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the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, I would especially like to thank Megan F. Desnoyers, who, during her tenure as the acting archivist, performed splendid service to the American public. Allan Goodrich and his associate in the audiovisual division, James Hill, do an exemplary job. In the library itself, Maura Porter, June Payne, and Steve Plotkin have unfailingly helped to answer my endless questions. My stays in Boston were always a pleasure thanks in part to Skip Brandt, the security director at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. As always, Kenneth Norwick, my literary attorney, offered astute advice.

My agent, Joy Harris, is legendary for her commitment to her authors. In taking this book to William Morrow, she brought me into contact with the best team of professionals with whom I have ever worked. Paul Bresnick originally acquired the book before his early retirement. Meaghan Dowling gave the manuscript a deeply nuanced, sensitive edit, only one of the many contributions she made to this project. Her assistant, Kelli Martin, is a backup catcher whom the New York Mets should consider signing. Sharyn Rosenblum is a sterling publicist who daily performs at least one miracle for a William Morrow author. Other members of the William Morrow team that I would like to thank include its publisher, Michael Morrison, Lisa Gallagher and Libby Jordan in marketing, Brenda Segel and Michele Corallo in sub rights, Cindy Buck and Andrea Molitor in copyediting, and Jim Fox in legal, with whom I am working for the third time.

Mike Foster is now a teacher and librarian and did not work for me full-time, as he did on The Kennedy Women, but he was still highly helpful. Don Spencer is now working in television, but he has continued to transcribe all my interviews. I could not have written this book in the time I did without Zootsoftware, and I want to thank Tom Davis, the program’s inventor, for his support.

I must mention my daughter, Daniela, whose valuable work as a teacher helps to inspire me, and my two brothers, Edward and Robert. Many times these past years I have thought that you do not have to be a Kennedy man to have great and true brothers. I want to thank Vesna Obraduvic Learner, my wife, last of all. Vesna’s contributions are immeasurable. She helps me in the research and is forever running out to the library, tracking down some fact or another. She saves me from innumerable errors, the least of which would have appeared in the pages of my books. By rights, I should dedicate every word that I write to her, and in a way, I do.

About the Author

LAURENCE LEAMER is the author of nine books, including the New York Times bestseller The Kennedy Women. He has written for numerous publications, including Harper’s, Playboy, The New Republic, New York, Washingtonian, and the New York Times Magazine. He lives in Washington, D.C., and Palm Beach, Florida.

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For audio excerpts of John F. Kennedy’s secret tapes, speeches, and other archive materials go to www.kennedymen.com.

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Copyright

THE KENNEDY MEN: 1901–1963. Copyright © 2001 by Laurence Leamer.

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