Books: Poignant Portraits Connect with Us All ; Richard Avedon: The Kennedys: Portrait of a Family by Shannon Thomas Perich. Photography by Richard Avedon. Thames & Hudson. Pounds 19.95. Reviewed by Ian Smith and Duncan Raban

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On the face of it, this could be mistaken for a black and white Hello, a coffee-table book of the cold-war Posh'n' Becks, albeit with a classiness and power beyond even Mr & Mrs Beckham.

This book is so much more than that, how-ever. For a start, there is the subject - JFK, the young(ish) President-elect with his vivacious wife Jacqueline, daughter Caroline and six-week-old son John Jr.

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Books: Poignant Portraits Connect with Us All ; Richard Avedon: The Kennedys: Portrait of a Family by Shannon Thomas Perich. Photography by Richard Avedon. Thames & Hudson. Pounds 19.95. Reviewed by Ian Smith and Duncan Raban

Then there's the photographer - Richard Avedon, one of the greatest lensman ...

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