The boys were exposed to a steady parade of houseguests and visitors from all over, including foreigners—diplomats, businessmen, a chef in the Japanese imperial household, the crown prince of Swaziland—who came to dinner through the World Affairs Council. The O’Connors arranged for the boys to live in Mexico for six weeks on an exchange program, and for several months they cared for a Hispanic couple’s son, a star football player from Duncan, Arizona, who had lost a leg because of medical malpractice.
