John F. Kennedy
Scandals and Non Cold War and Non Civil Rights Achievements
John F. Kennedy apparently had 5 affairs during his presidency. He supposedly told his brother that he needed to “sleep with different women to get rid of migraines”. These affairs had threatened national security. There were FBI documents and eyewitness reports to show that they were. Many said that he was “sleeping with the enemy”.
Marilyn Monroe was considered a national security threat because many feared that she was communist. After meeting John and his brother at a party, it was a major rumor that she was having an affair with both. According to Marilyn’s closest friends, she preferred John. He would visit her a lot at her house.
Judith Campbell had an affair with John for 3 three years. She had met him through Frank Sinatra. At the same time that she was sleeping with Kennedy, she was with “Sam Flood”. His real name was Sam Giancana. He was the leader of the Chicago mob. Being involved with the mafia is what made her a threat to America’s security.
JFK also had an affair with Ellen Rometsch. She was connected to the highest level of the East German communist party. Mariella Novotny was another one of his affairs that was communist. She had first slept with him after his presidential inauguration. While he was serving in the military, he had slept with a Danish journalist with Nazi connections.
He established the Peace Corps. The Peace Corps is an organization that sends thousands of volunteers to help the needy around the world. John F. Kennedy helped promote the art of music. He held concerts, plays, and musicals at the White House. He ordered that there can’t be discrimination when selling or leasing housing that was financed by or owned by the federal government. Kennedy tried to keep interest rates down and encourage growth of the economy by loosening the monetary policy.
President John F. Kennedy
Marilyn Monroe (one of JFK's most famous affairs)
http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv-reviews/jfks-women-the-scandals-revealed/2007/07/19/1184559941115.html
http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/celebrity/marilyn_monroe/6.html
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