The Kennedy Men: 1901-1963 (159 page)

Kennedy, Christopher, 41, 554

Kennedy, David, 589

Kennedy, Edward Moore, Jr., 581, 585

Kennedy, Edward Moore “Teddy, ”255–58, 384–89, 397–401, 408, 580–89, 593, 614, 664–72, 689

African trips of, 357, 581, 583

alleged Communist associates of, 309–10, 584

athletic abilities of, 255–56, 277, 332–36, 420–21, 588

birth of, 61

charisma of, 668

childhood and upbringing of, 63, 67–69, 124, 129, 139, 150, 163–69, 171, 199, 202, 219, 232, 236, 255–57, 261, 276, 318, 335, 385, 389, 420

debating of, 669–70

education of, 68, 117–18, 129, 139, 150, 165, 202, 255–57, 261, 275–79, 332–36, 373, 384–85, 398–401, 583–84, 666–67

European visits of, 278–79, 359, 664–65, 670

as father, 421, 580–81

finances of, 255, 257, 385

Harvard’s expulsion of, 277–78, 333, 335, 384, 584, 666–67

heritage of, 202, 333, 701

honors of, 664

illnesses and injuries of, 124, 165–66, 398–99, 420

JFK’s assassination and, 738–39

at JFK’s funeral, 741, 743

JFK’s 1958 Senate campaign and, 344, 388–89, 392, 398

JFK’s 1960 presidential campaignand, 401, 420–21, 434, 461–62, 468, 478, 580

Joan Bennett courted by, 386–88

Joe Sr.’s British ambassadorship and, 117–18

Latin American tour of, 665, 670

married life of, 400–401, 421, 580–81, 585

military service of, 278–79, 309, 581, 687

nickname of, 385, 4001962 Senate campaign of, 581–85, 664–71

personality of, 256–57, 276, 333, 336, 385–86, 388, 398–99, 420, 582–83, 585, 668–69, 687

physical appearance of, 165, 202, 255–56, 279, 336, 386, 399, 588, 668

press relations of, 582–84

recklessness of, 385–86

Senate career of, 671–72

sense of humor of, 278–79, 461, 478, 582, 671–72

speeches of, 386, 389, 420–21, 581, 583, 585, 668

veterans honored by, 686–87

wedding of, 397–400

womanizing of, 333–34, 359, 387–88, 409, 462, 584, 665, 670

World War II and, 150, 199

Kennedy, Ethel Skakel, 234, 265–73, 373, 386, 446, 498, 592

athletic abilities of, 266, 270, 363, 567–68, 589

competitiveness of, 266, 268, 270

family of, 266–68

finances of, 272

married life of, 272–73, 331–32, 362–63, 367, 461–62, 478, 568, 570, 588, 607, 688, 714

as mother, 362–63, 367, 567–70, 607

pranks of, 265–66

pregnancies of, 273, 569

religious beliefs of, 265

RFK’s courtship of, 265–66, 268–70

wedding of, 271–72

Kennedy, Jacqueline Bouvier “Jackie, ”287, 357–60, 373, 405–8, 446, 482–83, 544, 548–50, 573–77

Dallas trip of, 731–35, 737

European visits of, 535, 538

illnesses of, 527

illustrations and sketches of, 323–24, 380

JFK’s assassination and, 740

JFK’s courtship of, 314–17, 319–21

at JFK’s funeral, 741–43

JFK’s illnesses and, 340–41, 344, 346–47, 379, 528

JFK’s inauguration and,
474
JFK’s 1960 presidential campaignand, 405, 424, 431, 433, 437, 456–57, 468

JFK’s 1964 reelection plans and, 699, 731–32

JFK’s womanizing and, 347–48, 381, 405, 407, 548, 550, 688, 692, 700

Joe Sr.’s stroke and, 592

married life of, 321–24, 326–27, 340–41, 344–46, 354–55, 358–60, 362, 380–81, 406–7, 456, 481–82, 503, 508, 513, 522, 527, 535, 548–49, 570, 575, 585–86, 588, 632, 635–36, 645, 650, 652, 688, 698–701

as mother, 381, 474, 575, 652, 741

Onassis’s cruise with, 698–99, 732

pregnancies of, 344, 354, 358–59, 381, 437, 456–57, 651, 695–98

sense of humor of, 314–15

Stevenson’s 1956 presidentialcampaign and, 354

wedding of, 319–20

and White House cultural and socialstyle, 571, 573–74

White House decor and, 482, 575–76

will of, 407–8

writings of, 322, 360, 381

Kennedy, Joan Bennett, 397–401, 408, 569

married life of, 400–401, 421, 580–81, 585, 588

as mother, 421, 580–81, 585

pregnancies of, 580–81

Ted’s courtship of, 386–88

Ted’s 1962 Senate campaign and, 581, 583–85

wedding of, 397–400

Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 39, 98–107, 130–35, 155–56, 158–64, 174–96, 223–38, 243–58, 261–62, 280–329, 334–36, 339–60, 362, 375–468, 471–516, 518–52, 557–66, 570–93, 595–96, 600–601, 620–77, 679–704, 706–43

