A THOUSAND DAYS: John F. Kennedy in the White House

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. Winner of the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for Biography. Schlesinger (1917-2007) served as special assistant to President John F. Kennedy throughout his presidency - from the long and grueling campaign to Kennedy's tragic and unexpected assassination by Lee Harvey Oswald. In this detailed account, he combines intimate knowledge as one of President Kennedy's inner circle with sweeping research and historic context to provide a look at one of the most storied presidential administrations in American history. Thick octavo: 1087 p. Original dark blue cloth binding, with red and gilt titles. Light offsetting to the front endpaper, with minor edgewear to the dust jacket. Better than very good. (Inventory #: 77289)