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JFK's secret love life revealed: The tale of Joan Lundberg, who was 'impregnated' by former US president
A new biography has claimed that former US President John Fitzgerald Kennedy had an affair with a flight attendant while he was married to Jackie. He met Joan Lundberg, who was working for Frontier Airlines and as a cocktail waitress, in August 1956 in California. They soon started an affair, and JFK got her pregnant, just months before Jackie gave birth to his daughter read more US President John F Kennedy's personal life has come into the limelight. Photo by John F Kennedy Library Foundation / AFP An upcoming book has made sensational claims about former United States President John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK). The new biography, JFK: Public, Private, Secret by J Randy Taraborrelli, has claimed that the Democrat leader got a young flight attendant pregnant while he was married to Jacqueline Kennedy, better known as Jackie. The stunning claim has brought the personal life of the 35th president of the US to the spotlight. According to the book, Jackie knew about her husband's affair but did not know about his lover's pregnancy. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Let's take a closer look. JFK sparks affair with flight attendant John Kennedy met Joan Lundberg, a young flight attendant, in August 1956 in California. She was working for Frontier Airlines and as a cocktail waitress, according to the biography by Taraborrelli. JFK, a 39-year-old senator from Massachusetts , asked Joan at a dive bar what she was going to play on the jukebox, according to an excerpt from the book, shared with People magazine. ''What are you gonna play?' he asked her. 'I was thinking Elvis Presley, but what would you like to hear?' she asked. He said he wanted to hear something 'so I can concentrate on you.'' When JFK asked Joan, a 23-year-old single mother of two, where she was living, the woman replied, 'trailer court close by'. ''What the hell's a trailer court?' he asked. She laughed and answered, 'You don't want to know.'' Days after meeting Joan, JFK discovered that his wife, Jackie, had given birth to their stillborn daughter, Arabella. JFK was back in Los Angeles (LA) in early September and invited Joan to a dinner party at his sister's home. Around midnight, he took the flight attendant to a motor court where they checked in as 'Mr and Mrs Robert Thompson.' ''The sex that night was 'wild,' claimed Joan. The next morning over breakfast, he unburdened himself. His fears, his insecurities. It was as if she was so removed from his circle, he could share anything,'' People cited the excerpt as saying. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD JFK described his relationship with Jackie as 'an arranged marriage', saying it was 'fine. Not great, but okay.' Former United States President John F Kennedy and first lady Jackie Kennedy watch the first of the 1962 America's Cup races aboard the USS Joseph P Kennedy Jr, off Newport, Rhode Island, in this handout image taken on September 15, 1962. File Photo/Reuters/John F Kennedy Presidential Library As per the biography, Jackie questioned JFK about 'Trailer Park Joan' when he returned to her in Newport, where she was recuperating at Hammersmith Farm. JFK continued his affair with Joan even after his wife found out. He used to fly her to meet him and covered her expenses. By 1957, JFK was being considered a presidential candidate. Taraborrelli's book also carries excerpts from Joan's unpublished memoir, which her family shared with him. ''She told me, 'I never worry about trouble when I'm with Jack because I pass for his sister, Pat, all the time,' ' Joan's sister, Linda Lydon, said. Joan later recalled that she and Jack got along well, 'aside from normal lovers' tiffs between two high-spirited people.' They often discussed his political career, with him starting off sentences with, 'When I'm president . . .'' STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD JFK gets Joan Lundberg pregnant Two years after they first met, Joan called JFK to tell him about her pregnancy. The news came just months after the birth of Kennedys' daughter, Caroline. 'Joan would recall that her news about the baby was 'like a knife to Jack's heart.' While it was a shock, Joan wrote that they shouldn't have been so surprised: 'I didn't like wearing a diaphragm, and Jack wouldn't wear a rubber,'' she wrote. 'Jack couldn't help but wonder if Joan had purposely planned the pregnancy given that she'd seen his devotion to Jackie after Caroline's birth. He also wondered if he was really the father, and Joan assured him he was. When he asked her how she felt about the pregnancy, she said she loved the two children she was raising on her own and knew she'd also love any child she and Jack brought into the world. He didn't know how to respond,' the excerpt stated. Later, during a phone call, JFK told Joan he would mail her $400, telling her, 'you'll know what to do' — an apparent reference to an abortion. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD ''Being a politician is who I am,' he told her. 'Politics is all I know. If you take that away . . .' His voice trailed off. Before she could respond, he disconnected the line,'' as per the excerpt from JFK: Public, Private, Secret. When she got the envelope a week later, it reportedly contained no money. The biography mentioned this made JFK 'positively unhinged'. 