The Kennedy Men_ 1901-1963 - Laurence Leamer [548]
celebrity of, 354, 358, 364, 379
charm and charisma of, 104, 159, 161–62, 174, 225, 236, 249, 321, 334, 379, 395–96, 432, 463, 549
childhood and upbringing of, 36–37, 43–51, 53, 61–69, 84–85, 91–92, 102, 106, 158, 166–67, 189, 193, 195, 200, 213, 224, 229, 233–34, 257, 259, 290, 293, 327, 341, 350, 380, 383, 466, 472, 481, 513, 548, 684, 735–36, 742
communism and, 246–47, 283–84, 288, 292–93, 300–301, 328–29, 438–39, 453, 455, 487–88, 509–10, 540, 564, 566, 625, 631, 681, 703, 709–10, 712, 716, 719
competitiveness of, 46, 49–50, 62, 67, 77–80, 106, 190, 195–96, 213, 550
congressional campaigns and careerof, see House of Representatives, U.S.; Senate, U.S.courage valued by, 186, 189–91, 195–96, 203, 207, 211, 221, 225, 232–33, 247, 251, 262, 284, 288, 290, 343, 350–51, 357, 385, 429, 452, 472–73, 564, 627, 647, 655–56, 659–60, 683–85, 697, 736
Dallas trip of, 731–37, 742–43
death threats against, 734
debating of, 424–25, 448–56, 462
domestic policy and, 245–48, 291, 298, 301, 313, 378, 390, 392–93, 437, 449, 452, 457–61, 473, 481, 534, 541–42, 555, 557–61, 575, 613–17, 671–72, 706–12, 715–16, 731
education of, 47–51, 53–54, 61, 63–66, 75–76, 78–81, 84–93, 98–107, 130–33, 139, 141, 143–47, 159–61, 181–82, 194, 212, 223–24, 238, 242–43, 246, 248, 251, 256, 275–77, 334, 341, 409, 504, 707
European visits of, 131–35, 227–29, 251–52, 262, 283–86, 317–18, 347–48, 358–59, 535–38, 680–84, 694, 698
on fate, 162, 190, 192, 220, 698
as father, 381, 474, 523, 543–44, 546, 575, 586, 645, 652, 696–98, 700, 727, 732–33
finances of, 85–86, 104, 130–31, 311, 323, 340, 351, 405, 586–87, 733, 736
foreign policy and, 244–46, 283–93, 300, 328–29, 350, 375–78, 381, 392–93, 437, 439–40, 448, 451–57, 473, 477, 481, 483–516, 518–22, 525, 527, 529–31, 533–34, 536–41, 558, 562–66, 609–13, 617, 621–63, 635, 656, 672–77, 680–81, 702–3, 708, 713–14, 716–31, 734, 736
funeral of, 740–73
heritage of, 49, 54, 104, 176, 251–52, 298–99, 301, 326, 392, 415, 681–84, 701–2
illnesses and injuries of, 36–38, 45–47, 49, 64–66, 75, 78–79, 87–90, 98–101, 106, 132–33, 144, 159–60, 167–68, 179, 181–85, 187, 190–92, 202, 206, 210, 213–14, 219–21, 223–24, 236–37, 250–53, 259, 280–82, 284, 291, 299, 323–25, 334, 339–47, 349–50, 354, 359, 379–80, 391, 397, 414, 420, 434–35, 440–41, 449, 462, 522–28, 532–33, 536, 538–39, 543–47, 550, 586, 643, 651, 679–80, 685, 730–31, 734–36
inauguration of, 471–75, 481, 524, 539, 592, 647, 741–74
Jackie courted by, 314–17, 319–21
and Jackie’s cruise with Onassis, 698–99
Jackie’s pregnancies and, 358–59, 695–98
Joe Sr.’s stroke and, 591–93, 595, 620–21
Kennedy Foundation and, 394
King and, 457–61, 557–58, 560, 710–12
McCarthy and, 299, 301–3, 307, 309, 342–43, 351, 356–57, 378
manhood as viewed by, 146, 167, 184, 233–34, 293, 493, 501, 546, 564, 742
marriage planned by, 314–21
married life of, 321–24, 326–27, 331, 340–41, 344–46, 354–55, 358–60, 380–81, 384, 406–7, 414, 456, 481, 503, 508, 513, 522, 535, 549, 570, 575, 585–86, 588–92, 632, 635–36, 645, 650, 652, 688, 693, 698–701
Middle Eastern tours of, 286–88
mob connections and, 382, 408, 411, 413, 551–52, 601, 603–5, 609
Muckers’ revolt led by, 90–92, 145
narcissism of, 101, 133
narcotics used by, 528
nickname of, 187, 190
1956 vice-presidential campaign of, 353–59
1960 presidential campaign of, seeelection of 1960
1960 vice-presidential running mateselected by, 434, 36
1964 reelection plans of, 693, 699, 708, 714–16, 718, 729–32
O’Donnell scandal and, 693
patriotism of, 194, 684–85
personality of, 43, 46, 77–78, 84–88, 101, 107, 130–31, 133–35, 158, 185, 224–25, 228, 230, 243–44, 248–51, 261, 310–11, 340, 353, 396, 407–8, 415–16, 419, 450, 508, 511, 513, 523, 540, 621, 637, 650
physical appearance of, 45–47, 49, 61–62, 65, 78–80, 84, 86, 91, 93, 98–99, 102–3, 132–33, 158–59, 167, 176, 190, 199, 213, 220, 223, 226, 228, 230, 236–37, 243, 249, 252–53, 272, 282, 299, 315, 323–24, 340, 345, 364, 373, 395–96, 421, 432, 436–37, 466, 471, 523, 548, 576, 586, 650