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JFK's Reckless Private Life Revealed
5 Feb
Summary
- New book details JFK's reckless personal behavior and affairs.
- Leamer interviewed over 300 people for "Ladies' Man".
- Book reframes JFK's image through women's experiences.
Laurence Leamer's new book, "Ladies' Man: The Careless Heart of John F. Kennedy," offers a deeply personal and unsettling portrait of the former U.S. President. The biography is built upon decades of reporting and interviews with over 300 individuals connected to the Kennedys, including women sharing their stories for the first time.
The publisher describes the book as a departure from more reverent accounts, highlighting Leamer's recognition of "truth softened or left out." It delves into JFK's youthful indiscretions, his relationships with aristocratic European women, his marriage to Jacqueline Bouvier, and numerous affairs, including those with Judith Exner and Ellen Rometsch, and his connection to Marilyn Monroe.
"Ladies' Man" aims to reframe the 'Camelot' image by focusing on the women who were central to JFK's private life. Their accounts reveal the dynamics of power and the personal costs associated with maintaining JFK's public persona. The book also explores a psychological reframing of Kennedy's womanizing, linking it to his illnesses and fear of death.
