Description
Signed limited edition copy of The Vantage Point by President Lyndon Johnson, with an additional inscription to his friend, Jay Taylor of Texas.
Octavo, x, [2pp], 636pp. Red padded vellum, title stamped on spine, initials and decorative band in gilt on cover. Cracking along hinges of cover, stable binding. Cracking of hinges is common with this limited edition due to the vellum used during production. Internally clean. Housed in custom red cloth clamshell, title in gilt on spine over black morocco label.
A scarce limited edition printing signed by President Johnson for supporters and members of his administration. This is number 89 of 300 signed copies.
Additional inscription on dedication page: “For Jay Taylor / a dear friend through the years – one who went all the way – all the time – cheerfully and without apology – with affection / Lyndon B. Johnson / ‘Xmas ’71.”
Jay Littleton Taylor (1902-1982) was a lifelong friend, benefactor, and political advisor to President Lyndon Johnson. Taylor began his career as a truck driver for Halliburton, working his way up to Executive Vice President by the time he was 30 years old. During the Great Depression, President Roosevelt appointed Taylor to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, and later the Chairman of the Texas Reserve Bank. Later in life, he went into cattle ranching, becoming the President of the American National Cattlemen’s Association. Taylor was a frequent guest at the Johnson White House and at the LBJ Ranch in the Texas Hill Country. Taylor died in 1979.
