America's Reluctant Prince

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by Steven M. Gillon


  Burrows, Barbara Baker, 23

  Bush, George H. W., 223, 228

  Cafe Luxembourg, 322

  Calder, Iain, 307–308

  Callas, Maria, 102

  Camelot myth, 7, 23, 62–63

  Camp, Christine, 23–24, 27

  Camp David, 20, 40–41

  Capital Punishment (flag football team), 199

  Capitol Rotunda, 58

  Carey, Hugh, 204

  Carlyle (hotel), 71

  Carmody, Elinore, 245–246, 280, 288, 303, 313

  Carnegie, Andrew, 296

  Carragher, Owen, Jr., 200

  Carswell Air Force Base, 45

  Carter, Amy, 284

  Carter, Jimmy, 136, 140

  Castro, Fidel, 344–347

  CBS, magazine division, 238

  CBS News, 273–274

  CBS This Morning, 342

  celebrity magazines, 216

  celebrity politicians, 223

  Center for Democratic Policy, Washington, DC, 152

  Chambers, Robert, 101

  Charles, Prince of Wales, 76

  Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, 37–38

  Chermayeff, Sasha

  at Andover, 126–129

  on Caroline and John’s relationship, 374

  Carolyn and, 328, 333

  at Jackie’s passing, 212, 213

  John as godfather to Phineas, 327

  on John casting first presidential election vote, 143–144

  John confiding in, 127

  John on mass-producing kayaks, 370

  John talking divorce, 365–366

  John writing from India, 139, 171–172

  on John’s acting, 156

  on John’s fashion style, 127

  on John’s frustrations with marriage, 327

  at John’s memorial service, 399

  at Martha’s Vineyard Memorial Day weekend, 362

  as the platonic love of John’s life, 126

  son’s birth, 327

  childhood trauma, 68–70

  Christian, Jenny, 124–125, 128

  Church of Scientology International, 338–339

  Churchill, Randolph, 27

  Churchill, Winston, 27

  City Policy Group, 199

  City University of New York (CUNY), 204–205

  civil rights

  Democratic Party support for, 230

  Jack advancing, 44, 61, 224

  John’s passion for, 157

  as moral cause, 3, 263

  Civil Rights Act of 1964, 263

  Clark, Rachel, 251

  Cleveland, Esther, 11

  Cleveland, Grover, 11

  Clifton, Chester, Jr., 27

  Clinton, Bill, 212–216, 223–228, 305–307, 320, 354–355, 399, 406

  Clinton, Chelsea, 281–282, 399

  Clinton, Hillary, 281–282, 307, 320, 380, 382, 399

  Clinton-Lewinsky scandal, 348–349, 351–354

  CNN, 273

  Coates, Susan, 68–70

  Cohen, Richard, 115

  Cole, Kenneth, 371

  Collegiate School, 95

  Combs, Sean (Puff Daddy), 253

  Concord Academy, Massachusetts, 102

  Condé Nast, 292

  Connally, John, 46

  Connally, Nellie, 46

  Connors, William F., 42

  conservative politics, 230

  Convent of the Sacred Heart, 400–401

  Conway, Kellyanne, 253

  Cooke, Terence J., 93

  Costner, Kevin, 137

  Coulter, Ann, 338

  counterphobic defense, 69

  cowboy journalism, 308

  crash. See flight, final

  Crawford, Cindy, 253, 263

  Crespi, Vivian, 61

  Crocevera, Damian, 206

  Cronkite, Walter, 48

  Cuban Missile Crisis, 33

  Cullen, John, 234–235

  Cumberland Island, 296

  Cuomo, Andrew, 190, 380

  Cuomo, Chris, 211

  Cuomo, Mario, 190, 230

  Curran, Robert, 347–348

  A Current Affair, 177

  Cushing, Richard (Cardinal), 59

  Daley, Richard, 89

  Dallek, Robert, 28

  D’Amato, Alfonse, 371

  The Dark Side of Camelot (Hersh), 343

  Darshan-Leitner, Nitsana, 310

  Dateline NBC, 342

  Delhi University, 170

  De Niro, Robert, 276

  DePaulo, Lisa, 338

  Derrick, C. Jennings, 18