ambitions of, 62, 155, 158–59, 175–77, 182, 206–7, 223–24, 229, 275–76, 295, 311, 313–14, 321, 340, 354–55, 389–90, 420, 432

amphetamines used by, 450, 466, 527–28, 543, 545–47

anti-Semitism of, 181, 183

and aristocratic conception of life, 325–27

articles written by, 161–62, 226–28

Asian tour of, 284, 288–91, 300, 328, 486–88, 716–18, 728

assassination of, 485, 698, 738–41

athletic abilities of, 49–51, 53, 62, 65–68, 79–80, 102, 106, 132, 139, 163–64, 167, 253–55, 334, 340, 539, 586

atomic weapons and, 245, 262, 283–84, 350, 473, 485, 509, 540–42, 630–32, 636–38, 640, 643–44, 647, 655, 659, 703, 734

awards and honors of, 92, 190, 207, 213, 351–52, 435

Billings’s relationship with, 80–81, 83–84, 92–93, 96, 98–101, 103, 105, 130–31, 133–34, 159, 178, 200–201, 532

birthday celebrations of, 236, 606–7

birth of, 31

books read by, 134–35, 145–46, 158–59, 161, 185–86, 223–24, 325–26, 648

books written by, 144–45, 158–59, 186, 223, 229, 344, 349–52, 472

celebrity of, 354, 358, 364, 379

charm and charisma of, 104, 159, 161–62, 174, 225, 236, 249, 321, 334, 379, 395–96, 432, 463, 549

childhood and upbringing of, 36–37, 43–51, 53, 61–69, 84–85, 91–92, 102, 106, 158, 166–67, 189, 193, 195, 200, 213, 224, 229, 233–34, 257, 259, 290, 293, 327, 341, 350, 380, 383, 466, 472, 481, 513, 548, 684, 735–36, 742

communism and,
246–47,
283–84, 288, 292–93, 300–301, 328–29, 438–39, 453, 455, 487–88, 509–10, 540, 564, 566, 625, 631, 681, 703, 709–10, 712, 716, 719

competitiveness of, 46, 49–50, 62, 67, 77–80, 106, 190, 195–96, 213, 550

congressional campaigns and careerof,
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House of Representatives, U.S.; Senate, U.S.courage valued by, 186, 189–91, 195–96, 203, 207, 211, 221, 225, 232–33, 247, 251, 262, 284, 288, 290, 343, 350–51, 357, 385, 429, 452, 472–73, 564, 627, 647, 655–56, 659–60, 683–85, 697, 736

Dallas trip of, 731–37, 742–43

death threats against, 734

debating of, 424–25, 448–56, 462

domestic policy and, 245–48, 291, 298, 301, 313, 378, 390, 392–93, 437, 449, 452, 457–61, 473, 481, 534, 541–42, 555, 557–61, 575, 613–17, 671–72, 706–12, 715–16, 731

education of, 47–51, 53–54, 61, 63–66, 75–76, 78–81, 84–93, 98–107, 130–33, 139, 141, 143–47, 159–61, 181–82, 194, 212, 223–24, 238, 242–43, 246, 248, 251, 256, 275–77, 334, 341, 409, 504, 707

European visits of, 131–35, 227–29, 251–52, 262, 283–86, 317–18, 347–48, 358–59, 535–38, 680–84, 694, 698

on fate, 162, 190, 192, 220, 698

as father, 381, 474, 523, 543–44, 546, 575, 586, 645, 652, 696–98, 700, 727, 732–33

finances of, 85–86, 104, 130–31, 311, 323, 340, 351, 405, 586–87, 733, 736

foreign policy and, 244–46, 283–93, 300, 328–29, 350, 375–78, 381, 392–93, 437, 439–40, 448, 451–57, 473, 477, 481, 483–516, 518–22, 525, 527, 529–31, 533–34, 536–41, 558, 562–66, 609–13, 617, 621–63, 635, 656, 672–77, 680–81, 702–3, 708, 713–14, 716–31, 734, 736

