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John F. Kennedy's best friend for three decades was a gay man, according to a new book titled, "Jack and Lem: John F. Kennedy and Lem Billings.The Untold Story of an Extraordinary Friendship;" the book documents the relationship between the two men from its beginnings at a New England prep school in 1933 until the gunfire in Dallas in 1963.
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John F. Kennedy's best friend for three decades was a gay...
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Apr 25, 2007 · Jack and Lem explores the enduring friendship between John F. Kennedy and Kirk Lemoyne Billings (aka "Lem"). Jack Kennedy and Lem Billings met at Choate and remained friends until the Dallas gunfire that ended Kennedy's life thirty years later.
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Dec 5, 2013 · From the time John F. Kennedy and Kirk LeMoyne "Lem" Billings met at Choate, until the President's assassination thirty years later, Jack and Lem remained best friends. Lem was a virtual fixture in the Kennedy family who even had his own room at the White House.
Apr 27, 2009 · Jack and Lem explores the enduring friendship between John F. Kennedy and Kirk Lemoyne Billings (aka “Lem”). Jack Kennedy and Lem Billings met at Choate and remained friends until the Dallas gunfire that ended Kennedy’s life thirty years later.
Occupation. Businessman. Kirk LeMoyne " Lem " Billings (April 15, 1916 – May 28, 1981) was an American businessman known for his close and long-time friendship with John F. Kennedy and the Kennedy family. Billings was a prep school roommate of Kennedy, an usher at his wedding and a campaigner for his successful 1960 presidential bid.
Tony Award-winning director Michael Grandage will produce and direct Jack and Lem, a feature film chronicling the thirty-year friendship between John F. Kennedy and Kirk Lemoyne “Lem” Billings. Screenwriter David Scearce ( A Single Man) will adapt David Pitts’ book Jack and Lem: The Untold Story of an Extraordinary Friendship.
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Mar 14, 2019 · Kirk Lemoyne "Lem" Billings is the man who’s often referred to as JFK’s best friend. We speak with Library reference archivist Stacey Chandler and audiovisua...
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