42. dedication to good human: Russell L. Bradley to NBC, Feb. 9, 1954, JRP.
43. I never witnessed: Hastings Harrison to NBC, Feb. 18, 1954, JRP.
44. modesty and deep sincerity: William Lindsay Young to NBC, Feb. 16, 1954, JRP.
45. Jackie isn’t just: misc. clipping, n.d. (1953), JRP.
46. that there is no: JR to Ernest de la Ossa, NBC, Feb. 4, 1954, JRP.
47. He had a way: Anaheim (Cal.) Bulletin, Feb. 24, 1972.
48. I was pretty angry: Rachel Robinson, interview.
49. a fine group of men: JR, “The Branch Rickey They Don’t Write About,” Our Sports, July 1953, p. 63.
50. actions, his attitude: Howard F. Klein to Walter O’Malley, Nov. 11, 1953, JRP.
51. over the years Jackie: Walter O’Malley to Howard F. Klein, Nov. 17, 1953, JRP.
52. It was a dump: PC, May 8, 1954.
53. I remember Jack sighing: Martin Stone, interview.
54. Walter Winchell had arranged: Rachel Robinson, interview.
55. his tremendous contribution: Daytona Beach (Fla.) Evening News, March 17, 1954.
56. one of the biggest: JR to Richard V. Moore, March 18, 1954, JRP.
57. Perhaps the most thrilling: JR to Ralph Bunche, March 18, 1954, JRP.
58. I’m not going to: PC, May 8, 1954.
59. I want it understood: misc. clipping, n.d., JRP.
60. I lost my head: PC, Jan. 22, 1955.
61. He ain’t what he: NYP, April 19, 1954.
62. Can I get a walk: JR, “Now I Know Why They Boo Me,” Look, Jan. 25, 1955, p. 24.
63. the most savagely booed: cited in PC, Nov. 6, 1954.
64. an agitator: JR, “Now I Know Why They Boo Me,” p. 24.
65. If that’s a record: PC, Jan. 22, 1955.
66. Out there alone: JR, “Now I Know Why They Boo Me,” p. 23.
67. standing out there: I Never, p. 130.
68. Hey Jackie, I’m Ronnie: Chicago Sun-Times, April 5, 1987.
69. I learned a long: JR to Ron Rabinovitz, n.d., in Minneapolis Star and Tribune, April 12, 1987.
70. The main thing: Chicago Sun-Times, April 5, 1987.
71. I learned from Jackie: Minneapolis Star Tribune, April 12, 1987.
72. I hope my bringing: Roger Kahn, “The Ten Years of Jackie Robinson,” Sport, Oct. 1955, p. 13.
73. If you can’t write: ibid.
74. Jack would have been: Rachel Robinson, interview.
75. Most of the black people: ibid.
76. Jackie denies: PC, Jan. 22, 1955.
77. Overall it was: Allan Roth, “1954 Brooklyn Dodgers: Complete Statistical Data [Jackie Robinson],” Los Angeles Dodgers Archives.
78. I would trade him: Andy A. High, note, n.d., in Roth, “1954 Brooklyn Dodgers,” L.A. Dodgers Archives.
79. How can I think: misc. clipping, n.d., JRP.
80. is said to be: PC, Sept. 18, 1954.
81. It is tragic: PC, Oct. 16, 1954.
82. Hot or cold: PC, Oct. 16, 1954.
83. I want to try: New York Daily News, Nov. 21, 1954.
84. I worry about myself: PC, Feb. 26, 1955.
85. You really are: Rachel Robinson, interview.
86. one who has himself: John D. Rockefeller to JR, Nov. 3, 1954, JRP.
87. Jack’s reaction was horror: Rachel Robinson, interview.
CHAPTER 12
1. I have been proud: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.
2. I am sure you: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.
3. Jack would not be: SN, Jan. 5, 1955.
4. Wouldn’t it be more: SN, Feb. 2, 1955.
5. that I was a bigot: SN, March 2, 1955.
