to include some material from latter presidents, and it was a shame to include no outside material.
By Hugh G
•May 16, 2018
The course spent too much time on the details of the assassination; the discussion of the following half century was weak, with a peculiar emphasis on tax cuts and military action -- did terrorism 'restore purpose' to America's foreign policy? The frequent exhortations to consult the professor's book for important details were particularly vexing.
By Gary B
•Jul 9, 2020
I would rate it only 2.5 stars.
This started out as an interesting course on Kennedy during weeks 1 & 2 but then turned into a glorified infomercial on the book written by the instructor.
By Jim C
•Oct 15, 2017
I wish there was more about his life and career, less on following presidents. Half the course focused on the assassination, which is misleading
By Donald B
•May 22, 2020
None of the videos would download.
By kjj2015109044
•Nov 26, 2015
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By Hanno H
•Jan 31, 2020
Why pay for a course, when every video has the lecturer displaying his book, telling you to "go check out the book", suggest and recommend you "get the app" and over and over again state that "this course cannot go into the details, but go buy the book". Which book you ask? The one with the same title as the course, written by the lecturer.
The course is well done, and fun to listen to, but the constant pushing of the book is kinda ruining it for me. I got so annoyed that I stopped half way through.
By Marin V
•Nov 15, 2020
I enjoyed it at first but then there was too much about professor`s book in which I had actually been interested at first. Sometimes almost nothing was said about the subject - not enough time here, read the book. Instead of this course I recommend a book about two Kennedy brothers by David Talbot.
By Paul J L
•Aug 30, 2015
Between the book plugs,and the seemingly partisan descriptions of later Presidents,the course goes from a factual overview,to a meandering book pitch