| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xxi, 602 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
An unthinkable tragedy -- Jackie. Trying to let go of the past -- An invitation from Rose -- Jackie's' thirty-ninth -- Some enchanted evening -- Jackie : "the Kennedys can't support me forever" -- Negotiating for Jackie -- Eunice. Eunice Kennedy Shriver -- Camp Shriver at Timberlawn -- What happened to Rosemary Kennedy? -- Lobotomy -- Joseph Patrick Kennedy -- Sarge. Sargent Shriver -- "A very good Shriver" -- Bobby Kennedy -- Getting Sargent out of the way -- Torn loyalties -- Questioning LBJ's motives -- The decision is made -- Not meant to be -- Humphrey-Shriver? -- Ted disappoints -- Sargent appeals to Ted -- Ted. "Sick with grief" -- Chappaquiddick -- Ted Kennedy -- Joan Kennedy -- "The end of Camelot" -- Strategizing a way out -- "All people make mistakes -- not just Kennedys" -- Joseph Kennedy dies -- Dealing with the fallout -- Ethel. Ethel Kennedy -- A cross to bear -- Hyannis Port terrors -- Pot bust -- Jackie, Ari, and the Lawfords. Jackie talks to Rose about her new life -- Remembering JFK -- Clinging to each other after Camelot -- Onassis : father figure? -- Jackie and the Secret Service -- A problem like Maria -- Pat and Peter Lawford -- Sargent tries yet again. Always in the way -- Shriver for vice president -- "Same ol' Sarge" -- The third generation in trouble. An accident results in paralysis -- November 1973 : ten years -- Ted Jr.'s cancer -- Hickory Hell? -- Poor Ari. Onassis's many problems -- Jackie and Sinatra -- Ari dies -- Who should represent the Kennedys at the funeral? -- "Let's try to move on with our lives" -- Rosemary and Rose. "We must never give up" -- Rose's precious yesterdays and priceless tomorrows -- Shriver for President. Sarge takes a "leap of faith" -- Stephen and Jean Kennedy Smith -- Yet another disappointment for Sarge -- Ted's 1980 campaign. Ted's presidential decision -- "S.O.S! The elephant is chasing Amy Carter!" -- The Joan factor -- The Roger Mudd interview -- Ted : "the dream never dies" -- End of a marriage -- David's story. "The Kennedy's biggest shame" -- Intervention for David -- Bobby Jr.'s surprising drug bust -- "I love you, Mom. That's all I got" -- A kidnapping attempt at the compound -- Always tomorrow? -- Room 107 -- "Without faith and family, we have nothing" -- Kennedy upheaval. Disagreements about the Kennedy Foundation -- Sarge on the Kennedy curse : "so be it" -- Eunice faces a family revolt -- Peter Lawford dies -- Intervention for Pat -- Caroline, John, and Maurice. Caroline Kennedy -- John Kennedy Jr. -- John and Madonna -- Career girl -- Maurice Tempelsman -- Caroline Kennedy and Maria Shriver both marry -- William Kennedy Smith and the Palm Beach scandal. Eunice's dire prediction to Ted -- Ted's and Jean's sad memories -- An alleged rape at the Kennedy estate -- Tough love -- Victoria Reggie -- "Mad as hell" -- Ted recognizes his shortcomings -- The William Kennedy Smith trial -- Jean Kennedy Smith : ambassador -- Kennedy wives, old and new. Ted and Vicki marry -- Two very different kinds of Kennedy wives -- The new wife -- Pat's regrets -- Jackie : her final years. "Life goes on" -- Jackie's "bad news" -- No words -- One regret -- Too young to die -- Vigil -- Always Jackie -- John and Carolyn. John Kennedy Jr. at a crossroads -- Carolyn Bessette -- Rose Kennedy dies -- Paparazzi war zone -- John's risky proposition -- George -- John proposes to Carolyn -- Relationship woes -- John and Carolyn marry -- Michael's story. Michael Kennedy's troubles -- "Oh my God, not again!" -- Reckless or accidental? -- Grace under pressure -- "Okay, Lord, the Kennedys have had enough." -- A peaceful time. Ethel's change for the better -- Flynn -- John Kennedy Jr. : running on water -- Camelot loses its prince. Mike Tyson's advice -- "The worst that could happen" -- "Please tell me John's not dead" -- We need a miracle now more than ever" -- A sister's grief -- "Our prince is gone" -- What families do -- Transitions. Rosemary Kennedy : free at last -- An ongoing struggle -- Pat Kennedy Lawford dies -- Ted Kennedy and the Obama endorsement -- Ted's diagnosis -- The troops rally -- "Wise men never try" -- Looking ahead. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend -- The third generation -- Maria Shriver -- Senator Caroline Kennedy? -- Caroline bows out -- No regrets -- Ted : rest in peace. |
| Summary |
In this ambitious and sweeping account, Taraborelli continues the Kennedy family chronicle begun with his bestselling "Jackie, Ethel, Joan" and provides a behind-the-scenes look at the years "after Camelot." |
| Subject |
Kennedy family.
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| Genre/Form |
Family memoirs.
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| ISBN |
9780446553902 alkaline paper $29.99 |
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0446553905 alkaline paper |
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