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Posted On: 01/22/2022 10:21:20 PM
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Rumors of imminent divorce regularly filled the capital. Gossip swirled that Joe Kennedy, fearing that a nasty scandal might doom Jack's presidential dreams, had offered the former Miss Bouvier a million dollars to remain Mrs. John F. Kennedy--plus a bonus if Jack brought home a disease.
The above is from page 147 of, "1960 LBJ vs. JFK vs. NIXON - The Epic Campaign That Forged Three Presidencies" by David Pietrusza.
A million bucks was a ton of money in 1960.
The above is from page 147 of, "1960 LBJ vs. JFK vs. NIXON - The Epic Campaign That Forged Three Presidencies" by David Pietrusza.

A million bucks was a ton of money in 1960.

