The dress Marilyn Monroe wore when she sang “Happy Birthday to You” to John F. Kennedy has been sold. Marilyn Monroe - the deadly secret of the Kennedy brothers

Two bright women competed for the heart of American President John Kennedy. One busty blonde famous actress, whose sexuality drove men crazy, the other is the first of America, a talented journalist and representative of an aristocratic family. What could they be in this man? He had charisma, charm, and a penetrating mind.

The budding politician met future wife Jacqueline (Jackie as people called her) in 1951. At that time, neither John nor Jacqueline were people with an impeccable reputation: both had several fleeting affairs. Jacqueline's father warned his daughter that a woman can have both intelligence and beauty, but without a reputation she is nothing. Being engaged to an American broker, Jackie realized that she loved Kennedy, so she gave her engagement ring to her fiancé.

John met Marilyn Monroe in 1954 at a party with actor Peter Lawford. It was then that they realized that they liked each other. Outwardly, both Marilyn and John led quite a decent life: John had been married to his wife Jacqueline for several years, was an exemplary family man in the eyes of the public, and Marilyn got married several times and had momentary affairs. But their connection was very strong, so much so that Monroe became part of the Kennedy family, which she called “relatives.” She became friends with John's father, and had a close relationship with Kennedy's brother Robert.

Jacqueline, on the contrary, felt a sense of disgust towards John’s brothers and sisters, calling them “gorillas” in a narrow circle. What did it take for her to gain confidence in the strict parents of the future president. She made an effort to ensure that his family came to the conclusion that there was no better support than her for the irrepressible John.

Kennedy's wife had to face the incredible sexuality of her husband. Despite the fact that he loved his Jackie, he did not strive to remain faithful to her. John had many love affairs, often limited only to bed. And all family members knew it. But the relationship with Monroe was long-term and dangerous: the actress fearlessly tried on the role of the first lady.

One day, Marilyn called Kennedy's wife and said that as a man he was happy only with Monroe, and that after her presidential term she would become his wife. Jacqueline's reaction was amazing. Jackie calmly answered, without hysterics, conflicts or scandals, that in this case Marilyn would not belong to herself, she would attend all the events that John attended and do what was required of her. Jacqueline seemed to know weakness actresses: Marilyn really wanted to be the president’s wife, but she wouldn’t be able to take on the burden of responsibility.

Marilyn Monroe is an eccentric woman whose sexuality amazed all men. She had a terrible reputation: frequent nervous breakdowns, taking drugs and supporting dubious people. The behavior of the busty blonde became more and more unpredictable and incomprehensible. In 1962, she sang the song “Happy Birthday, Mr. President,” dedicated to John, in which only a callous person could not see the passionate love between the actress and the President of America. For John, such an outburst from his mistress was the last; he stopped the intrigue with her, since power and the presidency were under threat.

Jackie, on the contrary, did not try to sort things out with her husband, but simply won the sympathy of ordinary Americans, journalists, whose interests she supported. Jacqueline gave tours of the White House (no first lady behaved like her) and combined incongruous outfits in her outfits, which delighted fashion magazines. Jacqueline is a woman with a sense of tact, restraint, and self-control. Smart, exemplary mother and wife. If John had left such a wife, the public would not have forgiven him for this.

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The life, and especially the death, of Marilyn Monroe remains a mystery for many generations. The bright blonde, who managed to get both Kennedy brothers, forever changed the history of not only America, but the whole world. Film director Only girls in jazz once said: “There are books about the life of Marilyn Monroe, and there are books about the Second World War. They are united by two words “hell” and “necessity.”

Seven years passed between JFK's first meeting with Marilyn Monroe and her mysterious suicide. Seven years of intrigue, scandals, secret meetings and phone calls. But before the love affair turns into a farce, Monroe will experience her worst moments. happy moments hopes and faith that she managed to meet a Real Man.

In the summer of 1954, a party was held in Hollywood in honor of the young ambitious senator from Massachusetts John Fitzgerald Kennedy and his wife Jackie. Actor Peter Lawford, the organizer of the fun, knew about Kennedy's interest in the beautiful actress Marilyn Monroe. To please his friend, Lawford did everything possible and the sexy blonde showed up at the reception.

