THEODORE H. WHITE - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 297761
Price: $70.00
THEODORE H. WHITE
Signature of the veteran journalist and chronicler of Presidential elections
Signature: "Theodore H. White", 5x3. 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. Edges
toned. Otherwise, fine condition.
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