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Bezig met laden... Er was eens een geheim mijn leven met JFK (2012)door Mimi Alford
Books Read in 2012 (544) John F. Kennedy (4) Bezig met laden...
Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. A mildly interesting story from the young woman's point of view. At least from the viewpoint of her older, wiser self. Although she draws life lessons from the experience and feels she has become more self-actualized than she would have without the experience, I still found it a depressingly common story of abuse of power by the men who run our country. Even worse, men whom so many idolize and admire. ( ) I picked this up because I was just curious. I was pleasantly surprised. The author gives just enough background to give a good context, then she goes on to describe her feelings, thoughts, and activities, always with a note that this is all done in hindsight. She does not try to explore what others were thinking and sticks very closely to her memories of her perceptions and how those perceptions might have changed with time. Mimi is very clear about what this book is about - her affair with President Kennedy. She very articulately describes the power differential and what that and the affair meant and means to her. She depicts exactly how she believes she fit into the whole Camelot White House. She does this candidly and honestly. The story unfolds very logically and concludes nicely with her unburdening of her long-held secret. I am glad I read this book. I first saw Mimi Alford on the Today show speaking about her book. At that point I wasn't sure if I wanted to read the book, but I then saw that it was available as an audio book and decided to listen to the story. It has been known that President Kennedy was not a faithful husband to wife Jackie, but this memoir really opened my eyes to the lifestyle that he led during his presidency. According to Mimi's telling, her affair with President Kennedy had a lasting effect on her entire life. This account seems fairly well documented to not be true. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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In de zomer van 1962 liep Alford stage bij de persvoorlichting van het Witte Huis. Ze begon een affaire met president John F. Kennedy, die duurde tot aan zijn dood in november 1963. Alford hield de affaire ruim veertig jaar geheim. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)973.922092History and Geography North America United States 1901- Eisenhower Through Clinton Administrations J.F. Kennedy BiographyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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