No Easy Victories.

GARDNER, John W. Edited by Helen Rowan.

$100.00

Item Number: 110909

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1968.

First edition of “the father of campaign finance reform”, John W. Gardner’s fourth book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Mariam and Andrew – affectionately, from their friend John W. Gardner.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Herb Weitman.

John William Gardner served as Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under President Lyndon Johnson and was the founder of two influential national U.S. organizations: Common Cause and Independent Sector. He authored several books on improving leadership in American society including the present volume which focuses on the broad and fundamental questions: How may large-scale organizations be made to serve man rather than diminish him? What are the requirements for leadership in our society? and What are the values that represent the best in American tradition?