Description
The candid memoirs of Secretary of State James F. Byrnes titled Speaking Frankly, inscribed by the author.
Octavo, viii, 324pp. Red hardcover. Title in gilt on spine. Illustrated endpapers. Frontispiece portrait. Appears unread. Dust jacket in near fine condition, bright illustrations, light wear at tip of spine. Signed by the author: “To William _, with best wishes of James F. Byrnes / April 17, 1967.”
James F. Byrnes (1882-1972) is one of the few politicians to serve in all three branches of the American federal government. He served as the 49th U.S. Secretary of State (1945-1947), an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (1941-1942), the Governor of South Carolina (1951-1955), a U.S. Senator (1931-1941) and a U.S. House Representative (1911-1925).
