The Last week of JFK Jr, a timeline.
Here's an incomplete list of the events that occurred during the last week of J&C. I compiled it using books and this thread.
Morning: Carolyn was at the Vineyard with Carole Radziwill, and Holly.
Later on she heads out to the airport to return to NYC with Efigenio Pinheiro.
John flew from Martha’s Vineyard to Toronto to meet with Keith Stein. Once in Toronto, Stein drove John north to his offices in Aurora, Ontario.
John and his co-pilot flew back to NYC later on Monday night.
Night: John showed up at a British advertising agency party in downtown Manhattan. Only stayed for forty minutes.
Morning: JFK Jr was still in CAM Walker.
John called Empire Executive car and Limousine service of Manhattan to pick them up at home and deliver them to Paramount Plaza Building, where George maintained office space on the 41st floor.
John and Carolyn held a breakfast reception at George for the executive board of the Robin Hood foundation.
Following the breakfast, Carolyn went shopping at Bergdorf Goodman, then picked up her sister Lauren at the midtown Manhattan office of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter.
1:30 p.m: Carolyn and Lauren were dropped off at the Stanhope Hotel. John joined his wife and sister-in-law for lunch in the hotel cafe M.
After lunch, John returned to George offices and dealt with financial papers.
He also spoke to Caroline over the phone.
Richard Blow overheard John's conversation with Carolyn, which lasted five minutes. He was only able to make out the following, "Well, Goddammit, Carolyn, you're the reason I was up at three o' clock last night!"
4 p.m: John received a call from Janet Reno’s office to discuss an upcoming interview with Reno for George magazine.
5 p.m: John telephoned Jacques Lowe, and recounted details of his latest altercation with Carolyn. He told Lowe that he intended to spend the next night or two at the Stanhope Hotel.
8 p.m : John returned to the Stanhope after work, and checked into room 1511.
Ordered light supper from room service, and ate while watching the evening news on television.
Several hours later John received a visit from Julie Baker. She stayed with John and watched a video until 12:30 a.m. She then left, but insisted she join John for breakfast the next morning. .
John and his cousin Chris Lawford cruised West Village that night, having dinner then checked out some parties.
8 a.m: John had breakfast with Julie Baker at the Stanhope dining room, Cafe M.
After breakfast, John taxied to Lenox hill Hospital and his CAM Walker removed, he was given a walking cane, and a new pair of lightweight metal crutches.
10:30 a.m: He left the hospital and went to the North Moore apt for a change of clothes, and packed a weekend bag to take back with him to the hotel.
Afterwards, he stopped at Kennedy family offices on 500 Fifth avenue to retrieve his quarterly financial statement, and bumped into cousin Chris K. Lawford. According to Lawford, John had lost his crutches was dragging his broken foot.
Early afternoon: He had lunch with publisher Peter Jay Russo to discuss the future of George. They lunched at San Domenico on Central Park South. They lunched in his usual booth. At one point, he hobbled over on his injured ankle to hug and kiss Diane Sawyer and chat with her lunch companions, Leslie Stahl and Peggy Noonan. He told them he wasn’t letting his crutches slow him down. Restaurant co-owner Marisa May says he was in a great mood. He thanked her for always protecting his privacy. “Remember, I brought Carolyn [Bessette] here before anyone knew,” he said. “I hope to bring the whole family soon.”
Afternoon at George: John called the edit staff into the conference room for a meeting. Then John met with the George business staff.
Later that afternoon, John showed up at La Palestra,he put in a two-hour workout, says a source, and handed studio owner Pat Manocchia a set of keys to his loft, so Manocchia could spend the weekend.
Met with Gary Ginsberg and both were driven to Yankee Stadium to watch a Yankee/Braves game.
After the game John, and Gary ate a ‘midnight snack’, and shared a car home, during which both discussed Jack Kliger, and Anthony Radziwill's sickness, John also told Gary he was ready to fly again.
After the game, John returned to his North Moore apartment to spend time with Carolyn.
Shortly after 1 a.m and by 2.am: John instructed the driver to head south on 5th avenue, because he would be staying at the Stanhope Hotel.
Friday, July 16:
9 a.m: John checked out of the Stanhope Hotel, and ate breakfast at the hotel Carlyle on Madison avenue.
10 a.m: John came into George offices, and began discussing the upcoming Rob Lowe cover.
John also attended a meeting with Jack Kliger at the George office to discuss the future of the magazine.
John told Rosemarie Terenzio that Carolyn didn’t want to attend Rory’s wedding. Terenzio was able to convince Carolyn to attend the wedding, and told Carolyn to go shopping for a dress.
Carolyn spent nearly 2 hours in the afternoon shopping at Saks Fifth avenue for a dress with a friend.
John returned to the Stanhope to collect his papers.
At about noon, John received a telephone call from Brian Calcagne, director of sales for Air Bound Aviation. Calcagne asked John if he was planning on flying the Saratoga later that day. Confirming the flight, John asked the caller to have the aircraft ready for departure by early evening.
John then got a call from Robert Merena, a flight instructor who wanted to know if Kennedy needed somebody to accompany him to Martha’s Vineyard. John told the instructor he wanted to fly the plane himself.
1 p.m: John went to lunch with Richard Blow at the Trionfo, John was still using crutches even though his cast was off. He ordered salad, chicken in white wine sauce, and peppermint tea.
After lunch with Richard, John returned to George offices.
3 p.m: John placed a phone call to William Noonan, to cancel a dinner appointment the two had set up for later on Friday night.
5:00 p.m: John went into Richard’s office to ask him about publishing a poem in the magazine, both of them thought it was a bad idea, and John returned to his office, phoned New York literary agent Sterling Lord, and John let him know the poem won’t be published.John also wrote a rejection letter and sent it to them.
5:30 p.m: John was on the phone with Lauren Bessette and agreed to meet her at 6:30 p.m in front of his office building.
John informed Rosemarie Terenzio he was going to work out, then head off for the weekend.
Rosemarie Terenzio reminded John to meet Lauren in the lobby at 6:30.p.m
He then checked the Weather Service International’s aviation website to determine the weather conditions for Martha’s Vineyard.
6:30 p.m: John left George offices and went to meet Lauren.
6:45 p.m: Carolyn was seated in the back of a Lincoln Town Car en route to Essex County airport.
8:25 p.m: Carolyn called Carole Radziwill and told her “We’re getting a late start, I’ll call you in the morning.”
8:38 p.m: Tower at Essex County airport cleared John for takeoff.
9:24: John flew over Westerly, Rhode Island.
9:39 p.m: John radioed the airport and said he was 13 miles from the airport and 10 miles from the coast.
9:40 pm : John’s plane descent rate eventually exceeded 4,700 fpm (53 mph). The target's last radar position was recorded at 2140:34 at an altitude of 1,100 feet."
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