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More secrets revealed behind Jackie and Bobby Kennedy's forbidden love

By
CAHIR O'DOHERTY,
Irish Voice Arts Editor

Published Thursday, July 16, 2009, 11:04 AM
Updated Thursday, July 23, 2009, 5:23 PM

 

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The photo that Heymann says makes it clear that the romantic relationship between Jackie and Bobby was a reality
The photo that Heymann says makes it clear that the romantic relationship between Jackie and Bobby was a reality. Here, Jackie is pictured at the door smiling at Bobby, who is with his wife Ethel Skakel Kennedy

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Jackie Kennedy gave her husband John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign something American politics had never seen before -- megawatt glamour. The striking young aristocrat in the slim cut Chanel suits was such a dramatic departure from generations of matronly political wives preceding her that the American public often stood five deep on city streets just to get a gawk at her.

After the austerity of the 1950s Jackie’s appearance spelled youth and vitality and a new direction for the nation. Her beauty was obvious, but she had brains and toughness of character too. It’s no wonder she became a figure of fascination overnight. 

In his new book “Bobby and Jackie: A Love Story” (Atria), author C. David Heymann argues that fascination with her extended to the president’s younger brother Bobby Kennedy as well.

Heymann begins what he calls his final book on the Kennedy family by chronicling the worst day of Jackie’s life, Friday, November 22, 1963, the day of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas.

From that point Heymann charts the impact of the tragic event on the two people who were closest to JFK, Jackie and his brother Robert Kennedy. 

It’s Heymann’s fourth book on the famous Irish American family, and there’s no question he’s an authority on his subject. But “Bobby and Jackie: A Love Story” is not a sensational tell-all; it’s the work of a respected historian, although the subject still arouses deep passion in certain quarters. In answer to this Heymann’s book is filled with the research and transcripts to seemingly silence most of his critics.

Most of his critics, but not all. Laurence Leamer, the author of “The Kennedy Men, The Kennedy Women and Camelot” recently told the press, “I believe Heymann is just trying to make a buck. Yes, Bobby and Jackie had a relationship as friends, but this romance is a total exaggeration.”

Last week a noted Kennedy family friend Arthur Schlesinger told the press that Heymann was simply beneath contempt. (Heymann, for his part, has previous quotes from Schlesinger that verify the affair).

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