JFK Sans Sorensen

Most John F. Kennedy quotes (think: “Ask not … “) that we’re familiar with are from formal speeches–and come courtesy of speech writer nonpareil Ted Sorensen. Here’s one that didn’t. It’s a Kennedy quote from “JFK’s Last Hundred Days” by Thurston Clarke. “The three most overrated things in the world,” said Kennedy in an unguarded moment, “are the state of Texas, the FBI and mounted deer’s heads.”

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