The Presidential Scandals That Have Shocked Americans Over The Centuries

Published on 07/16/2020
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Woodrow Wilson And Mary Peck

While in Bermuda on a holiday without his wife, Woodrow Wilson met a socialite called Mary Peck. They hit it off right away. Over the next couple of years, he wrote more than 200 letters addressed to her. He said that it was not a physical relationship and that they were just very good friends. However, people have been skeptical about that since his letters started with, “My precious one, my beloved Mary.”

Woodrow Wilson And Mary Peck

Woodrow Wilson And Mary Peck

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John F. Kennedy And Mimi Alford

The truth is that Monica Lewinsky was not the first intern at the White House to find herself in that position. In 1962, John F. Kennedy engaged in a tryst with a 19-year-old girl called Mimi Alford. It went on for 18 months. If you want to hear the details, you should check out her memoir. Once Upon a Secret: My Affair With John F. Kennedy and Its Aftermath was published in 2012 under the title,

John F. Kennedy And Mimi Alford

John F. Kennedy And Mimi Alford

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