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  First Edition of John Kenneth Turner's Challenge to Karl Marx; JOHN F. KENNEDY'S PERSONAL COPY SIGNED BY HIM ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND WITH HIS ANNOTATIONS THROUGHOUT

  TURNER, John Kenneth [John F. Kennedy].

  Challenge to Karl Marx.

  New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1941.

  First edition of Turner's landmark analysis of Marx and Marxist theory from the library of John F. Kennedy with his ownership signatures and annotations throughout. Octavo, original publisher's cloth. From the library of John F. Kennedy, signed by him on three separate occasions above his ownership stamp in black ink, "John F. Kennedy 1941," John F. Kennedy 1949," and in blue ink, "John F. Kennedy 50." With Kennedy's annotations throughout the first 44 pages on a total of 20 pages, including, "Similarly, feeling among American Communists that they must defend Russia, in order to defend Communism - Wrong!" (page 6); "Theory that middle class would disappear seems disproved - increase in their numbers" (page 29); "How about the small farms, very small percentage of the total, farm revenue?" (page 38); "After this war, America, if victorious, will be faced with the problem of trying to compete for markets where the buying power is low, and still keeping standards high at home" (page 41); and "Seems a little weak here" (page 43). John F. Kennedy’s engagement with communism was notably complex, shaped by both firm ideological convictions and pragmatic Cold War strategy. From early in his political career, he framed communism as a formidable adversary and championed a strong containm...

  Price: $22,500.00     Item Number: 148644

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