Selected and introduced by ted widmer (3 risultati)

Hard Cover. Condizione: As New. Near Fine. Stated First Edition, First Printing. Complete number line at copyright page. NON price-clipped dust jacket [$ 40.00], clean, crisp, colors bright, minimal display wear. Two 75 minutes each CDs included, in clear plastic pockets attached to endpapers as published. Pages [300 including index] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Illustrated throughout with B&W photographs. Blue boards, bright silver decorations and lettering. Printed signature at title page. All books are in my smoke free & climate controlled shop and will have qualities and/or flaws described. Domestic & international shipping includes tracking information. Various Photographers (illustratore).…

hardback. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. xvii, 300 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. + 2 sound discs (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-441) and index.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Fine condition dark blue cloth boards with silver front cover perimeter design, silver front cover facsimile President Kennedy signature and silver spine lettering contained in a very good condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes Foreword by Caroline Kennedy; Introduction by Ted Widmer; Acknowledgments; Selected Bibliography; Photographic Credits and Index. The lower left jacket front contains a small relatively inconspicuous 1/2 inch indent which has penetrated to the front cover and the upper page edge has a dampstain (see photographs). Both the inner front and rear boards each contain one new condition CD entitled Listening In, both housed in clear plastic CD cases affixed to the inner boards. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. "In July 1962, in an effort to preserve an accurate record of presidential decision-making in a highly charged atmosphere of conflicting viewpoints, strategies, and tactics, John F. Kennedy installed hidden recording systems in the Oval Office and in the Cabinet Room. The result is a priceless historical archive comprising some 265 hours of taped material. JFK was elected president when civil rights tensions were near the boiling point, and Americans feared a nuclear war. Confronted with complex dilemmas necessitating swift and unprecedented action, President Kennedy engaged in intense discussion and debate with his cabinet members and other advisors. Now, in conjunction with the fiftieth anniversary of the Kennedy presidency, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and historian Ted Widmer have carefully selected the most compelling and important of these remarkable recordings for release, fully restored and remastered onto two 75-minute CDs for the first time. Listening In represents a uniquely unscripted, insider account of a president and his cabinet grappling with the day-to-day business of the White House and guiding the nation through a hazardous era of uncertainty. Accompanied by extensively annotated transcripts of the recordings and with a foreword by Caroline Kennedy, Listening In delivers the story behind the story in the unguarded words and voices of the decision-makers themselves. Listening In covers watershed events, including the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Space Race, Vietnam, and the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and offers fascinating glimpses into the intellectual methodology of a president and his brilliant, eclectic brain trust. Just as the unique vision of President John F. Kennedy continues to resonate half a century after his stirring speeches and bold policy decisions, the documentary candor of Listening In imparts a vivid, breathtaking immediacy that will significantly expand our understanding of his time in office." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps.…