Letters to Kennedy

by John Kenneth Galbraith

Book Overview

A unique document in the history of the Kennedy years, these letters give us a firsthand look at the working relationship between a president and one of his close advisers, John Kenneth Galbraith. In an early letter, Galbraith mentions his "ambition to be the most reticent adviser in modern political history." But as a respected intellectual and author of the celebrated The Affluent Society, he was not to be positioned so lightly, and his...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674528379
• ISBN13: 9780674528376
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

For the record -an interesting glimpse at the life of giants

This is a compilation that in and of itself is quite mundane. The letters are not the most eloquent nor powerful prose that you are likely to have read. However, this is the correspondence of two of the biggest figures of their age.The letters regarding the Vietnam war are the most interesting and provide some recognition of the clarity & forsight of Galbraith's mind.Buy this book if you are interested in these men and the age of Camelot.

A nice collection of historical documents.

JFK, a magical name in history. This book provides a way to investigate this man's life from other people's letters. You may want to read it.