Once upon a Secret

My hidden affair with JFK

Mimi Alford

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Arrow
01 November 2013

Biography; Autobiography: historical, political & military; Erotic confessions & true stories; Political leaders & leadership

The sensational story of Mimi Alford and the secret she kept for 40 years - her teenage affair with President John F Kennedy during her time as a White House Intern.

The sensational story of Mimi Alford and the secret she kept for 40 years - her teenage affair with President John F Kennedy during her time as a White House Intern.

During the 18 months that Mimi Alford was President John F Kennedy's lover, he never kissed her on the lips.

For the naive All American girl, the JFK White House was a place for which she was not remotely prepared. Dominated by the charismatic and sexually magnetic figure of the president, it was as a 19-year-old intern in the White House press office that Mimi Alford became the object of Kennedy's affections, and within days they had started a relationship.

She lost her virginity to him on her fourth day at work.

In Once Upon a Secret, for the first time, Alford has revealed every detail of her experiences as Kennedy's mistress - an affair that was ended only by his assassination.

Mimi has decided, after 40 years of silence and deep reflection, to tell her story.

By: Mimi Alford
Imprint: Arrow
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 149g
ISBN: 9780099547754
ISBN 10: 0099547759
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 01 November 2013
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mimi Beardsley Alford is a retired church administrator in New York and has two children and four grandchildren.

Reviews for Once upon a Secret: My hidden affair with JFK

Her tale has a certain sort of integrity that almost all kiss and tells lack. -- Sarah Vine * The Times * You can't help liking her, or her elegant and thoroughly good natured book -- Marcus Berkmann * The Spectator * A likeable book by a likeable woman -- Lynn Barber * The Sunday Times * Carefully constructed memoir...of a woman who flew too close to the sun -- Robert McCrum * Observer * Strangely compelling * Daily Mail 'Must Reads' *