Theodore Sorensen and the Kennedys : a life of public service / Michelle A. Ulyatt.
2019
E841 .U59 2019
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Title
Theodore Sorensen and the Kennedys : a life of public service / Michelle A. Ulyatt.
Author
Ulyatt, Michelle A., author.
ISBN
9783030157968 (electronic book)
3030157962 (electronic book)
9783030157951
3030157962 (electronic book)
9783030157951
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2019]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource.
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E841 .U59 2019
Dewey Decimal Classification
973.922
Summary
Serving as President Kennedy's speechwriter from 1952 until 1963, Sorensen was a key advisor in the White House and a gatekeeper of the Kennedy legacy in the years after his assassination. This book presents a compelling portrait of Sorensen's life and place in the American political landscape. He became an outspoken critic of corruption in politics, a vocal opponent of the militarist foreign policy approach that successive administrations adopted, and an advisor to Democratic presidential candidates such as Robert F. Kennedy and Barack Obama. Taking up questions about the role of presidential advisors and the concept of public service, an ideal that was central to the most famous of the speeches that Sorensen wrote for President Kennedy, Michelle A. Ulyatt offers new insight into Sorensen’s influence on the Kennedy years and the generation of leaders who came after.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Growing up on the Great Plains
Meeting Kennedy
Making Kennedy matter
Running with Kennedy
Into the White House
The dcomestic agenda
Early foreign policy challenges
From arrows to olive branches
Life after Kennedy
A private life in public service
Epilogue.
Meeting Kennedy
Making Kennedy matter
Running with Kennedy
Into the White House
The dcomestic agenda
Early foreign policy challenges
From arrows to olive branches
Life after Kennedy
A private life in public service
Epilogue.