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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This book is deeply indebted to those writers who came before—the diarists, letter writers, and memoirists whose voices imbue almost every word with the emotional veracity, urgency, and complexity of their wartime experiences and the aftermath. Facts can always be researched and assembled, but the absurd twists and turns of fate, and the astonishing extremes of history that allow a period of unprecedented courage and idealism to devolve into a frenzy of fear and hate, cannot be adequately rendered without a record of the human toll. First and foremost, I must thank Elizabeth P. McIntosh (Betty MacDonald) for serving as my trusted guide through this troubled time. Not only did I rely on her two excellent books about the OSS, I took full advantage of her marvelous memory over the course of many interviews—and countless telephone queries—during the three years it took to complete this project. Her compassion, wisdom, and wonderful good humor have colored and shaped every page. I dedicated this book to Betty because it is every bit as much her story as it is Jane’s, Julia’s, and Paul’s. To that end, I am also grateful to Susan Tenenbaum, Jane Foster’s niece by marriage and closest surviving relative, for her willingness to share her family saga and unflinching honesty in facing some of the more uncomfortable truths.
No writer could have asked for a better archive than the one left to the Schlesinger Library by Julia and Paul Child. I wish to thank the library’s long-suffering staff, Lynda Leahy and Elle M. Shea, for helping me to navigate the tremendous store of correspondence, diaries, personal papers, clippings, photographs, and videotapes, as well as Diana Carey, for coping with my many photo requests. My gratitude also to Athena Angelos for her work at the Library of Congress. I must also thank the author Noë Riley Fitch, who
conducted extensive interviews with Julia Child for her excellent biography, Appetite for Life, for helping to fill in some gaps and making available some private diary entries not in the archive. She generously shared many of her impressions of Julia, as well as her attitude about the security investigation and Jane’s culpability, and I am most grateful for her insight. Also, Susy Davidson, coordinator of the Julia Child Foundation, for granting access to certain photographs.
For access to unpublished collections thanks are also due to Chris Summers for the wartime letters and diary of his mother, Eleanor Thiry; also to Susan Tenenbaum for the private papers of Jane Foster, as well as access to a trove of her artwork, and the unpublished manuscript of George Zlatovski’s autobiography.
In the writing of this book I am indebted to those people who particularly helped me along the way: Charles T. Pinck, president of the OSS Society; his father, OSS veteran and historian Dan Pinck; Fisher Howe; Walter Curley; Walter Mess; Basil Summers, now sadly deceased; and John F. Fox, Jr., FBI historian. I was incredibly fortunate to be working for the fourth time with my indefatigable researcher, Ruth Tenenbaum (no relation to the Tenenbaums in this book), who fell in love with this project and did so much more than I could have asked—and dug up so much more than I would have believed possible—that I owe her far more than I can ever repay. I also benefited from having the best assistant, Cavelle Sukhai, who keeps my world running even when I disappear into my writer’s cave for months on end. A very special thanks goes to the multitalented Mary Tavener Holmes, who commented on this work in progress, encouraged my every step of the way, and generally tried to keep me sane. I would also like to acknowledge Perri Peltz for her kindness and support. Having such loyal friends (and I include all the tennis girls) is what makes such a lonely endeavor possible.
As always, I am profoundly grateful to Kris Dahl, my literary agent, a friend and advisor for two decades. None of my books would have seen the light of day without my brilliant editor, Alice Mayhew, who somehow always manages to drag me over the finish line, and then days later convinces me that the next one will be no problem. Her enthusiasm and vision have been a driving force in my work. A team of gifted people at Simon & Schuster contributed to this book, including the attention of Alice’s assistant, Rachel Bergmann, dedication of Roger Labrie, careful copyediting of Janet Fletcher, and astute art direction of Michael Accordino.
Finally, for their unfailing support, I would like to thank my husband, Steve Kroft, and son, John. They showed great love and forbearance in listening to me go on and on about Julia, Paul, and Jane for three years, particularly when the present was imposing on their lives, there were so many pressing matters at hand, and I was always stuck in the past. Thank you.
