New York City-based historian and publisher Marc Schulman is about to launch a new iOS app dedicated to John F Kennedy. The application will hit the AppStore today on January 20th, 50 years after JFK’s inauguration as America’s 34th President.
JFK History Maker – a Fifty Year Retrospective builds on top of the JFK HistoryMaker CD-ROM that was released back in 1992. The new mobile version comes with tons of content included in that release, plus new data that has been declassified in the meantime.
Included are many of JFK’s key speeches (over 200 major addresses and news conferences), more than 250 high-resolution photos, 36 chronologically ordered chapters, 60+ pages of biographical information and over 35 video clips.
However, they (press release) emphasize that while the material in comprehensive, it is “extremely readable” and organized for easy reference. Unsurprisingly, accessing the content on the iPad is said to provide the best possible experience.
Finally, in addition to the iOS app, JFK History Maker – a Fifty Year Retrospective will also be published as a book and an ebook in multiple formats.
JFK History Maker – a Fifty Year Retrospective ($4.99) [iTunes link]