  The Detroit News, 272

  Diana, Princess of Wales, 325–326

  DiFalco, Carole. See Radziwill, Carole

  Donaldson, Sam, 404

  Doubleday, 125

  Dowd, Maureen, 191, 272

  Drake’s Island Adventure Centre, 121–122

  Drudge, Matt, 348–350, 354

  Dukakis, Michael, 190, 229

  Duke, Angier Biddle, 19–20

  Early Case Assessment Bureau (ECAB), 200–201

  Ebenstein, Bill, 204–206

  Eisenhower, Dwight D., 11

  Elizabeth II, Queen of England, 79

  Emigh, John, 153–154

  England, childhood trip to, 78–81

  Etheridge, Eric, 250, 256–258, 274–275, 277

  Evers, Medgar, 338

  Exner, Judith, 116

  Farrakhan, Louis, 309

  Farrow, Mia, 117

  Fayed, Dodi, 325

  Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 253–254

  Federal Hall, 268

  Feinstein, Dianne, 229

  Fellini, Federico, 118

  Fernández, José Ramón, 346

  Ferraro, Geraldine, 137

  Fertitta, George, 313

  Filipacchi, Daniel, 240

  First African Baptist Church, 298

  Fitzpatrick, Kellyanne, 253

  flight, final, 389–394. See also Kennedy, John (John Jr.), death of

  automatic pilot function and, 391–392

  Carole Radziwill investigating, 393–394

  Dan “Pinky” Samson sounding alarm, 393–394

  flying lessons and, 390

  mistakes leading to crash, 392–393

  RoseMarie and, 394

  spatial disorientation and, 391–392

  US Coast Guard search, 398

  visual flight rules and, 390, 392–393

  Flowers, Gennifer, 353

  Flynt, Larry, 102

  Foley, Tom, 230

  Fonda, Jane, 137

  Ford, Richard, 306

  Foster, Bob, 29, 36, 42, 44, 50

  Franken, Al, 257, 403

  Frazier, Joe, 120

  Freeman, Ann, 297

  Freeman, Richard, 233–234

  Free Speech Movement (FSM), 131

  Friedman, Thomas, 354

  Frisbee, 77, 146, 175, 201, 252, 260, 322

  Fukuyama, Francis, 228

  Galbraith, John Kenneth, 170

  Galella, Ron, 118–120, 124

  Gallagher, Mary, 56, 66–67

  Garvin, Venard, 203

  General Motors, 242–244, 313

  George magazine

  advertising sales decline, 288–289, 313, 335, 357

  Armstrong encouraging pursuit of, 219–220

  blurring of entertainment and politics, 223

  Carolyn as threat to Michael, 291–293

  Carolyn harassing Michael, 294–295

  Carolyn’s influence at, 290–293

 
Castro interview, 344–347

  casual atmosphere at, 261

  Christmas debacle, 301

  Clinton’s turning down interview for, 306–307

  controversial topics in, 338–339

  cover models, 263, 276–277, 287–288, 307, 319, 336, 340, 341

  critics of, 312, 336–337

  David Pecker and, 238–239

  developing story ideas for, 256–257

  direct mail campaign, 232–233

  editorial content, 255–256

  Editor’s Letter, 258, 263, 276, 310–311, 339–341

  effects of Washington Square Park fight on, 286–287

  founding of, 6

  front cover struggle, 262–263

  future of, 401–402

  George Wallace interview, 263–265

  Giáp interview, 347–348

  goal of, 226–227

  Hachette Filipacchi Magazines and, 238–241

  Hachette’s damage to magazine, 312–313

  Hachette on the attack, 358–360

  Hachette stealing from, 357–358

  hands-on editor search, 356–357

  highlighting nonpartisan approach, 277

  hiring editors for, 249–251

  Iain Calder interview, 307–308

  “If I Were President” feature, 257–258, 339

  income streams, 301

  infighting between Michael and John, 280–281, 283–286, 290–293, 301–303

  interviewing new editor in chief, 403

  John and Kliger discussing future of, 386

  John battling Etheridge on magazine’s substance, 256–257, 277

