Of Fathers and Sons

Of Fathers and Sons

The author’s father, Joe McGinniss Sr., in 1976. Photograph by Jill Krementz. To the outside world, my father was a gifted and accomplished author. To his family, he was a self-destructive and deeply flawed man By Joe McGinniss Jr. “If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better.” —Anne LamottThe letter that arrived in the form of an e-mail was surprising. Maybe it shouldn’t have been. Its tone was semi-formal, …