Despite the fact that the star was married to a modest baseball player, Joe DiMaggio, who was against noisy fun, Monroe loved Hollywood and local entertainment. Knowing that her appearance at the party foreshadowed another scandal with her husband, Marilyn still went to have fun. And she was rewarded. Subsequently, Marilyn would say: “Kennedy didn’t take his eyes off me for a second, and at some point I even felt embarrassed.”

A few days later, the phone rang at DiMaggio's house. Joe picked up the phone: “I’m listening.” There was silence on the other end of the line, and he hung up in a rage. Later, during one of their first secret meetings, John will tell her: “You should warn me so that I can call without risking getting to your husband.”

Thus began the most dangerous and exciting story in the lives of Marilyn Monroe and John Kennedy. Not yet realizing who and what she had become involved with, the star wrote poems about her lover and confessed to her assistant that since she was 15 she had dreamed of such a companion. The blonde had no doubts that John would divorce his wife and introduce Marilyn to the whole world as the First Lady of the United States. Can a woman in love be blamed for poor judgment?

A smart girl kisses, but doesn’t love, listens, but doesn’t believe, and leaves before she’s left,” the beauty thought philosophically in her interviews, but in life she was far from prudence.

A secret romantic relationship under palm trees, on the shores of the azure sea, with a millionaire and famous politician inspired the actress. They both had to make considerable efforts to ensure that the secret relationship did not become the property of journalists. Marilyn had to dodge and lie. But she could no longer stop. The future president of the United States beckoned to her. She dreamed about them. He was her ideal. She believed that he, more than anyone else, was suitable for her to be her husband.

The connection with the world-famous blonde inspired John, inspired self-confidence and helped him achieve heights. Marilyn supported her man in everything and was ready to listen to him. The happy actress took part in her lover’s election campaign and he owes much of his popularity among the people to her.

Having become president, John still did not break ties with Marilyn. They already met in the apartments of the presidential plane. Now Marilyn had to put on a wig, dark glasses, and in this form go up the stairs, posing as a secretary. Peter Lawford, who organized these meetings, had photographs of John and Marilyn showing off their naked charms. A tough politician in public, in the company of a sexy actress, Kennedy relaxed and rested.

But over time, even the blonde Marilyn, who had fallen in love with the image of a naive plain girl in the movies, began to understand that John Kennedy’s intentions were not as serious as in her dreams. The Kennedy family of millionaires and politicians was too clannish to allow in a girl of unknown origin. No one there could seriously think about marrying Monroe. Millionaires do not like the scandals with divorces and revelations typical of movie stars.

At the same time, Jeannette Carmen, a relative of the actress, claims that “Marilyn never stopped believing that she could rise to the level of John Kennedy, both physically and intellectually. She hoped to become a real lady, which he might not be ashamed of.” The star didn’t think long about what to do next: fight for his happiness!

We women have only two weapons... Mascara and tears, but we cannot use both at the same time..." the actress said.

When it became clear that the most desirable woman in the world was not enough for the president, Marilyn Monroe began to throw scandals. John did not immediately understand this change. He was only satisfied with a closed game. And Marilyn became more and more insistent. She abused the direct contact telephone numbers given only to her. Constantly called John The White house, demanded meetings that were not planned in advance, wrote letters. Receiving no answer, she began to threaten exposure. In the end, out of anger, she called the president’s wife, telling her what young mistresses usually say to the wives of their partners.

This made the situation critical. The President became nervous. He held urgent meetings with his brother, Justice Minister Robert. Then he invited FBI Director Hoover. From him he learned shocking news - the mafia has a videotape of him love games with Marilyn. They were filmed naked in Palm Springs. This was the beginning of the end. The President did not want to take any more risks. But he understood that Marilyn was in such an emotional state that she would stop at nothing. She has nothing to lose.

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At John's 45th birthday party, Marilyn was supposed to sing Happy birthday to You, Mr. President! (Happy birthday, Mr. President!). Peter Lawford, who played the role of master of ceremonies, called Marilyn onto the stage. Once... twice. No one. He tried again, this time with irritation: “And now, ladies and gentlemen, Marilyn Monroe, who has left us.” This terrible joke (based on the double meaning English word late, which can mean “late” or “left us, dead”) forced Marilyn to come out of her dressing room...

