and i would just he laverring and the said what did salinger do today? these guys were just needling him and saying what kind of misinformation are you going to give us today, pierre. still that turn out to be a really valuable way to piece together the kennedy part of this story. as i begin to talk but kennedy and eisenhower i want to make one quick comment that we sometimes forget. this story is primarily about kennedy and eisenhower, but think of the secondary figures who are part of this story. people who are not even central stage. you richard nixon, the outgoing vice president who had been kennedy's opponent in the '60 election. lyndon johnson, the outgoing senate majority leader who is kennedy's incoming vice president. you had robert kennedy, kennedy's campaign manager who becomes attorney general. joseph kennedy. ted kennedy. jackie kennedy. some of kennedy's entourage. ted sorenson, arthur shoes injury, arthur goldberg the labor secretary and then later a supreme court judge. on the eisenhower side you had eisenhower, his brother, milton, maim