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Nov 2023
40m 17s

JFK Special 3. | The Sex Life of JFK

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About this episode

“If I don’t have a woman for three days, I get terrible headaches.”


That is what JFK allegedly told the UK prime minister, Harold MacMillan, after a meeting on nuclear arms. An interesting alternative to pain killers, right?


Despite being in a high-profile marriage, JFK has been linked with many women. From Hollywood stars and White House interns, to potential Soviet Spies and Mafia wives.


Kate is joined Betwixt the Sheets with Eleanor Herman to discuss the many alleged affairs and scandals, for the third instalment in our Kennedy Women series.


You can find out more about Eleanor Herman’s book, ’Sex with Presidents’ here.


This episode was edited by Tom Delargy. The producer was Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.

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