Capitol confidential (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
I promise not to shill for my Sunday column on this blog, but at the request of our Web site I’m offering this preview: After hearing 80-year-old JFK counselor and speechwriter Ted Sorensen attempt to rap at the end of his Tuesday speech at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, I invited the talented Albany hip [...]
Sierra Faith (Free subscription) | yesterday
... in Courage was written not by John F. Kennedy, whose name is on the copyright page, but rather by Ted Sorensen. Most of us don’t think less of JFK for it. But since Christo singles out Obama’s literary intelligence, it is worth delving into the question. Obama had never distinguished himself as a writer. Indeed, in his tenure as editor of the Harvard Law Review he wrote–nothing. Not a single...
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Should we even be listening to religious leaders when they opine on the financial crisis? Ted Sorensen, in his marvelous new book "Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History," is absolutely right to assert that in the United States, at least, "the wall between church and state . . . has served both church and state so well for so long in this country." As a very close adviser...
Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Ted Sorensen, former special counsel to President John F. Kennedy and an organizer of Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign, will appear Sunday in Kansas City.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Ted Sorensen, former special counsel to President John F. Kennedy and an organizer of Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign, will appear Sunday in Kansas City.
Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
Ted Sorensen, who was an adviser to President John F. Kennedy, will speak next weekend in Kansas City.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
Ted Sorensen, who was an adviser to President John F. Kennedy, will speak next weekend in Kansas City.
NewYorkology: A New York Travel Gui (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
... at Church of St. Ignatius LoyolaEcho & the Bunnymen at at 8 p.m.Ben Folds plays Black Kids play Ted Sorensen with Nicholas Lemann talk politics at the at 6:30 p.m. at a Leading Hotels of the World (only The Alex in ) if you call within 80 minutes starting at 8 a.m. (Ocean Grill, Blue Water Grill, Ruby Foo’s Dos Caminos Isabella’s, Prime House New York, Wildwood and Vento Trattoria donate...
Council on Foreign Relations (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
RICHARD N. HAASS: If we could get started, please. (Striking glass.) Thank you, sir. We're going to start a few minutes early given that we have so much ground to cover. Today's about Ted Sorensen, but before we turn to Mr. Sorensen I wanted to take an opportunity to do two things. One was to welcome those of you who haven't been here since the spring, to welcome you back, in particular,...
The Australian (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
JOHN F.Kennedy called his speechwriter, Ted Sorensen, "my intellectual blood bank".
