birth of, 31
charm of, 203, 205
childhood and upbringing of, 36–37, 44–51, 53, 62–63, 65–68, 82, 106, 158, 196, 200, 210, 213, 220, 233–34, 259, 741
competitiveness of, 46, 49–50, 62, 67, 77–80, 106, 195–96, 199, 202, 206, 213
courage valued by, 95, 209, 211–12, 214, 220–21, 233–34, 262, 275, 385, 685–86
death of, 215, 219–21, 223, 233, 236–37, 259, 275, 279, 340, 347, 385, 397, 443, 511, 651, 686–87, 741
education of, 45–51, 53–54, 62–64, 75–82, 85–86, 94–98, 102–3, 105–8, 110–11, 122–25, 133, 143, 152, 162–63, 198, 200, 212, 239, 242–43, 275–77, 334–35
European tours of, 82–83, 123–30, 139, 197, 202–4, 262
finances of, 94–96
foundation named for, 257–59, 393–94
grandfather’s death and, 59
heritage of, 49–50, 54, 94–95, 209, 211
illnesses and injuries of, 78, 95, 110, 124
isolationism of, 152–53, 162
manhood as viewed by, 233
personality of, 46, 49–50, 62, 67, 77–80, 82, 94–97, 106–7, 126, 130, 158, 195–96, 197, 199, 202, 206, 213, 220–21, 224, 251
physical appearance of, 45, 47, 49, 94–95, 103, 163, 198–99, 211, 213, 258, 668
playboy lifestyle of, 123–24, 203
popularity of, 62, 77, 81, 97, 102, 171
religious beliefs of, 49–50, 65, 76, 94–97, 125, 171–72, 209, 212, 429
temper of, 95, 97
womanizing of, 96–97, 100, 106–7, 124, 197, 202–3, 206–8, 212, 242, 264, 278
World War II and, 82–83, 129–30, 140, 143, 152–53, 162–63, 167–68, 171–72, 181, 187, 195–207, 209–15, 219–21, 233–34, 258, 275, 385, 397, 429, 685–87
Kennedy, Joseph Patrick, Sr., 3–42, 48–78, 106–30, 136–58, 241–45, 292–97, 334–40, 379–80, 383–95, 474–77, 531–32, 546, 555, 586–96, 669–70
ambitions of, 15–18, 20–22, 27, 30, 32, 35, 94, 156, 182, 259–60, 267, 269–70, 275–78, 295, 305, 335–36, 357, 363, 389, 425, 433, 474, 669
anti-Semitism of, 114–15, 122, 136–38, 141, 150–52, 181, 202, 222, 263, 287, 303, 307, 310, 446
articles written by, 153
athletic abilities of, 12–13, 15, 18–27, 50–51, 66–67, 110, 241, 589–90
awards and honors of, 27, 108, 110, 137
banking career of, 28–29, 31, 33, 42, 55, 201
birthday celebrations of, 198–99, 685, 687
birth of, 9
book supporting Roosevelt by, 108, 304
British ambassadorship of, 112–23, 126–30, 136–43, 146–50, 153–57, 161, 180, 195, 222, 259, 438, 472, 538
charm and candor of, 114, 153, 157, 160–61, 319–20, 337
childhood and upbringing of, 9–13, 17, 44, 54–55, 138
children of, see specific familymemberscompetitiveness of, 35, 67–68
Cuba and, 497, 515
education of, 9, 11–27, 33, 35, 41–42, 52, 64, 66, 70, 75, 94, 96–97, 103–4, 110, 133, 241, 267, 275–76, 332, 335
on family, 51–53, 92, 108, 141, 156, 165, 259, 664
on fate, 162, 189
father’s death and, 58–59
FDR’s relationship with, 69–74, 108–9, 115–17, 122, 137–42, 149–56, 180–81, 222, 248, 304, 417, 425, 464
in film industry, 51–52, 58, 60, 109, 181, 225
finances of, 11, 14, 17–18, 20–21, 33, 35–38, 40–41, 50, 53, 58–59, 69–70, 84–85, 87, 107, 109, 136–37, 180, 232, 249–50, 257–59, 294, 304–5, 311, 319, 384, 391–92, 404, 422, 426–27, 464, 586–87
