Jack Kennedy - Chris Matthews [202]
birth of, 13
Bradlee and, 237–38
Bunker Hill Day parade and, 64, 86
cabinet of, 321–23
Camelot likened to presidency of, 400–401
campaign “teas” held for, 128–29, 138, 139
Canada trip of, 338–39
charisma of, 26, 225–26, 271, 288
cheapness of, 151–55, 163
Choate school and, 14–23, 26, 27, 29, 162, 326
Churchill as hero of, 17, 33, 34–35, 41, 59, 108–9, 235, 239, 252, 285, 325
civil rights address of (1963), 380–81, 383
civil rights and, 229–31, 309–11, 323, 359–62, 375, 379–81, 384, 389–90, 394, 396
companionship as need of, 17, 29, 106, 167, 323, 355, 357
compartmentalization of life by, 25–26, 38, 106, 159, 282–83, 317, 327, 357, 401
congressional race of 1946 and, 7, 63, 67, 76–87, 133–34, 185, 216
Cuba and, 9, 306–8, 331–38, 363, 364–73, 396
Curley petition and, 101–3, 124, 170
dating and flirtations of, 106–7, 160, 162, 166
decision to enter politics of, 75–77
de Gaulle and, 339–40
Democratic Convention of 1956 and, 2–3, 202–11, 216, 225, 229, 241
Democratic Convention of 1960 and, 4, 277–84
Democratic nomination and, 271–84
Democratic primary races of 1960 and, 252–69
diary of, 73–74, 78–79
dirty tricks and, 259
discharge from Navy of, 66
Eisenhower disliked by, 233
Eisenhower policy criticized by, 227–29
Eleanor Roosevelt and, 206–7, 276
election of 1956 and, 213
election of 1958 and, 234, 241
election of 1964 and, 395–96
engagement of, 161, 162
European trips of, 29–30, 33–34, 36, 105–6, 202, 212–13, 218, 339–40, 382–83
failure to file congressional campaign papers by, 82, 185
Far East fact finding trip of, 116–17, 119, 120, 173, 229, 305
foreign policy as prime interest of, 116, 119–21, 283–84
funeral of, 402
Furcolo and, 121–22, 184–87, 202
Garbo White House visit and, 394–95
gravesite of, 401
Harvard and, 24, 26, 27–29, 30, 36, 46, 97, 142, 162, 180, 184, 218, 237
Hiss and, 111, 142
honeymoon of, 166–67, 212
Hoover and, 44, 321–22, 356–57
House of Representatives and, 88, 89–113, 117, 233, 298–99, 318–19, 389–90
Hyannis political reunion picnic and, 193–94
illnesses of, 15–16, 17, 18–19, 25, 26, 27, 29, 60–61, 66–67, 74, 86, 105–6, 117, 130–31, 144, 169, 182–84, 187–89, 217–18, 224, 233, 253, 278–79, 290–91, 356, 400
inauguration of, 7, 320, 325–26
independence of, 100, 101–3, 107, 115, 134, 154, 157, 170, 190, 215, 237, 250, 252
infant son’s death and, 385, 388
Inga Arvad and, 40, 43–45, 50, 56–59, 356
Ireland and, 383
“Irish mafia” of, 355–56, 401
Jackie Kennedy’s failed first pregnancy and, 212–13, 226
Jewish voters and, 143–44
Joe Kennedy, Jr.’s death and, 61–63, 66, 67, 75, 106, 109, 116, 388
Joe Kennedy, Sr.’s anti-Semitism and, 143–44
Joe Kennedy, Sr.’s financial power and, 71, 154, 266, 322
Joint Chiefs and, 335, 346, 365, 368, 369, 393
Kathleen Kennedy’s death and, 109–10, 116
Kennedy Secretaries party and, 163
Khrushchev and, 320, 339–44, 350, 363, 372
labor and, 93–96, 97–99, 142, 233–37, 242, 249–50, 353, 354, 387
legacy of, 399–406
letter writing and, 49
liberals and, 216, 223, 226–33, 245, 250–51, 253–54, 257, 260, 273–74, 313, 322, 389
London embassy job of, 34, 35, 218, 398
MacArthur and, 358–59
McCarthy and, 141, 142–43, 158, 178–82, 184, 206, 207, 232–33
McCarthy censure vote and, 188–89, 206
McCormack and, 90–91, 143–44
“Magic” nickname of, 212
media coverage of, 56, 88, 95–96, 98, 118–19, 163, 182, 225–26, 255, 261
military awards of, 61, 80
mother’s coolness toward, 16, 400
Muckers group and, 19–23, 164, 181, 326
nationalism issue and, 117, 119, 120, 173, 229, 334, 393
newspaper career of, 69–72, 77, 78
Nixon’s debates with, 291–304, 306–8
Nixon’s post-election meeting with, 318–19
Nixon’s relationship with, 8, 89, 92–96, 105, 107, 112–13, 142, 156, 181, 188,