The Kennedy White House Parties.

"Who Was there for all the happiest Days": First Edition of The Kennedy White House Parties; Inscribed by Jacqueline Kennedy

The Kennedy White House Parties.

LINCOLN, Anne H. (Jacqueline Kennedy).

Item Number: 70053

New York: The Viking Press, 1967.

First edition. Quarto, original half cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by Jacqueline Kennedy in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “For Chuck who was there for all the happiest days- and whose toasts should be included in this book- with love Jackie Christmas 1967.” The recipient was Charles “Chuck” Spalding, close friends and confidants of the Kennedy’s. He was a political campaigner during the presidential campaigns of John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, a best-selling co-author of Love At First Flight, a screenwriter for Charlie Chaplin, and later Vice President of the investment bank Lazard. Foreword by Pierre Salinger. In fine condition.

Written by Anne H. Lincoln, Assistant Social Secretary at the Kennedy White House, this remarkable book captures the height of Camelot. "Among the best-remembered aspects of the Kennedy regime are the style and originality which characterized everything undertaken at the White House." "This book describes and illustrates some of the most interesting luncheons, dinners, and entertainments, giving the reader inside glimpses of the careful planning that took place, of the menus and table and flower arrangements, as well as lists of distinguished guests and other dignitaries. This book is illustrated, for the most part, with hitherto unpublished photographs of the late President and Mrs. Kennedy surrounded by their guests, and of the actors, singers, dancers, and musicians during actual performances. Also included are views of the refurbished rooms and several of the paintings collected for the White House during the Kennedy years."

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