generosity of, 71–73, 76
as grandfather, 589–91, 700
hat delivery job of, 3, 7–8
heritage of, 3–6, 9, 12, 15, 17–18, 22, 27, 30–31, 37, 41, 51, 54, 94–95, 117, 128, 181, 267, 437
Hiderand, 83, 112–15, 119–20, 123, 130, 149
illnesses and injuries of, 10, 20, 35, 146, 149, 394–95, 587, 590–95, 620–21, 730, 738
isolationism of, 32–33, 113, 119–20, 122, 125, 130, 138, 142–43, 146–47, 150, 152, 157, 162, 244–45, 274–75, 329, 392–93
JFK’s assassination and, 738–39
JFK’s inauguration and, 474–75, 592
JFK’s marriage and, 317, 319–20
JFK’s 1960 presidential campaignand, 357, 402–5, 417, 422–23, 425–29, 433–38, 446, 464–65, 468, 475, 599
JFK’s Senate campaigns and, 284, 294–99, 303–6, 390–95
JFK’s Senate career and, 312–14, 319
in liquor industry, 38–42, 52, 72, 180, 267, 382, 572, 603
McCarthy and, 300–301, 303, 307, 310
management style of, 73
Maritime Commission chairmanshipof, 107, 180
married life of, 29–31, 34–38, 56–60, 166–67, 176, 194, 338–39, 589–91, 593–94
mob connections and, 39–41, 464–65, 599, 602
move from Brookline by, 54–56
natural cynicism of, 32–33, 221–22, 259, 438
patriotism of, 11, 17–18
personality of, 3, 7–8, 14–16, 20–21, 32–33, 35, 52, 67–68, 114, 146–49, 151, 154–55, 180–81, 195, 221–22, 259, 295–97, 337, 438, 590
philanthropy of, 37–38, 257–59, 336, 393–94
physical appearance of, 3, 7, 9, 13–14, 16–17, 19, 41, 52, 56, 146, 157, 165, 242, 249, 320, 337, 387, 436, 446, 587, 589, 591–92, 594, 685, 738–39
popularity of, 14, 146–48, 150, 157
pride of, 180–81, 195
Profiles in Courage and, 350–51
religious beliefs of, 9–11, 22–23, 35–38, 48, 52–54, 59, 76, 91, 109, 116–17, 128, 152, 154, 181, 208, 219, 258–59, 280, 307, 739
PvFK’s attorney general appointmentand, 475–76, 665
RFK’s racketeering investigationsand, 365, 369, 371, 373
Rose Fitzgerald courted by, 13–14, 20–23, 26–28
SEC chairmanship of, 72–73, 91, 107
speeches of, 107–8, 113, 118–19, 121–22, 137, 156–57, 196, 274, 446
Stevenson’s 1956 presidentialcampaign and, 363–64
stock broker career of, 35–36, 38–39, 52, 57, 69
Ted’s 1962 Senate campaign and, 665–66, 669
temper of, 154–55
vitality of, 30, 180
wedding of, 28–29, 52
womanizing of, 23, 36–37, 52, 56–62, 96, 107, 118, 151, 160, 176, 249, 264–65, 337–39, 395, 406–7, 439, 447–48, 548, 587, 603
World War I and, 33–36
World War II and, 83, 112–15, 119–23, 130, 136, 139–54, 156–57, 160–63, 167–68, 176–77, 180–82, 186–87, 194–96, 203, 207, 219, 221, 233–34, 258, 639
Kennedy, Joseph Patrick, II, 569, 589
Kennedy, Kara Anne, 421, 580–81, 585
Kennedy, Kathleen, 478
Kennedy, Margaret Louise, 9, 11, 59
Kennedy, Mary Augusta Hickey, 3, 6, 8–11, 13, 15, 32, 44, 58
Kennedy, Mary Loretta, 9, 11, 59, 220
Kennedy, Matthew Maxwell Taylor, 516
Kennedy, Michael Le Moyne, 367
Kennedy, Patrick Bouvier, 696–98, 700
Kennedy, Patrick Joseph (Joe Sr.’sgrandfather), 4, 9, 683
