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Lyndon B. Johnson signed first edition of ''The Professional'' by William S. White. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1964. First edition, fourth printing, with original dust jacket. Signed and inscribed to front fly-leaf, ''To Ralph Tucker with best wishes, Lyndon B. Johnson''. Tucker was the Democratic Mayor of Terre Haute, Indiana. ''The Professional'' is considered a uniquely personal analysis of the President's career by a respected Washington columnist and longtime Johnson confidante. Runs 273pp. Bound in orange-red cloth boards with gilt print in original dust jacket. Measures 5.75'' x 8.5''. Clipped dust jacket has some wear, with some paper loss on spine. Book itself is near fine.