1962年春的一天,美国白宫邀请《麦田里的守望者》的作者塞林格参加一个由总统肯尼迪为美国著名作家举行的宴会,凡是受邀者都可以偕家人前去。能到白宫参加总统宴,这是一份极大的荣耀,但塞林格并没有当即给出同意前往的答复。两天后,肯尼迪总统的夫人杰奎琳直接将电话打到塞林格的家里,再次邀请。当时,塞林格的女儿皮基正好坐在电话机旁,当她得知对方 One day in the spring of 1962, the White House invited Salinger, author of The Catcher in the Rye, to attend a banquet hosted by President Kennedy for a famous American writer. All invited guests could go to their families. It was a great honor to be able to attend the White House for the Presidential Fellowship, but Salinger did not immediately give his reply. Two days later, President Kennedy’s Lady Jacqueline called Salinger’s home and invited again. At that time, Salinger’s daughter Picchi was sitting right beside the telephone when she learned of each other