Kennedy, Patrick Joseph “P.J.” (JoeSr.’s father), 4–5, 8–11, 13–14, 27–28, 32–33, 38, 41, 58–59, 138, 201, 269, 572, 696
Kennedy, Robert Francis, 55, 210–43, 258–77, 328–36, 359–75, 386–87, 398, 528–31, 541–42, 553–57, 559–70, 577–84, 596–619, 690–94
ambitions of, 264–65, 307, 309, 360, 362–63
anti-Semitism of, 128, 263
anxieties and self-doubt of, 553—54
arms control and, 529, 703
articles written by, 263, 361–62
Asian tours of, 284, 288, 290–91, 360–62, 515–16
athletic abilities of, 164, 200, 239–40, 253–55, 266, 306, 332, 363, 368, 425, 457, 478, 515–16, 567, 588, 597, 714
attorney general appointm
ent of, 475–76, 478, 665
awards and honors of, 351, 367
books written by, 374, 635
candor of, 124, 584
celebrity of, 367, 375
childhood and upbringing of, 62–67, 124, 128–29, 139, 163–66, 200, 224, 241, 262, 265, 287, 290, 362, 366–67, 371
civil rights and, 275, 361, 460–61, 554–57, 559–62, 614–19, 704–13
communism and, 263, 329, 360–61, 371, 512, 515–16, 556, 563–64, 567, 597–98, 606, 628, 675, 678, 709–10, 712–13
competitiveness of, 270
congressional staff positions of, 307–9, 329–31, 342–43, 363–75, 475, 517, 598
courage valued by, 262, 275, 284, 290, 373–75, 516, 553–54, 564, 567, 644, 678
Cuba and, 485, 491, 498, 504, 506–8, 510–21, 529–31, 562–66, 607–13, 617, 621, 625–26, 628–30, 632, 634–36, 640–44, 648–53, 656–57, 661–63, 673–75, 677–79, 708, 713, 728–29, 739–40
education of, 63–64, 117–18, 164–65, 199–201, 233, 238–43, 256, 266, 269, 271, 273–77, 302, 333, 385, 425, 457, 478, 555
Ethel Skakel courted by, 265–66, 268–70
European visits of, 261–64, 269
as father, 362, 367, 436, 463–64, 478, 516, 553–54, 567, 569–70, 607, 714
finances of, 272–73
heritage of, 264, 561
Hickory Hill seminars and, 568
honesty of, 200
Hoover Commission job of, 332
illnesses and injuries of, 63, 124, 255, 262, 360–61, 515–16
JFK’s assassination and, 739–41
JFK’s drug use and, 545–46
at JFK’s funeral, 741, 743
JFK’s 1956 vice-presidentialcampaign and, 355–58
JFK’s 1960 presidential campaignand, 374, 402–7, 419–21, 424–27, 431–32, 435–37, 441–44, 450–51, 460–65, 468, 475, 478, 578, 599
JFK’s 1964 reelection plans and, 714
JFK’s Senate campaigns and, 296, 298, 305–6, 388–89
Joe Sr.’s British ambassadorship and, 117–18
Joe Sr.’s stroke and, 591–93
Kennedy Foundation and, 394
McCarthy and, 302–3, 307–9, 329–31, 342–43, 367, 371
manhood as viewed by, 201, 233
married life of, 272–73, 331–32, 362–63, 367, 384, 461–62, 478, 568, 570, 588, 607, 688, 714
Middle Eastern tours of, 261–64, 269, 286–88
in military, 233–34, 238
moralism of, 165, 201, 233, 262, 274, 277, 334, 369, 665
O’Donnell scandal and, 694
personality of, 63, 124, 129, 199, 200, 201, 224, 233, 239, 254–55, 257, 262, 264, 268, 270, 306, 308, 329–30, 332, 419–20, 424, 460–61, 508, 510–11, 512–13, 516, 553–56, 584, 611–12, 630, 649
physical appearance of, 63, 199, 233–34, 239, 264, 330, 373, 461, 516, 597, 608, 618, 657, 678, 714
press relations of, 577–79, 582–84
