I grew up hearing in reference to JFK that everyone who was alive then remembers exactly where they were when he was shot, but not much beyond that. It seemed like in history classes in school, anything post-WWII was always rushed through in a couple of weeks at the end of the year. So this was an interesting read about a relatively recent time in history that I know little about. It could have done with a few less "it was the last time NAME did THING", as that kind of ruined the suspense the book otherwise seemed like it was trying to build throughout but it was straightforward and a relatively quick read.