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Dr. Kate Lister

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
249 total appearances

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American History Hit
Presidents' Private Lives

So suddenly, all of these stories came out. This was only about a decade after the JFK scandals. Those people who were witnesses to his misbehavior or were his mistresses suddenly gave press interviews, wrote books. So that's how come we know so much about JFK.

American History Hit
Presidents' Private Lives

Right, and he did not seem to be capable of understanding how much he was harming his wife. One of his friends said, you know, you are really hurting Jackie. And Kennedy said, no, I'm not. I give her everything she wants.

American History Hit
Presidents' Private Lives

Right, and he did not seem to be capable of understanding how much he was harming his wife. One of his friends said, you know, you are really hurting Jackie. And Kennedy said, no, I'm not. I give her everything she wants.

American History Hit
Presidents' Private Lives

Right, and he did not seem to be capable of understanding how much he was harming his wife. One of his friends said, you know, you are really hurting Jackie. And Kennedy said, no, I'm not. I give her everything she wants.

American History Hit
Presidents' Private Lives

So to get back at him, she would spend wildly. And at the last minute, as first lady, she would often refuse to go to events where people were lining up looking forward to meet her because she knew it drove him crazy.

American History Hit
Presidents' Private Lives

So to get back at him, she would spend wildly. And at the last minute, as first lady, she would often refuse to go to events where people were lining up looking forward to meet her because she knew it drove him crazy.

American History Hit
Presidents' Private Lives

So to get back at him, she would spend wildly. And at the last minute, as first lady, she would often refuse to go to events where people were lining up looking forward to meet her because she knew it drove him crazy.

American History Hit
Presidents' Private Lives

Well, there are two issues of that. One is there was a potential for spies. You know, back in World War II, he was having an affair with a Swedish woman who was thought to be a spy for Hitler. Brilliant. Well done. The Olympics. And she thought he was a man with a very kind heart. She wrote that Hitler was a man with a kind heart. Jesus Christ. And so the FBI bugged their sexual encounters.

American History Hit
Presidents' Private Lives

Well, there are two issues of that. One is there was a potential for spies. You know, back in World War II, he was having an affair with a Swedish woman who was thought to be a spy for Hitler. Brilliant. Well done. The Olympics. And she thought he was a man with a very kind heart. She wrote that Hitler was a man with a kind heart. Jesus Christ. And so the FBI bugged their sexual encounters.

American History Hit
Presidents' Private Lives

Well, there are two issues of that. One is there was a potential for spies. You know, back in World War II, he was having an affair with a Swedish woman who was thought to be a spy for Hitler. Brilliant. Well done. The Olympics. And she thought he was a man with a very kind heart. She wrote that Hitler was a man with a kind heart. Jesus Christ. And so the FBI bugged their sexual encounters.

American History Hit
Presidents' Private Lives

And so he was transferred to the Pacific. But even when he was president, 20 years later, he had an affair with a woman who was thought to be an East German spy and another woman called Judith Campbell, known as the Mafia Mole. She was the mistress of the crime boss of Chicago, the fellow who had taken over from Al Capone. So he was just setting himself up for blackmail, completely reckless.

American History Hit
Presidents' Private Lives

And so he was transferred to the Pacific. But even when he was president, 20 years later, he had an affair with a woman who was thought to be an East German spy and another woman called Judith Campbell, known as the Mafia Mole. She was the mistress of the crime boss of Chicago, the fellow who had taken over from Al Capone. So he was just setting himself up for blackmail, completely reckless.

American History Hit
Presidents' Private Lives

And so he was transferred to the Pacific. But even when he was president, 20 years later, he had an affair with a woman who was thought to be an East German spy and another woman called Judith Campbell, known as the Mafia Mole. She was the mistress of the crime boss of Chicago, the fellow who had taken over from Al Capone. So he was just setting himself up for blackmail, completely reckless.

American History Hit
Presidents' Private Lives

The other security issue is that these women would show up at the White House door and say, you know, the president invited me and the Secret Service knew he was not going to wait happily for them to, you know, check these women out. I mean, there was no internet. There was, I mean, how are you even going to check these women out at the door? So they would let them up

American History Hit
Presidents' Private Lives

The other security issue is that these women would show up at the White House door and say, you know, the president invited me and the Secret Service knew he was not going to wait happily for them to, you know, check these women out. I mean, there was no internet. There was, I mean, how are you even going to check these women out at the door? So they would let them up

American History Hit
Presidents' Private Lives

The other security issue is that these women would show up at the White House door and say, you know, the president invited me and the Secret Service knew he was not going to wait happily for them to, you know, check these women out. I mean, there was no internet. There was, I mean, how are you even going to check these women out at the door? So they would let them up

American History Hit
Presidents' Private Lives

And they were very worried because even if they didn't have a weapon on them, after sex, Kennedy would, he'd have some cold dishes prepared in the little kitchen up in the residence. And there were butcher knives up there. And the Secret Service was very much afraid they'd find the president stabbed to death in the shower one day and there was nothing they could do about it.

American History Hit
Presidents' Private Lives

And they were very worried because even if they didn't have a weapon on them, after sex, Kennedy would, he'd have some cold dishes prepared in the little kitchen up in the residence. And there were butcher knives up there. And the Secret Service was very much afraid they'd find the president stabbed to death in the shower one day and there was nothing they could do about it.

American History Hit
Presidents' Private Lives

And they were very worried because even if they didn't have a weapon on them, after sex, Kennedy would, he'd have some cold dishes prepared in the little kitchen up in the residence. And there were butcher knives up there. And the Secret Service was very much afraid they'd find the president stabbed to death in the shower one day and there was nothing they could do about it.

American History Hit
Presidents' Private Lives

Yes, there was one. It's not widely known. His name was James Buchanan, and he was the president before Abraham Lincoln. He's best known for just muddling politics so badly that he helped bring on the Civil War soon after he left office. He was the only U.S. president to remain a lifelong bachelor, but that didn't mean he led a celibate life.