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by Christopher Andersen


  Kennedy, Ethel, 5, 20, 48, 49, 57, 63, 64, 67, 69, 86, 93, 102, 114, 116, 118–21, 147, 166, 186–87, 189, 208, 214, 216, 235, 265, 282, 315

  Kennedy, Jack (JFK)

  Arlington grave of, 48, 52, 53, 68, 72, 122, 147, 284, 286–87, 323

  assassination of, 41–45 46, 58, 77

  Camelot myth and, 47, 54–55, 64, 77, 99

  extramarital affairs of, 29, 36–37, 74, 75, 253

  family time with, 15, 16–17, 19, 23, 25, 26–27, 33, 34, 36, 214

  funeral of, 46, 47–49, 50–52

  health of, 19, 26, 45, 142

  inauguration of, 21–22

  Jackie’s marriage to, 22, 29–30, 36, 38, 71, 99, 127, 139, 150, 151, 155, 207, 286

  Jackie’s memories of, 56, 58, 64, 68, 71, 78, 80, 84, 88, 101, 122, 167, 170, 173, 209, 248

  John’s birth and, 16–19

  John’s childhood and, 20, 22, 25, 26, 27, 30–33, 34, 36, 101, 172

  John’s later memories of, 7, 25, 28, 52, 79, 106–07, 119, 128, 146–47, 157, 213–14, 253

  photographers and, 18, 30, 31, 145, 216

  as president, 15–16, 18, 20, 21–22, 26, 70, 114–15, 205

  son Patrick and, 36, 37–38, 286

  Ted’s invocation of, 120, 214, 229, 244, 310

  Kennedy, Jackie (Jacqueline)

  MARRIAGE TO JACK

  boisterous Kennedy in-laws, 20–21

  Camelot myth and place in history, 47, 54–55, 64, 77, 99

  childrearing duties, 23

  grief after Jack’s death, 41, 51, 52, 58, 59, 61–62, 63, 68, 80–81, 84, 87

  inauguration, 21–22

  Jack’s desire for a son, 22

  Jack’s funeral, 46, 47, 48–49, 50–52

  relationship between Jack and John, 31, 36

  reminders of Jack, 58–59, 80, 83–84, 251

  son Patrick, 36, 37–38, 73

  White House life, 21, 23–25, 27, 28, 34, 35–36, 37, 57, 157

  MARRIAGE TO ARI. See Ari Onassis

  RELATIONSHIP WITH JOHN

  concern about family’s privacy, 20, 30, 59–60

  concerns about John with Kennedy cousins, 20, 64, 67, 102, 114, 116, 147, 187, 216, 235, 265, 282

  John’s concern for Jackie, 106, 120–21, 162, 184, 206, 229, 237, 248, 273, 278, 279

  opinions about John’s romances, 227, 239, 269–70, 284

  role as mother, 23, 28, 35, 46, 56, 243, 287, 315

  search for male figures for John, 58, 67, 69, 82, 98–99, 106–07, 128, 143, 146–47, 159, 146–47, 159, 285

  worries about John’s grades, 174, 192, 204

  PERSONAL TRAITS AND EXPERIENCES

  adventurous spirit, 75, 79, 109–10

  Arlington grave visits, 48, 52, 53, 68, 72, 122, 147, 284, 286–87, 323

  desire for normal childhood for John and Caroline, 23, 47, 56, 60, 80, 81, 85, 91–92, 147, 176–77, 315

  family background, 28–29

  fear of flying, 4–5, 166, 313, 318

  feelings of insecurity and inadequacy, 29

  as grandmother Grand Jackie, 269, 273, 277–78, 279–80

  health, 19, 21, 45–46, 59

  love of solitude, 227, 247, 318–319

  move to New York, 70–71, 73–75, 78–80

  playful nature, 28, 35, 78–79, 98–99, 100, 107, 194, 269

  political appearances and activities, 76–78

  premonitions, 5

  problems with photographers, 18, 64, 68–69, 70, 83, 95, 100–01, 104, 110, 135, 145, 151–53, 164, 183, 184, 263, 273, 275, 281, 283, 311

