Ted Sorensen, former counsel to President John F. Kennedy, has retired from the international practice of law in New York City and has completed his memoirs for publication in May 2008.

Blog Entries by Ted Sorensen

Remembering Ted Kennedy, My Friend of 56 Years

33 Comments | Posted August 27, 2009 | 01:40 PM (EST)


After all the magnificent eulogies and obituaries, what more and what new can be said about Ted Kennedy, my friend of almost exactly 56 years and the leader of all the causes in Washington in which I believe -- a more peaceful world, a more just America, a more humane...

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The Obama-Kennedy Nuclear Policy

48 Comments | Posted August 6, 2009 | 02:57 PM (EST)


The death of former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, still unfairly blamed even in his obituaries for Lyndon Johnson's war in Vietnam, ironically removes from the current national dialogue on President Obama's nuclear weapons policy a champion of John F. Kennedy's original dream of a nuclear weapons-free world.

Let us...

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Making History on Super Tuesday

Posted February 1, 2008 | 03:17 PM (EST)


The importance of every possible vote on Super Tuesday compels me to send the following explanation of my support for Barack Obama to everyone I can reach.

TO: Family, friends, friends of family, professional colleagues and others

FROM: Ted Sorensen

SUBJECT: To Urge Voting for Obama on...

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