Then Lawford sent Robert Kennedy to her. The young Minister of Justice and father of seven children remained with her for about a quarter of an hour. He encouraged the actress, saying that the president was pleased, but perhaps he had other reasons for staying with her...

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“Robert Kennedy seemed to go crazy, running around her with his eyes wide, as if hypnotized by her provocative dress,” said one of those present. And Marilyn became increasingly dependent on alcohol and pills. And finally she noticed that John was avoiding her. Robert Kennedy began to appear at her house more and more often. From that time on, Marilyn became the mistress of another Kennedy. But after some time, when the heat of the first passion cooled down, Marilyn began to have the same difficulties with Robert as with John: he had no intention of marrying her.

Losing the last remnants common sense, the film star began to pursue Robert. Marilyn had already publicly announced that she was head over heels in love with Bobby and that he had promised to marry her. This was becoming intolerable and very dangerous for the entire Kennedy clan.

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In the first days of August 1962, Marilyn learned that Robert and his family were vacationing at a villa in Palm Springs that she knew so well. She called there and demanded that he come to her immediately. She wanted to explain herself. On the phone, Marilyn, already threatening, told him that she had been keeping a diary for a long time, where she wrote down everything that both high-ranking brothers told her in moments of relaxation.

Everything that followed happened as in the climactic scenes of Hollywood melodramas. A stormy showdown began, tears, accusations, threats. She shouted that on Monday, August 6, she would convene a press conference in the morning and at it she would tell reporters the whole truth. How vilely both Kennedy brothers treated her and how they used her, and what state secrets they blurted out to her. All this is allegedly written down in her diary, which she will release to the press.

The life, and especially the death, of Marilyn Monroe remains a mystery for many generations. The bright blonde, who managed to get both Kennedy brothers, forever changed the history of not only America, but the whole world. The director of the film Only Girls in Jazz once said: “There are books about the life of Marilyn Monroe, and there are books about the Second World War. They are united by two words “hell” and “necessity.”

Seven years passed between JFK's first meeting with Marilyn Monroe and her mysterious suicide. Seven years of intrigue, scandals, secret meetings and phone calls. But before the love affair turns into a farce, Monroe will experience her happiest moments of hope and faith that she managed to meet a Real Man, writes Ivona.bigmir.net.

In the summer of 1954, a party was held in Hollywood in honor of the young ambitious senator from Massachusetts John Fitzgerald Kennedy and his wife Jackie. Actor Peter Lawford, the organizer of the fun, knew about Kennedy's interest in the beautiful actress Marilyn Monroe. To please his friend, Lawford did everything possible and the sexy blonde showed up at the reception.

Despite the fact that the star was married to a modest baseball player, Joe DiMaggio, who was against noisy fun, Monroe loved Hollywood and local entertainment. Knowing that her appearance at the party foreshadowed another scandal with her husband, Marilyn still went to have fun. And she was rewarded. Subsequently, Marilyn would say: “Kennedy didn’t take his eyes off me for a second, and at some point I even felt embarrassed.”

A few days later, the phone rang at DiMaggio's house. Joe picked up the phone: “I’m listening.” There was silence on the other end of the line, and he hung up in a rage. Later, during one of their first secret meetings, John will tell her: “You should warn me so that I can call without risking getting to your husband.”

Thus began the most dangerous and exciting story in the lives of Marilyn Monroe and John Kennedy. Not yet realizing who and what she had become involved with, the star wrote poems about her lover and confessed to her assistant that since she was 15 she had dreamed of such a companion. The blonde had no doubts that John would divorce his wife and introduce Marilyn to the whole world as the First Lady of the United States. Can a woman in love be blamed for poor judgment?

“A smart girl kisses, but doesn’t love, listens, but doesn’t believe, and leaves before she’s left,” the beauty thought philosophically in her interviews, but in life she was far from prudence.