  relationship with Bobby, 57, 63, 64, 69, 74, 76, 85–87, 88, 93, 111, 113, 117, 118, 122, 125, 127, 128, 147, 207

  relationship with Johnson, 55–56, 76, 78, 88

  romantic relationships after Jack’s death, 69–70, 75, 206–06

  riding, 27–28, 272–73

  shopping sprees, 150–51, 171

  weight issues, 161–62, 246–47

  Kennedy, Jean, 71, 262, 263

  Kennedy, Joan, 114

  Kennedy, Joe (Joseph P.), 27, 35, 53, 80, 86, 112, 155, 171, 298, 323

  Kennedy, Joe Jr., 4–5, 19, 166

  Kennedy, Joe II, 187, 316, 317

  Kennedy, John (John Jr.)

  CHILDHOOD

  birth, 16–19

  brother Patrick, 38

  call to Mrs. Lincoln, 60–61

  discipline from Jackie, 71, 129–30, 188, 189, 199, 209, 215, 258

  fascination with military, 33, 51–52, 55, 94

  life in New York, 75–76, 78–79, 92, 97–98, 101, 107, 109, 110, 116, 130, 142, 152–54, 163, 172

  Nanny Shaw, 24–25, 27, 37, 41–42, 52, 57, 60, 73, 88, 95–96

  parents’ marriage, 29–30

  relationship with Bobby, 58, 63, 64, 67, 69, 74, 77, 98, 107, 109, 119, 120–21, 126, 143, 159

  relationship with Ted, 58, 107, 108, 149, 214, 263

  White House life, 21, 23–28, 30, 35–36, 37, 50, 55, 57, 157

  RELATIONSHIP WITH JACK

  Dallas anniversaries, 272, 304–05, 313

  desire for father figures after Jack’s death, 58, 67, 69, 82, 98–99, 106–07, 128, 143, 146–47, 159, 146–47, 159, 285

  fame of father, 175, 203, 240, 266

  father’s death, 41–45, 46–47, 48, 50, 52, 53, 57, 61, 63–64, 80, 82, 105

  later memories of Jack, 7, 25, 28, 52, 79, 106–07, 119, 128, 146–47, 157, 213–14, 253

  play times, 20, 22, 25, 26, 27, 30–31, 32–33, 34, 37, 38, 73, 101, 172, 213

  reminders of father, 78, 175, 214, 219, 224, 263

  RELATIONSHIP WITH JACKIE

  Ari as stepfather, 114, 126–27, 128, 136–37, 138, 143–45, 155, 162, 163, 169, 174, 182, 312

  Jackie’s final illness, 273–76, 278–83

  Jackie’s funeral, 283–87

  protective concern for Jackie, 106, 120–21, 162, 184, 206, 229, 237, 248, 273, 278, 279

  settlement of Jackie’s estate, 291, 296–97, 307–08, 319–20

  MARRIAGE. See Carolyn Bessette

  PERSONAL TRAITS AND EXPERIENCES

  absentminded and distracted, 6, 12, 27, 130–31, 174, 208, 233–34, 236, 257, 280, 305

  accident-prone, 6, 103–04, 157–58, 236

  acting experience, 204, 220, 221–22, 223, 225, 228, 236, 237–38, 245

  adventurous spirit, 4, 79, 103, 138, 158–59, 162, 172, 199, 209, 216, 230–31

  athleticism and sports, 55, 87–88, 131, 143, 154, 172–73, 181, 190, 203, 231, 240, 267, 280, 285, 291, 319

  birthday parties, 35, 50, 53, 55, 81–82, 85, 151, 162, 214, 225, 229, 232, 261, 272, 278, 322

  drinking, 174, 198, 215, 228, 247

  dream of flying, 5, 33, 101, 146, 165, 247, 317

  expectations of, as a Kennedy, 31–32, 51, 55, 67, 71, 114, 190, 192, 217, 258, 280