funeral of, 740–73

heritage of, 49, 54, 104, 176, 251–52, 298–99, 301, 326, 392, 415, 681–84, 701–2

illnesses and injuries of, 36–38, 45–47, 49, 64–66, 75, 78–79, 87–90, 98–101, 106, 132–33, 144, 159–60, 167–68, 179, 181–85, 187, 190–92, 202, 206, 210, 213–14, 219–21, 223–24, 236–37, 250–53, 259, 280–82, 284, 291, 299, 323–25, 334, 339–47, 349–50, 354, 359, 379–80, 391, 397, 414, 420, 434–35, 440–41, 449, 462, 522–28, 532–33, 536, 538–39, 543–47, 550, 586, 643, 651, 679–80, 685, 730–31, 734–36

inauguration of, 471–75, 481, 524, 539, 592, 647, 741–74

Jackie courted by, 314–17, 319–21

and Jackie’s cruise with Onassis, 698–99

Jackie’s pregnancies and, 358–59, 695–98

Joe Sr.’s stroke and, 591–93, 595, 620–21

Kennedy Foundation and, 394

King and, 457–61, 557–58, 560, 710–12

McCarthy and, 299, 301–3, 307, 309, 342–43, 351, 356–57, 378

manhood as viewed by, 146, 167, 184, 233–34, 293, 493, 501, 546, 564, 742

marriage planned by, 314–21

married life of, 321–24, 326–27, 331, 340–41, 344–46, 354–55, 358–60, 380–81, 384, 406–7, 414, 456, 481, 503, 508, 513, 522, 535, 549, 570, 575, 585–86, 588–92, 632, 635–36, 645, 650, 652, 688, 693, 698–701

Middle Eastern tours of, 286–88

mob connections and, 382, 408, 411, 413, 551–52, 601, 603–5, 609

Muckers’ revolt led by, 90–92, 145

narcissism of, 101, 133

narcotics used by, 528

nickname of, 187, 190

1956 vice-presidential campaign of, 353–59

1960 presidential campaign of,
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election of 1960

1960 vice-presidential running mateselected by, 434, 36

1964 reelection plans of, 693, 699, 708, 714–16, 718, 729–32

O’Donnell scandal and, 693

patriotism of, 194, 684–85

personality of, 43, 46, 77–78, 84–88, 101, 107, 130–31, 133–35, 158, 185, 224–25, 228, 230, 243–44, 248–51, 261, 310–11, 340, 353, 396, 407–8, 415–16, 419, 450, 508, 511, 513, 523, 540, 621, 637, 650

physical appearance of, 45–47, 49, 61–62, 65, 78–80, 84, 86, 91, 93, 98–99, 102–3, 132–33, 158–59, 167, 176, 190, 199, 213, 220, 223, 226, 228, 230, 236–37, 243, 249, 252–53, 272, 282, 299, 315, 323–24, 340, 345, 364, 373, 395–96, 421, 432, 436–37, 466, 471, 523, 548, 576, 586, 650–51, 702, 730, 736, 742

playboy lifestyle of, 102, 104, 130, 160, 194

on politics, 415–16, 736–37

popularity of, 62, 515, 519, 672, 735

presidential appointments of, 475–83, 665

press relations of, 574–79, 586, 666–67, 736

racketeering investigations and, 365–67, 372–73, 404–5

recklessness of, 396, 407–8

religious beliefs of, 48–50, 65, 76, 104, 171, 178, 183, 191, 249, 298, 301, 303, 325, 348, 355, 393, 407, 421–22, 427–30, 434, 442–46, 457, 461, 571, 684, 698

sense of humor of, 80, 84, 86, 89, 92, 103–4, 159–62, 223, 253, 310–11, 347, 391, 478, 549

sexual boasts of, 100–103, 201, 224–25

sexual fantasies of, 86, 89–90, 99–100, 341

speeches of, 230–31, 234–36, 245–48, 284, 291–94, 300–301, 304, 313, 328–29, 364, 375–76, 379–80, 391, 396–97, 415, 419, 429, 437–38, 444–45, 447–48, 456, 460, 467, 471–73, 481, 524, 539–41, 566, 616–17, 637, 640, 645–47, 674, 680–81, 703, 708–9, 731, 734–35, 742

Stevenson’s 1956 presidentialcampaign and, 363–64

Ted’s 1962 Senate campaign and, 581–84, 664–71

Ted’s Senate career and, 671–72

temper of, 130–31, 621

veterans honored by, 684–86

wedding of, 319–21, 397–98

and White House cultural and socialstyle, 571–74

womanizing of, 100, 102–3, 105–7, 131, 134, 144, 159–62, 172, 174–79, 181, 191–93, 203, 213, 224–26, 228, 242, 249–50, 264–65, 268, 280, 314–18, 324–26, 334, 341, 345, 347–49, 358–59, 381–82, 387, 395–97, 399–400, 405–14, 422–23, 430, 433, 477–78, 523, 527, 531, 548–52, 570, 600, 603–7, 636, 680, 688–93, 700–701