Forever Young: My Friendship with John F. Kennedy, Jr. - William Noonan

Category: Autobiography & Biographies, Political
Language: EnglishKeywords: Camelot Jackie Onassis JFK John F. Kennedy John Kennedy Jr. Memoir politics
Written by William Noonan
Read by Adam Grupper
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Unabridged
For 25 years William Noonan and John F. Kennedy, Jr., were best friends. Sharing an adolescence in Hyannisport, Massachusetts, the two frequented beach bonfires and the Monday-night yacht-club dances, took road trips, shared albums, sneaked cigarettes on the widow’s walk of John’s house, and scored beer together. And as they grew older, John and Billy never lost the connection they forged in the Kennedy compound as two young boys who had both tragically lost their fathers.
A humble and touching memoir, Forever Young uncovers the private John F. Kennedy, Jr., from the matchless vantage point of a longtime childhood friend. Forever Young is packed with never revealed details of John and Carolyn Bessette’s courtship and wedding, the launch of the magazine George, John’s unusually close relationship with his mother Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and the heartbreaking aftermath of the plane crash off Martha’s Vineyard that killed John, Carolyn, and Carolyn’s sister.
Noonan also shares the more ribald episodes, including John’s many famous conquests, skirmishes with paparazzi, and his stint as People’s “Sexiest Man Alive.” The definitive story of the son of Camelot, Forever Young is a touching and revelatory tribute to a friendship between two men—and a life cut devastatingly short.
Co-authored with Robert Huber
Date of release: 2006
Length: 8 hours 25 minutes
For 25 years William Noonan and John F. Kennedy, Jr., were best friends. Sharing an adolescence in Hyannisport, Massachusetts, the two frequented beach bonfires and the Monday-night yacht-club dances, took road trips, shared albums, sneaked cigarettes on the widow’s walk of John’s house, and scored beer together. And as they grew older, John and Billy never lost the connection they forged in the Kennedy compound as two young boys who had both tragically lost their fathers.

A humble and touching memoir, Forever Young uncovers the private John F. Kennedy, Jr., from the matchless vantage point of a longtime childhood friend. Forever Young is packed with never revealed details of John and Carolyn Bessette’s courtship and wedding, the launch of the magazine George, John’s unusually close relationship with his mother Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and the heartbreaking aftermath of the plane crash off Martha’s Vineyard that killed John, Carolyn, and Carolyn’s sister.

Noonan also shares the more ribald episodes, including John’s many famous conquests, skirmishes with paparazzi, and his stint as People’s “Sexiest Man Alive.” The definitive story of the son of Camelot, Forever Young is a touching and revelatory tribute to a friendship between two men—and a life cut devastatingly short.

Co-authored with Robert Huber

Date of release: 2006
Length: 8 hours 25 minutes