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  First edition, association copy of American Journey: The Times of Robert Kennedy; inscribed by George Plimpton to Senator Ted Kennedy

  PLIMPTON, George. [Editor]. Interviews by Jean Stein [Edward M. Kennedy].

  American Journey: The Times of Robert Kennedy.

  New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc, 1970.

  First edition of this remarkable biography of Robert F. Kennedy, based on interviews by Jean Stein and edited by George Plimpton. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by George Plimpton on the front free endpaper to Robert Kennedy's youngest brother, Ted Kennedy, "To Senator Kennedy with great admiration and best wishes, George." The recipient, Ted Kennedy served as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic Party and the prominent political Kennedy family, he was the second most senior member of the Senate when he died. During his tenure, Kennedy became one of the most recognizable and influential members of his party and was sometimes called a "Democratic icon"as well as "The Lion of the Senate." Kennedy and his Senate staff authored around 2,500 bills, of which more than 300 were enacted into law. Very good in a good dust jacket. Jacket design by Hal Siegel. An exceptional association.

  Price: $950.00     Item Number: 142518

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