006116 Doubleday New York, New York, U.S.A. 1975 First Edition Dust Jacket Good 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall Hard Cover Good Moderate wear to jacket edges, small tear from back top edge, price clipped. Light foxing to page edges, binding very good. Illustrated. This is the private wartime diary of a member of FDR's 'Kitchen Cabinet'. Highly readable and unusually frank, it narrates a fascinating story of the last years of Roosevelt's administration. Shortly before Jonathan Daniels joined FDR's Palace Guard in 1943 - as Administrative Assistant to the President - he began keeping an intimate journal of Washington and White House happenings. He ended it at the time of Roosevelt's death, with a series of notes on funeral arrangements. In the intervening years his diary had recorded not only his own career and concerns, but the foibles and fortunes of a vast array of associates and acquaintances - such as Lyndon Johnson, Nelson Rockefeller, Bernard Baruch, and, of course, the 'Boss' - FDR himself. The journal captures, in vivide anecdotes and firsthand accounts, the mood of Washington during the war years, reporting the political debates as well as the colourful, off-the-record conversations - the wit, gossip and occasionally the wisdom of powerful men in and out of government. Mr Daniels has supplemented the diary with background notes and follow-up information about the people and events mentioned. The result is a captivating, inside look at the highest circles of power during one of the most eventful episodes of American history. ISBN: 0385007620 £5.00GBP
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