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BORN: April 28, 1944, Langley Field, Va. EDUCATION: Wake Forest U., B.A., 1967, M.A., 1967; U. of South Carolina, Ph.D., 1971 FAMILY: Wife, Betty Jo; two children RELIGION: Baptist MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Professor POLITICAL CAREER: Sought Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, 1986; U.S. House, 1994- ADDRESS: 121 East Cumberland Avenue, Dunn...
BORN: May 12, 1946, Bridgeton EDUCATION: St. Joseph's U, B.S., 1968 FAMILY: Wife, Jan; two children RELIGION: Roman Catholic MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Trucking-company operations manager POLITICAL CAREER: Cumberland County Board of Freeholders, 1985-88; New Jersey Assembly, 1988-95; Republican nominee for U.S. House, 1992; U.S. House, 1994- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 550, Vineland...
Clearly, the Fergusons were the key agents on the ground for this covert operation. On July 17, Mary Jo Ferguson wrote a note to the National Park Service requesting a permit to hold a "wedding ceremony" on Cumberland Island. The wedding would be held at the First African Baptist Church, near the northernmost point of the island. In the weeks leading up to that date, the Fergusons discreetly arranged all the supplies and staff for the dinner and the reception. Charlie Taylor, who owns a company on the mainland that provided some of the food, says...
...after the marriage. "Carolyn Bessette Kennedy," Bessette said. "That's when I knew what our assignment was," said Wise. "I'm sure my eyeballs got large." Bessette was very cordial, Wise said, and asked them not to tell anyone about the wedding. Then her plane took off for Cumberland...
...truth arrived. The drive from Greyfield to the small clapboard chapel takes 45 minutes along narrow, rutted roads. Its altar is a simple wooden stand, and its cross consists of two sticks held together by string. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' longtime butler, Efigenio Pinhiero, decorated the little church with Cumberland's wildflowers and vines. According to Bill Carroll of the National Park Service, he and about 10 others, including local deputies from the mainland and private security guards, formed a loose ring around the church to provide security. The guests began arriving in the early evening, and the ceremony started...