THEODORE H. WHITE - PRINTED CARD SIGNED IN INK - HFSID 208139
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THEODORE H. WHITE
The author of The Making of the President series signed this embellished index card in
red ink
Printed Card Signed in Ink: "Theodore H White", 5x3 card with ornate border. 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. Fine condition.
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