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First Secretary JFK Hired By Boston Editor In 1940
Marie Baker recounts answering a Boston newspaper ad for a stenographer to type John F. Kennedy's undergraduate thesis. He paid $15 weekly, dictated drafts, and later asked her help turning the work into Why England Slept. She recalls a strict boss secretary relationship with Kennedy, not socializing, as he progressed toward the presidency.
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