The Kennedy Men_ 1901-1963 - Laurence Leamer [496]
11. A Brothers’ War
185 told a new friend: interview, James Reed, BP.
185 his favorite book: interview, John F. Kennedy, JMBP.
185 “For the chosen few …”: John Buchan, Pilgrim’s Way: An Essay in Recollection (1940), p. 50.
186 “We made fun …”: Ted Guthrie to John F. Kennedy, October 3, 1961, David Powers papers, JFKPL.
186 “I was only…”: ibid.
186 “He suddenly threw …”: John F. Kennedy to Lem Billings, May 6, 1943, JFKPP.
186 “lackadaisical way …”: John F. Kennedy to “Dear Dad & Mother,” May 14, 1943, JFKPP.
187 Jack willed himself: interview, John lies, BP.
187 refusing to sign in: interview, Catherine Holway Kelley, BP.
187 That spring weekend Chuck Spalding: LL interview with Chuck Spalding.
187 “he will want to be back…”: John F. Kennedy to “Dear Dad and Mother,” May 14, 1943, JFKPL.
187 earning himself the nickname: interview, Charles Albert Harris, BP.
187 On the night of August 1, 1943: This account of the sinking of PT-109 is based primarily on interviews with the survivors conducted by Joan and Clay Blair Jr., BP; see also John Hersey, “Survival,” New Yorker, June 17, 1944.
188 looked like a fishing bobber: interview, George Ross, BP.
190 He stopped swimming: Hersey, “Survival.”
190 NAURO ISL NATIVE KNOWS POSIT: Robert J. Donovan, PT-109: John F. Kennedy in World War II (1961), p. 179.
190 suffering from fatigue: Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Navy Medical Records, August 9, 1943, JFKPL.
191 “I can say in all honesty …”: LL interview with Bryant Larson.
191 “There is no doubt…”: Deputy Commander, South Pacific Force, to Vice Admiral R. S. Edwards, “Subject: Lieutenant (j.g.) Jack Kennedy, Commanding Officer, PT-109,” January 11, 1944, DPP.
191 “Our reaction …”: interview, George Ross, BP.
191 “He was furious!”: interview, John lies, BP.
191 “Americans can never …”: John F. Kennedy to Inga Arvad, draft letter, RWC. Kennedy edited this phrase in his own hand and dropped it from the final letter.
192 “I received a letter …”: John F. Kennedy to Inga Arvad, September 26, 1943, NHP.
192 “A number of my illusions…”: ibid., n.d., NHP.
192 “Munda or any …”: ibid.
193 “He never really…”: John F. Kennedy to “Dear Mother and Dad,” received September 12, 1943, JFKPL.
193 “I used to have …”: John F. Kennedy to Inga Arvad, n.d., NHP.
193 “You said that…”: ibid, and RWC.
194 “Previous to that…” John F. Kennedy to “Dear Mother and Dad,” received September 12, 1943, JFKPL.
194 “When I read …”: ibid.
195 “pride in …”: quoted in Doris Kearns Goodwin, p. 647.
195 “Jack, you know…”: Rose Kennedy to the family, October 9, 1942, JFKPL.
195 “When I returned home …”: Joseph P. Kennedy to Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., August 31, 1943, JFKPP.
196 “With the great quantity…”: Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. to “Dear Family,” August 29, 1943. JFKPP.
196 sinking a ship and a half a day: information available at: Uboat.net/allies/ documents/usaaf.
196 “In their long brotherly …”: TR, p. 285.
196 almost started to cry: Doris Kearns Goodwin p. 623.
197 Joe Jr. snuck him onto: Searls, p. 196.
197 He talked about: LL interview with Mark Soden.
197 “He had a special…”: ibid.
197 “Joe was what…”: LL interview with Robert Duffy.
198 “They really don’t…”: Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. to “Dear Family,” August 29, 1943, JFKPP.
198 “In my talks…”: John Daly made these comments in his original statements for As We Remember Joe, the memorial tribute edited by John F. Kennedy. They were edited out of the final document. JFK personal correspondence, 1933-50, JFKPP.
198 five trips cross-country: Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. to “Dear Family,” August 29, 1943, JFKPP.
198 Judge John Burns stood: Doris Kearns Goodwin, p. 663.
199 “To Ambassador …”: Searls, pp. 202-3.
199 seven schools: RKHT, p. 42.
199 arrived in a checked coat: LL interview with David Hackett; and David Hackett, KLOH.
199 Bobby invited friends: LL interview with Sam Adams.
200 “I played …”: quoted in RKHT, p. 46.
200 “the opportunity to meet…”: Joseph P. Kennedy to Robert Kennedy, October 14, 1942, JPKP, HTF, pp. 549-50.
201 “if this friend