Description
First edition of Times To Remember by Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, inscribed to Barbara Walters.
Octavo, 536pp. Maroon cloth, title in gilt over purple print on spine, embossed title on cover. Stated “first edition” on the copyright page. Publisher’s dust jacket, price clipped, light sunning to spine, a near fine example.
Signed on the front free endpaper: “To Barbara Walters / With deep appreciation for the outstanding broadcasting. Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy.”
This book was part of the 1974 Kennedy Family Award, presented to Barbara Walters “For Service To The Mentally Retarded Through Special Olympics,” as stated on the side panel of the slipcase.
Barbara Walters was an outspoken supporter of the Special Olympics, her sister having been born with intellectual disabilities. Walters was a close friend of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the founder of the Special Olympics, and frequently highlighted the organization’s achievements on her television programs. Walters’ advocacy helped bring greater visibility and support to the movement for athletes with intellectual disabilities.
