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The Best and the Brightest
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Last discussed Sep 28, 2026
David Halberstam's classic account of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations' decisions leading to U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
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Used for: Research reading for a book he is working on; example of active annotation and of quitting and returning to a book
Praised: Deeply engaging on second read; marked up almost every page
vs: First attempt did not connect; quit at page 189 before successfully completin...
"This is my copy of The Best and the Brightest, which I just read for this book that I'm working on. And I — you can see I marked up literally almost every page. But this is actually the second time I tried to read this book."
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