# Jerome Kennedy — Short Fiction character guide

> Jerome Kennedy in Short Fiction by Mack Reynolds.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Jerry Kennedy, Technician Jerome Kennedy, Kennedy

**First appearance:** 0020-iii

## Who they are

A technician and operative in the story's universe.

## In the story

### [Dogfight—1973](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/dogfight-1973)

The protagonist pilot who is shot down in a simulated dogfight after misidentifying an enemy aircraft.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/ii)

Relieves Chessman on watch and briefly discusses the ongoing debate.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/iv)

Assists Mayer in setting up the printing press and accompanies him through the checkpoint, carrying a hidden weapon for emergencies.

### [The Conference of the Divided Teams](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/v)

Mayer's team member and pilot; reveals the metal-transmuting machine used to control Genoa's gold-based economy, and questions the teams' policy on immortality.

### [The War Decision](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/vii)

Amschel's assistant, who questions the wisdom of war and manages the team's finances; is ordered to seek advanced weapons from the Pedagogue.

### [The Decade's Reckoning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/viii)

Genoese team member, drinks heavily, comments on Texcocan polygamy and progress.

### [The Fortieth Year Conference](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/x)

Drunk and belligerent, boasts about Genoese progress, reveals the space lighter's secret trips to Texcoco, and dismisses the value of the planets.

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