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Mimi Beardsley Alford finally tells the true story of her affair with President John F Kennedy -- kept secret for 40 years
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In the summer of 1962, nineteen-year-old Mimi Beardsley arrived by train in Washington, D.C., to begin an internship in the White House press office. The Kennedy Administration had reinvigorated the capital and the country—and Mimi was eager to contribute. For a young woman from a privileged but sheltered upbringing, the job was the chance of a lifetime. Although she started as a lowly intern, Mimi made an impression on Kennedy’s inner circle and, after just three days at the White House, she was presented to the President himself.
Almost immediately, the two began an affair that would continue for the next eighteen months.
In an era when women in the workplace were still considered “girls,” Mimi was literally a girl herself—naïve, innocent, emotionally unprepared for the thrill that came when the President’s charisma and power were turned on her full-force. She was also unprepared for the feelings of isolation that would follow as she fell into the double life of a college student who was also the secret lover of the most powerful man in the world. Then, after the President’s tragic death in Dallas, she grieved in private, locked her secret away, and tried to start her life anew, only to find that her past would cast a long shadow—and ultimately destroy her relationship with the man she married.
In 2003, a Kennedy biographer mentioned “a tall, slender, beautiful nineteen-year-old college sophomore and White House intern, who worked in the press office” in reference to one of the President’s affairs. The disclosure set off a tabloid frenzy and soon exposed Mimi and the secret that she had kept for forty-one years. Because her past had been revealed in such a shocking, public way, she was forced, for the first time, to examine the choices she’d made. She came to understand that shutting down one part of her life so completely had closed her off from so much more.
No longer defined by silence or shame, Mimi Alford has finally unburdened herself with this searingly honest account of her life and her extremely private moments with a very public man. Once Upon a Secret offers a new and personal depiction of one of our most iconic leaders and a powerful, moving story of a woman coming to terms with her past and moving out of the shadows to reclaim the truth.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I am a real JFK fanatic and have read so many accounts of his life that I should be an authority. When I heard Mimi Alford had written about her 18 month affair with Jack Kennedy I couldn't wait to read it. I was not disappointed. Well, in a way I was, because it is not very long and I had hoped for a nice chunky read. What Mimi lacked in page numbers however, she made up for in detail - not sensationalism or explicit accounting - but more about her feelings as she got deeper and deeper involved with this charismatic world leader. She writes about how she became part of the Presidential inner circle and how the affair, even though brief, affected most of her adult life. Mimi shares the journey she took which eventually sees her coming out the other side as a much stronger person.
It seems that no matter how much I read about this man there is always something new to be discovered.
It seems that no matter how much I read about this man there is always something new to be discovered.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
bought this book as a present for my wife who is fascinated by all things kennedy.had only read the reviews in the papers so being able to read a a part of the book on kindle before purchase helped.great result .the wife loved the book and i am able to read it at the same time on my laptop.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have read many books on JFK and I would describe this one as an enjoyable, light read. It is not heavy on the facts or academic by any means, but it is an interesting insight into another, more private, side of JFK from one of his mistresses who had an 18 month affair with him during his presidency. Don't expect graphic detail of their liaisons, but a warm reflection of the man overall.
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