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you have jeff greenfield who will be publishing its kennedy lived the first and second terms of jfk and alternate history. he is done alternate histories before with much success and it will be interesting to see what he posits whether jfk had lived. >> host: sarah weinman putting jfk on the cover of the book is that a good marketing tool? >> guest: i think it remains to be seen. it certainly can't hurt. it's certainly a very recognizable image and certainly because there is there is a strong tie-in and people are already reflecting on history and its a very interesting and politically volatile volatile time at the palm and certainly his face on the cover will produce a lot of interest. >> host: i also wanted to ask you about a couple of new history books coming out by sumwalt not historians. margaret macmillan on world war i and doris kearns goodwin has a new book out. >> guest: let's start with the margaret macmillan. when she first came to serious acclaim with paris 1919 and now with the war that ended peacefully road to 1914 which comes out september 29 this time she will present a

we have jeff greenfield will be publishing if kennedy lived, an alternate history. use an alternate history before with much success to go be interesting to see what exactly he posits about whether jfk, if jk had lived. >> putting jfk on the cover of the book, is that a good marketing to? >> i think it remains to be seen. it certainly can't hurt. he's obviously a very recognizable image and because there's that strong diane and people already reflecting on history, it's a very interesting and politically volatile time at the moment. serving i think putting his face on the cover will produce a lot of interest. spent also want to ask you about a couple of new history books coming out by some well-known historians. margaret macmillan on world war i, and doris kearns goodwin has a new book spent just. let's start with margaret macmillan. i mean, she first came to serious acclaim with paris 1919, and now with the war that ended these, the road to 1914 which comes out on october 29. this time she'll be presenting a history of europe from 1900 to the beginnings of world wa