The Kennedys' New York

American Royalty in the Greatest City in the World

By: Tim English

Narrated by: Tim English

Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins

Publisher's summary

For the first time, The Kennedys' New York: American Royalty in the Greatest City in the World reveals how New York City played a critical role in the Kennedy family saga. Through exhaustive research, the book will present listeners with a wealth of new and often surprising facts about America’s most fascinating family while explaining in detail how the time they spent in New York shaped the course of their lives.

The Kennedys' New York provides listeners with a guidebook to the places that played a crucial role in this great American story. The Kennedys' New York takes listeners to the locations where history happened. Each place has a story to tell, giving listeners a unique perspective on the Kennedy family’s history in New York, their chosen home. In The Kennedys' New York listeners will discover:

* The small theater where, in 1985, John Jr. acted in a play with a plot that eerily anticipated his tragic 1999 airplane accident.

* The doctor’s office on W. 16th St. where JFK would finally have his back pain eased, allowing him to endure the rigors of the 1960 campaign and the presidency.

* The New York hospital where JFK nearly died in 1954 and another hospital to which he was repeatedly–and secretly–admitted a few years later.

* The Upper East Side hotel at which JFK said a final goodbye to his young paramour in November of 1963, which would also be the site of John Jr.’s secret meeting with Princess Diana decades later.

* The midtown theater where Jackie viewed the X-rated film I Am Curious Yellow in 1969.

* The restaurant on West 51st St. where John Jr. ate his last meal.

* The private club to which JFK went after ditching his secret service detail while President one night in 1963, later grabbing a taxi back to his hotel!

* The two downtown New York apartment buildings where Carolyn Bessette lived in anonymity prior to her marriage.

Even listeners well versed in Kennedy literature will learn new and often surprising information in The Kennedys' New York!

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