The Good Son_JFK Jr. and the Mother He Loved
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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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