In 1963, Mimi Beardsley was a naive young American girl, very much a product of her class and time - she had attended the same exclusive girls' school as Jackie Bouvier, now installed in the White House as the president's wife. Which is also where Mimi found herself, as an 18-year-old intern. The JF[...]
In 1963, Mimi Beardsley was a naive young American girl she - had attended the exclusive girls' school as Jackie Bouvier, installed in the White House as the president's wife. It was a place for which she was not prepared, dominated by the charismatic and sexually rapacious figure of the president. [...]
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In the summer of 1962, nineteen-year-old Mimi Beardsley arrived in Washington, D.C., to begin an internship in the White House press office. After just three days on the job, the privileged but sheltered young woman was presented to the President himself. Almost i[...]
Mimi Alford oli 19-vuotias aloittaessaan harjoittelijana Valkoisen talon pressiosastolla. Elettiin viattomuuden aikaa, kesää 1962. Kohtalokas soitto johti Mimin ja presidentti John F. Kennedyn tapaamiseen Valkoisen talon uima-altaalla. Pian seurasi toinen, intiimi kohtaaminen. Yhtäkkiä Mimi oli [...]