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

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.

Author: David Pitts
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 03/25/2008
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780306816239
ISBN10: 0306816237
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads of State

About the Author
David Pitts has been senior writer at the U.S. Information Agency/Voice of America, and has written for publications including the Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Christian Science Monitor. He lives in Washington, D.C.