Description
Limited edition of the Inaugural Address of John F. Kennedy, not signed by President Kennedy.
Slim octavo, [6], 8pp, [1]. Publisher’s white cloth with gilt stamped cover and spine. Internally clean, with light foxing to tissue covers. Tissue guard to title page. White cloth slipcase with Presidential Seal stamped in gilt on cover. Short scrape to front cover of slipcase. This copy is not signed by President Kennedy.
There are believed to be 100 copies of this unstated limited edition printing published for friends of the administration. They were given as gifts during the Christmas season of 1961. President Kennedy’s inaugural address in 1961 is arguably one of the most recognized political speeches of the 20th century, with the famous line: “…ask not what your country can do for you- ask what you can do for your country.”
