John F. Kennedy and Judith Campbell Exner
Today, Marilyn Monroe is still one of the most recognized actresses to ever hit the silver screen. Despite starring in dozens of films, her most notorious role was played in Palm Springs when she reportedly became JFK’s mistress. The two spent time together in Bing Crosby’s California vacation home.
After their meeting, Monroe apparently called the First Lady and told her about the affair. Jackie Kennedy was not surprised by the event and told Monroe to marry Jack then she could deal with the hassles of the White House.
President Kennedy was known to mingle with Hollywood loads of stars including the legendary members of the Rat Pack. During a stay in Las Vegas, Frank Sinatra reportedly introduced Kennedy to Judith.
Bill Clinton and Paula Jones
The pair eventually became involved in a romantic affair that Exner later revealed to the press. She described the president as “reckless.” Exner was only one of the many women who fell for JFK during his trips around the nation during the early 1960s.
In 1991, Bill Clinton reportedly had an affair with Paula Jones in a Little Rock, Arkansas hotel room. Jones met with Clinton to discuss his campaign when he made a pass at her, which didn’t go far. Shocked by the event, Jones took Clinton to court and sued him for sexual harassment.
Bill Clinton and Gennifer Flowers
Clinton eventually paid Jones and her lawyers $850,000 to drop the lawsuit. Clearly, this was not the last time that he would enter a court to discuss his sexual misconduct. Following the Jones case he was elected President and began another series of sexual scandals.
Gennifer Flowers is a former model and actress who claimed to have an affair with president Clinton before he entered office. Flowers was working at a news station in Little Rock when she met Bill and began their affair. She went onto Hollywood but continued seeing Clinton.
Bill Clinton and Markie Post
Later, she said in a court statement that her affair with Bill lasted for twelve years. Flowers claims that Bill contacted her as late as 2005. Her experiences with Bill are published in her book Passion and Betrayal.
During the late 1980’s and earl 90’s Markie Post was best known for her Hollywood role in the hit show Night Court. In 1993, she helped produce a Disney Channel production that involved Bill Clinton’s inauguration. She became a close friend of the Clintons and was even one of their first guests at the White House.
Bill Clinton and Elizabeth Gracen
However, rumors about Bill and Markie’s relationship began to swirl around Washington. It’s reported that they would have secret get togethers during his trips to California.
Before she was an actress, Gracen was a young model who won the title of Miss Arkansas in 1981. She eventually went on to win the big role of Miss America which caught the eye of Bill Clinton.
Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky
As a Arkansas politician, Clinton eventually crossed paths with the state superstar and they kept in touch when she moved to New York to be an actress. Gracen eventually revealed that during her time in NYC her and Bill had a one night stand before he became the President of the United States.
The most notorious Washington affair happened between President Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky. At the time of the affair, Monica was a 21-year-old intern. At first, Clinton denied the relationship but was forced to admit to his lies after evidence was shown during an investigation.
George H. W. Bush and Jennifer Fitzgerald
Unlike John F. Kennedy, Clinton’s affairs were instantly global news because of the immense TV and Internet presence during the 1990s. Despite the affair, Bill continued to stay in politics and remain married to his wife Hillary Clinton.
President Bush is considered a squeaky-clean president for most republicans. However, he has some secrets tucked away in his presidency. Bush apparently had an affair within the Oval Office with his chief deputy of protocol.
John F. Kennedy and Mimi Alford
An aide to Bill Clinton reportedly discovered the affair. The relationship was never confirmed, but many Washington insiders know of the account.
John F. Kennedy’s affairs are barely considered rumors nowadays. His reputation with women is rarely covered up, especially his relationship with Mimi Alford.
John F. Kennedy and Ellen Rometsch
JFK reportedly had an affair with the 19-year-old intern when he first took office. Their affair lasted for 18-months until Jack finally ended the relationship. This affair became one of the many cheating scandals that haunt Kennedy’s presidency.
Kennedy’s affairs were typically with Hollywood socialites or Washington co-workers. However, Kennedy’s most reckless relationship was with Ellen Rometsh. Ellen was a German-born prostitute who shared the same looks as Elizabeth Taylor.
John. F. Kennedy and Angie Dickinson
She apparently visited the White House on numerous occasions and attended scandalous pool parties. Her presence was troublesome for the President’s staff. Kennedy’s brother Bobby apparently threatened to have her deported.
Marilyn Monroe wasn’t the only actress to become involved with President Kennedy. Actress Angie Dickinson reportedly had an affair with Kennedy while he was in the White House. The affair was kept under wraps and was never confirmed by Dickinson.
Lyndon B. Johnson and Madeline Brown
However, Hollywood circles at the time knew about the affair and weren’t afraid to talk about it. Angie is still alive today but has never commented on the affair.
President Johnson was known to have a scandalous mind. While in office, he quickly gained a reputation as a womanizer who treated women disrespectfully. Unlike some presidents, he kept his affairs discrete. He reportedly had many partners.
Lyndon B. Johnson and Alice Glass
However, the most well known affair was with a woman named Madeline Brown. During their 21 yearlong affair, Johnson and Brown had one child named Steven. President Johnson provided Brown both during and after the birth of the child.