racketeering and organized crimeinvestigations of, 364–75, 517, 598–605, 607–9, 713
religious beliefs of, 64, 164, 199–200, 239, 241, 263–64, 360, 363, 628
romances of, 264–65, 268–70
self-promotion of, 367–68
sense of humor of, 334, 462, 478, 570
Soviet Union visited by, 360–62
speeches of, 129, 361–63, 379, 403, 554–56
Stevenson’s 1956 presidentialcampaign and, 363–64
Ted’s 1962 Senate campaign and, 581–84, 665–68
temper of, 460–61, 510–11, 513
veterans honored by, 686
Vienna Summit and, 529–30, 629
Vietnam and, 290–91, 719–22
wedding of, 271–72, 397
womanizing of, 605–7, 693
World War II and, 187, 197, 199, 219, 264
Kennedy, Robert Francis, Jr., 367, 569
Kennedy, Rose Fitzgerald, 315, 394, 513, 587–91, 684, 738–39
childhood of, 44
education of, 13–14, 22, 35
finances of, 257
illnesses of, 61
JFK’s assassination and, 739, 741
JFK’s 1952 Senate campaign and, 305
JFK’s 1960 presidential campaignand, 417, 425, 434, 468
Joe Sr.’s British ambassadorship and, 117–18, 120–21, 153–55
Joe Sr.’s courtship of, 13–14, 20–23, 26–28
Joe Sr.’s illnesses and, 590–91, 593–94, 621
Joe Sr.’s philanthropy and, 259
Joe Sr.’s womanizing and, 56—57, 59, 62, 107, 151, 160, 176, 338
Joe Sr.’s World War I employmentand, 34–35
married life of, 29–31, 34–38, 56–60, 166–67, 176, 194, 338–39, 589–91, 593–94
as mother, 31, 35, 37, 43–50, 55, 57–60, 62–69, 75–76, 78–79, 81, 83, 85, 88, 92, 94, 107, 124, 129, 139, 154, 156, 160, 165–69, 171, 178, 186–87, 194–96, 199, 201, 206, 208–9, 219–20, 224, 230, 232, 242–43, 257, 260–61, 273, 276, 280, 282, 334, 339, 347, 351, 358–59, 362–63, 380, 383, 386, 388–89, 398, 400, 466, 481
move from Brookline by, 55–56
physical appearance of, 52, 117
pregnancies of, 29–31, 36–37, 55–57, 61
religious beliefs of, 13–14, 34–37, 44, 52, 56, 62, 64, 88, 164, 195, 208–9, 219, 260–61, 267, 338–39, 387, 590–91
wedding of, 28–29, 52
World War II and, 140, 186–87, 194–95
Kennedy, Rose Mary “Rosemary, ”168–71
at Alverno House, 280
childhood of, 36–37, 43–45, 47–49, 168
education of, 118, 168–69
lobotomy performed on, 169–70, 178, 279, 394
mental retardation of, 45, 47, 78, 83, 163, 168–69, 279–80, 394
Kent, Frank, 112–13, 116
Kerner, Otto, 601
Khrushchev, Nikita, 439, 448, 455, 461, 473, 529–31, 676, 680
arms control and, 703
Berlin crisis and, 537–58, 541
Cuba and, 492, 509–11, 622–27, 629, 632–35, 638, 644, 647–49, 652–59, 661–62
Vienna Summit and, 522, 529–30, 533–34, 536–38, 540, 635, 656
Kiernan, Thomas, 682
Kilduff, Malcolm, 682, 699–700
Kilmuir, Lord, 400
King, Coretta Scott, 460–61
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 554, 560–61, 706, 709–12
Birmingham demonstrations of, 704, 709
Communist associates of, 709–13
JFK’s meetings with, 557–58, 710–12
JFK’s 1960 presidential campaignand, 457–61
Washington March led by, 709, 711–12
King, Martin Luther, Sr., 461
Kirk, Alan, 167–68
Kirksey, Andrew, 193
Kitty Hawk, 679–80
Kleefeld, Travis, 410