INDEX
Acheson, Dean, 171, 244
Air Force, U.S., 45, 88, 103–4, 134, 136, 178
Albam, Jacob, 280
Alfred A. Knopf, 312
All India Radio, 110
Allen, Richard, 171, 172
Allied Military Administration of Batavia, 148
Allied Military Mission to Java, 135
Alsop, Joseph, 244
Alsop, Stewart, 5, 244
America First, 215
America Houses, 7
American Civil Liberties Union, 249, 254
American Peace Mobilization, 215, 263–64
American Red Cross, 60, 188
Annamite movement, 160, 161
Anthony, Susan B., 266–67, 301
Archbold, John, 77, 123
Army-McCarthy hearings, 277
Arnold, Fortas & Porter, 261
Atlantic Charter, 47, 48
atomic bomb, 20, 126, 190–91, 192, 193, 207, 240, 325
Avon Farms School: Paul as instructor at, 17
Banville, Louise, 63–64
Barjansky, Mike, 10–11
Bartleman, Jane, 114, 185, 187, 190, 226
Bateson, Gregory, 43, 64, 76, 87–88, 98, 111, 125–26
Beck, Simone, 234, 235
Bentley, Elizabeth, 283, 296, 296n
Beria, Lavrenti, 279, 280, 290
Bertholle, Louisette, 234, 235
Betty. See MacDonald, Elizabeth “Betty”
Birch, John, 194–95, 195n
black propaganda, 37, 46, 49, 91, 95–96, 101–2, 109, 176. See also specific person
“black radio, ” 48–49, 95–96, 100, 101, 108, 109–10, 133–34
Bluechel, Herbert J., 157
Blum, Léon, 14, 14n
Board of Economic Warfare (BEW), 29, 32, 35, 283, 301
Bohlen, Charles E. “Chip, ” 17–18
Borgnine, Ernest, 323
Boudin, Leonard, 270–72, 298, 314, 315, 322
Bourke-White, Margaret, 217
Bozell, L. Brent, 250
Brady, Leslie, 15
Brassart, Elisabeth, 234, 246–47
Brill, Joseph, 325
Brillat-Savarin, A., 249
British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), 34
British War Office Selection Board, 39–40
Browder, Bill, 294
Browder, Earl, 294
Buckley, William F., 250
Bugnard, Max, 233, 234
Burma National Army, 121
Burma Road, 118, 178, 188
Bush, George H. W., 326
Cady, John F., 171
Caldwell, Oliver, 176–77
Cathcart, Noble, 60
CBI (China-Burma-India) theater of operations, 55, 78, 101, 120, 166, 171, 204
Chambers, Whittaker, 294
Chandler, Harrison “Harry, ” 59, 225–26
Chaplin, Charlie, 239, 254
Chennault, Claire L., 178, 180
Chevalier, Haakon M., 257–58, 258n
Chiang Kai-shek, 55, 57, 91, 103, 156, 174, 179–80, 181, 193, 195, 197, 201, 242, 243
Child, Bertha Cushing (Paul’s mother), 14, 223
Child, Charles Triplet (Paul’s brother)
artistic interests of, 14
Julia’s letters to, 239, 244, 245
Julia’s views about McCarthy and, 239, 244
McCarthy Red scare and, 12, 13, 15
Paul and Julia’s marriage and, 229
Paul’s letters to, 80–84, 105, 113, 114, 115, 175, 177, 182–89, 192, 195, 197, 199, 200, 201, 221, 228, 230, 232, 240–41, 245, 247, 248
Paul’s relationship with, 219
Paul’s “security investigation” and, 12, 13, 18, 256
Paul’s State Department appointment and, 218
professional career of, 219
as State Department employee, 80
Child, Charles Triplet (Paul’s father), 14, 227
Child, Frederika “Freddie” (Paul’s sister-in-law), 13, 15, 18, 183, 219, 229, 239, 245
Child, Julia McWilliams
ambitions of, 59, 224–25
anticipation of overseas assignment for, 59, 65
appearance of, 60
Chandler’s relationship with, 59, 225–26
cooking interests of, 3, 223–24, 233–35, 238, 245, 275, 311–12, 319–21
death of, 320
education of, 15, 59, 222–23
family background of, 15–16, 59, 61
films/stories about, 319–20
late-in-life-success of, 312, 319–20
marriage of, 229
medals for, 196
Paul’s first meeting with, 220
Paul’s relationship with, 16, 20–21, 113, 115, 178, 183, 187–89, 197–200, 219, 220–29, 312, 320
and Paul’s “security hearing, ” 1, 9–11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19–21, 22, 23, 312
Paul’s sonnet for, 197–98
Paul’s views about, 81, 113–14, 197–98, 228–29
personality and character of, 1, 60, 61, 111, 112, 189, 221, 228, 319, 321
postwar career plans of, 224–25
postwar return to U.S. of, 199, 219–20
professional background of, 15, 59–61
Smithsonian kitchen of, 319
views about Paul of, 112–13, 275–76. See also specific person or topic
Child, Mary “Meeda” (Paul’s sister), 14
Child, Paul
ambitions of, 2
artistic interests of, 2, 15, 105, 232, 236, 311
death of, 320
depression of, 186–87
dream woman (Zorina) of, 80–81, 113, 114, 177, 184, 198, 220
education of, 14
family background of, 14
health of, 78, 80, 225
Jane’s relationship with, 79–84, 104–6, 112, 115, 261–62
Julia’s first meeting with, 220
and Julia’s interest in cooking, 233
Julia’s relationship with, 16, 20–21, 113, 115, 178, 183, 187–89, 197–200, 219, 220–29, 312, 320
Julia’s views about, 112–13, 275–76
marriage of, 229
McWilliams’ relationship with, 227–28
medals for, 196
personality and character of, 15, 79, 82, 83, 113, 178
postwar plans of, 197, 218–19
professional background of, 2, 14–15, 16–17
retirement of, 311
security clearance of, 23, 274, 276
“security investigation” of, 10–23, 256–57, 274, 276, 307, 307n, 312
sexual orientation of, 13–14, 17–18, 20, 241, 276
sonnet for Julia from, 197–98
views about Julia of, 81, 113–14, 197–98, 228–29
women’s relationships with, 170, 177, 182–86, 190, 200. See also specific person or topic
Chinese Embassy: Frame and Homer infiltration of, 176–77
Chou En-lai, 206
Christison, Philip, 145, 150–51, 160
Churchill, Winston, 53–54
CIA (Central Intelligence Agency), 277, 289, 291, 293, 296, 307n, 321
Civil Service Commission, 301
Claiborne, Craig, 312
Clubb, O. Edmund, 243, 244
Cobb, Lee J., 240
Code and Cipher Branch, OSS, 111–12
Cohn, Roy, 7–8, 18–19, 247, 277
Collins, Henry Hill, Jr., 266–67, 301
Conant, James H., 10, 10n Cooke, Morris Llewellyn, 12–13
Coolidge, Harold Jefferson, 61
Coughlin, John, 102–3, 117, 124, 125, 126–27, 128, 129, 130, 155
Crockett, Frederick E., 128, 135–36, 143, 144, 145–47, 148, 150, 151–52
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