{"product_id":"jfk-public-private-secret-9781250346384","title":"Jfk: Public, Private, Secret by Taraborrelli, J. Randy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling Kennedy historian and author of \u003ci\u003eJackie: Public, Private, Secret\u003c\/i\u003e comes the other side of the story\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eher husband's: \u003ci\u003eJFK: Public, Private, Secret.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this deeply researched presidential biography, J. Randy Taraborrelli tells John F. Kennedy's story in a provocative new way by revealing how \u003ci\u003epublic \u003c\/i\u003emoments in his life were so influenced by \u003ci\u003eprivate\u003c\/i\u003e relationships with not only his family, but also Jackie's. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut it's the \u003ci\u003esecret\u003c\/i\u003e life that also surprises. As Congressman, Senator and finally President, JFK was a magnet for women. With exclusive interviews and meticulous research, Taraborrelli reveals not only the man's many affairs but also the strength and resolve his wife showed in coping with them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJFK's women include: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Jackie Kennedy, and her rules of engagement for Jack's infidelity: \"Show me some respect and don't rub it in my face\"\u003cbr\u003e- Inga Arvad. JFK's first love and how it ended over fears she was a Nazi spy.\u003cbr\u003e- Marilyn Monroe. Why Jackie insisted JFK end it with her: \"This one's different, Jack. This one's trouble!\" \u003cbr\u003e- Finally - the truth about of JFK's relationship with Marilyn exclusively from Marilyn's closest friend... and how it wasn't what people believed.\u003cbr\u003e- Joan Hitchcock. The mysterious brunette who comforted Jack after Jackie threatened to file for divorce. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Other great stories: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- How JFK's grief over his infant son caused him to make rash decisions that pulled the USA into Vietnam for the first time.\u003cbr\u003e- The real truth, once and for all, about the Mafia's involvement in JFK's election.\u003cbr\u003e- The startling drug abuse that clouded the President's decisions during the disastrous Bay of Pigs...\u003cbr\u003e- ... and how Jackie managed to wean him from those drugs in time for the nearly cataclysmic Cuban Missile Crisis. \u003cbr\u003e- The Kennedys' secret plans to renew their wedding vows, made just before JFK's assassination. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe JFK presented in Taraborrelli's definitive biography is a complex and endlessly fascinating historical figure, despite\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eand maybe even because of\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003ehis many flaws.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. Randy Taraborrelli\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.12w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250346384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. Randy Taraborrelli\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of over 20 biographies, most of which have become \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers, including: \u003ci\u003eJackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAfter Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family 1968 to the Present\u003c\/i\u003e, which was adapted as a mini-series for Reelz; and \u003ci\u003eJackie, Janet \u0026amp; Lee: The Secret Lives of Janet Auchincloss and Her Daughters\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill\u003c\/i\u003e, presently being adapted for television by Taraborrelli. His most recent book, \u003ci\u003eJackie: Public, Private, Secret, \u003c\/i\u003e debuted at number three on the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45092030415001,"sku":"9781250346384","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_f3626e07-69cd-4d00-ab7e-5269e5f05660.jpg?v=1737928801","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/jfk-public-private-secret-9781250346384","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}