JFK Jr.: An Intimate Oral Biography

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Fascinatingthe fullest portrait of Kennedy ever written. The Washington Post

The first oral biography of John F. Kennedy Jr. is an extraordinarily intimate and detailed look at the real man behind the myth. Sharing never-before-told stories, his closest friends, confidantes, lovers, classmates, teachers, and colleagues paint a vivid portrait of one of the most beloved figures of the 20th century who still captures public imagination twenty-five years after his tragic death.

Born into the spotlight, John F. Kennedy Jr. lived a short but remarkable life filled with expectation, ambition, family pressures, love, and tragedy. JFK Jr. dives deep into his complicated psyche and explores the what-ifs, illuminating both the cultural and political moment he inhabited and the way this son of a president, so full of promise, embodied Americas most cherished hopes.

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This oral history of John Kennedy Jr. provides poignant insights and tales from scores of friends and colleagues who knew him well. Its about more than politics and celebrity. It also deals with issues of adversity, friendship, loyalty, pain, and joy. -Walter Isaacson, New York Times bestselling author

"Sprawling and fascinating, JFK Jr. was clearly written by and populated with people who love him." -Washington Post

Author Bio

RoseMarie Terenziois theNew York Timesbestselling author ofFairy Tale Interruptedand the former executive assistant to John F. Kennedy Jr. She served as JFK Jr.s chief of staff atGeorgemagazine and oversaw his public relations and philanthropic causes until his death in 1999. Terenzio is the executive producer of Paramount NetworksI Am JFK, Jr. She is from New York City, where she lives and works as a strategic communications professional.

Liz McNeil is an editor-at-large atPeople, where she has worked for the last thirty years. She was the executive producer of the Discovery+ documentaryRebuilding Hope: The Children of 9/11and the writer and executive producer ofPeoples podcastCover-Up. She lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.