Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
News
5 Reasons JFK Was A Creepy, Lecherous Bastard
By
Christopher Robbins
Published Feb 6, 2012
Modified Feb 6, 2012
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
By
Christopher Robbins
Published Feb 6, 2012
Modified Feb 6, 2012
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
It goes without saying that John F. Kennedy's missile was never in crisis (ZING). The 35th president has a long and storied list of not-Jackies that he bedded and his quicksilver loins are ensconced in American political lore. But a new autobiography written by JFK's 19-year-old White House intern, Mimi Alford, makes the man look less like a smooth operator and more like a garden-variety pervert. Using an excerpt of the book obtained by the Post, we've determined these moments to be JFK's creepiest.
He Took The Virginity Of A 19-Year-Old Intern Minutes After Meeting Her
The president got right to the point, taking Alford on a "personal tour" of the White House minutes after meeting.
“Haven’t you done this before?” he asked. “No,” she said. “Are you OK?” he asked. “Yes,” she said. So he kept going, this time a little more gently. “After he finished, he hitched up his pants and smiled at me” and pointed her to the bathroom.
Ahh that Camelot Class.
JFK Felt Dirty All The Time
According to Alford, Kennedy changed his shirt "six times a day because he hated feeling 'sweaty or grimy.'"
Wonder why?
He Never Kissed Her
Having your first relationship with a man almost three decades your senior who also happens to be the most powerful man in the world is a mindfuck. But did Kennedy have to deny her the most innocent sign of affection? Sheesh.
“There was always a layer of reserve between us, which may explain why we never kissed,” she writes. “The wide gulf between us—the age, the power, the experience—guaranteed that our affair wouldn’t evolve into anything more serious.”
He Forced Her To Take Drugs & Didn't Even Take Any Himself
Rule #1 when taking drugs with your significant other: always take them together. It's the American way! JFK apparently didn't agree, and forced Alford to go it alone at Bing Crosby's desert ranch (creepy!). The president gave her amyl nitrate, despite her resistance.
“This was a new sensation, and it frightened me. I panicked and ran crying from the room.”
As it should! The fucking president just roofied you!
He Forced His 19-Year-Old Intern To Give Another Guy A Blowjob While He Watched, Poolside
“He had been guilty of an even more callous and unforgivable episode at the White House” during a noon swim. Powers had rolled up his pants to cool his feet in the water. “The president swam over and whispered in my ear. ‘Mr. Powers looks a little tense,’ he said. ‘Would you take care of it?’
“It was a dare, but I knew exactly what he meant. This was a challenge to give Dave Powers oral sex. I don’t think the president thought I’d do it, but I’m ashamed to say that I did . . . The president silently watched.”
But, uh, he was an Elusive Hero! The End.
Tagged
camelot
devirginizing the intern
JFK
john f kennedy
perverts
presidents
sick fucks
this guy was our president
Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE news
Central Park birders, others remember 63-year-old woman killed in park
People who said they knew her described her as an artist and a familiar presence in the Ramble.
By
Charles Lane
Published Sep 28, 2026 at 7:04 p.m. ET
Dump truck driver hits and kills cyclist on 34th Street in Midtown, NYPD says
It's the latest in a string of hit-and-run deaths in the city in recent months.
By
Liam Quigley
News
Dump truck driver hits and kills cyclist on 34th Street in Midtown, NYPD says
It's the latest in a string of hit-and-run deaths in the city in recent months.
By
Liam Quigley
New ingredient mandated for Latin American kitchen, restaurant plates in NJ
By
Arya Sundaram
A Brooklyn jail cell filled with smoke. The emergency button failed, a lawyer said.
By
Samantha Max
Crews launch tunnel machines to dig first new Hudson River rail tunnels since 1910
By
Michael Sol Warren
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .