Having written a book about her relatives.
I understood what she meant by 'that kind of book'-an unauthorized biography written without the subject's cooperation or control-but I was perplexed by her reference to my 'I have relatives she wrote a book about and they didn't like it at all.' I looked at the producer and asked what in the world she was talking about. 'I don't approve of that kind of book,' she said. He interviewed me on the air and then joined Oprah on the set with a compliment about our lively exchange. We sat down before the show began, and as I recall, Richard did most of the talking, while Oprah seemed a bit standoffish, which I didn't understand until later. ALSO BY KITTY KELLEY Jackie Oh! His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography The Royals The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynastyįoreword One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten Photo Insert One Eleven Twelve Thirteen Fourteen Fifteen Sixteen Seventeen Eighteen Photo Insert Two Nineteen TwentyĪfterword Some Oprah Credits, 1984-2009 Notes Bibliography Acknowledgmentsįoreword I MET OPRAH WINFREY when I was on a book promotion tour in Baltimore in 1981, and she was cohosting WJZ's morning show, People Are Talking, with Richard Sher.
