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Show The Age of Kennedy cently won a Pulitzer Prize for his book about the Kennedy administration, "A Thousand Days," )s serving as consultant to Wasser-maon the programs. According to Wasserman, much of the most interesting and revealing material about the young Kennedy is contained in his early writings. On "The Early Years," Fonda will be heard reading excerpts from Kennedy's first book, "Why England Slept," which grew out of a college best-sellin- g n Actor Henry Fond will read excerpts from John F. Kennedy's writThe Early ings and speeches in t Years," first program of the NBC White Paper, The Age of Kennedy," which will be telecast Sunday, May 29 on the NBC Television Network. Silent and sound film of Kennedy, much of it never before shown publicly, will also be presented on the program. The second part of the NBC White will be telePaper, The Presidency," ' cast the following week, Sunday, June 5 on NBC-TChet Huntley will narrate both parts of "The Age of Kennedy." Producer of the t Al NBC News for is special Wasserman. Arthur M. Schresinger Jr., who re two-par- two-par- thesis. Fonda will also quote from a letter Kennedy wrote to a friend revealing the disillusionment he experienced while attending the first United Na- tions conference at San Francisco, from Kennedys speeches as a youthful Senator, and from his "Profiles in Courage. Associate producer of "The Age of Kennedy" is Gabriel Bayz. best-selle- j schedule May 27 to June 2, 1966 - |