Klemmer, Harvey, 60, 115, 118
Knebel, Fletcher, 305
Kohlert, John, 40–41
Korean War, 140, 274, 278, 285, 308, 484, 716
Kraus, Hans, 525–26, 543–45, 547
Krock, Arthur, 174, 222, 226, 340, 464
JFK’s senior thesis as viewed by, 144–45
Joe Sr.’s book written by, 108, 304
Joe Sr.’s British ambassadorship and, 116, 121, 137, 149
Profiles in Courage and, 349–50, 351–52
Lajoie, Raymond, 344
Lake, Veronica, 224
Landis, James, 59, 313–14, 349, 403
Lannan, J. Patrick, 223–24, 229
Lansdale, Edward G., 562–66, 610, 612, 628, 630, 653
Lansky, Meyer, 408
Larson, Bryant, 191
Laski, Harold, 82–83, 98
Lattre de Tassigny, Jean-Marie-Gabrielde, 290
Lawford, Patricia Kennedy, 55, 117, 163, 219, 232–33, 261, 270, 284, 301, 383, 421, 468, 593, 606–7
Lawford, Peter, 383, 402, 465, 605–7
Laycock, Angela, 206
Lazzaro, Paul, 242
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sp; Lechuga, Carlos, 729
Lecky, Prescott, 92
Lederer, William J., 562–63
Lee, Robert, 237
Lee, Robert E., 326
Le Hand, Missy, 73
Leinbach, Earl, 79
Leland, Jim, 347
Lemass, Sean, 701
LeMay, Curtis, 638–40, 654, 656–59
Lemnitzer, Lyman L., 485, 497, 609
Le Van Tung, 722
Levison, Stanley, 709–10, 712–13
Lewis, Jerry, 410
Lewis, John, 559–60
Lewis, John L., 246
Liaquat Ali Khan, 288
Lincoln, Abraham, 419, 440, 450, 457, 467, 605
Lincoln, Evelyn, 405, 407, 422, 476,482, 547, 603–4, 645
Lindbergh, Charles, 68, 120
Lippmann, Walter, 128, 419
Lisagor, Peter, 435
Lodge, George Cabot, 670
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 52, 305
Lodge, Henry Cabot, Jr., 388
Senate campaigns of, 281, 283, 298–99, 303–5
Vietnam and, 720–21, 726–27
London School of Economics, 81–82, 98–99
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 327
Lord M. or The Later Life of LordMelbourne (Cecil), 325–26
Louis, Joe, 183, 370
Lovett, Robert, 637
Lowell, A. Lawrence, 115
Luce, Clare Boothe, 146, 248, 438
FDR’s 1940 presidential campaignand, 151–53, 155–56
Luce, Henry, 46, 69, 147, 151, 153, 156
JFK’s 1960 presidential campaignand, 438–39
Lumumba, Patrice, 454–55
Lundahl, Arthur, 630, 633
Lynch, Grayston, 517–19, 679
Lynch, Pat, 355
Lyons, Louis, 157
MacArthur, Douglas, 182, 285–86, 620–21
McCahey, James, Jr., 424
McCann, Father, 64
McCarthy, Eugene, 672
McCarthy, Joseph R, 246, 366–67, 597
anti-Communist campaign of, 299–303, 307–10, 329, 367, 371
censuring of, 342–43, 351, 356–57, 378
JFK’s 1952 Senate campaign and, 299, 301–3
RFK and, 302–3, 307–9, 329–31, 342–43, 367, 371
Ted’s 1962 Senate campaign and, 670–71
McCarthy, Kerry, 739
McClellan, John L., 307, 366–67, 372, 404–5, 475–76, 598
McCone, John A.:Cuba and, 565, 610, 624, 628, 641, 647–48, 651–53, 656, 679
JFK’s assassination and, 739
Vietnam and, 720, 725–27
McCormack, Edward, 668–70
McCormack, John, 243, 247, 298, 304, 668
McCoy, Al, 110
Macdonald, Torbert “Torby, ” 104, 106, 130, 156, 174, 183, 317, 347–48, 433–34
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