6. traded him out: SN, Feb. 2, 1955.
7. I’d rather play third: SN, May 4, 1955.
8. could depend on Don: SN, March 9, 1955.
9. I worked harder: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.
10. Alston does not seem: ibid.
11. I am getting along: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.
12. he has only had: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.
13. made weak by time: SN, April 6, 1955.
14. If Alston doesn’t want: misc. clipping, n.d., JRP.
15. I’ve been in shape: SN, April 13, 1955
16. the range of Jackie: NYP, April 7, 1955.
17. this was definitely not: Harold Parrott, The Lords of Baseball (N.Y.: Praeger, 1976), p. 211.
18. Jackie Robinson is worth: PC, Feb. 28, 1956.
19. I was totally surprised: Carl Erskine to author, interview, Feb. 25, 1997.
20. No matter who: Don Drysdale (with Bob Verdi), Once a Bum, Always a Dodger (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1990), p. 29.
21. an awfully intense: Drysdale, p. 62.
22. That’s fine encouragement: misc. clipping, n.d., JRP.
23. Robinson Can Still Do: NYP, April 14, 1955.
24. I got nothing against: SN, May 4, 1955.
25. Sportswriters in general: misc. clipping, May 18, 1955, JRP.
26. a lot of baloney: PC, May 21, 1955.
27. I’m doing as lousy: SN, May 25, 1955.
28. On top of it all: PC, June 20, 1955.
29. the owner of psychic: PC, Aug. 27, 1955.
30. The Negro player is: misc. clipping, n.d., JRP.
31. It’s just that I: PC, Sept. 10, 1955.
32. Jackie Robinson was born: misc. clipping, Oct. 1, 1955, JRP.
33. His hair is gray: Boston Globe, Oct. 1, 1955.
34. Aging Robinson Sets Dodgers: misc. clipping, Oct. 1, 1955, JRP.
35. Perhaps never: Harry Caray, KMOX Sports Digest, Oct. 2, 1955.
36. a competitor for control: NYP, Oct. 5, 1955.
37. I’ll talk with: ibid.
38. was always a couple: Calgary Herald, Dec. 8, 1955.
39. Such a gesture proves: Calgary Herald, Dec. 17, 1955.
40. The more I read: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.
41. this is not what: Chicago Daily News, Jan. 21, 1956.
42. He then told me: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.
43. I am not worried: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.
44. Except for myself: misc. clipping, n.d., JRP.
45. I really have been: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.
46. I have been moving: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.
47. This is one real: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.
48. From the very first: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.
49. The fellows are all: JR to Rachel Robinson, fragment, n.d., RRP.
50. I had to laugh: ibid.
51. one major reason: Martin Stone, interview.
52. a cleanliness to: Sam Lacy to author, interview, May 17, 1995.
53. It seems Campy has: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.
54. Jackie Robinson was: Roy Campanella II to author, interview, Oct. 8, 1996.
55. I resented Dick Young’s: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.
56. My Darling, I can’t: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.
57. My father didn’t want: Peter O’Malley to author, interview, Sept. 7, 1995.
58. The way they acted: PC, April 19, 1956.
59. Robinson doesn’t have to: ibid.
60. seems to have: NYT, June 25, 1956.
61. I don’t think: PC, June 23, 1956.
62. I like Jack’s attitude: ibid.
63. I’m fined for remarks: PC, July 7, 1956.
64. and Jackie got an earful: Drysdale, p. 63.
65. quite a bit: PC, May 12, 1956.
66. persistently insolent and trouble-making: New Orleans Times-Picayune, July 18, 1956.
67. not as Jackie Robinson: PC, Aug. 4, 1956.
68. I threw it: PC, Sept. 8, 1956.
69. a one-man task: New York Journal-American, Oct. 2, 1956.
70. Robinson can’t manage: NYT, April 15, 1987.
71. strictly rumor: Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Oct. 15, 1956.
72. Because I am a Negro: JR, as told to Milton Gross, “Why Can�
�t I Manage in the Majors?” misc. clipping (1956), JRP.
73. Your own presence: Russell L. Riley to JR, Sept. 14, 1956, JRP.
74. Walter O’Malley had: Rachel Robinson, interview.
75. what you have done: John M. Allison to JR, Nov. 5, 1956, JRP.
76. in recognition: misc. clipping, n.d., JRP.
77. I am now quite: “Acceptance Address by Jackie Robinson at Special Luncheon Honoring Him on Presentation of 41st Spingarn Medal,” ms., Dec. 8, 1956, JRP.
78. From what I had read: PC, Feb. 9, 1957.
79. that he was having: Martin Stone, interview.
80. just about the best: JR, “Why I’m Quitting Baseball,” Look, Jan. 8, 1957, p. 90.
81. I told Jackie: PC, Feb. 9, 1957.
82. didn’t try to influence: JR, “Why I’m Quitting Baseball,” p. 91.
83. I told Jack, “Don’t …”: Martin Stone, interview.
84. We made the deal: NYP, Dec. 13, 1956.
85. I’ll give the Giants: New York Newsday, Dec. 14, 1956.
86. There was a kind: Rachel Robinson, interview.
87. I think you know: E. J. Bavasi to JR, Dec. 13, 1956, JRP.
88. courageous and fair: Walter O’Malley to JR, Dec. 14, 1956, JRP.
89. always admired: Walter Alston to JR, Dec. 18, 1956, JRP.
90. You are Jackie Robinson: New York Newsday, Dec. 14, 1956.
91. is always seeking publicity: Roger Kahn, “The Ten Years of Jackie Robinson,” p. 15.
92. There would have been: misc. clipping, n.d., JRP.
93. Million Dollars Won’t Change: New York Daily Mirror, Jan. 7, 1957.
94. proud—very proud: William Black to JR, Jan. 10, 1957, JRP.
95. Didn’t you lie: Kahn, The Boys of Summer (N.Y.: New American Library, 1971), p. 354.
96. the bell-cow: Providence (R.I.) Evening Bulletin, Jan. 8, 1957.
97. If you decide: Charles S. Feeney to JR, Jan. 11, 1957, JRP.
98. after due consideration: JR to Horace C. Stoneham, Jan. 14, 1957, JRP.
99. I can’t help thinking: Horace C. Stoneham to JR, Jan. 12, 1957, JRP.
100. both on and off: Richie Ashburn to JR, n.d., JRP.
101. your long and illustrious: Hank Greenberg to JR, Jan. 7, 1957, JRP.
102. You opened the door: Brooks Lawrence to JR, Jan. 18, 1957, JRP.
103. I have never made: San Francisco Examiner, Jan. 27, 1957.
104. When it’s my turn: Los Angeles Sentinel, Jan. 31, 1957.
105. combined the bitterness: ibid.
106. David, who liked: Rachel Robinson, interview.
107. Robinson happens to be: Variety, Jan. 19, 1957.
CHAPTER 13
1. I’ll be very glad: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.
2. When I would come: Leonard Gross, “Pageant Listens to Jackie Robinson,” Pageant, May 1957, p. 141.
3. His devotion to them: ibid.
4. Give him a kiss: Rachel Robinson, interview.
5. Jack was the sweetest: Brenda Williams to author, interview, March 1, 1997.
6. a beautiful person: Willette Bailey to author, interview, June 28, 1995.
7. The Robinsons were: Joanna Simon to author, interview, July 27, 1995.
8. My own father: Peter Simon to author, interview, Aug. 10, 1996.
9. I never knew this: Observer (London, England), Nov. 5, 1972.
10. Unable to shield my: Sharon Robinson, Stealing Home: An Intimate Family Portrait (New York: HarperCollins, 1996), p. 87.
11. Perhaps we should have: Rachel Robinson, interview.
12. Don’t get me wrong: Baltimore Sun, Jan. 21, 1957.
13. Baseball was just: transcript of Viewpoint, Mutual Broadcasting Company, Dec. 14, 1957, JRP.
14. I said sure: transcript of speeches of JR and Franklin H. Williams, NAACP Fund Rally, Oakland, Cal., Jan. 27, 1957, JRP.
15. Does Jackie Robinson: Jet, Jan. 31, 1957, pp. 52–55.
16. they rose waving bills: Franklin H. Williams to NAACP, Feb. 15, 1957, NAACPR, LC.
17. a low and well: Baltimore Afro-American, Jan. 22, 1957.
18. There was a time: Detroit Times, Jan. 24, 1957.
19. It’s too late: Cleveland Plain Dealer, Jan. 23, 1957.
20. We can’t let these: Baltimore Afro-American, Jan. 22, 1957.
21. If I thought: PC, Feb. 2, 1957.
22. White people need: Detroit Chronicle, Jan. 22, 1957.
23. We in the NAACP: Cleveland Plain Dealer, Jan. 23, 1957.
24. a disgrace: Oakland Tribune, Jan. 28, 1957.
25. a living legend: Los Angeles Tribune, Jan. 30, 1957.
26. smartest man in baseball: Los Angeles Examiner, Jan. 29, 1957.
27. When Jackie spoke: Los Angeles Herald & Express, Jan. 30, 1957.
28. Has Pasadena changed: Los Angeles Tribune, Jan. 30, 1957.
29. extremely easy: Franklin H. Williams to Roy Wilkins, Feb. 15, 1957, NAACPR, LC.
30. a fine person: Boston Sunday Advertiser, Feb. 3, 1957.
31. I sometimes find: JR, address, Olympia Stadium, Detroit, June 30, 1957, JRP.
32. He left in high: Jack Gordon, interview.
33. He practiced: Rachel Robinson, interview.
34. Taking the insulin: JR to David and Caroline Wallerstein, [May 19, 1958], JRP.
35. From the start: Rachel Robinson, interview.
36. The name Jackie: NYT, March 9, 1958.
37. This is a team: ibid.
38. He is one: JR to E. Frederic Morrow, June 28, 1957, JRP.
39. Your having left: New York Daily News, May 21, 1958.
40. The day when I: NYT, March 9, 1958.
41. They looked right at: Robert Campbell, interview, UCLA Archives.
42. I hired Jackie because: Gross, p. 140.
43. They are going to: JR to Caroline Wallerstein, n.d., JRP.
44. the white employees: misc. clipping, n.d., JRP.
45. Jackie Robinson wasn’t antiunion: Percy Sutton to author, interview, July 18, 1995.
46. I feel fine: JR to David and Caroline Wallerstein, n.d., JRP.
47. My job is developing: JR to Caroline Wallerstein, n.d. [May 19, 1958], JRP.
48. his right to think: William Black to Ray Grody, Feb. 4, 1957, JRP.
49. our great President: Los Angeles Tribune, Jan. 30, 1957.
50. Knowing President Eisenhower: Los Angeles Mirror-News, Jan. 29, 1957.
51. I have the greatest: Boston Sunday Herald, Feb. 3, 1957.
52. I said to Nixon: Harrison McCall, memorandum, Jan. 3, 1959, JRP.
53. Our country is engaged: JR, speech to American Friends Service Committee, April 6, 1957, JRP.
54. very fine letter: Maxwell M. Rabb to JR, Jan. 4, 1957, JRP.
55. We shall never be: JR to Richard M. Nixon, March 17, 1957, JRP.
56. in the heart: ibid.
57. none which meant more: Richard M. Nixon to JR, March 22, 1957, JRP.
58. to know our national: JR to Sherman Adams, April 7, 1957, JRP.
