and later gave us a window into the people and events that made history." Death On October 31, 2010, Sorensen died at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City of complications from a stroke he suffered the previous week. Publications Portrayals in media Sorensen has been portrayed as a character in the following films and miniseries: The 1974 TV film The Missiles of October, by Clifford David The 1998 HBO mini-series From the Earth to the Moon, by Jack Gilpin The 2000 film Thirteen Days, by Tim Kelleher; although, in an interview after the film's release, Robert McNamara stated that the lead role of Kenneth O'Donnell (played by Kevin Costner) was modeled after Sorensen: "It was not Kenny O'Donnell who pulled us all together—it was Ted Sorensen." The 2016 film LBJ, by Brent Bailey The 2018 film Chappaquiddick, by Taylor Nichols See also "Ich bin ein Berliner" American University speech Profiles in Courage (1964 TV series) References Further reading ABC News online, 2008-02-08. Passing the Torch: Kennedy's Touch on Obama's Words Clarke, Thurston. 2005. Ask Not: The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy and the Speech That Changed America. Macmillan, 304 pp. (Originally published 2004 by Henry Holt and Co., 272 pp.) Marcus, Jacob Rader. 1981. The American Jewish Woman, 1654–1980. KTAV Publishing House. 231 pp The New York Times, 1983-04-21. New York Day by Day; Gary Hart Opens Campaign Headquarters The New York Times, Sunday Book Review, 18 May 2008, review of Ted Sorensen's Counselor. Sorensen, Ted (as Theodore C.) The New Vision. Washington Monthly, July/August 2007. Sorensen, Ted. 2008-07-23. Heir Time: Is Barack Obama The Next JFK? The New Republic Sorensen, Ted (as Theodore). 2007-07-25. Barack Obama: the new JFK. Guardian (London, UK) . Wall Street Journal, 9 May 2008, p. W3, review of Ted Sorensen's Counselor. External links John F. Kennedy Library and Museum: Inventory of personal papers As a ghostwriter for Kennedy Lincoln High School Distinguished Alumni Profile Sorensen's Acceptance Address Prepared for the 2008 Democratic Presidential Nominee Sorensen speaks at MIT Symposium An February 2009 interview by Thorsten Overgaard with Ted Sorensen in Stockholm on Obama and Kennedy 1928 births 2010 deaths 20th-century American non-fiction writers 21st-century American non-fiction writers American people of Danish descent American political writers American male non-fiction writers Speechwriters for presidents of the United States American people of Russian-Jewish descent Kennedy administration personnel Lawyers from New York City Lyndon B. Johnson administration personnel