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Hyperion to Publish Jacqueline Kennedy Oral History Interviews from 1964 to Be Edited by Caroline Kennedy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hyperion Contact: Marie Coolman Executive Director of Publicity 917-661-2050 [email protected] JFK Library Contact: Rachel Day 617-514-1656 [email protected] Cutter Media Group contact: Stephanie Cutter 202-528-0143 [email protected] Hyperion to Publish Jacqueline Kennedy Oral History Interviews from 1964 to Be Edited by Caroline Kennedy April 13, 2010—Hyperion today announced plans to publish an historic new book based upon never- before-disclosed interviews with Jacqueline Kennedy. The book is scheduled for publication in September 2011. Conducted in the spring of 1964 and intended for deposit at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum—not yet in existence at the time—Mrs. Kennedy’s conversations with historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. were part of a wide-ranging oral history project that captured the recollections and reflections of those close to President Kennedy shortly after his death. The seven interviews have remained strictly sealed since then in accordance with Mrs. Kennedy’s wishes. Now, in connection with the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy Administration, in association with the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Mrs. Kennedy’s family plans to make available both the interview transcripts and the 6.5 hours of audio recordings of those interviews. The book will be edited and introduced by Caroline Kennedy, and will also include historical annotations and contextual explanations provided by a respected historian. The interviews cover a wide range of subjects from John F. Kennedy’s early campaigns to the Cuban Missile Crisis, including Mrs. Kennedy’s evolving sense of herself and her role as First Lady; family and married life in the White House; and President Kennedy’s plans for a second term. In these conversations, Mrs. Kennedy shares revealing insights into the politics and personalities of the day. The announcement of the new book was made by Ellen Archer, President and Publisher of Hyperion. Of the deal, Archer said, “We are truly honored to publish a project of such historical significance. These interviews offer a remarkable window into the intelligent, courageous, and keen observer that Jacqueline Kennedy was. Readers will be riveted.” Executive Editor Gretchen Young, Caroline Kennedy’s longtime editor, negotiated the deal with Robert B. Barnett of Williams and Connolly and will edit the book. Hyperion acquired world rights, e-book, audio, and first serial. Proceeds from the book will be shared with the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. "My mother's passion for history guided and informed her work in the White House," said Caroline Kennedy, president of the Kennedy Library Foundation. "She believed in my father, his vision for America, and in the art of politics, and felt it was important to share her knowledge and excitement with future generations. It is a privilege for me to honor the memory of my parents by making this unique history available.” The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library’s Oral History Project is one of the institution’s oldest continuing activities. The program was started by close associates of the President shortly after his death in an effort to capture recent, vivid memories of those who knew him. Beginning in the spring of 1964, hundreds of oral history interviews were conducted with a variety of individuals including Robert Kennedy and Eunice Kennedy Shriver and R. Sargent Shriver, Theodore Sorensen, Robert McNamara, McGeorge Bundy, President Gerald Ford, and Lady Bird Johnson. Mrs. Kennedy’s interviews are part of the Jacqueline Kennedy Collection housed at the Kennedy Library. During this anniversary period, additional material is being donated by Caroline Kennedy and will be processed and opened to the public. The collection includes memos and correspondence from the White House relating to Mrs. Kennedy’s White House restoration project, White House entertaining, travels abroad, relationship with the press, and historic preservation. The collection also includes clothing, jewelry, scrapbooks, and photographs. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s administration, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Foundation are collaborating with organizations across the country in an effort to remind a new generation of Americans of the ideals that President Kennedy embraced: the responsibilities of citizenship; the importance of public service; a belief in democracy, civil rights, and the pursuit of social justice; and the value of civil political debate. The publication of the never-before-released interviews with Jacqueline Kennedy is central to the efforts surrounding the 50th anniversary. Caroline Kennedy is the author and editor of seven bestselling books on constitutional law, American history, politics, and poetry. A graduate of Harvard University and Columbia Law School, Kennedy is the Vice Chair of the New York City Fund for Public Schools. She is the President of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. Hyperion, founded in 1991, publishes general-interest fiction and non-fiction hardcover, trade, and mass- market paperback books for adults, and includes the Voice, Miramax, ABC Daytime Press, and Hyperion eBooks and Audio imprints. Hyperion is the adult trade book publishing unit of the Disney/ABC- Television Group, which is part of The Walt Disney Company. For further information, please visit www.hyperionbooks.com The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is a presidential library administered by the National Archives and Records Administration and supported, in part, by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, a non-profit organization. The Kennedy Presidential Library and the Kennedy Library Foundation seek to promote, through educational and community programs, a greater appreciation and understanding of American politics, history, and culture, the process of governing, and the importance of public service. For further information, please visit www.jfklibrary.org # # # HYPERION, 114 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011 JFK LIBRARY FOUNDATION, Columbia Point, Boston, MA 02125 .
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