Jacqueline Kennedy - Caroline Kennedy [165]
277 "the steam really went": Benjamin Bradlee, Conversations with Kennedy (Norton, 1975), p. 226.
291 "under American domination": Schlesinger, A Thousand Days, p. 842.
295 "this France, England, America": Manchester, The Death of a President, p. 710.
306 "one sentence": Ralph Martin, A Hero for Our Time (Macmillan, 1983), p. 431.
307 "kicked in the head": Life, May 11, 1959.
332 "leading strings": Schlesinger, A Thousand Days, p. 50.
346 "mentally unsound": Bradlee, Conversations with Kennedy, p. 32.
346 "You reduced him": Recording of John F. Kennedy telephone conversation with Governor Edmund Brown, November 7, 1962, Kennedy Library.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
There are many people whose support and encouragement have helped immensely during the preparation of this project. First, foremost, and always to my husband and children for their love, integrity, and interest. I would like to thank the family of Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., especially Alexandra Schlesinger, for her gracious enthusiasm; and Bill van den Heuvel for the same wise counsel and joyful outlook that made him such a beloved friend to my mother. I couldn't have completed this project without the help of Lauren Lipani, who read, listened to, and checked every detail along the way.
I am grateful to Tom Putnam, the director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, as well as to the Library's dedicated archivists, Karen Adler Abramson, Jaimie Quaglino, Maura Porter, and Jenny Beaton. The unusual and unfamiliar photos that add so much to this book result from the efforts and expertise of Laurie Austin and Maryrose Grossman. Thanks also to Sharon Kelly, Jane Silva, and Stephen Plotkin for additional research assistance. I am also grateful to Tom McNaught, the director of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation; Rachel Day, for coordinating requests and new technology in connection with this book; and to all the Foundation staff for their commitment to excellence in all they do to strengthen the legacy of my parents.
For their legal and publishing advice and expertise, I would like to thank Bob Barnett, Deneen Howell, Jim Fuller, Tom Hentoff, and Esther Newberg.
People always did their best for my mother, and this project was no exception. She would have been especially pleased that the talented team at Hyperion are all women, including Sharon Kitter, Linda Prather, Kristin Kiser, Jill Sansone, Marie Coolman, SallyAnne McCartin, and Ellen Archer. For their work on the audio restoration and production, I am grateful to Marcos Sueiro Bal, as well as Paul Fowlie and Karen Dziekonski.
I wish my mother could have had the good fortune to work with Gretchen Young, who is exactly the kind of editor she was herself; with Shubhani Sarkar, who has brought creativity and insight to this design; and with Navorn Johnson, who managed this project from beginning to end. For their ongoing wisdom and wise counsel, I would like to thank Ranny Cooper and Stephanie Cutter, and for bringing their expertise and skill to this project, Debra Reed and Amy Weiss.
Finally, I am indebted to Michael Beschloss for his illuminating Introduction and comprehensive annotations, which benefit this book tremendously.
—CAROLINE KENNEDY
CREDITS
Senator John F. Kennedy
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Campaigning
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The Election
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Inauguration
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Travel Abroad
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JFK quip in Paris. NBC Universal Archives
Meeting in Vienna
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Family Life
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