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In reply to the discussion: Book details JFK affair with White House teen intern [View all]book_worm
(15,951 posts)been around for several years. JFK was a serial womanizer. He could have even taken down his government if it had been revealed that he had an affair with a soviet spy (like the Profumo scandal that brought down the British government in 1963). What is most sad is that he had among his white house staff pimps such as Dave Powers who helped bring in all kinds of women for his enjoyment. As for the young lady, I read that in her last tryst with JFK (in November, 1963) she reminded him that she was going to get married soon to her college sweetheart and, so, sex would supposedly not be on the agenda anymore. So she felt that it was important that she be faithful to her marriage vows but wasn't above aiding JFK in breaking his.
Ok, I admit it. I'm not a huge JFK fan. I think he's overrated. I think he was morally bankrupt and the ultimate cold warrior and very slow with civil rights because he feared that the southern dems would stand in the way of his other programs. I guess what he did behind closed doors is none of our business, but he certainly didn't go out of his way to keep his activities secret. The press of the time knew what he was doing--all of them say so now (those still living)--but at the time they didn't publicize that kind of thing.