The Professional Lyndon B. Johnson by White, William S by White, William S

Boston: Houghton Mifflin. VG. 1964. 1st ptg ss.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1964. Stated first printing of first (SD) edition. Red cloth. 8vo. pp. [viii], 273, [7] blank. Index. VG+/VG-/Unclipped price in mylar. One small bumped corner, internally fine in jacket with shallow chipping and short tears (mostly at caps and corners)..

Beautifully signed on half title page: With best wishes, Lyndon B Johnson. (Signature is in fact suspiciously perfect). LBJ was a prolific user of secretarial and autopen signatures. It is possible that this may be an autopen signature. Book is bound in red cloth and is in fine condition. Dust Jacket has one inch tear at top of front impacting LBJ's head (see picture) and two minor tears at top on back. Clean text. Unclipped ($5.00). Protected by Brodart book jacket cover.The author William S. White met 23-year-old Lyndon Johnson in Washington, both Texans, when Johnson worked as a Congressional staffer for Representative Richard Kleberg (D-TX) and White was a reporter for the Associated Press. "No one in Washington stands much higher in Lyndon Johnson's affection," Time reported. "The President loyally reads White's column . . . and he is not above calling White for advice . . . Johnson pays White the ultimate compliment of putting nothing off the record, relying on the total discretion of… Read More