Dr. Kate Lister
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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.
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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
When he was a young man, he met William Rufus King, who was what we might call flamboyantly gay, and they developed a lifelong relationship and often lived together. King was a senator from Alabama. So over the course of their 23 years as a couple, they would often socialize in Washington and they were known as Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan or Aunt Nancy and Miss Fancy.
When he was a young man, he met William Rufus King, who was what we might call flamboyantly gay, and they developed a lifelong relationship and often lived together. King was a senator from Alabama. So over the course of their 23 years as a couple, they would often socialize in Washington and they were known as Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan or Aunt Nancy and Miss Fancy.
When he was a young man, he met William Rufus King, who was what we might call flamboyantly gay, and they developed a lifelong relationship and often lived together. King was a senator from Alabama. So over the course of their 23 years as a couple, they would often socialize in Washington and they were known as Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan or Aunt Nancy and Miss Fancy.
So those were terms usually used to denote gay men. And when King went to France to serve as US ambassador in the 1840s, Buchanan wrote to a friend that he was very lonely and that he'd gone a-wooing to several gentlemen, but they had all turned him down. So William Rufus King became vice president and died in 1853. And then a few years later, Buchanan became president.
So those were terms usually used to denote gay men. And when King went to France to serve as US ambassador in the 1840s, Buchanan wrote to a friend that he was very lonely and that he'd gone a-wooing to several gentlemen, but they had all turned him down. So William Rufus King became vice president and died in 1853. And then a few years later, Buchanan became president.
So those were terms usually used to denote gay men. And when King went to France to serve as US ambassador in the 1840s, Buchanan wrote to a friend that he was very lonely and that he'd gone a-wooing to several gentlemen, but they had all turned him down. So William Rufus King became vice president and died in 1853. And then a few years later, Buchanan became president.
And when Buchanan died, his nieces and nephews went through his papers and his desk and they were so horrified by whatever it was they found there that they lit a big bonfire in the backyard immediately. No.
And when Buchanan died, his nieces and nephews went through his papers and his desk and they were so horrified by whatever it was they found there that they lit a big bonfire in the backyard immediately. No.
And when Buchanan died, his nieces and nephews went through his papers and his desk and they were so horrified by whatever it was they found there that they lit a big bonfire in the backyard immediately. No.