George Woods
George Woods was a New York City investment banker who as appointed as head of the World Bank by Kennedy. [152, p. 101]
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David Bell
David Bell was White House Budget Director. One of many staff members with Harvard connections, he did little socializing at the White House after his…
White House Family Dining Room
JFK met every Tuesday morning for breakfast with legislative leaders in the old family dining room on the first floor of the mansion. Regular attendees…
Seminole Golf Club
Seminole Club housed the golf course frequented by JFK and his family in Juno Beach, Florida. Founded in 1929, the Donald Ross-designed course was known…
Howard Baird
Howard Baird was often the captain of the Caroline, the private plane of JFK. He was at the controls for the last flight of Kennedy…
Harvard Crimson Business Board
JFK, who throughout much of his early life considered a career in journalism, won a place his senior year on the Harvard Crimson business board….
Down
JFK headed down to Hyannis Port from Cambridge with pal Bill Coleman for a weekend break from Harvard. [3, p. 292]
James Seymour
James Seymour was Jack’s chief factotum as he raced to write his manuscript for his senior thesis in the spring of 1940. While JFK was…
Donald Thurber
Donald Thurber was a Harvard chum of Jack’s. He relayed his impressions of Kennedy to another biographer, He was a person who would ask questions…
Jim Reed
Jim Reed met JFK on the troop transport to the Pacific war theatre. Birthed in the cabin next to Jack’s, they became fast friends. “We…
Johnny Burns
Johnny Burns was a Kennedy family friend and a judge in Massachusetts. He was asked by the Kennedy’s to provide a reference for Jack for…
Bart Brickley
Bart Brickley wrote a letter of reference for JFK for his commission into the United States naval reserve. The prominent Boston attorney wrote that he…
Jack Daly
Jack Daly was a Kennedy neighbor in Hyannis Port. Daly was Chairman of the board of Republic Aviation and sent insider stock trading tips to…
Phil Potter
Phil Potter was the skipper of PT 169. His boat had become detached from the second group of PTs who went on on patrol with…
Barbara Gamarekian
Barbara Gamarekian was a press aide who began employment from the first day of the JFK administration. [15, p. 80]
Narragansett Times
JFK, along with his close friend Jim Reed, was a part owner of the Narragansett Times, in Rhode Island. [15, p. 66]
David Levy
David Levy was skipper of the PT 48 and served alongside Jack Kennedy in the Solomons. Levy was the comrade who get JFK into trouble…
Bunny Waters
Jack dated beauty queen Bonnie “Bunny” Waters during his time at the Melville PT training program in Rhode Island in the late fall and early…
Bryant Larson
Bryant Larson was the skipper of PT109 immediately before command was given to JFK. Larson, along with executive officer Lennie Thom and the crew, had…
Gene
Gene Foncannon was a US navy officer who bunked with JFK in the Solomons. Several weeks into his stay after reporting for duty JFK suggested…