A Very Human President (Inscribed)

New York: Pocket Books, 1977. 1st Paperback edition. Softcover. Very Good. From the publisher:
"Lyndon Johnson resembled the classical Achilles figure-immensely human, often commanding in presence, and noble in aim. Both were flawed by human error and a misperception of ultimate reality in a war seemingly without end. Yet is was LBJ who began peace talks, at the price of his own renomination.
What this volume recounts is the saga of a large intelligence and robust personality reaching for great goals, succeeding and failing, but always reaching.
It is a story of how LBJ managed his White House, an inside account of his handling of the Congress, his sensitivity to the human ego, his irritation with the press, his appetite for facts and information, and his passion for knowing all that was going on in the government."

Jack Valenti (1921 -2007) was a political advisor and lobbyist who served as a Special Assistant to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. He was also the longtime president of the Motion Picture Association of America. During his 38-year tenure in the MPAA, he created the MPAA film rating system, and was generally regarded as one of the most influential pro-copyright lobbyists in the world.


This copy is very good in color, photo-illustrated wrappers.  Slight edge wear and a diagonal crease on the lower front cover.
The text is age tone, but otherwise clean and unmarked. 
Inscribed by Valenti at the top of the ffep "to Tony and Delores Bielenson "My Congressman" Jack Valenti"
Anthony "Tony" Beilenson (1932 - 2017) was an American politician who served as a Democratic Congressman from Southern California. He served ten terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 until 1997.. PB.