The Accidental President
New York: Grossman Publishers, 1967. First Printing. 21 cm, 282, index, pencil erasure on half-title. A critical survey of President Lyndon Johnson's life and career. More
New York: Grossman Publishers, 1967. First Printing. 21 cm, 282, index, pencil erasure on half-title. A critical survey of President Lyndon Johnson's life and career. More
Place_Pub: Nashville, TN: Nelson Current, 2005. 417, illus., notes, bibliography, index. Foreword by Fred Barnes. More
Chicago, IL: Ivan R. Dee, 2001. 308, notes, index. More
Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1999. Second Printing. Hardcover. xii, [2], 284, [2] pages. A Note on Sources. Index. DJ has minor wear and soiling. Minor edge soiling. Inscribed by the author on title page. Robert Shogan was a former Los Angeles Times national political correspondent who covered Washington for more than 30 years and wrote more than a dozen books on topics as diverse as the New Deal, violence in West Virginia's coal fields and the nature of presidential leadership. Before joining The Times in 1973, Shogan reported from Washington for Newsweek. The author argues that presidential character is a double-edge sword--a weapon that can discredit a president and destroy his credibility, but also a weapon that he can use to define himself and mobilize support--in sum, the ultimate weapon in modern American politics. The White House gave Theodore Roosevelt an unparalleled opportunity to enlarge the image of himself that he had vigorously promoted for 20 years, and he took full advantage of it. More
New York: Scribner, c1995. First Printing. 25 cm, 320, illus. More
New York: New American Library, c1982. First Printing. 23 cm, 312, bibliography, reference notes, index, pencil erasure on half-title, press release laid in. More
New York: Crowell, c1977. First Printing. 24 cm, 300, illus., references, index, pencil erasure on front endpaper, DJ worn, soiled, and torn. More
New York: Dutton, c1991. First Printing. 24 cm, 352, bibliography, index, some wear and soiling to DJ. More
New York: Dutton, c1991. First Printing. 24 cm, 352, reference notes, index, DJ slightly worn and slight edge wear, black mark on bottom edge. More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1965. First Printing. 344, illus., notes, index, usual library markings, DJ pasted & taped inside boards, some edge soiling large tear at DJ spine, smaller tear at top of DJ spine, rear DJ somewhat soiled, small piece missing at lower edge of rear DJ. The author clarifies the political machinery that brought Harding to the White House and his essential helplessness when faced with the harsh realities of office. Warren G. Harding became notorious because the myths that had formed him were not adequate to meet with the power and responsibility of the Presidency after the First World War. More
Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard, 1993. First? Edition. First? Printing. 526, notes, index, slight edgewear and soiling to DJ. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, [1946]. First Edition. 21 cm, 304, DJ worn and soiled. Inscribed by the author. More
Washington, DC: Democratic National Comm. 1929. First? Edition. First? Printing. 322, illus., boards worn and soiled, some edge wear, lettering on spine largely gone. More
New York: Morrow, 1977. First Printing. 25 cm, 320, illus., underlining in text, parts of DJ missing. More
Smithtown, NY: Suffolk House, 1980. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. 24 cm 225, [3] pages. DJ torn and small pieces missing, some damp damage inside DJ and on boards. More
Place_Pub: New York: National Forum of America, 1968. First Edition. 239, some wear and small chips to DJ edges. More
Washington, DC: Acropolis Books, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. 320 pages. Illus. (some in color), bibliography, index, ink name inside front endpaper, several small chips and tears to DJ edges. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1948. First Edition. 269 pages. Footnotes. Name of previous owner present. Top and bottom of spine quite worn, boards worn and soiled. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1962. Book Club/1st? Edition. 25 cm, 1170 total, 2-vol. set (no slip case), illus., notes, index, some pages dinged, DJ's somewhat worn and soiled. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1962. Book Club/1st? Edition. Hardcover. 25 cm, 569, v.2 only of the 2-vol. set, illus., notes, index, fore-edge soiled/foxed, front DJ flap corner torn off, DJ worn/creased sticker residue on DJ spine, small tears and chips to DJ edges, larger tear at DJ spine. More
New York: Villard Books, 1998. First Edition. First Printing. Approx. 75, wraps, illus. More
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, c1977. Second Edition. 25 cm, 503, index, usual library markings, ink notation on front endpaper, staple holes in rear endpaper Brief biographies of more than 550 individuals who have served as Cabinet officers. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1965. Signed Limited Edition, Number 268 of 1963 copies. Hardcover in somewhat worn slipcase, with tear at bottom edge. viii, [2], 783, [7] pages. Appendices. Index., This was printed on special paper from the original type and specially bound. Minor discoloration inside the back cover. Slipcase has some wear and soiling. Theodore Chaikin Sorensen (May 8, 1928 – October 31, 2010) was an American lawyer, writer, and presidential adviser. He was a speechwriter for President John F. Kennedy, as well as one of his closest advisers. President Kennedy once called him his "intellectual blood bank". During the early months of the administration, Sorensen's responsibilities concerned the domestic agenda. After the Bay of Pigs debacle, Kennedy asked Sorensen to participate with foreign policy discussions as well. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, Sorensen served as a member of ExComm and was named by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara as one of the "true inner circle" members who advised the president, the others being Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, National Security Adviser McGeorge Bundy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, General Maxwell D. Taylor (chairman of the Joint Chiefs), former ambassador to the USSR Llewellyn Thompson, and McNamara himself. Sorensen played a critical role in drafting Kennedy's correspondence with Nikita Khrushchev and worked on Kennedy's first address to the nation about the crisis on October 22. More