  fascination with helicopters and planes, 32, 50, 55, 57, 85, 101, 146, 163, 165

  fearless, 98–99, 100, 103, 324

  fighting with boys, 71, 92, 93, 94, 104, 131, 175

  flying lessons, 11, 247–48, 249, 316, 317, 318

  frat house behavior, 220, 224, 244–45, 247, 270

  health, 17, 18–19, 24–25, 27, 28, 58, 38, 100, 103–04, 199–200, 300

  interest in politics, 31–32, 173, 193, 225–26, 248–49, 299, 302–03, 313, 314–15, 320–21, 325

  journalism interest, 173, 265, 267, 276–77. See also George

  marijuana use, 187, 188–89, 198–99, 215, 224, 229, 247, 270

  mugging in New York, 176–77, 225

  nicknames, 23, 27, 32, 92, 131, 249–50, 252, 314

  physical appearance, 203, 219, 228, 234–35

  PERSONAL TRAITS AND EXPERIENCES

  public appearances, 32, 155, 185, 218–19, 222, 225–26, 248–49, 265, 302–03, 283, 287

  pushing the envelope and brushes with disaster, 172–73, 227–28, 267–68, 313, 321

  reputation as a pilot, 3–4, 5–6, 10–12, 247–48, 313, 318, 319

  risk-taking penchant, 5, 163,
188, 193, 231, 232–33, 248, 267–68, 317

  romances and affairs, 198, 202–03, 238, 239–40, 249, 251–55, 261–62, 266, 268–71, 275, 284–85, 291, 292–93

  sexual attractiveness, 218, 228, 238, 248, 250–51, 255–56

  volunteer activities, 109, 175, 176, 199, 213, 216, 222, 227, 233, 240, 264–65

  will of steel, 92, 181, 200, 231, 249

  Kennedy, Kathleen “Kick,” 5, 19, 166

  Kennedy, Kerry, 63, 259

  Kennedy, Michael, 63, 315–16, 317

  Kennedy, Patrick, 260, 263

  Kennedy, Patrick Bouvier, 19, 37–38, 41, 43, 48, 53, 61, 73, 99, 119, 147, 286

  Kennedy, Rory, 4, 147, 317, 321

  Kennedy, Rose, 75, 132–33, 149, 198, 200, 208, 229, 259, 298, 323

  Kennedy, Steven, 71

  Kennedy, Ted

  Ari and, 120–21, 182, 183, 185

  Bobby’s death and, 119, 120, 149

  invocation of Jack by, 120, 214, 229, 244, 310

  Jackie and, 53, 185, 215, 225, 244, 274, 281–82, 283, 284, 286

  Jack’s death and, 49, 51, 53

  John Jr. and, 5, 58, 107, 108, 149, 214, 225, 226, 229, 248, 255, 263, 303, 309, 310, 317, 321, 322, 323, 324

  Kennedy family and, 68, 93, 108, 263, 322

  plane crash of, 5, 74, 166

  political activities of, 149, 200, 248, 255, 321

  Kennedy, Ted Jr., 270–71

  Kennedy Library, Boston, 72, 218–19, 307–08

  Khrushchev, Nikita, 27, 34

  King, Martin Luther, 114–15, 116

  Koch, Ed, 256, 258, 321

  Lawford, Christopher, 103, 187

  Lawford, Pat Kennedy, 48, 49, 71, 102, 265, 282

  Lawford, Patricia Seton, 223, 235

  Lawford, Peter, 48, 71, 86, 101–03, 223, 235

  Lawford, Sydney, 75, 102, 137

  Lawford, Victoria, 75, 102

  Lilly, Doris, 113, 114, 126, 131, 133, 134, 142, 161

  Lincoln, Evelyn, 26, 46, 47, 60–61, 95

  Littell, Robert, 79–80, 190, 217, 218, 221, 224, 226, 231, 232, 233–34, 238, 239, 244–45, 258, 259, 261, 271, 278, 294

