Theodore Chaikin "Ted" Sorensen (May 8, 1928 – October 31, 2010) was an American presidential advisor, lawyer and writer, best known as President John F. Kennedy’s special counsel and adviser, legendary speechwriter, and alter ego. President Kennedy once called him his “intellectual blood bank.” Considered by many to be the premier Presidential speechwriter of his lifetime -- some thought him the best ever, he famously wrote the line in Kennedy's 1961 inaugural address that arguably is the most famous sentence the president ever spoke: "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."
He is survived by his wife, Gillian, three sons – Eric, Stephen, and Philip - and a daughter, Juliet Sorensen.
(sources: Wikipedia, Boston Globe)
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