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"I'd rather win a Pulitzer Prize than be President of the United States," John F. Kennedy confided to author Margaret Coit shortly after his election to the Senate in 1953. Kennedy got his wish four years later, when his book Profiles in Courage was awarded the Pulitzer for biography--even though it wasn't among the finalists for the prize. The role of Kennedy's speechwriter Ted Sorensen in drafting and crafting the main chapters in the book was never acknowledged by Kennedy's inner circle. And Kennedy was hyper-sensitive until his dying day about rumors that cast doubt on his authorship of Profiles. Sorensen was in many ways Kennedy's "alter ego," a man described as Kennedy's "intellectual blood-bank." But Jackie Kennedy found the relationship between her husband and his speechwriter to be "creepy.
About the Author
[Please visit David's excellent website: www.davidrstokes.com]
David R. Stokes (60) is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author. His most recent book is called, "JAKE & CLARA," based on a true story from the dawn of the Jazz Age.
He is currently working on a new novel set against the backdrop of the funeral of Winston Churchill in 1965. This book will be published in 2017.
Screenplays based on three of his novels, CAMELOT'S COUSIN, NOVEMBER SURPRISE, JAKE & CLARA, and JACK & DICK, are currently being represented for production in Hollywood.
Retired FBI Agent and Bestselling author, Bob Hamer, says, "David Stokes combines his meticulous research with a writing style which makes you feel as though you are that fly-on-the-wall witnessing history as it unfolds."
David grew up in the Detroit, Michigan area and has been an ordained minister for 38 years. Along the way he added radio broadcaster, columnist, and author to his resume, while living and serving in Texas, Illinois, New York, and for the past 18 years--beautiful Northern Virginia. David has been married to his wife, Karen, for more than 40 years and they have been blessed with three daughters--all now grown and with wonderful children of their own.
There are, in fact, seven grandchildren, a fact verified by hundreds--maybe thousands--of pictures, as well as an ever-growing collection of toys joyously cluttering their home.
Visit David's website: http://www.davidrstokes.com
[BREAKING NEWS: "BLAIR UNDERWOOD is heading to Camelot. The actor's production company, Intrepid Pictures, has acquired the rights to David R. Stokes' spy novel Camelot's Cousin: The Spy Who Betrayed Kennedy. Intrepid will partner with Little Studio Films to adapt the thriller into a film with Underwood in the lead role." - From THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER (02.03.2015) ]