'Joan later wrote: 'My God! You had never heard anybody use expletives so much in the whole history of Washington.' Jack was very clear; he didn't want Joan to have the baby. He wired more money that same day, and she took care of things a day after that. She was angry and disappointed, but also realistic.' 'When Jack called Joan to check on her, she told him, 'I'm going to need to put some distance between us.' He understood. 'I owe you so much,' he told her. 'One thing I want to say to you, Kennedy,' she told him. 'You love Caroline, and I know that, but I'm somebody's daughter, too. Remember that the next time you treat a woman the way you've treated me.'' STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD As per the book, Jackie never came to know about Joan's abortion. Taraborrelli told People that Joan was 'a big revelation' to him, saying she acted as the former US president's 'therapist in many ways.' With inputs from agencies
NDTV
6 days ago
- Politics
- NDTV
John F Kennedy Got A Flight Attendant Pregnant And Paid For Abortion, New Book Claims
Former US President John F Kennedy once got a flight attendant pregnant, and then paid for her abortion, just months after his wife, Jackie, gave birth to their daughter, Caroline, a new book has claimed. According to People, the claims were made in a bombshell new biography, titled 'JFK: Public, Private, Secret', by J. Randy Taraborrelli. Excerpts from the book reveal that Mr Kennedy had an affair with a young flight attendant named Joan Lundberg, whom he met in 1956 when he was a senator from Massachusetts. According to the book, at the time, the former president was 39 years old, while Ms Lundberg was 23. In 1958, shortly after the birth of the Kennedys' daughter Caroline, Ms Lundberg reportedly called JFK to share her own pregnancy news. "Joan would recall that her news about the baby was 'like a knife to Jack's heart," reads the excerpt, per the People. "Jack couldn't help but wonder if Joan had purposely planned the pregnancy, given that she'd seen his devotion to Jackie after Caroline's birth. He also wondered if he was really the father, and Joan assured him he was," the author wrote. Further, the book claims that after their phone call revelation, Mr Kennedy told the 23-year-old that he would mail her $400 to get an abortion. "'Being a politician is who I am,' he told her. 'Politics is all I know. If you take that away . . .' His voice trailed off. Before she could respond, he disconnected the line," the excerpt states. According to the biography, when the money failed to reach Ms Lundberg, JFK became "unhinged". Eventually, he wired more money, following which the flight attendant "took care of things". "Jack was very clear; he didn't want Joan to have the baby... She was angry and disappointed, but also realistic," Mr Taraborrelli writes. According to People, Ms Lundberg was a single mom of two. At the time, she was living with a man named Norm Bishop and working as a flight attendant for Frontier Airlines. JFK, on the other hand, was married to Jacqueline Kennedy at the time. He never publicly acknowledged the affair. 'JFK: Public, Private, Secret', by J. Randy Taraborrelli, is due to be published on July 17.
Mint
7 days ago
- Politics
- Mint
John F Kennedy got flight attendant pregnant, paid for abortion: bombshell book claims
Former US President John F Kennedy got a flight attendant pregnant and allegedly paid for her abortion, just months after his wife, Jackie Kennedy, gave birth to their daughter, Caroline, according to a new book. The claims were made in JFK: Public, Private, Secret, an upcoming biography by J Randy Taraborrelli. The book, excerpts of which were shared by People, details Kennedy's alleged affair with Joan Lundberg, a 23-year-old flight attendant he met in 1956, when he was a US senator. In 1958, shortly after Caroline Kennedy's birth, Lundberg reportedly informed JFK she was pregnant. According to the book, Kennedy offered no support beyond a brief phone call and sent her $400 with instructions suggesting she get an abortion. 'He told her, 'You'll know what to do,'' the excerpt reads. Lundberg later wrote in her unpublished memoir that she was 'angry and disappointed, but also realistic.' The book claims JFK doubted if he was the father, but Lundberg insisted he was. Taraborrelli also notes that Kennedy became 'unhinged' when the money did not reach her on time, and eventually wired it to her. He became positively unhinged. Joan later wrote: 'My God! You had never heard anybody use expletives so much in the whole history of Washington.' Jack was very clear; he didn't want Joan to have the baby. Their affair ended not in person but on the phone. When Jack called Joan to check on her, she told him, 'I'm going to need to put some distance between us.' He understood. 'I owe you so much,' he told her. 'One thing I want to say to you, Kennedy,' she told him. 'You love Caroline, and I know that, but I'm somebody's daughter, too. Remember that the next time you treat a woman the way you've treated me.' JFK, who was married to Jacqueline Kennedy at the time, never publicly acknowledged the affair. The book is set to be released on July 17 by St Martin's Press.
