▁an ▁expert ▁on ▁the ▁Kennedy ▁family ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁exhaust ive ▁tr il ogy ▁on ▁the ▁family , ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁The ▁Kennedy ▁Women ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁selection ▁of ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁the ▁Month ▁Club ▁and ▁reached ▁number ▁two ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁Best ▁S eller ▁list . ▁ ▁His ▁other ▁two ▁books ▁on ▁the ▁Kenn ed ys , ▁The ▁Kennedy ▁Men ▁and ▁S ons ▁of ▁Cam el ot ▁were ▁equally ▁well ▁received . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁often ▁been ▁interview ed ▁by ▁N BC ▁Night ly ▁News , ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁CNN ▁and ▁N PR ▁to ▁l end ▁his ▁expert ise ▁to ▁matters ▁concerning ▁the ▁Kenn ed ys , ▁Ron ald ▁Re agan , ▁and ▁American ▁politics . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁period ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy , ▁Jr ., ▁Le amer ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁on - air ▁consult ant ▁for ▁MS N BC ' s ▁coverage ▁of ▁the ▁plane ▁crash ▁and ▁subsequent ▁fun eral . ▁ ▁He ▁again ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁consult ant ▁during ▁the ▁coverage ▁of ▁former ▁President ▁Ron ald ▁Re agan ' s ▁fun eral . ▁ ▁Le amer ▁has ▁not ▁limited ▁himself ▁to ▁covering ▁only ▁the ▁Kenn ed ys , ▁as ▁several ▁of ▁his ▁other ▁books ▁have ▁g rac ed ▁best - s eller ▁lists , ▁including ▁his ▁bi ography ▁of ▁Johnny ▁Car son , ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁Night , ▁which ▁spent ▁over ▁ 6 ▁weeks ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁Best ▁S eller ▁list . ▁ ▁In ▁writing ▁his ▁novel , ▁Ass