THEODORE H. WHITE - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED - HFSID 185889
Price: $260.00
THEODORE H. WHITE
The Pulitzer Prize winner penned his signature and this note on note paper with his
personal letterhead
Autograph Note Signed: "For J.L. Pruett/and his students,/ Best Wishes To All,/ Theodore H.
White", 3¾x7¼. On his personal New York, N.Y. letterhead. In 1962, Theodore H. White
(1915-1986) won the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction for The Making of the
President, 1960. Published in 1961, the book was the first of a series that discussed the
primary and general elections for the Oval Office that election season. By writing about
political trends and personality traits of the candidates alongside each other, White
captured the attention of the entire country. He continued the series with each election to
win the White House through the 1980 election, excluding the 1976 election. After the
Watergate Scandal, the journalist chose to publish a book titled Breach of Faith: The Fall of
Richard Nixon (1975). Following John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963, Jacqueline
Kennedy famously called White to Hyannis Port and requested that he write a piece that
would frame Kennedy's short-lived time in the Oval Office in a positive light, specifically
paralleling him with King Arthur and Camelot. White agreed to do the job and it was
published in Life. Years later, White admitted that the article was a "misreading of
history". As a young man, White first became a notable newsman as a correspondent based
out of China for Time during WWII. Slightly creased. Light paper clip impression at upper
blank margin. Otherwise, fine condition.
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