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LETTERS FROM LEGENDS

and the Incredible Interviews that Inspired Them

By celebrity journalist Marian Christy

Author's impressions,

the interviews and the letters

#1 TOM BROKAW

Letter

#2 CANDICE BERGEN

Handwritten letter

#3 YOKO ONO

Handwritten note on Christmas card

#4 JACQUELINE KENNEDY ONASSIS

Letter from Jackie-O;

Two letters from intern-turned-editor who turned down

Jackie Onassis’ request

#5 DAN RATHER

Handwritten letter

#6 PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON /

JULIE NIXON EISENHOWER

Handwritten letters;

Pre-interview rejections from a Nixon aide

#7 JOAN CRAWFORD Letter

#8 CONNIE FRANCIS

Handwritten letter

#9 JERRY LEWIS / JESSICA SAVITCH

Note from Lewis;

letters from Savitch

#10 BARBARA WALTERS

Handwritten letter

#11 MARGARET MEAD

Letter

#12 GOVERNOR ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER /

MARIA SHRIVER / EUNICE SHRIVER

Handwritten letter from the Governor;

Letter from Maria;

Note from Maria’s mother, Eunice

#13 JEAN HARRIS / AMY FISHER /

LEONA HELMSLEY

Handwritten letter from Ms. Harris in jail;

Dictated letter from Leona Helmsley in jail

#14 PALOMA PICASSO

Handwritten letters

#15 MARGARET THATCHER / CAROL BURNETT /

LADY BIRD JOHNSON

Letter of apology from Ms. Burnett;

Letter from Mrs. Johnson

#16 GLORIA VANDERBILT

Handwritten letter

#17 LAUREN BACALL / BILL BLASS / LIZ TAYLOR

Letter from Bacall;

Handwritten letter from Bill Blass;

Handwritten letter from Sen. Warner, then Liz’s husband

#18 ANN LANDERS

Handwritten Letter

#19 RICHARD AVEDON

Handwritten apology for bad behavior

#20 ESTEE LAUDER / LEONARD LAUDER /

EVELYN LAUDER

Letter from Estee Lauder

#21 MRS. MARTIN LUTHER KING /

YOLANDA KING (Daughter)

Note from Mrs. King;

Letter from Yolanda King

#22 PRESIDENT GERALD FORD / BETTY FORD /

MRS. JACOB JAVITS, (Wife of the Senator)

Letter from President Ford;

Letter from Mrs. Betty Ford;

Letter from Mrs. Javits

#23 JULIA CHILD

Letter

#24 MRS. JOHN B. KELLY /

PRINCESS GRACE OF MONACO /

JOHN B. KELLY JR. / ED SULLIVAN

Letter from Mrs. Kelly;

Handwritten letter from Princess Grace;

Note from Ed Sullivan;

Autographed photos of Princess Grace

#25 QUEEN ELIZABETH, BRITAIN’S QUEEN MOTHER /

PETER RUSELL (A butler to Queen Elizabeth II)

Letter from Clarence House

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