Lawyer. Member, John F. Kennedy's Senate staff (1952-1960); Special Counsel to the President (1961-1964); author, Decision-making in the White House (1963), Kennedy (1965), The Kennedy Legacy (1969), Let the Word Go Forth (1988). Theodore C. Sorensen served as a legislative and administrative assistant and speechwriter for Senator Kennedy. Sorensen played an important role in organizing the presidential campaign of 1960, and served as special counsel and speechwriter to President Kennedy from 1961 to 1963.
Papers (1934-1998) consist of correspondence, legislative files, subject files, speech files, draft book manuscripts, personal papers and White House files. Oral history interviews of Theodore Sorensen (1964, 1969, 1970, 1981).
Oral History Interviews (1964, 1969, 1970): Sorensen completed six oral history interviews for the John F. Kennedy Library; JFK #1 interview: 3/26/1964; JFK #2 interview: 4/6/1964; JFK #3 interview: 4/15/1964; JFK #4 interview: 4/15/1964; JFK #5 interview: 5/3/1964; JFK #6 interview: 5/20/1964. Sorensen also completed two interviews for the Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Program; RFK #1 interview: 3/21/1969; RFK #2 interview: 7/23/1970.