A secret romantic relationship under palm trees, on the shores of the azure sea, with a millionaire and famous politician inspired the actress. They both had to make considerable efforts to ensure that the secret relationship did not become the property of journalists. Marilyn had to dodge and lie. But she could no longer stop. The future president of the United States beckoned to her. She dreamed about them. He was her ideal. She believed that he, more than anyone else, was suitable for her to be her husband.

The connection with the world-famous blonde inspired John, inspired self-confidence and helped him achieve heights. Marilyn supported her man in everything and was ready to listen to him. The happy actress took part in her lover’s election campaign and he owes much of his popularity among the people to her.

Having become president, John still did not break ties with Marilyn. They already met in the apartments of the presidential plane. Now Marilyn had to put on a wig, dark glasses, and in this form go up the stairs, posing as a secretary. Peter Lawford, who organized these meetings, had photographs of John and Marilyn showing off their naked charms. A tough politician in public, in the company of a sexy actress, Kennedy relaxed and rested.

But over time, even the blonde Marilyn, who had fallen in love with the image of a naive plain girl in the movies, began to understand that John Kennedy’s intentions were not as serious as in her dreams. The Kennedy family of millionaires and politicians was too clannish to allow in a girl of unknown origin. No one there could seriously think about marrying Monroe. Millionaires do not like the scandals with divorces and revelations typical of movie stars.

At the same time, Jeannette Carmen, a relative of the actress, claims that “Marilyn never stopped believing that she could rise to the level of John Kennedy, both physically and intellectually. She hoped to become a real lady of whom he would not be ashamed.” . The star didn’t think long about what to do next: fight for her happiness!

“We women have only two weapons... Mascara and tears, but we can’t use both at the same time...” said the actress.

When it became clear that the most desirable woman in the world was not enough for the president, Marilyn Monroe began to throw scandals. John did not immediately understand this change. He was only satisfied with a closed game. And Marilyn became more and more insistent. She abused the direct contact telephone numbers given only to her. She constantly called John at the White House, demanded meetings that were not planned in advance, and wrote letters. Receiving no answer, she began to threaten exposure. In the end, out of anger, she called the president’s wife, telling her what young mistresses usually say to the wives of their partners.

This made the situation critical. The President became nervous. He held urgent meetings with his brother, Justice Minister Robert. Then he invited FBI Director Hoover. From him he learned shocking news - the mafia has a film with a video of his love games with Marilyn. They were filmed naked in Palm Springs. This was the beginning of the end. The President did not want to take any more risks. But he understood that Marilyn was in such an emotional state that she would stop at nothing. She has nothing to lose.

At John's 45th birthday party, Marilyn was supposed to sing Happy birthday to You, Mr. President! (Happy birthday, Mr. President!). Peter Lawford, who played the role of master of ceremonies, called Marilyn onto the stage. Once... twice. No one. He tried again, this time with irritation: “And now, ladies and gentlemen, Marilyn Monroe, who has left us.” This terrible joke (based on the double meaning of the English word late, which can mean “late” or “left us, dead”) forced Marilyn to come out of her dressing room...

Then Lawford sent Robert Kennedy to her. The young Minister of Justice and father of seven children remained with her for about a quarter of an hour. He encouraged the actress, saying that the president was pleased, but perhaps he had other reasons for staying with her...

“Robert Kennedy seemed to go crazy, running around her with his eyes wide, as if hypnotized by her provocative dress,” said one of those present. And Marilyn became increasingly dependent on alcohol and pills. And finally she noticed that John was avoiding her. Robert Kennedy began to appear at her house more and more often. From that time on, Marilyn became the mistress of another Kennedy. But after some time, when the heat of the first passion cooled down, Marilyn began to have the same difficulties with Robert as with John: he had no intention of marrying her.

Losing the last vestiges of common sense, the film star began to pursue Robert. Marilyn had already publicly announced that she was head over heels in love with Bobby and that he had promised to marry her. This was becoming intolerable and very dangerous for the entire Kennedy clan.

In the first days of August 1962, Marilyn learned that Robert and his family were vacationing at a villa in Palm Springs that she knew so well. She called there and demanded that he come to her immediately. She wanted to explain herself. On the phone, Marilyn, already threatening, told him that she had been keeping a diary for a long time, where she wrote down everything that both high-ranking brothers told her in moments of relaxation.

