Hardcover with DJ. Blue treated paper over boards with gold stamping to spine. Blue illustrated DJ with white, black, red and yellow lettering. Title page not dated. Copyright page dated 1988. 539 pages. Good condition. Shelf wear to DJ. Light chipping to DJ at head and foot of spine. Corners square. Pages, covers clean. SIGNED by author on front end page. He inscribed, "June 1988. To Ann and Woody-- Praised not only in memories but within this heart. With admiration and fond regards-- L?." About the founding of the National Endowment for the Arts and the author's involvement.

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Title: Our Government and the Arts: A Perspective from the Inside [Signed by author]
Publisher: American Council for the Arts
Publication Date: 1988
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0915400685
ISBN 13: 9780915400683
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

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This is a long, personal account of the public career of Biddle, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts under President Carter. Biddle was a best-selling novelist when he was recruited by Senator Claiborne Pell, influential in the arts, to serve as a speechwriter and legislative aid. He details the establishment in 1965 of the National Council on the Arts (precursor of the NEA); describes, with clarity and wit, the workings of congressional committees; and pays tribute to Jacob Javits, Harrison Williams, and Hubert Humphrey, among others. Although describing his service with the NEA from the 1960s on in perhaps too much detail, Biddle scatters many wonderful anecdotes throughout. Recommended for libraries supporting programs in American politics or the arts.Thomas A. Karel, Franklin & Marshall Coll. Lib., Lancaster, Pa.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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