Esther Newberg, originally from Middletown, Connecticut, is an American literary agent and former aide to Senator Robert F. Kennedy during his 1968 presidential campaign. [1]
Political career
Newberg attended Wheaton College, [2] and joined Senator Robert F. Kennedy's staff in 1968. She was also a member of the presidential campaign staffs of Senator Edmund Muskie and Representative Mo Udall. She was one of the six " Boiler Room Girls" who socialized with Ted Kennedy and several others, on the evening of Mary Jo Kopechne's death. [3]
Literary agent
Newberg is the senior vice president at International Creative Management, a talent agency in New York City. She has represented authors such as Carl Hiaasen ( Skinny Dip) and Robert Iger ( Trace), Thomas Friedman, Michael Beschloss, Don Imus, Tom Hanks, Ina Garten, Chris Rock and Caroline Kennedy. [4]
References
- ^ Who's who at the Kennedy inquest - time.com, September 5, 1969
- ^ Wheaton College Honorary Degree Citations - Esther Newberg '63 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mary Jo Kopechne - UPI.com
- ^ New York Times, July 17, 2009
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