Everything that followed happened as in the climactic scenes of Hollywood melodramas. A stormy showdown began, tears, accusations, threats. She shouted that on Monday, August 6, she would convene a press conference in the morning and at it she would tell reporters the whole truth. How vilely both Kennedy brothers treated her and how they used her, and what state secrets they blurted out to her. All this is allegedly written down in her diary, which she will release to the press.

Robert tried to calm her down. In vain. She was carried away again. She didn't hear anything anymore. Beside myself with rage, I grabbed kitchen knife and threw it at Robert. This has already crossed all boundaries. Peter and Robert twisted her arms, trying to bring her to her senses.

What happened next will probably never be known by anyone. They left immediately or waited until Marilyn fell asleep. And if she fell asleep, then why? According to the official version, the actress's death was due to suicide.

Who gave her the strange injection? And did she take the pills herself? By the way, traces of sleeping pills in the stomach deceased Marilyn For some reason the examination did not find it. They tried to explain this by saying that the actress’s body, accustomed to these pills, quickly dissolved and absorbed them completely. And why did Robert Kennedy himself and the official authorities carefully and for a long time hide that last visit to Marilyn’s villa? Be that as it may, Marilyn Monroe's life is inextricably linked with the Kennedy clan. Just like her death.

“I have often thought that to be loved means to be desired. Now I think that to be loved means to plunge another into the dust, to have complete power over him...” - Marilyn once said.

The star failed to win the love of the Kennedy clan.

Marilyn Monroe and left this world young. She was only 36; the country’s president, who left a year later, was 46. The sexiest film star and the country’s charismatic leader simply had to meet and fall in love with each other. And even if this did not actually happen, then in the fantasies of contemporaries and subsequent generations, the dream of Cinderella and the prince still turned out to be stronger than reality.

Marilyn Monroe: biography and secret of birth

The actress with an alluring smile, admired by men and envied by women, was born out of wedlock. In the 20s this had great importance and left an imprint on the rest of my life. Formally, film editor Gladys Mortenson, the mother of the future star, was married, so at birth her daughter received her husband’s last name, spelled with an error - Norma Jeane Mortensen. The girl was born in Los Angeles in 1926 and within a few weeks was sent to an orphanage. Gladys led a wild life, raising neither Norma nor two other children, who were placed in the care of their father.

The girl was taken into the Bolender foster family, where the cheerful Norma was raised in strictness, trying to give her a good religious education. The father of the family was a Baptist preacher and found a good college for his adopted daughter. Meanwhile, a girl appeared in her life birth mother, who at first simply visited her, and then decided to take her away from the Bolenders at the age of 8 years. Marilyn Monroe's life changed dramatically: she was left to her own devices, and soon her mother completely disappeared, entrusting it to her friend.

First marriage and beginning of working life

Grace, that was the name of her mother's friend, soon got married. The husband didn’t really want to feed someone else’s child, and besides, drunk molested his pretty stepdaughter. Despite this, the girl, who changed her family and visited the shelter, after some time will again have to return to Grace and her hated husband. She would leave them after the Goddard family moved and, at the age of 16, would marry Jimmy Doherty, a merchant seaman, just to avoid returning to the orphanage. After a while, the girl learns the reasons why her mother left her at the age of 11, and all her terrible family secrets. Marilyn Monroe was born into a family where her maternal grandparents had psychiatric problems. Because of this, the brother committed suicide, and Gladys, diagnosed with schizophrenia, was at one time hospitalized in a specialized clinic.

Relying only on herself, the girl went to work at an aircraft factory, painting airplanes. Appearance at the factory professional photographer, who photographed working women for Yankee magazine, turned her whole life upside down. She was an ordinary pretty girl, not too confident in herself, and had no idea how much the camera would love her. A month after the publication of the first photographs, the photo agency will offer her the first contract, where the fee for an hour of shooting will exceed the daily wage at the factory. The husband did not approve of his wife’s idea of ​​not being shy about showing off her charms in a swimsuit, and Norma Mortensen’s first marriage ended in separation.

