Kennedy by Theodore C. Sorensen - 1965

Harper & Row, 1965, 1965. Harper & Row, 1965. Stated First Edition with letters I-P. Red cloth over boards, black and gold design, gold lettering. Fine/Fine. Recollections of the late President by his Special Counsel. Covering the 1953-63 period, this is a "portrait of Kennedy's emergence into political maturity and of his increased knowledge of the country, of world affairs, of his own abilities and of administrative tactics as he fought the tough political battles of 1956-1960. Most of all, the book shows the man at work in the Presidency.

In January 1953, freshman senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts hired a twenty-four-year-old from Nebraska as his Number Two legislative assistant-on a trial basis. Despite the differences in their backgrounds, in the eleven years that followed Sorensen became known as Kennedy's intellectual blood bank, top policy aide, and alter ego.
Sorensen knew Kennedy the man, the senator, the candidate, and the president as no other associate did throughout these eleven years. He was with him during the key crises and turning points-including the spectacular race for the vice presidency at the 1956 convention, the launching of Kennedy's presi-dential candidacy, the speech to the Protestant clergy of Houston, the TV debates with Nixon, and election night at Hyannis Port. The first appointment that Kennedy made as a new president was Ted Sorensen as his Special Counsel.
Kennedy is an account of this president's failures as well as successes, told with surprising candor and objectivity. Sorensen relates the role of the White House staff and evaluates Kennedy's relations with his Cabinet and other appointees, reveals Kennedy's errors on the Bay of Pigs and his attitudes toward the press, Congress, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and details his actions in the Cuban missile crises and the evolution of his beliefs on civil rights and arms control. Harper & Row, 1965. Stated First Edition with letters I-P, Book Very Good, tight,clean,no yellowing or foxing,no soiling, text vibrant. Owner's Ex Libris on pacedown. DJ FIne, clean and bright, colors vibrant. no yellowing or foxing, not clipped. Right bottom back cover 0406. Red cloth over boards, black and gold design, gold lettering. DJ Near Mint, vibrant, clean as new.