The Ordeal Of Power: A Political Memoir of the Eisenhower Years by Hughes, Emmett John - 1963

New York: Atheneum, 1963. Hardcover. SIGNED. First edition. Very Good with only general aging in a Good dust jacket with soiling, light edge wear and a stain to the verso at the spine, now protected by a clear mylar cover. INSCRIBED BY HUGHES: "To Henry Grunwald / with great respect / and friendship / Emmett." Emmett John Hughes was the editor of Life magazine (1949-1953) and later, the editor of Fortune magazine (1956-1957). During the Eisenhower administration, he was an aide to and speechwriter for the president. In 1963, he published this volume in which he questioned Eisenhower's political smarts and depicted Eisenhower as ill-suited for the White House. Grunwald was managing editor of Time Magazine for 11 years and then editor in chief of Time Inc. A remarkable association copy. 373 pages; 6 x 8.5 inches. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX.