Black Diamonds (75 page)

‘Kick is very …’: JFK to JPK, spring 1940, cited in Kearns Goodwin,
The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys
, p. 607.

‘Mr Kennedy …’: cited in Collier and Horowitz,
The Kennedys
, p. 119.

‘The British have had it …’: ibid., author’s interview with Harvey Klemmer, p. 122.

p. 343 ‘
In her absence
…’: McTaggart,
Kathleen Kennedy
, p. 91.

‘Sometimes I feel …’: KK to Janie Compton, cited in ibid.

p. 344 ‘
Listen, the thing
…’: Collier and Horowitz,
The Kennedys
, p. 143.

‘I think …’: Tom Egerton, cited in Leamer,
The Kennedy Women
, p. 225.

‘Darling Kick …’: ibid, p. 260.

‘before the war …’: ibid.

‘On knocking …’: ibid, p. 261.

‘In the months …’: Joan and Clay Blair,
The Search for JFK
, Berkeley/Putnam, 1976, p. 128.

‘I would advise …’: JFK to KK, 10 March 1942, cited in Leamer,
The Kennedy Women
, p. 337.

p. 345 ‘
Yesterday
…’: KK, round-robin letter to family, 14 July 1943, cited in Smith,
Hostage to Fortune
, p. 564.

‘Everyone has been …’: KK to JFK, 29 July 1943, ibid., p. 566.

‘You had to go out …’: Lady Virginia Ford, cited in Leamer,
The Kennedy Women
, p. 338.

p. 346 ‘
With so many
…’: cited in McTaggart,
Kathleen Kennedy
, p. 76.

‘5½ days …’: KK to Frank Waldrop, 20 July 1943, cited in Kearns Goodwin,
The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys
, p. 666.

p. 347 ‘
Chiswick?
…’: cited in McTaggart,
Kathleen Kennedy
, p. 52.

‘I remember …’: Collier and Horowitz,
The Kennedys
, p. 103.

‘I have just returned …’: KK to JFK, 29 July 1943, cited in Smith,
Hostage to Fortune
, p. 566.

p. 348 ‘
I think Kick
…’: author’s interview with Janie Compton, November 2005.

‘At the moment …’: KK to JPK, 21 May 1940, cited in Kearns Goodwin,
The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys
, p. 607.

p. 349 ‘
Romeo and Juliet
…’: Fiona Gore, cited in Collier and Horowitz,
The Kennedys
, p. 104.

p. 350 ‘
The one thing
…’: KK, round-robin letter to family, 18 May 1944, cited in Smith,
Hostage to Fortune
, p. 592.

‘the worst-dressed …’: Andrew Cavendish, cited in Leamer,
The Kennedy Women
, p. 263.

‘He was a frustrated …’: Sir Henry Channon,
Chips: The Diaries of Sir Henry Channon
, 1967, p. 547.

‘One of his favourite …’: cited in Leamer,
The Kennedy Women
, p. 263.

‘It was said …’: cited in McTaggart,
Kathleen Kennedy
, p. 47.

‘I think it’s fair …’: Andrew Cavendish, cited in Leamer,
The Kennedy Women
, p. 263.

p. 351 ‘
The religious difficulties
…’: the Marquess of Hartington to RK, 30 April 1944, cited in Smith,
Hostage to Fortune
, p. 584.

CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE

p. 352 ‘
Do you think
…’:
Derbyshire Sunday Express
, 13 February 1944.

‘The by-election …’: Andrew Cavendish, cited in Laurence Leamer,
The Kennedy Women
, Ballantine Books, 1996, p. 359.

‘He should never …’: Lady Maureen Fellowes, ibid.

p. 353 ‘
Lord Hartington
…’:
Derbyshire Times
, February 1944.

‘He looks absolutely repulsive …’: KK, round-robin letter to family, 22 February 1944, cited in Amanda Smith,
Hostage to Fortune: The Letters of Joseph P. Kennedy
, Viking Penguin, 2001, p. 574.

‘She fell in love …’: author’s interview with Janie Compton, November 2005.

p. 354 ‘
evil influence
…’: KK, round-robin letter to family, 18 May 1944, cited in Smith,
Hostage to Fortune
, p. 592.

‘News of me …’: KK, round-robin letter to family, 22 February 1944, cited ibid., p. 574.

‘It really was …’: ibid.

‘In the interests …’:
Derbyshire Times
, 11 February 1944.

‘Are you in favour …’: ibid.

‘Can you milk a cow …’:
Evening Standard
, 9 February 1944.

p. 355 ‘
My dear Hartington
…’: published in
Derbyshire Times
, 11 February 1944.

p. 356 ‘
It’s all very upsetting
…’: KK, round-robin letter to family, 22 February 1944, cited in Smith,
Hostage to Fortune
, p. 574.

‘It has been a fierce …’:
Sheffield Daily Telegraph
, 15 May 1948.

‘It just leaves …’: KK, round-robin letter to family, 22 February 1944, cited in Smith,
Hostage to Fortune
, p. 574.

p. 357 ‘
Received
…’: ibid.

‘I think something …’: KK to parents, 4 March 1944, cited in Doris Kearns Goodwin,
The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys: An American Saga
, Simon and Schuster, 1987, p. 675.

‘I do not seem …’: RK to KK, 24 February 1944, cited in Smith,
Hostage to Fortune
, p. 577.

p. 358 ‘
She was deeply
…’: author’s interview with Janie Compton, November 2005.

‘Ursula Wyndham Quinn …’: cited in Leamer,
The Kennedy Women
, p. 356.

‘Kick calls to me …’: cited in D. Collier and P. Horowitz,
The Kennedys
:
An American Drama
, Summit Books, 1984, pp. 142–3.

‘The thing the priest …’: ibid.

p. 359 ‘
When both people
…’: RK to KK, 24 February 1944, cited in Smith,
Hostage to Fortune
, p. 577.

‘The Duchess with …’: KK to parents, 22 March 1944, cited ibid., p. 578.

p. 360 ‘
When I left
…’: ibid.

‘I am no good …’: ibid.

p. 361 ‘
If, he promised
…’: Collier and Horowitz,
The Kennedys
, p. 159.

‘Of course …’: KK, round-robin letter to family, 4 April 1944, cited in Smith,
Hostage to Fortune
, p. 581.

p. 362 ‘
Dear Mrs Kennedy
…’: Marquess of Hartington to RK, 30 April 1944, cited ibid., p. 584.

p. 364 ‘
Personal Reminiscences
…’: cited ibid.

‘Everyone pointed …’: ibid.

‘EFFORT IN VAIN …’: Archbishop William Godfrey to Archbishop Francis Spellman, n.d., cited ibid., p. 586.

‘As sister Eunice …’: JFK to Lem Billings, 19 May 1944, cited in Collier and Horowitz,
The Kennedys
, p. 161.

p. 365 ‘
Whenever she heard
…’: JPK Jr to his parents, 8 May 1944, cited in Smith,
Hostage to Fortune
, p. 587.

‘RELIGION EVERYTHING …’: KK to JPK, 5 May 1944, cited ibid., p. 586.

‘WILL YOU KINDLY …’: Archbishop Francis Spellman to Archbishop William Godfrey, 6 May 1944, cited ibid.

p. 366 ‘
The dress
…’: Lynne McTaggart,
Kathleen Kennedy
, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1984, p. 161.

‘Charles Granby …’: ibid.

‘quite conscious …’: KK to RK, 9 May 1944, cited in Smith,
Hostage to Fortune
, p. 589.

‘Parnell’s ghost …’: cited in McTaggart,
Kathleen Kennedy
, p. 159.

‘Over in America …’:
Boston Traveller
, 4 May 1944.

p. 367 ‘
Anne was mortified
…’: McTaggart,
Kathleen-Kennedy
, p. 161.

‘a shy old bird …’: JPK Jr to his parents, 8 May 1944, cited in Smith,
Hostage to Fortune
, p. 587.

‘The ring …’: Smith,
Hostage to Fortune
, p. 518.

‘It seemed better …’: JPK Jr to his parents, 8 May 1944, cited ibid., p. 587.

‘The chef …’: KK to RK, 9 May 1944, cited ibid., p. 589.

‘a few of the GIs …’: ibid.

‘Listen, you God damn …’: KK, round-robin letter to family, 18 May 1944, cited ibid., p. 592.

‘I enjoyed …’: KK to RK, 9 May 1944, cited ibid., p. 589.

p. 368 ‘
As far as
…’: JPK Jr to his parents, 8 May 1944, cited ibid., p. 587.

‘The family …’: McTaggart,
Kathleen Kennedy
, p. 163.

‘THE POWER OF SILENCE …’: JPK Jr to JPK, 7 May 1944, cited in Smith,
Hostage to Fortune
, p. 587.

‘MOST DISTRESSED …’: KK to JPK, 8 May 1944, cited ibid.

p. 369 ‘
Dearest family
…’: KK, round-robin letter to family, 18 May 1944, cited ibid., p. 594.

‘I am feeling better …’: KK, round-robin letter to family, 23 May 1944.

‘[It] gets funnier …’: ibid.

p. 370 ‘
the most perfect month
…’: KK, diary and scrapbook, 17 May 1944, cited in Kearns Goodwin,
The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys
, p. 682.

‘May the Blessed …’: cited ibid., p. 679.

‘Kick Kennedy’s …’: Evelyn Waugh to Laura Waugh, 12 May 1944,
The Letters of Evelyn Waugh
, ed. Mark Amory, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1980.

p. 371 ‘
Darling Mother
…’: KK to RK, 6 July 1944, cited in Smith,
Hostage to Fortune
, p. 597.

p. 372 ‘
Here it is
…’: RK to KK, 30 June 1944, cited ibid., p. 595.