>>host: talking to david snead chair of the department and author of "john f. kennedy: the new frontier president" nova publishers to come >> i was blackmailed changing test scores, harassed, that i turned in my instructor and day out did me. i was removed from my job to access computers working at the chaplain's office. secretary gates came out that third-party outings were not allowed that stopped against me. but i was so frustrated with "don't ask, don't tell" i helped to build the network where we could network together then collectively voice our concerns to the military and public. a lot of people were out serve members we just connected social media around the world we have 4700 members that are connected, and no longer a loan you can post but the two big reasons i agree is it is important to give the courage there are gay people in the military. i hope by putting out the stories of their people realize there are so many out there that are gay. it is okay. also i gave this book to someone on my base against "don't ask, don't tell." he was crying. i reall

kennedy: the new frontier president" published by nova of publishers and professor david snead terror of history department at liberty university is the author. what is the series of books? >> this is a serious started about six years ago the general reader or students' college could turn to to get basic in permission on the president's. >>host: why are you writing about john f. kennedy? >> it started with my dissertation that became a book starting with eisenhower. i got a taste of kennedy's late nineties that set my interest and when this series came out they asked if i would be willing. by a

. >> we have been talking with david snead, chair of the history department at liberty university, the author of this book, "john f. kennedy: the new frontier president." novapublishers.com is the website in case you're interested. >> you are watching book tv on c-span2. 48 hours of nonfiction authors and books every weekend. >> might expect with don't ask, don't tell is very interesting i tried with an air force academy in 2009 and shortly after went to my training, and was blacked out by my instructor there, changing my test scores, harassing the constantly and with help of service members network i turned in my instructor and that instructed turned around out of me but i was removed from a job, my ability to access computer i was working in the chaplain's office during this time, and secretary gates came out with his new policy, that third party outings were not allowed anymore, that can stop the process against me personally. what kind of during this process i get so frustrated with don't ask, don't tell that i decided to turn around and help create outserve, kind of building netwo

. >> up next on liberty university, history professor david snead who would a biography of president john f. kennedy. this interview is just under 10 minutes.

it's published by nova publishers, and professor -- professor david snead is the author.let's start by talk but, what is this series of books because this is a series that nova publishing certitude about six years ago. the idea was to get a series on a president that the general reader, advanced high school students could turn to to get basic information. >> why are you writing about john candy? >> well, started with my dissertation which became a book. i focus on the eisenhower presidency but cross over into the kennedy years, and so i got a taste of kennedy, and the late 1990s. and so that concept interested by all a bit more it more about him. industries came out, it offers don't ask me if i wanted to begin the book and i said sure. i do know a whole lot about him at this stage other than what i've read, but be a good challenge and a good follow-up to general eisenhower. it proved more challenging than i thought it would be. >> wide? >> he's very different from eisenhower. eisenhower was much older, different generation. eisenhower had been a five star general in world