Johnson’s wife Lady Bird worked closely with Alice Glass during her husband’s campaign. Despite already being involved in an affair with Madeline Brown, Glass and Johnson began a long relationship. Eventually, Lady Bird caught the couple and confronted Glass.
Lyndon B. Johnson and Helen G. Douglas
Washington rumors claim that Lady Bird actually attacked Glass. After years of adultery, it’s safe to say that she couldn’t take the lies anymore.
Johnson started his reputation as womanizer long before he became president. He was known to have affairs that lasted years and were hidden from everyone but his wife. One of his first scandalous relationships began during his time as a U.S. congressman.
Abraham Lincoln and Joshua Speed
He became involved with Helen G. Douglas who was a congresswoman at the time. LBJ later became President and was involved with multiple women. His former press secretary said that he had a harem of woman at his service.
Abraham Lincoln is considered one of the greatest presidents in United States history. His powerful presence and legendary speeches are endlessly studied in every American history course throughout the nation. However, most teachers forget to tell the tale of Lincoln his roommate.
George Washington and Venus
Lincoln lived with Speed for four years and the two were rumored to be a couple. A second affair was also said to happen between him and his bodyguard, David Derickson.
It turns out that America’s first president isn’t as noble as we like to believe. George Washington was rumored to have an affair with a slave named Venus. Their relationship resulted in the birth of a son, Wes Ford.
Grover Cleveland and Maria Crofts Halpin
The rumor is backed by a number of historians. However, decedents of Ford and Washington refuse to take DNA tests. Over the centuries, relatives have chosen to deny the relationship.
Gorver Cleveland had many secrets to hide during the 1884 elections. At the time, his New York Affair with Maria Crofts Halpin resulted in the birth of a child. Halpin was a prostitute who frequented Cleveland’s law office.
James Buchanan and William Rufus King
It’s rumored that Halpin wasn’t sure that Cleveland was the father. Cleveland’s opponent, James Blane, told the story. It was later discovered that Grover provided Halpin with child support.
After James Buchanan’s wife died, he moved in with his friend and future Vice President William Rufus King. The two attended social functions together and said that their relationship was a “communion.” It’s reported that Andrew Jackson called them Miss Nancy and Aunt Fancy.
Warren G. Harding and Carrie Fulton Phillips
When Kind died, Buchanan entered the White house and kept a journal about his service and personal life. In the journal he wrote, “I have gone a wooing to several gentlemen, but have not succeeded with a one of them.”
Before Harding became President, he maintained a few affairs while serving as a senator. Despite both being married, the two engaged in an intimate relationship while they traveled through Europe with their partners. Harding and Phillips were together for a long period of time until Carrie finally told Harding’s wife.
Dwight D. Eisenhower and Kay Summersby
Florence Harding was not surprised by the affair and said that it was not the first time that her husband strayed from the marriage. Although he tried to deny the affair, Carrie would not settle until the truth was public. She eventually succeeded in blackmailing him.
Kay Summersby was a former model and driver for President Eisenhower during World War II. He first met Kay while he was oversees in Great Britain. At the time, Dwight was not president.
Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings
However, the two later became close and developed an intimate relationship. Their affair was revealed in her book titled, Past Forgetting: My Love Affair With Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Jefferson’s relationship with Sally Hemings is one of the more legendary affairs to hit Washington. Hamings was a slave, which made the affair all the more scandalous during a time when interracial relationships were heavily frowned upon. Hemings and Jefferson were rumored to have six children together.
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lucy Mercer
Yet, only four children survived slavery and went on to be free. Jefferson was against slavery despite owning slaves at his plantation.
FDR is considered one of the most honorable presidents in history. He helped the nation through Pearl Harbor and World War II. But, his under his many successes lay a number of secrets. During his career, he had an affair with his secretary Lucy Mercer.
James Garfield and Lucia Calhoun
His wife Eleanor discovered the affair after she read love letters from Mercer to FDR. She fought for a divorce, but the couple stayed together in an effort to save his political career. Mercer and FDR’s relationship didn’t end after the discovery. She apparently was at his bedside when he died.
President James Garfield became involved with a young 18 year-old reporter. Calhoun and the President started their relationship when he became a big fan of the reporters work. However, his wife eventually discovered their affair.
John Tyler
Garfield was asked to pick either his wife of the mistress. In the end, he sided with his wife and remained married during his presidency.
President John Tyler was married twice during career. He holds the record for having the most children of any President of the United States. He fathered 15 legitimate children. He was rumored to father even more children out of wedlock.
Woodrow Wilson
It was rumored that he had multiple affairs with his slaves. It is impossible to trace the family tree because the slaves were sold to other plantations. However, there is a long oral history that recorded the affairs.
In 1907, Woodrow Wilson and his wife Ellen were having troubles after a death in the family. Woodrow left home and took a trip to Bermuda where he met Mary Peck. The two began an affair which Ellen later called the only affair the only unhappiness her husband ever gave to her.
The affair apparently left Woodrow guilt stricken. After Ellen died, Wilson attempted to start a new relationship with Edith Galt. But, the Washington media attacked their relationship which made it hard for them to continue seeing each other.