  Lowe, Jacques, 23, 26, 60

  Luce, Clare Boothe, 86

  Madonna, 251–55, 262, 303, 308

  Manchester, William, 76, 100, 106, 245

  Marx, Arthur, 247–48

  McCray, Wilson, 173, 187–88, 197

  McGovern, George, 205

  McNamara, Robert, 48, 58–59, 69–70, 75

  Mehle, Aileen, 126, 162, 163, 167, 186

  Mehta, Gita, 232

  Mellon, Bunny, 69, 80, 214, 250, 278, 282

  Meyer, Johnny, 112, 113, 114, 126, 156, 160, 170, 182, 184

  Meyer, Mary, 36–37

  Mohammed, Crown Prince of Morocco, 81–82, 85

  Monroe, Marilyn, 75, 86, 251, 252, 253, 255, 308

  Moody, Rick, 221

  Morgenthau, Robert, 256–57, 260

  Moutsatsos, Kiki, 137–38, 141–42, 143, 144, 175

  Moynihan, Daniel Patrick, 314, 320

  Munro, Sally, 226, 227, 233, 238

  Newman, Larry, 127–28, 187, 190, 285

  Nichols, Mike, 93, 286

  Nixon, Pat, 157–58

  Nixon, Richard, 157–58, 279

  Noonan, Billy, 172, 173, 175, 189, 190, 193, 194, 198, 208, 215, 220, 232, 234, 249, 251, 252–53, 260, 263, 266, 285, 315, 321

  Nureyev, Rudolf, 80, 168, 201, 235

  O’Donnell, Kenneth, 15

  Onassis, Alexander, 5, 112, 133, 135, 146, 163, 165–66, 167, 168–69, 183, 193

  Onassis, Ari

  Callas and, 48, 88, 112, 126, 133–34, 140, 149, 156, 170–71

  children of, 133, 135, 145–46, 160, 163, 165, 182–83, 185–86

  closeness with Jackie, 127, 139, 140–43

  courtship of Jackie by, 48, 111–14, 117, 120, 125–29

  death of son and, 5, 165, 166, 167–68

  financial arrangements for Jackie and, 5, 163–64, 183, 185–86, 190

  illness and death of, 169–70, 181–84

  marriage to Jackie of, 132–33, 134–46, 148, 149–50, 154, 161, 207

  moving apart from Jackie by, 151, 155–56, 159, 160, 162, 163–70, 171, 181

  photographers and, 135, 142, 145, 151–52, 153, 154, 156, 164

  as stepfather to John, 114, 126–27, 128, 136–38, 143–45, 155, 162, 163, 169, 174, 182, 312

  Onassis, Christina, 112, 126, 133, 135, 146, 160, 163, 166, 170, 171, 182–84, 185–86

  Onassis, Tina, 112, 160, 171, 182, 183

  Ormsby-Gore, David (Lord Harlech), 56, 94, 110–11, 117, 125, 129

  Oswald, Lee Harvey, 46

  Parker, Sarah Jessica, 255

  People (magazine), 243, 250, 268, 271, 309, 320

  Philips, Elsie, 21

  photographers

  Ari and, 135, 142, 145, 151–52, 156, 164

  Bobby and, 74, 115

  Jack and, 18, 30, 145, 216

  Jackie and, 18, 64, 68–69, 70, 83, 95, 100–01, 104, 110, 135, 145, 151–53, 164, 183, 184, 263, 273, 275, 281, 283, 311

  John and, 30, 57, 68, 74, 87, 94, 97, 101, 104, 108, 145, 151, 152, 154, 160, 184, 213–14, 215, 217, 228, 234–35, 239, 240, 257, 263, 268, 269, 271, 284, 305, 312–13, 314, 315–16

  Plimpton, George, 3, 32, 54, 79, 84, 87, 91, 96, 98–99, 106, 110, 117–18, 119–20, 128, 141, 144, 145, 149, 163, 165, 174, 192, 209, 214, 240, 259

  Powers, Dave, 38, 48, 49, 53, 58, 107, 194

  Presley, Elvis, 202

  Radziwill, Carole, 292, 295–96, 301, 319

  Radziwill, Lee, 28, 29, 48, 58, 69, 70–71, 86, 93, 94, 104, 118, 133, 137, 146, 155, 159, 161, 255, 279, 281–82, 293, 296, 309