Career in Hollywood

In the future, the Kennedy clan will not be able to accept Marilyn Monroe as an equal, because she did not study anywhere and was not trained as an actress. Her past is an orphanage, a crazy mother, a military factory and work as a fashion model. And the road to Hollywood, in their opinion, ran through the producer’s bed. Her lovers included rich men Johnny Hyde, Henry Rosenfeld and even Charlie Chaplin Jr. Be that as it may, the girl used her chance to act in a movie, and her first work was a small episode in the film “Dangerous Years.” Within two years, she would completely change her image, turning from a brown-haired woman into a platinum blonde, and take the pseudonym Marilyn Monroe.

The girl’s figure, by today’s standards, was far from ideal, but her main advantage was her stunning femininity. With a small cm) its weight is different years fluctuated around 56 kg. With a waist of 57 centimeters, the chest and hips had very appetizing shapes, being the same size - 96 centimeters, which gave the figure the necessary proportionality. Having made several plastic surgery, she changed the shape of her nose and removed the triangular toe from her forehead hair, creating a baby-dall look. What made her face unique was the mole above her lip, which gave her a certain charm. After roles in the films “All About Eve” and “The Asphalt Jungle,” real success awaited Marilyn. Her flexibility and incredible sexual energy captivated the audience.

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Despite the fact that the directors did not pamper the actress with a variety of roles, exploiting her external data, the Americans truly fell in love with her. Marilyn happily accepted offers to appear on television and became the first star to appear nude in the new Playboy magazine. Men from five continents lusted after the beauty, who showed off her acting in the acclaimed films “Niagara,” “How to Marry a Millionaire,” and “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.”

His popularity was enhanced by his marriage to the number one baseball player, Joe DiMaggio, who retired from his sports career but remained America's favorite. In February 1954, together with her husband Marilyn Monroe, whose biography is described in every detail, she went to Japan. Officially it was called honeymoon, although in fact DiMaggio taught the Japanese an exciting American game. Marilyn Monroe was not bored when she visited the hospital for the American military, from whom she received an invitation to South Korea. The war there was over, but there were tens of thousands of US soldiers on the border, cut off from their homeland.

The chronicle of those years will record the tremendous success of the actress, who gave nine concerts in 4 days. This was the first tour in her life where she had to sing with a live orchestra. She never had outstanding vocal abilities, but her femininity and coquetry made listeners tremble with excitement. Despite winter time year, she performed in an open dress, not allowing herself to interrupt the concert during the rain. This heroism cost her health; she soon fell ill with pneumonia. But still, Marilyn was happy, basking in the love of the male audience.

First meeting with the future president

Marilyn Monroe and John Kennedy first met in this happy year for the actress, 1954. Native sister Jonah Patricia was married to actor Peter Lawford, who hosted a party in honor of the newly minted Massachusetts senator. At that time, both were not free. Future President John Kennedy recently married Jacqueline Lee Bouvier, and Marilyn herself came to the Lawford couple, accompanied by Joe DiMaggio, although their marriage did not last long. The great American was haunted by the fame of his wife, whose shadow he did not want to live in. In addition, he was consumed by jealousy, for which Marilyn always gave reasons.

So this evening she could not resist the charm of a born leader, radiating confidence. In turn, the senator himself fell under the spell of the sex symbol of the United States. DiMaggio went home alone, and a whirlwind romance arose between the actress and the politician. For a long time they met either in Lawford's house or in expensive hotels, until the relationship began to burden the future president, who dreams of political career. He needed the stability and support of his wife to participate in the upcoming elections. And from the very beginning, he did not treat the actress as seriously as she would have liked. She confessed to a close friend that she had dreamed of such a man all her life, but he probably simply did not know how to love. Why?

Family of the future president

John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. was the second of nine children of Joseph and Rose Kennedy, whose parents were famous politicians, and Joseph himself successfully played the stock market, increasing family income. My father, who grew up in a female environment, was a great lover of the fair sex. This almost divorced the couple, but the family was Catholic, where divorces were not encouraged, so Rose resigned herself. As compensation for her husband's infidelities, she received gifts and payment for all the whims, without showing much affection towards the children. She was strict with them and often punished them for any offense.

