Ted Sorensen | Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History
Recorded May 16, 2008
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Ted Sorensen’s long-awaited memoir, Counselor, has been described by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Robert Caro as a “rare gift to history: an account of mighty events by a participant who stood at their heart." A legendary speechwriter and John F. Kennedy’s right-hand man, Sorensen advised President Kennedy on everything from civil rights to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Mr Sorensen was interviewed by Kermit Roosevelt, Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School
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