New York: Harper & Row, 1967. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. xvi, [2], 710, [6] pages. Chronology on front endpapers. Map of the state funeral on rear endpapers. Occasional Footnotes. Glossary. Charts. Diagrams. Appendices. Sources. Index. DJ has some wear, soiling, edge tears, chips, and front flap creased. Minor edge soiling. William Raymond Manchester (April 1, 1922 – June 1, 2004) was an American author, biographer, and historian. He was the author of 18 books which have been translated into over 20 languages. He was awarded the National Humanities Medal and the Abraham Lincoln Literary Award. His best-selling book, The Death of a President (1967), is a detailed account of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. In 1964, Manchester was commissioned by the Kennedy family to write the book. Manchester, who retraced the movements of President Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald before the assassination, concluded, based on his study of Oswald's psychology and their similar training as Marine sharpshooters, that Oswald had acted alone. Manchester had the support of Robert and Jacqueline Kennedy, but later had a falling-out with Robert over Manchester's treatment of President Lyndon B. Johnson. Before the book could be published, Jacqueline Kennedy filed a lawsuit to prevent its publication, even though she had previously authorized it. The suit was settled in 1967, reportedly with Manchester's agreeing to drop certain passages dealing with Kennedy's family life. In his collection of essays Controversy (1977), Manchester detailed Kennedy's attempts to suppress the book. More