Esther Newberg
Esther Newberg, originally from Middletown, CT, is an American literary agent and former aide to Senator Robert F. Kennedy during his 1968 presidential campaign.[1]
Political career[edit]
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 6 "Boiler Room Girls" who socialised with Ted Kennedy and several others, on the evening of Mary Jo Kopechne's death.[3]
Literary agent[edit]
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 Patricia Cornwell (Trace), Thomas Friedman, Michael Beschloss, Don Imus and Caroline Kennedy.[4] The New York Post called her "one of the most powerful agents in the literary world."[5]
References[edit]
- ^ 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
- ^ New York Post, May 30, 2010
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