  John felt unburdened by Michael’s departure, 311–312

  John looking for investors, 367–368

  John misreading history when launching, 354

  John recognizing potential of internet, 369–370

  John’s ambitions for, 217–218

  John’s constant interruptions, 252–253

  John’s lack of discipline and focus, 312

  John’s office at, 252

  John’s pep talk to staff, 313–314, 368

  John’s reaction to criticism of, 337

  John’s speech at advertising convention, 336–337

  Louis Farrakhan interview, 309

  media response to magazine, 272

  meetings with investors, 236–238

  Michael and John debating magazine announcement, 267–271

  Michael pitching idea to John, 215–216

  Michael provoking John, 280–283

  Michael resenting negotiating with Carolyn, 293

  Michael resigns, 303–304

  Michael’s criticism of John, 282–283

  moving into Hachette Building, 241

  office atmosphere, 258–259

  Oliver Stone meeting, 275–276

  post-Michael, 305–311

  press conference to launch, 267–271

  prototype for advertisers, 246

  producing inaugural issue, 251

  readership demographics, 312, 335

  recruiting advertisers, 242–247

  risk in creating, 217

  scrutiny of John’s leadership, 305

  second issue, 274–277

  shuttering of, 403

  staff bonding with John, 262

  staff ignoring Michael, 284–285

  staff nondisclosure agreements, 251

  struggle over direction of, 241–242

  struggling to turn a profit, 335

  struggling with identity, 255, 282, 335–337, 368

  subscription drive, 278, 288

  talented writers for, 338

  technology transforming politician’s communications, 222–223

  as web-based magazine, 369–370

  George television show, 301–302, 356–357

  Gere, Richard, 224

  Giáp, Võ Nguyên, 347

  Gibson, Mel, 192

  Gillon, Franny, 165

  Gillon, Steven

  Carolyn and, 370–373

  “in the closet,” 177

  as dean of Honors College, University of Oklahoma, 378

  early years of, 162–163

  editing John’s McNamara speech, 225

  health scare, 379–380

  interviewing John for History Channel, 322–323

  John confessing to having “blue balls,” 366

  John discussing Hachette negotiations, 372–373

  on John launching George magazine, 217–218

  on John’s death, 397–398

  on John’s desire to be president, 381–382

  on John’s eating style, 322

  at John’s reception, 401

  learning of missing airplane, 395–396

  as lecturer at Oxford University, 310–311

  meeting John, 1–3

  outing myself to John, 321–322

  People magazine interview, 159–160

  as racquetball partner, 4, 161

  remembrance of John, 408

  at Scott Paper Company, 164–165

  seeing Anthony for first time, 401

  as workout partner, 160–161

  as writer for George magazine, 339

  writing George Editor’s Letter, 310–311

  Gingrich, Newt, 230, 340, 352

  Ginibre, Jean-Louis, 241–242, 303–304, 403

  Ginsberg, Gary, 198, 212, 216, 250–251, 261, 263–264, 269, 313, 387, 399

  Giorgio Armani (company), 246

  Glen Ora (estate), 20, 29

  globalization, 228–229

  Gluck, Mary, 158–159

  Goldfarb, Michael, 204

  Good Morning America, 194–195

  Goodwin, Richard, 53–54

  Gorbachev, Mikhail, 225

  Gore, Al, 223

  gossip columns, John’s interest in, 117–118

  Grace (friend of Carolyn Bessette), 234

  Graves’ disease, 260

  Gray, Richard, Jr., 138, 155

  Greyfield Inn, 296

  Gridiron Club dinner, 220

  Gross, Michael, 129, 242

  Group Independent Study Project, 132

