Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Robert F. Kennedy carried on a four-year love affair that began shortly after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, a new book reveals.
Their affair continued until RFK was also gunned down four years later at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.
In fact, among the book’s more sensational claims is that it was Jackie – not Bobby Kennedy’s wife, Ethel – who told doctors to pull the plug on RFK after he was mortally wounded following his victory in the 1968 California Democratic Primary.
Based on personal interviews and “previously unavailable” Secret Service and FBI reports, “Jackie and Bobby: A Love Story” delves unflinchingly into this – one of the most rumored romances in American history.
Some of its excerpts are downright sordid.
“As they began to kiss, he placed one hand on her breast and the other inside of her bikini bottom,” the book quotes a witness describing one of Jackie and Bobby’s encounters.
Written by C. David Heymann, the book obviously isn’t going over well with Kennedy loyalists, who insist to this day that the Bobby-Jackie rumors were just that – rumors.
But the preponderance of evidence – circumstantial and otherwise – certainly appears to be on the side of the gossipmongers.
For more on the book – and the allegations it contains – check out this story in the New York Daily News.
By confused July 6, 2009 at 3:17 pm
moral of the story: don’t get involved with jackie o.
By sam July 6, 2009 at 3:33 pm
The Kennedy people are expert in hiding their obscene and vulgar lifestyles. The Kennedys were, and still are, were more trailer park than Hyde Park. But they were able to live these soiled lives because the press loved them, and could be counted on to turn a blind eye.
The press also “cleansed” the terrible political choice they made…often times ignoring them, or at least sugar coating the events.
We are now in a similar situation with the Obama’s…nothing they do is seen as wrong by those that impart the news to us. FOX news is the best we have, and for commercial reason they hold back on a lot.
But in 20 or 30 years, we will have an idea of what that Chicago thug with a nice suit has been up to…and it will not be pretty.
By teddy too July 6, 2009 at 3:34 pm
betcha teddy was hammerin’ that too, when he was only half drunk…
By Jim July 6, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Ha. Well played, confused.
By Trey July 6, 2009 at 4:11 pm
What sordid?
By CNSYD July 6, 2009 at 4:21 pm
Jack and Bobby shared Marilyn, so why not Jackie.
By Dixie July 6, 2009 at 4:36 pm
It is a good thing they didn’t have Fitsnews back then or it would never gone undetected for so long. But the more recent stuff seems more juicy.
By male sapphist July 6, 2009 at 5:02 pm
What a skank.
By DJ July 6, 2009 at 5:12 pm
HA! I love it. Keeping it in the family. Liberals love to paint the Kennedy’s as our first “royal” family but stuff like this always comes out haha. The author has some big balls though. Ha that book has gots to piss some people off!
By male sapphist July 6, 2009 at 5:57 pm
Lyndon Johnson was overly affectionate to Jackie K-O; Trifecta? Growing up, not having witnessed the Kennedys, I really expected a lot from Jackie B-K-O. I saw a television excerpt of First Lady Kennedy giving a tour of the White House and she sounded like an idiot,really, as if she was impersonating Marilyn Monroe on quaaludes.
The mystique is gone. Caroline K. Schlossernbergy revealed that there is nuthin fancy about their rum running ways. the truth shall set you free…20 years after it is important.
By CNSYD July 6, 2009 at 9:13 pm
J Edgar had the goods on the Kennedy boys. That is why they were afraid to can him.
By Toyota Kawaski July 7, 2009 at 9:06 am
Yankee White Trash! Like fits except the Yankee part but barely
By Crooner July 7, 2009 at 10:58 am
Can’t blame Bobby. His wife was pregnant all the time.