'JFK was a prolific doodler and these notes give a fascinating insight into his state of mind during the vigorous campaign. 'She kept him supplied with legal pads so he could communicate with those around him and still keep enough of his voice to make speeches and talk to reporters. They have emerged for sale with Heritage Auctions, of Dallas, Texas, where they are expected to fetch $20,000.Ĭurtis Linder, specialist at Heritage, said: 'A woman by the name of Janet Des Rosiers, who had been Joe Kennedy's long-time mistress and personal assistant and who was now traveling on Kennedy's plane, was tasked with making sure that he didn't speak. The notes, made on yellow legal pads, have been owned by many years by a private collector. JFK was stuck down by laryngitis on the campaign trail and was instructed by his doctor and speech coach not to speak while travelling.Īn assistant by the name of Janet DesRosiers was tasked with making sure that he didn't speak. I had planned to speak about Civil Rights earlier in the day.' On one occasion, he wrote: 'Should I bring in the racial issue. The notes reveal Kennedy was aware of the importance of the 'racial issue' in America and how crucial it could be to his election chances. In other musings, Kennedy delivers a withering critique of his competitors including Minnesota senator Hubert Humphrey who he describes as 'bitter'.įearful of Humphrey's debating skills, he observes that 'we shouldn't have this (debate) before a live audience'.
Her first choice is any son of a b***h but her second choice.' He wrote of his colleague 'did you hear me stick it up Myles a*s today'.Īnd of the famous American columnist Doris Fleeson, he wrote: 'I am her second choice. He often used foul language unbecoming to his polished image while insulting his opponents and members of the press, calling one of them a b*****d. Instead she intended to marry the film's producer Carlo Ponti.Īs well as his adulterous side the notes also provide a fascinating insight into his volatile state of mind as the pressure ratcheted up in the contest. Her assessment of sex with the former president: 'It was the most exciting seven minutes of my life.'īut not everyone fell for Kennedy's charm, including legendary actress Sophia Loren, who at the time was 24 and had just refused a marriage proposal from actor Cary Grant, her co-star on the film Houseboat. Remick was described as 'drop dead gorgeous' and the 'epitome of class and intelligence', Andersen writes.Īngie Dickinson described Kennedy as 'the killer type, a devastatingly handsome, charming man - the kind of man your mother hoped you wouldn't marry.'
Lee Remick, the blond star of Days of Wine and Roses, also had a fling with him when she was 22, six years younger than Jackie. Kennedy's other targets allegedly included Hamlet star Simmons who was filming 1958 film Home Before Dark in Boston when he tried to barge into her hotel room but she rebuffed him. She was as graceful as a swan and carried a long, slim red umbrella,' she said.Īt the time Hepburn had just won an Oscar for Roman Holiday and was about to start filming Sabrina with Humphrey Bogart.Īndersen writes that she 'out-Jackied Jackie' with how she presented herself.
'I remember Audrey Hepburn and I remember how the whole office was impressed when she walked in. One White House secretary, Mary Gallagher, told Andersen that she recalled seeing Hepburn come in to see Kennedy when he was a young senator. Kennedy's other affairs included British-born actress Jean Simmons who said that he 'practically broke down' her hotel room door to demand sex with her.Īngie Dickinson, who starred in the original Ocean's 11 in the 1960s, called sex with Kennedy, 'the most exciting seven minutes of my life.' It was Kennedy's affair with Marilyn Monroe - his most famous mistress - that most worried wife Jackie, who feared he would be impeached for his bad judgment if it was exposed.ĭecades after his assassination, new revelations continue to surface about his lovers who include actresses Anita Ekberg, Gene Tierney, and Marlene Dietrich, and White House intern Mimi Alford, as well as two White House secretaries.
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