Robert Kennedy and His Times by Schlesinger, Arthur M. Jr - 1978

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1978. First / First. Blue grey cloth over boards with titling in silver on spine and cover. Very fine/very good. ASSOCIATION COPY "For Dave / Arthur M. Schlesinger" in black ink on fep, beneath owner signature, "Dave Leroy" and tipped in business card. 6" x 9", pp. xii, 2-1066 with 16 pp. of B&W photos and pc front flap. Book is in collectible condition with insignificant DJ edge wear and small closed hole on spine. The first and definitive biography of the man who was denied the Presidency.<br /> <br /> Schlesinger began working with RFK in the 1952 election and had an inside seat to view the Kennedy's rise to political power, as well as writing many of the words which came forth in their speeches. Dave Leroy was an Attorney General and Lt. Governor of Idaho throughout the 1980's. "By November 1967 when Robert Kennedy had his forty-second birthday, he was the most original, enigmatic and provocative figure in mid century American politics." (p 804).