Jack and Lem

John F. Kennedy and Lem Billings: The Untold Story of an Extraordinary Friendship

By: David Pitts

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Paperback | 25 March 2008

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Jack and Lem explores the enduring friendship between John F. Kennedy and Kirk Lemoyne Billings (aka "Lem"). Jack Kennedy and Lem Billings met at Choate and remained friends until the Dallas gunfire that ended Kennedy's life thirty years later. Featuring interviews with Ben Bradlee, Gore Vidal, Ted Sorenson, friends, family, and many others, award -- winning journalist David Pitts begins the story with the early friendship between the men. Though Lem never held an official role in the Kennedy administration, his friendship and insight were much valued, so much so that he had his own room at the White House. This is the story of Jack and Lem and the climate for gays during he Kennedy era -- the story of a great friendship that grew and survived against the odds.

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Instinct "Finally--proof that a 'mo lived in the White House...This simple-to-digest study features fascinating, firsthand accounts from Camelot...What we leave with is that inevitably haunting question: Had he lived, what more could JFK have done for the progression of human rights?" San Francisco Chronicle, 11/22/13 "[An] excellent book...Essential reading for those seeking that which shaped JFK's indelible personality."

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Preface	p. IX
Introduction	p. XIII
The Earlier Period
The Ties That Bind (Choate, 1933-35)	p. 3
Rebels with a Cause (College, 1935-37)	p. 39
Trip of a Lifetime (1937)	p. 52
The Restless Years (1938-41)	p. 68
Courage Under Fire (War, 1941-45)	p. 83
Turning Point (1945)	p. 105
Seeking the Torch (1946-59)	p. 118
Room at the Top (The 1960 Election)	p. 155
The White House Years
One Fine Day (The Inauguration, 1961)	p. 175
First Friend (1961-63)	p. 185
A Touch of Class (1961-63)	p. 225
Blood and Tears (November 22-25, 1963)	p. 239
Lem after Dallas
The Sea Change (1933 v. 1973)	p. 253
His Final Years (1963-81)	p. 270
Acknowledgments	p. 309
Appendices
The Kennedys and the Billingses	p. 316
Timeline	p. 321
Source Notes	p. 325
Bibliography	p. 341
Index	p. 345
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