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Author says JFK had affair with 19-year-old intern
Associated Press ^ | May 12, 2003 | AP

Posted on 05/12/2003 11:31:43 AM PDT by Hal1950

Author says JFK had affair with 19-year-old intern
Claim comes from ex-White House aide

NEW YORK (AP) -- President John F. Kennedy had an affair with a 19-year-old intern who traveled with him on official trips, according to a new biography of Kennedy.

"She had no skills. She could answer the phone," Robert Dallek, author of "An Unfinished Life," told "Dateline NBC" in an interview that aired Sunday. "Apparently, her only skill was to provide sexual release for JFK on those trips and maybe in the White House."

Dallek learned of the affair from a White House aide, Barbara Gamarekian, whose oral history was recently unsealed.

Gamarekian told the Daily News that she remembers only the young intern's first name, which she refused to reveal.

"It amazes me there continues to be such fascination with all things Kennedy," Gamarekian, 77, told the newspaper.

Kennedy is known to have had numerous extramarital liaisons, but this is the first report of an affair with an intern.

"There were lots of women," Dallek, whose book comes out Tuesday, told the newspaper. "The real question is: Did it distract him from his job as president? I think it really didn't."

Gamarekian had asked that the 17 pages in her oral history dealing with the intern be kept secret for a decade, then later asked the Kennedy Library in Boston, where her account is archived, to keep it sealed.

Dallek discovered the blacked-out pages while researching his book and persuaded her to disclose the information.


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: affair; anunfinishedlife; intern; jfk; robertdallek; sex
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1 posted on 05/12/2003 11:31:44 AM PDT by Hal1950
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To: Hal1950
"She had no skills."

I wouldn't say that.

2 posted on 05/12/2003 11:33:30 AM PDT by My2Cents ("Well....there you go again.")
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To: Hal1950
Gosh, I guess beelzabubba wasn't so bad after all.
3 posted on 05/12/2003 11:33:50 AM PDT by freedomson (Baruch haba b'shem Adonai!)
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To: Hal1950
Oral history?
4 posted on 05/12/2003 11:34:28 AM PDT by freedomlover
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To: Hal1950
How convenient.
5 posted on 05/12/2003 11:34:53 AM PDT by b4its2late (Who the hell wants to hear actors talk? - H. M. Warner (1881-1958), Warner Brothers founder)
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To: Hal1950
the 17 pages in her oral history

HAHAHAHAHAA!! Great pun.

6 posted on 05/12/2003 11:35:04 AM PDT by My2Cents ("Well....there you go again.")
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To: Hal1950
Nothing surprising except that it's another hidden character in the Camelot myth.
7 posted on 05/12/2003 11:35:55 AM PDT by MEG33
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To: freedomson
Gosh, I guess beelzabubba wasn't so bad after all.

That's why it was released now....legacy repair for Billy.

8 posted on 05/12/2003 11:36:03 AM PDT by BOBTHENAILER (FReepers discover the TRUTH, and distribute it.)
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To: Hal1950
Who cares; and this was already posted on breaking news at 7:00 a.m. (edt) this morning.
9 posted on 05/12/2003 11:37:59 AM PDT by Labyrinthos
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To: Hal1950
Is it Dallek who claims JFK was a big pot-head? Anyone know where I could get documentation on that?
10 posted on 05/12/2003 11:38:52 AM PDT by Revenge Of Daffy-Duck ({ Insert Evil Laugh Here })
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To: Hal1950
OK that's it. Clintoon wasn't so bad after all.

Look real hard and you may see Sid Blumenthat dabbing a bit more Clinton seed off his lips.

11 posted on 05/12/2003 11:39:12 AM PDT by zarf (Republicans for Sharpton 2004)
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To: BOBTHENAILER
They're just trying to tear down Kennedy because he gave away tax cuts to the wealthiest 1% of Americans.
12 posted on 05/12/2003 11:39:44 AM PDT by The Old Hoosier (Right makes might.)
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To: Hal1950
How hard could it be to track down this girl? Doesn't the White House have records of who the interns are? Don't they document who goes on trips with the prez? I say its all a load of crap by (per Rush): The Clinton Legacy Rebuilders.
13 posted on 05/12/2003 11:39:44 AM PDT by uncitizen (Beware fertilizer salesmen and lawyers: they'll both try to sell you a load of crap)
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To: uncitizen
Where was Helen Thomas ?
14 posted on 05/12/2003 11:41:35 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
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To: MEG33
yes...agree....

didn't affect his job?

well, that depends.... bay of pigs....Vietnam....racial tensions...

I may be in the minority but I believe that personal morality and ethics or the lack thereof are the foundation of a person's character....

they can make excuses for Kennedy all they want...no way do I respect a man who commits adultery ....

15 posted on 05/12/2003 11:42:00 AM PDT by cherry
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To: Hal1950
Well! I guess Clinton lived up to his idol's ideals after all.
17 posted on 05/12/2003 11:43:45 AM PDT by Emily RN
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To: My2Cents
"She had no skills."

I wouldn't say that.

A golf ball through 20 feet of garden hose?

18 posted on 05/12/2003 11:44:25 AM PDT by TomB
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To: zarf
It's much easier for the Clinton Legacy Rebuilders to tear down JFK, than to make Clinton respectable.
19 posted on 05/12/2003 11:46:19 AM PDT by uncitizen (Beware fertilizer salesmen and lawyers: they'll both try to sell you a load of crap)
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To: Hal1950
Dallek learned of the affair from a White House aide, Barbara Gamarekian, whose oral history was recently unsealed.

LOL

20 posted on 05/12/2003 11:46:45 AM PDT by yonif
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