59. a superb job: Lawrence E. Spivak to JR, April 15, 1957, JRP.
60. another big thrill: JR to Dwight D. Eisenhower, May 15, 1957, JRP.
61. your approval: Dwight D. Eisenhower to JR, May 21, 1957, JRP.
62. certain phrases I didn’t: Peter M. Bergman, The Negro in America (New York: Harper and Row, 1969), p. 551.
63. I am really in: JR to Maxwell M. Rabb, July 19, 1957, JRP.
64. watered-down: Richard M. Nixon to JR, Aug. 8, 1957, JRP. / What you do: JR to Richard M. Nixon, Aug. 28, 1957, JRP.
65. We are wondering: JR to Dwight D. Eisenhower, Sept. 13, 1957, JRP.
66. as far as “Ike”: JR to Caroline Wallerstein, Sept. 23, 1957, JRP.
67. until they have: Bergman, p. 550.
68. Please accept: JR to Dwight D. Eisenhower, Sept. 25, 1957, JRP.
69. I think you and: transcript of telephone conversation between JR and Mrs. Daisy Bates and others, Oct. 18, 1957, NAACPR, LC.
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nbsp; 70. I’m not dumb enough: Waterbury (Conn.) Sunday Republican, June 16, 1957.
71. None of us: JR, ms., Nov. 22, 1957, JRP.
72. There just is not: NYAN, Jan. 18, 1958.
73. These are swiftly moving: NYAN, July 5, 1958.
74. Do not have N.A.A.C.P.: Medgar Evers to JR, Dec. 27, 1957, JRP.
75. Although we who struggle: JR, “Patience, Pride and Progress,” ms., Feb. 16, 1958, JRP.
76. We had an overflow: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.
77. Miami isn’t what: ibid.
78. it took a great: Peter O’Malley, interview.
79. I root for them: Newark Star-Ledger, May 9, 1958.
80. I really feel sorry: JR to Caroline Wallerstein, May 19, 1958, JRP.
81. enlightened leadership: New York Daily News, May 3, 1958.
82. That’s preposterous: Newark Star-Ledger, May 9, 1958.
83. Baseball has nothing: Cleveland Call-Post, July 19, 1958.
84. He was never adamant: Rachel Robinson, interview.
85. Rae is studying again: JR to Caroline Wallerstein, July 11, 1958, JRP.
86. I was less enthusiastic: Rachel Robinson, interview.
87. Frankly I don’t care: JR to David and Caroline Wallerstein, n.d., JRP.
88. It’s a pretty good: JR to David and Caroline Wallerstein, n.d., JRP.
89. I don’t expect we: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.
90. As a Negro: Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette, April 18, 1958.
91. love to see: Cleveland Call-Post, July 19, 1958.
92. could be regarded: NYAN, Aug. 9, 1958.
93. 3,000 to march: NYAN, Oct. 25, 1958.
94. I have never been: Providence (R.I.) Journal, Nov. 6, 1958.
95. is causing groups: NYAN, Nov. 29, 1958.
96. the soul of sincerity: ibid.
97. You didn’t seem interested: Providence Journal, Nov. 6, 1958.
98. all listeners would be: JR to Dwight D. Eisenhower, Jan. 15, 1959, JRP.
99. If anyone wants to: NYP, June 26, 1959.
100. I felt I wasn’t: NYAN, Aug. 15, 1959.
101. a superb job: Roy Wilkins to JR, Aug. 3, 1959, JRP.
102. on any subject: NYP, April 24, 1959.
103. For better or worse: NYP, April 28, 1959.
104. somewhat peeved by this: NYP, Jan. 13, 1960.
105. a quiet, hooded: NYP, April 30, 1959.
106. is somewhat similar to: NYP, May 8, 1959.
107. I guess you’d call: ibid.
108. I have no political: NYP, July 25, 1960.
109. How long, Mr. President: NYP, June 12, 1959.
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