| On February 5, 1964, Mrs. John F. Kennedy suggested that I write an account of the tragic and historic events in Texas and Washington ten weeks earlier. That is the first breath. The second, which must qnickly follow, is that neither Mrs. Kennedy nor anyone else is in any way answer- able for my subsequent rescarch or this narrative based upon it. My rela- tionships with all tile principal figures were entirely professional. I received no financial assistance from the Kennedy family. I was on no government payroll. No one tried to lead me, and I believe every reader, including those who were closest to the late President, will find much here that is new and some, perhaps, that is disturbing. That is my responsibility. Mrs. Kennedy asked me but one question. Before our first taping session she said, "Are you just going to put down all the facts, who ate what for breakfast and all that, or are you going to put yourself in the book, too?" I replied that I didn t see bow I could very well keep myself out of it. "Good," she said emphatically. And so I am here, weighing evidence and forming iudgments. At times you may find my presence exasperating. You may decide in the end that I have been a poor judge. But you may not conclude that I have served as anyone s amanuensis. If you doubt me you may as well stop at the end of this paragraph. |
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