Talk:Kenneth O'Donnell

Did this guy really die of cirrhosis? Where are the sources?

Common to popular belief, it is impossible to die of "alcoholism", per se. Cirrhosis, drunken driving, suicide, reckless behaviors, yeah, but not alcohol in and of itself. Perhaps this page could use a little clarification. "Alcoholism", really? How did he really die? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.200.29.19 (talk) 23:33, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Thirteen Days

Isn't this man somehow related to one of the creators Thirteen days? I heard he was and that that could explain his huge role in that movie. Evilbu 21:44, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

He definately did not serve in the USAF - it was not esablished until after WWII. 146.243.4.157 14:50, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

It read US Army Air Force. 96.244.98.167 (talk) 21:48, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

The Lawrence O'Donnell, jr. page mentions that Kenneth O'Donnell is his father, yet the Kenneth O'Donnell page says nothing about Lawrence O'Donnell, jr. Also, whay would Lawrence O'Donnell be a 'junior' if his father's name is Kenneth. Neither page mentions a name change (except the reversal of K.O'D's first and middle initials). Can anyone explain the discrepencies (if any)? (are they really related, adopted, etc)

-Thanks

Answers to a few question submitted;

Yes Kenneth O'Donnell's son Kevin was part owner of Beacon Pictures that produced "13 Days" and had a role in the development of the movie and had a part in the film along with his son David. No this did not inflate the role of O'Donnell played by Costner.

No Lawrence O'Donnell is not related to Kenny. He had 5 childred Kenny Jr, Kevin, Kathleen, Mark and Helen.

O'Donnell was not in the USAF but was in the US Army Air Corps it's predicesor. He was lead Bombader of the 8th Air Force amd twice shot down and recieved the distingushed flying cross among many other significant citations.

Mark O'Donnell —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 216.253.81.50 (talk) 22:24, August 22, 2007 (UTC)

extra info that may or may not go into the main article

daughter, helen o'donnell, gave a moving interview of her father on npr: http://search.npr.org/cf/cmn/cmnps05fm.cfm?SegID=463 . — Eric Herboso 22:05, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

Bias?

This article seems overly critical without discussing many of O'Donnell's contributions to the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations. What do others think?—Preceding unsigned comment added by [[User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{1}}}|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{1}}}|contribs]])

NPOV issues

"The recent autobiography "Counselor" by Ted Sorensen, who served as special counsel to President Kennedy, revealed O'Donnell's role in polarizing the JFK staff into the professional"politicians" and the academicians (such as Sorenson and Arthur Schlesinger). His antipathy to Sorensen ran so deep that in 1976/77 he worked to derail Sorenson's nomination as Director of Central Intelligence for Jimmy Carter." This could likely just be removed, or at the very least reworded. Its written in such a way that it seems to me that it belongs more on Sorensen's page than here.

Further, the section about O'Donnell's death seems to me to be speculation more than anything else. Thoughts? Dphilp75 (talk) 02:09, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

I've just done a major rewrite with references, which should address these concerns. Thomas Blomberg (talk) 14:27, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Excellent job! I was actually just looking for thoughts on it, but you took it a step or two well beyond! I'll see about adding more citations as well! Again, great job! Dphilp75 (talk) 16:53, 26 February 2010 (UTC)