''Controversy and Other Essays in Journalism'' (1976) is a book of essays by American historian

William Manchester William Raymond Manchester (April 1, 1922 – June 1, 2004) was an American author, biographer, and historian. He was the author of 18 books which have been translated into over 20 languages. He was awarded the National Humanities Medal and the ...

. The ''Controversy'' in the title is taken from the circumstances surrounding the publication of his 1967 book ''

The Death of a President ''The Death of a President: November 20–November 25, 1963'' is historian William Manchester's 1967 account of the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy. The book gained public attention before it was published when Kennedy' ...

''. The Kennedy family, which had originally cooperated with Manchester, demanded that the author make changes in the manuscript prior to publication. In ''Controversy'', Manchester presents his own detailed account of the affair, which had generated newspaper headlines in 1967.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Controversy And Other Essays In Journalism 1976 non-fiction books History books about the United States Little, Brown and Company books Essay collections