Four books inscribed to Bill Webster. William Webster was a judge on the US Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, before serving as both director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (1978 - 1987) and the Central Intelligence Agency (1987 - 1991). He is the only individual to have held both positions.

Phyllis Diller. The Joys of Aging--and How to Avoid Them. First edition. Garden City: Doubleday, 1981. 167 pages. Inscribed on front free endpaper: "To Judge William and True Webster! / LOVE / Phyllis Diller / 1983." Very good+ with very good- dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped and somewhat age-toned.

Peggy Noonan. Simply Speaking: How to Communicate Your Ideas with Style, Substance, and Clarity. First edition. New York: Regan Books, 1991. xii, 212 pages. Inscribed on half title: "For Bill and Linda, with best wishes from Peggy Noonan." Very good+ with very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped.

Queen Noor. Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life. First edition, first printing. New York: Miramax Books, 2003. xi, 467 pages. Inscribed on half title: "For Linda and Bill, with my warmest wishes, / Queen Noor / 2003." Very good+ with very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped.

Andrea Mitchell. Talking Back...to Presidents, Dictators, and Assorted Scoundrels. First edition, first printing. New York: Viking, 2005. xvii, 414 pages. Inscribed on title page: For Lynda and Bill-- / Dear friends and neighbors. Thank you for sharing so many good times with us. / Much love, / Andrea." Very good+ with very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped.