Kennedy - Hardcover

Sorensen, Ted

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1568520352 ISBN 13: 9781568520353

Publisher: William s Konecky Assoc, 1999

Synopsis

A powerfully moving biography of JFK by one of his closest friends and advisors. Sorensen's work was first published in 1965 when the wounds caused by the assassination had barely time to heal. It has remained a classic and is indispensable for an evaluation of Kennedy and his place in history.

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From the Back Cover:

Ted Sorensen knew Kennedy the man, the senator, the candidate, and the president as no other associate did. From his hiring as a legislative assistant to Kennedy's death in 1963, Sorensen 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 presidential candidacy, the TV debates with Nixon, and election night at Hyannis Port. The first appointment made by the new president was to name Ted Sorensen his Special Counsel.

In Kennedy, Sorensen recounts failures as well as successes with surprising candor and objectivity. He reveals Kennedy's errors on the Bay of Pigs, and his attitudes toward the press, Congress, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Sorensen saw firsthand Kennedy's actions in the Cuban missile crises, and the evolution of his beliefs on civil rights and arms control. First published in 1965 and reissued here with a new preface, Kennedy is an intimate biography of an extraordinary man, and one of the most important historical accounts of the twentieth century.

About the Author:

Distinguished s author and statesman, Ted Sorenson was the personal counsel to President Kennedy during his term of office.

About this edition

• Publisher: William s Konecky Assoc
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1568520352
• ISBN 13: 9781568520353
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 800