A wholly kind and loving message from Jennie:
JENNIE: Well, me again. Paul, Pop finished and gives me a chance. And I'm only a little bit too happy, not a little bit. I don't have to tell you how happy I am when he gives me a chance to talk to you. And being that I don't see you, at least, when I talk I feel that I'm near you. And I feel your breathing. And it makes me very happy, sweetheart. You know what it means to me. So I wanna ask you, doll, write often which, I don't have to remind you on it, you are very good, you're doing a job. And you are very happy with it
The other children –also thanks God– write quite often to us, and that keeps it up, it keeps it going, this is life, for us it's absolutely life. Because we're far away from each other from us, and when we get a letter, it's just like, you learn things, and you feel things, like here you're talking person – ally to one another, so keep up, sweetheart, what you've been doing, and do it all the time. And I hope to God: summer is nearing up, and we'll go to New York, as Papa said to you, and I hope we should be able to get together and to spend a little more time as we did up to now.
Yes, Paul... we don't have to make ourselves think, and worry, and all that. I'm very happy with all our time, what it was, what happened with us up to now. And we couldn't ask for anything more. Naturally, the thing that we are far from the children, it bothers, it bothers a lot. But knowing that, thanks God, each and every one is in good health, and we hear often from all of you, that's a good thing.
So be all well, healthy, and we expect to hear from you very soon, write us all the good news, what's doing with you. How everybody's health is, and what you're doing with yourself, going out, see each other very often, like you told me in the last tape. We are very happy that you do so.
All my love to all of you, lots of kisses for everyone, until you'll come and I'll give you all the regular kisses. And try to... take you around and give you a squeeze to my heart. That'll feel good.
Photo: Max and Jennie 1966