THE DEATH OF A PRESIDENT Author:WILLIAM MANCHESTER on a lovely october evening in 1961 president Kennedy and William Manchester sat in the Oval Room of the White House, talking for three and a half hours. at first the discussion was detached; Mr. Manchester was writing his "Portrait of a President". But soon they were conversing as two men do who have lived many of the years in the same places. ... more »both were natives of massachusetts. as a world war II marine on Guadalcanal, Manchester had bee separated by only a narrow strait from kennedy's PT 109 base on Tulagi. They had both been awarded Purple Hearts before leaving the Pacific. now they were father of daughters the same age, had traveled in the same foreign countries, and shared a deep interest in American history.it also relates the history of the assassination and the days immediately preceding and following it. Jacket is a little worn but is in good condition. it shows map of the route of state funeral.« less