White House by the Sea: A Century of the Kennedys at Hyannis Port (Paperback)

Hyannis Port Massachusetts is synonymous with the Kennedy family. It is where for a hundred years America s most storied political family has come to celebrate bond play and grieve. It is also the setting of so many events we remember: JFK giving his presidential acceptance speech Jackie speaking with a Life magazine reporter just days after her husband s assassination Senator Edward Kennedy seeking refuge after the Chappaquiddick crash Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger tying the knot-and even Conor Kennedy courting pop star Taylor Swift. Anyone who has lived in worked at or visited the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port has had a front-row view of history. Now with extraordinary access to the Kennedy family-and featuring dozens of rarely seen images-journalist Kate Storey gives us a remarkably intimate and poignant look at the rhythms of an American dynasty. Drawing from more than a hundred conversations with family members friends neighbors and household and security staff Storey presents a rich and textured account of the Kennedys lives in their summer refuge. The book delivers many surprising revelations across the decades including what matriarch Rose considered the family s greatest tragedy the rivalry between brothers Jack and Joe details about Jackie s life at the compound and previously unknown glimpses into JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette s loving and ill-fated relationship.