Counselor

A Life at the Edge of History

By: Ted Sorensen

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Paperback | 5 May 2009

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In this extraordinary memoir, John F. Kennedy's closest advisor recounts in full for the first time his experience counseling Kennedy through the most dramatic moments in American history. Illuminating, revelatory, and gripping, Counselor is the brilliant, long-awaited memoir from the remarkable man who shaped the presidency and the legacy of one of the greatest leaders America has ever known.

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"This is an important book, and it's also a poignant one. As Jackie Kennedy once said of a speech that Ted Sorensen gave about her husband, it captures not only the soul of John Kennedy but also the soul of Sorensen. This clear-eyed but loving memoir is fascinating." -- Walter Isaacson

"Ted Sorensen's Counselor is that rare gift to history: an account of mighty events by a participant who stood at their heart, and a writer masterful enough to make us understand them as well." -- Robert Caro

"Ted Sorensen's words inspired a generation, and his counsel and judgment helped steer our nation through some of its most difficult hours. This gripping, candid memoir illuminates a revered era in American history. Sorensen has written a book that will be cherished for generations." -- Barack Obama

"Ted Sorensen has given us a very welcome up close and personal view of life and politics at the side of John F. Kennedy. There are fresh insights and enduring lessons for this and future generations to study and embrace. And painful memories of what we lost." -- Tom Brokaw

"With eloquence and honesty, Sorensen takes us on a tour of many of the most important moments of the second half of the American Century, from who wrote 'Profiles in Courage' to the Cuban Missile Crisis to Dallas and its terrible aftermath. This is an illuminating and engaging book." -- Jon Meacham

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Author's Note	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Prologue	p. 1
Lincoln, Nebraska, 1928-1951
Roots	p. 13
Mother	p. 22
Father	p. 34
Childhood and Siblings	p. 49
Education	p. 59
Conscience	p. 67
Washington, D.C., 1951-1964
Move to Washington, D.C.	p. 89
Joining Senator Kennedy	p. 95
Relationship with JFK	p. 102
My Perspective on JFK's Personal Life	p. 116
My Evolving Role on JFK's Senate Staff	p. 124
Speechwriting	p. 130
My Role in Profiles in Courage	p. 144
A Catholic Candidate for President?	p. 156
Senator Kennedy's Quest for the Presidency	p. 167
The 1960-1961 Presidential Transition	p. 198
Special Counsel to the President	p. 203
The President's Speeches	p. 215
President Kennedy's Ministry of Talent	p. 228
My Relations with Vice President Lyndon Johnson	p. 241
My Relations with President Kennedy's Family	p. 250
Kennedy's Civil Rights Initiative	p. 270
The Cuban Missile Crisis	p. 285
President Kennedy's Foreign Policy	p. 310
My Role in Press Relations	p. 341
Planning for JFK's Reelection and Second Term	p. 346
The Death of President Kennedy	p. 360
President Johnson's 1963 Transition	p. 378
New York City, 1965-2007
Return to Private Life and Authorship	p. 397
New Life in New York	p. 410
Practicing Law	p. 422
My Continuing Involvement in Politics	p. 452
My 1977 Nomination for Director of Central Intelligence	p. 484
Family and Health	p. 504
Epilogue: Reflections, Regrets, and Reconsiderations	p. 519
Acknowledgments	p. 533
Index	p. 535
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