The grandfather predicted a brilliant future for his grandson, born in 1917, which later came true, although he grew up as an extremely sick child. Any infection stuck to John, but he was not allowed to complain. During World War II, his father arranged for him to pass a medical examination and go to the front. Harvard graduate got into military intelligence US Navy.

The war strengthened the character of the future politician, and he rose to the rank of lieutenant, performing a heroic act in August 1943. His boat was rammed by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri. Being shell-shocked, he did everything to save the ship’s personnel, who were discovered a few days later on the island. The command believed that the crew had died, and the parents received a message that their son was missing. Happiness knew no bounds when news of the team’s rescue became known. But later the war would claim the life of Joseph Jr., John's older brother, a military pilot. Family will create charitable foundation his name, which is up to last days Kennedy's youngest son will rule.

Health of the future president

John Kennedy, whose personal life will be a subject of interest long years, carefully hid the state of his health from everyone. If in childhood he was haunted by one illness after another, then in his adult years this will find its explanation. He will be diagnosed with a serious autoimmune disease - Addison's disease. She explains his slightly strange skin color, similar to an unusual tan, and his rather fragile build for a man. His weight was only 54 kg.

With the advent of a new drug - Cortisone - this disease did not plague the politician so much, but John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. suffered from a spinal injury received during the war. Back in 1944, he underwent several operations: a plate was inserted and then removed to strengthen the almost completely destroyed fifth lumbar vertebra. Its presence caused complications, so the back problem will remain for the rest of my life, causing untold suffering.

In addition to hot baths and swimming in the pool, the future president will take amphetamines and other drugs that cause apathy and depression. He will fight them with the help of women who played a significant role in his life. But not a single public scandal during his lifetime, which indicates that he was loved and covered up. John Kennedy, whose biography is described in detail by historians, had no less than seven love stories after marrying Jacqueline, one of them was a secret relationship with Marilyn Monroe, which continued during his election campaign.

Renewal of relations

The 35th president in the country's history and the first since the beginning of the television era was Democrat John Kennedy in 1961. For the first time, the United States watched his debate with a Republican on television. And gave their hearts to the young candidate answering tricky questions opponent with a charming smile. The entire life of the Kennedy family turned into a continuous photo shoot, where family values ​​were promoted to ordinary people, and Jacqueline became a model of elegance and devotion. Among those who participated in the election campaign on the side of the Democrats was Marilyn Monroe. In January 1961, she divorced her third husband, playwright Arthur Miller, with whom she once dreamed of having children, and bought a house in Los Angeles.

Marilyn Monroe and US President John Kennedy resumed meetings at the Beverly Hills Hotel and even on board an airplane. The actress's biographers claim that Jacqueline knew about this connection and even had a telephone conversation with Marilyn, in which she calmly responded to her message about their upcoming wedding. She just asked Hollywood beauty whether she is ready to serve as the first lady, following her president everywhere.

Marilyn's ambitions cost her relations with the Kennedy clan, which concentrated enormous power in its hands. was Secretary of Justice, the younger Edward replaced his brother as a Massachusetts senator. John was not ready to risk his political career, so on the eve of his 45th birthday he stopped communicating with the Hollywood star. She makes a last-ditch attempt to repair the relationship by giving him a Rolex watch through a White House employee, which he refuses to accept.

Films from those years captured thousands of people celebrating the presidential anniversary in Madison Square Garden, where Marilyn Monroe congratulated John F. Kennedy. 1962 was the year of the final break, but not a single muscle moved on the face of the president, who blinded the audience at the gala concert with a charming smile. On May 17, the film star interrupted filming and appeared at the celebration, where presenter Peter Lawford gave her the floor from the stage. The effect of her dress was amazing: it seemed that she was naked. She came out to sing in her inimitable sexy voice, “Happy Birthday, Mr. President!” And only by carefully looking at the frames, you can notice that the actress is not performing in an entirely adequate state.

