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JFK's ghost, Kennedy, Sorensen, and the making of Profiles in courage, David R. Stokes

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JFK's ghost

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David R. Stokes

Kennedy, Sorensen, and the making of Profiles in courage

"Examines Joseph Kennedy's take-no-prisoners approach to advancing John F. Kennedy's political ambitions"--, Provided by publisher

December 7, 1957 -- "A target on his back" -- "The idea of courageous leadership" -- "One of America's great political writers" -- "The second son born to Joe and Rose Kennedy" -- "The Muckers Club" -- "The Gathering Storm" -- "JFK's future ghostwriter" -- "A big Churchill fan" -- "What's that Limey been telling you?" -- "How's your book coming?" -- "Why England Slept" -- "Henry Luce" -- "A simple case of message meeting moment" -- "Jack earned more than $40,000 in royalties" -- "They thought she was a Nazi" -- "The Skipper Hero" -- "I always sensed I had a larger purpose" -- "Kennedy will not be filing tonight" -- "A diary he kept for a brief time" -- "The New Generation Offers a Leader" -- "John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon" -- "They stayed up talking through the night" -- "He has a knack for alienating" -- "The political equivalent of perfect pitch in a crooner" -- "I would rather win a Pulitzer than be President" -- "Enter Ted Sorensen" -- "Ted became his intellectual blood bank" -- "A Kennedy speech has to have class" -- A rather helter-skelter relationship" -- "A quality book" -- "The house of Harper" -- "It was all very collaborative" -- "Our monumental work" -- "The Professor" -- "Davids was paid a mere $700" -- "Some political scientists and historians" -- "I should be glad to take a look at your book" -- "With something close to fascination" -- "Evan Wellington Thomas II" -- "Your father is a controversial man" -- "The Lost Introduction" -- "Sorensen was a one-man promotion machine" -- "With a little help from his father" -- "Jack called Evan Thomas on Christmas Eve" -- "The book was quickly captivating America" -- "The book has taken off like a bird" -- "The star of the night" -- "It was the perfect trial run" -- "Pulitzer Prize" -- "I worked as hard as I could to get him that prize" -- "It was all a matter of money" -- "Joe Kennedy made a deal with Jack's ghostwriter" -- "Less profile and more courage" -- "Perhaps Sorensen made the statement when drinking" -- "The rumors still persist" -- "It's sort of sad" -- "The prize was the problem"

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Kennedy, Sorensen, and the making of Profiles in courage