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New JFK Biography Exposes Secret Affair and Abortion

6/29/2025

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A revealing new biography, "JFK: Private, Public, Secret," by J. Randy Taraborrelli, uncovers John F. Kennedy's secret affair with flight attendant Joan Lundberg, detailing a pregnancy and subsequent abortion. This explosive account, drawn from Lundberg's memoir, ignites controversy and casts a shadow over Kennedy's already tumultuous marriage to Jackie Kennedy.

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A revealing new biography, "JFK: Private, Public, Secret," by J. Randy Taraborrelli, uncovers John F. Kennedy's secret affair with flight attendant Joan Lundberg, detailing a pregnancy and subsequent abortion. This explosive account, drawn from Lundberg's memoir, ignites controversy and casts a shadow over Kennedy's already tumultuous marriage to Jackie Kennedy.