The Strategy of Peace (Presentation copy)
- SIGNED
- New York: Harper Brothers, 1960
New York: Harper Brothers, 1960. First edition. Near Fine/Very Good +. Octavo. Original black cloth, spine lettered in red. A Near Fine copy in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Jacket with some rubbing, chipping, and shelfwear to the spine ends, corners, and edges. Inscribed on the front endpaper: "To James Corman with regards and best wishes, Jack Kennedy." Housed in a custom black quarter-leather slipcase with chemise.
The recipient James C. Corman (1920-2000) was then-Los Angeles City Councilman. As a California Congressman he later had a significant impact on the passage of the Civil Rights Act.
Corman served in the House of Representatives for California from 1961 to 1981. He "helped steer the 1964 Civil Rights Act to passage... He was one of ten members appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to the Kerner Commission, which investigated the causes of race riots in scores of cities in 1967 and concluded that the country was becoming 'two societies, one black, one white - separate and unequal'. He gave crucial support to civil rights causes and furthered the 1964 legislation as a member of the Judiciary Committee" (New York Times obituary, 5 January 2001). In the 1970s he campaigned for welfare reform, reflecting his upbringing as a Kansas miner's son who moved to California in the Depression. He was an important ally to Jimmy Carter, but lost his seat alongside Carter's defeat, and the move of California to Reagan and the Republicans.
A collection of John F. Kennedy's stirring and powerful political speeches, The Strategy of Peace emphasized the president's belief that "the freely spoken and freely challenged word" were cornerstones of democracy. Included within are addresses to the Senate, public speeches on foreign and domestic policy, and JFK's thoughts on the leading questions of his own turbulent era. Near Fine in Very Good + dust jacket.
The recipient James C. Corman (1920-2000) was then-Los Angeles City Councilman. As a California Congressman he later had a significant impact on the passage of the Civil Rights Act.
Corman served in the House of Representatives for California from 1961 to 1981. He "helped steer the 1964 Civil Rights Act to passage... He was one of ten members appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to the Kerner Commission, which investigated the causes of race riots in scores of cities in 1967 and concluded that the country was becoming 'two societies, one black, one white - separate and unequal'. He gave crucial support to civil rights causes and furthered the 1964 legislation as a member of the Judiciary Committee" (New York Times obituary, 5 January 2001). In the 1970s he campaigned for welfare reform, reflecting his upbringing as a Kansas miner's son who moved to California in the Depression. He was an important ally to Jimmy Carter, but lost his seat alongside Carter's defeat, and the move of California to Reagan and the Republicans.
A collection of John F. Kennedy's stirring and powerful political speeches, The Strategy of Peace emphasized the president's belief that "the freely spoken and freely challenged word" were cornerstones of democracy. Included within are addresses to the Senate, public speeches on foreign and domestic policy, and JFK's thoughts on the leading questions of his own turbulent era. Near Fine in Very Good + dust jacket.