  Radziwill, Stas, 48, 58, 69, 118, 155, 159

  Radziwill, Tina, 137, 296, 309

  Radziwill, Tony, 137, 158–59, 194, 285, 292, 293, 296, 310, 319, 322

  Reagan, Ronald, 245

  Ronan, Marian, 246, 247, 270

  Ross, Herb, 255, 293

  Ruby, Jack, 46

  Rusk, Dean, 34

  Russell, John, 201

  Rutherfurd, Alexandra, 296

  Rutherfurd, Janet Auchincloss, 29, 44, 58, 62, 104, 236–37, 238, 274, 296

  Salinger, Nicole, 166–67

  Salinger, Pierre, 17, 30, 32, 34, 37, 46, 47, 55, 62, 73, 83, 88, 107, 119, 120, 125, 131, 141, 143, 146, 165, 166–67, 174, 184, 188

  Sargent, John, 200–01, 206

  Schiff, Dorothy, 77, 84

  Schlesinger, Arthur Jr., 35, 69, 107, 113, 115, 116, 172, 184, 214, 217, 274

  Schlossberg, Ed, 222, 243–44, 281, 296, 302

  Schlossberg, Jack, 269, 280, 310

  Schlossberg, Rose, 249, 254, 269, 278, 279, 310

  Schlossberg, Tatiana, 249, 256, 269, 278, 279, 310

  Secret Service

  Jackie on, 20, 23, 64, 91–92, 98, 109, 147–48, 176–77, 296

  Jackie’s protection by, 68, 109, 136, 147, 172

  Kennedy children and, 27, 42, 51, 52, 53, 57–58, 76, 77, 82, 84, 92, 94, 95, 101, 103, 104, 105, 108, 125, 129, 130, 131, 152, 153, 172, 176, 188, 194, 198, 199–200, 232, 285

  Sgubin, Marta, 110, 119, 130, 137, 162, 189, 203, 240, 247, 261, 278, 279, 281, 309, 310, 324

  Shaw, Maud, 16, 17, 21, 24, 26, 37, 41–43, 45, 47, 50, 52, 57, 58, 59, 60, 73, 82, 85, 88, 93–94, 95–96, 99, 110, 119, 157, 189

  Shikler, Aaron, 116

  Shriver, Bobby, 185, 187

  Shriver, Eunice, 48, 102, 185, 214, 264, 265, 282

  Shriver, Maria, 185, 265, 309

  Shriver, Sargent, 48, 185, 282

  Shriver, Timothy, 172–73, 185, 199, 227

  Simon, Carly, 269, 279, 282

  Sinatra, Frank, 102, 191, 205–06, 276

  Smathers, George, 19, 32–33, 37, 127, 132–33

  Smith, Jean Kennedy, 71, 262, 263

  Smith, Willie, 92, 262–63, 265–66, 318

  Sorensen, Theodore, 107

  Sotheby’s, 192, 307

  Spalding, Chuck, 25, 28,
32, 49–50, 58, 62, 63, 69, 70, 101, 107, 119, 121, 190, 194, 199, 213, 293

  Stevenson, Adlai, 37, 76, 207

  Stigwood, Robert, 221–22

  Stone, Sharon, 300

  Stoughton, Cecil, 33

  Tempelsman, Maurice, 5, 206–08, 222, 246, 254, 270, 273–78, 280–83, 291, 292, 296, 297, 301, 309

  Theodoracopulos, Taki, 86, 117

  Theroux, Alexander, 203–04, 208

  Thomas, Helen, 32, 135

  Travell, Janet, 19, 22, 34, 45

  Tretick, Stanley, 31

  Tuckerman, Nancy, 73, 74–75, 80, 84, 172, 276, 281, 283, 285, 296

  Turnure, Pamela, 80

  Vidal, Gore, 29, 32, 86, 117, 170, 222, 251, 252

  Walsh, Dr. John, 36, 37

  Walsh, John “Jack,” 99, 103, 109, 176–77, 285

  Walton, Bill, 16, 107

  Warren, Earl, 21

  West, J. B., 23–24, 44, 57

  White, Theodore, 54–55, 64, 276

  Wiese, Richard, 5, 223–24, 293, 296

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