President John F. Kennedy took the virginity of a 19-year-old White House intern in his wife Jackie’s bed before embarking on an 18-month affair with the young girl that lasted until his assassination in 1963.
The scandal is recounted by DailyMail.com columnist Maureen Callahan in her new book ‘Don’t Ask: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed’which is being published exclusively by the Mail in a major new series.
In 1962, JFK’s right-hand man Dave Powers invited intern Mimi Beardsley to join JFK at one of his infamous “pool parties” – an almost daily event at the White House involving young female staffers.
Shortly after one swim, and just four days into her internship, Beardsley received another call from Powers, this time inviting her to an informal meeting at Kennedy’s family home.
President John F. Kennedy took the virginity of a 19-year-old White House intern in his wife Jackie’s bed before embarking on an 18-month affair with the young girl, which continued until his assassination in 1963. (Image : Mimi Beardsley, the White House intern).
in 1962, JFK’s right-hand man Dave Powers invited intern Mimi Beardsley to join JFK at one of his infamous “pool parties”—an almost daily event at the White House involving young female staffers.
Shortly after the swim, and just four days into her internship, Beardsley received another call from Powers, this time inviting her to an informal meeting at Kennedy’s family home.
There, Callahan writes, “JFK [Beardsley] drunk” (drinking daiquiris), before taking her on a private tour of his home. When they reached his wife Jackie’s bedroom, he led her to the bed and deflowered her.
Beardsley published a book about her experiences in 2011, in which she recalls: ‘The next thing I knew, he was standing in front of me, his face inches away. He placed both hands on my shoulders and led me to the edge of the bed.
“He slowly unbuttoned the top of my shirt dress and touched my breasts. Then he started taking off my underwear.”
She added: “I always imagined my first time would be with the man I loved on my wedding night. Could I have done anything to resist President Kennedy? I doubt it.’
Mimi has confessed that she feels no guilt about her long affair with JFK – who was 26 years her senior.
“I wasn’t infringing on the Kennedys’ marriage; I was just covering the president’s time while his wife was away. If he wasn’t in trouble, why would I be?’ she said.
JFK was serially unfaithful to his wife, so much so, Callahan writes, that Jackie suspected he had even slept with her sister, Lee Radziwill.