"WITH APPRECIATION FOR HIS FRIENDSHIP THROUGH THE CRISES DESCRIBED IN THIS BOOK": INSCRIBED BY PRESIDENT NIXON
NIXON, Richard. Six Crises. New York: Doubleday, 1962. Octavo, original gray cloth, original dust jacket.
First edition, presentation-association copy inscribed by the 37th president to his close friend and supporter, San Diego Union-Tribune publisher James S. Copley: "To Jim Copley, with appreciation for his friendship through the Crises described in this book, from Dick Nixon."
The case against Alger Hiss, the anti-American riots in South America, and the 1960 Presidential campaign are among the experiences included in this memoir, told from the perspective of one of the most controversial figures of the 20th century. With "First Edition" on copyright page. Recipient James S. Copley (1916-73), Chairman-Publisher, Copley Newspapers, La Jolla, was a close friend and major financial supporter of Nixon. A conservative Republican, Copley was publisher of the San Diego Union, the San Diego Union-Tribune, and the San Diego Evening Tribune from 1947 until his death in 1973. He was Chairman of the Board of The Copley Press, a newspaper chain comprising 15 daily and 32 weekly publications. Copley's presence was a chief reason that the Republican National Convention of 1972 was originally planned to be held in San Diego, though it was later moved to Miami.
Book fine, dust jacket near-fine.