Description
Signed first edition of The Winds of Freedom by Secretary of State Dean Rusk.
Octavo, xii, [2], 363pp. Blue hardcover, spine in blue cloth, title stamped in silver on spine, embossed illustration on front cover. Stated “first published in 1963” on copyright page. Light toning to top edge of spine, otherwise fine. In the publisher’s dust jacket, retail price on front flap, some light wear to top edge of spine, bright illustrations, a very good example. Inscribed by Secretary of State Dean Rusk: “With personal regards and good wishes to Ralph Roberts. Dean Rusk.”
Dean Rusk (1909-1994) held the position of Secretary of State from 1961-1969, serving in both the John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson administrations. Rusk is the second longest serving Secretary of State after Cordell Hull.
