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Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963 Profiles in Courage

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05107 Author/Creator: Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Book signed Date: 1956 Pagination: 1 v. : xix, 266 p. : , 2 p. : of plates Height: 21.5 cm, Width: 15 cm Order a Copy

First edition, published by Harper & Brothers. Inscribed to Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. and signed by Kennedy. Written during a period of convalescence, Senator Kennedy highlights the great courage and integrity of eight past senators. Kennedy's close aide Ted Sorenson did most of the research and writing.

Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, Jr., 1914-1988

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