The Kennedy-Family Quagmire; Trump’s Deal With the Devil; Reagan, Unscripted

[Plus: Bracing for the Anxiety Election]( [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf)   [Vanity Fair's Cocktail Hour logo image | A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks]( THE PRESIDENTS DAY SALE: [Subscribe now and receive a free tote! ⇛]( [You Don’t Need to Freak Out Over Every Bad News Cycle]( [By MOLLY JONG-FAST]( [Here’s a reminder as we face an anxiety election—and the prospect of another Trump term.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Two Sons, One Destiny]( [By CARI BEAUCHAMP]( [Mining hundreds of Kennedy-family letters, Cari Beauchamp reveals the complicated dynamic between the young JFK, his formidable brother, and their tycoon father as it played itself out in the arenas of women, politics, and World War II.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Biden’s Gen Z Battle Plan]( [By BRIAN STELTER]( [The president’s campaign is embracing “a new way of activism”—and taking the fight directly to the voters.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Deal With the Devil]( [By MARIE BRENNER]( [In 1973, Donald Trump, then a brash young would-be developer from Queens, met Roy Cohn, a power broker whose name is still synonymous with the rise of McCarthyism and its dark political arts. What followed was an entanglement that inexplicably propelled an ambitious outsider to the White House.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Reagan, Unscripted]( [By DOUGLAS BRINKLEY]( [The qualities that made Ronald Reagan one of the most popular presidents in modern American history are reflected in the diaries he kept throughout his years in office. In them, he loses his temper with the Soviets (and his son), cracks jokes about Castro, and protects Nancy. A look inside recalls the turbulent sweep of the era.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Shop the Vanity Fair Edit]( [By VANITY FAIR]( [Including exclusive merch and specially curated bundles.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Vanity Fair Logo](www.vanityfair.com) [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( This e-mail was sent to you by VANITY FAIR. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Copyright © Condé Nast 2024. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.