  The Guardian, 342

  Guatemala, John’s volunteer work, 122, 135–136

  Guccione, Bob, Jr., 313

  Haag, Christina

  at Cumberland Island, 296

  dating John, 179–180

  Jackie and, 207–208

  on John’s bar exam failures, 201

  on John’s celebrity status, 193

  on John’s India travels, 170

  on John’s physical transformation, 140–141

  off-campus living, 152–153

  Haberman, Nancy, 215, 268, 269, 304, 307

  Hachette Filipacchi Magazines, 238–241, 312–313, 357–358, 402–403

  Hackworth, David H., 406

  Hagan, Victoria, 291

  Halle, Katherine Murphy, 27

  Hamilton, Charlie, 96

  Hamlin, Harry, 192

  Hammersmith Farm, 13, 82, 83

  Hanks, Tom, 319

  Hannah, Daryl, 128, 208–209, 213

  Hard Copy, 177

  Hare, John, 152

  Harmon, Mark, 192

  Harper’s, 272

  Harriman, Averell, 63

  Hart, Gary, 173, 190, 353

  Harvard University, 130

  Hawaii vacation, 83

  HBO, 166, 376

  Heart of the City (documentary), 192

  Heller, Walter, 39

  Hersh, Seymour, 343

  Hill, Clint. See also Sec
ret Service protection

  on Jackie being difficult, 31, 105

  on Jackie’s concern for children’s privacy, 8, 17, 29–31

  JFK assassination and, 46–47

  John’s birth and, 9, 16

  on John’s energy, 39

  on John’s final salute to his father, 60

  Hill, Stephen, 155, 156

  History Channel, 322–323

  HistoryCenter, 325

  Hoffman, Dustin, 137

  Holyfield, Evander, 350

  Hoover, Herbert, 14

  Hopkins, Anthony, 276

  Horowitz, Daniel, 342

  “How to Start Your Own Magazine” (seminar), 217

  Howard, Manny, 251

  Howard, Ron, 319

  Howie, Phineas Alexander, 327, 362

  Hubbard, L. Ron, 338

  Humphrey, Hubert, 89, 229

  Hurricane Island Outward Bound School, 122

  Hussain, Munir, 390

  Husted, John, Jr., 13

  Hustler (magazine), 102

  hyaline membrane disease, 10

  Hyannis Port

  Caroline photo spread at, 25

  Jack announcing candidacy at, 10

  John and Caroline’s summer schedule, 36–37

  Rory’s wedding at, 383

  sale of house at, 377

  summer vacation at, 82–83

  Ideal Toy Company, 21

  In the Boom Boom Room (Rabe), 154

  Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, 203, 324

  internet, 369–370

  investigative journalism/reporting, 116, 336

  Isabell, Robert, 270

  Issenberg, Sasha, 344, 402

  Jacobson, Max, 28

  Jamaica, John’s vacation with Christina Haag, 179–180

  Jean, Wyclef, 399

  Jeffries, James, 32

  Jentzen, Bill, 244

  JFK (film), 55

  JFK Presidential Library, Boston, 64

  John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 104

  John F. Kennedy International Airport, 72–73

  John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, 203

  John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Boston, 140, 183–184

  John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award, 193–195, 256, 323, 324

  John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 192, 203

  Johnson, Lyndon

  arriving at White House, 51

  concern for Jackie’s children, 53

  inviting John to Oval Office, 252

  letters to John and Caroline, 87–88

  Robert’s relationship with, 87

  taking presidential oath, 47

  in Texas, 45

  Vietnam and, 86, 131–132

  Voting Rights Act, 230

  Warren Commission and, 55

  Johnson, Tom, 273

  Jones, Kenneth Robert, II, 155–156

  Jones, Landon Y., 117

  Jones, Paula, 352

  Joseph P. Kennedy Enterprises, 187

 

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