The mysterious death of Marilyn Monroe

The unpredictability of the star's behavior not only led to the fact that Marilyn Monroe and John Kennedy broke up, but also forced the FBI to closely monitor her. She will spend two weeks in psychiatric clinic, will disrupt the filming last movie with her participation and will be completely dependent on her psychoanalyst Dr. Greenson, who has found a maid for her. Her depressions became more and more frequent, and alcohol and barbiturates helped less and less. Her tragedy lay in the duality of her nature: the sweetest angel of sex, which was considered a sin in those years, she was a person with a subtle and vulnerable soul, dreaming of respect. It seemed to her that, having become the president’s wife, she would rise to his level and feel the security of existence. It was the self-deception of a person whom everyone perceived through her on-screen image and that smile that seemed to call men: “Own me.”

She dreamed not only of love, but also of a serious role, studying in a theater studio and hoping to play Grushenka in The Brothers Karamazov. She desperately tried to find understanding, starting new novels (Yves Montand, Frank Sinatra), but she was used as a toy, without even making an attempt to penetrate the soul of the actress, in which lived a little mouse from an orphanage. Abuse of sleeping pills became more frequent and led to problems associated with overdose. Everything seemed to foretell imminent death. Marilyn Monroe became close to Patricia Kennedy, thanks to which the President was aware of her intentions. During one of the breakdowns, he allegedly even sent his brother Robert, who also became inflamed with tender feelings for the beauty. However, there is no real evidence of this.

On August 4, 1962, according to Peter Lawford, the actress spoke to him on the phone, unexpectedly saying goodbye, which caused him concern. The next morning, the death of Marilyn Monroe became the property of a shocked America. She was found in bed with a telephone receiver in her hands. When the ambulance arrived, the actress was still in a coma with empty packets of sleeping pills scattered everywhere. To this day, the death of the star is a mystery that does not exclude any of four versions:

• Suicide of a mentally unstable woman.
• Drug overdose.
• Treatment error on the part of psychoanalyst Ralph Greenson.
• A murder initiated by the Kennedy clan in order to avoid scandalous exposure.

For several more weeks, the death of Marilyn Monroe will be the main sensation of the press, overshadowing the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis, during which the world was on the brink of disaster.

Afterword

The life of Marilyn Monroe proves that spectacular success does not equal happiness. Its phenomenon still worries people. Marilyn Monroe, whose figure is often criticized, remains an unsurpassed sex symbol. Beauties replace each other on television screens and catwalks, but no one can outshine the main blonde of the 20th century, who would have turned 90 this year. Of all her husbands and lovers, one person walked behind the coffin - Joe DiMaggio, who remained faithful ex-wife until the last days. And the one in whom she sought support and consolation could hardly give her true love, for he was devoted only to politics. For Americans, John Kennedy, who died a year later from Lee Harvey Oswald's bullet, will remain the most beloved president who did a lot for the country. His name is still associated with overcoming the Berlin and Cuban missile crises, the launch of the Apollo program and the fight for equal rights citizens of the country, including blacks.

A political observer who has devoted his life to studying America will say in an interview that the death of the country's 35th president will be the greatest grief of the Americans that he had to face. He did not really believe in the involvement of the Kennedy clan in the death of the Hollywood star, believing that the denigration of politicians, which began with Frank Capell and Jack Clemmons, could have been initiated by the forces that stood behind Lee Harvey Oswald and the assassin of Robert Kennedy during the 1968 presidential election campaign of the year. And the scandalous details of the relationship in which Marilyn Monroe and John Kennedy do not appear better light, began their countdown with the book by Robert Sletzer, famous for that he calls himself Marilyn’s fourth husband, but this is not confirmed. America is an amazing country where it is easiest to make money by inflating scandals, which will always be in demand. For the fate of two outstanding figures in world history will excite the public for a long time.

May 19, 1962, 10 days before the 45th anniversary John Kennedy, a grand celebration was organized in New York's Madison Square Garden in honor of the president's birthday. All 15,000 spectators were looking forward to appearing on stage Marilyn Monroe.

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Rumors about a romance between the most popular president and the sexiest actress have been circulating for a long time. People wondered what song Monroe would sing, what words he would choose to congratulate, what he would wear, and whether he would be sober on such a day! Marilyn lived up to the expectations of the curious a hundred times over - her appearance at Madison Square Garden went down in history. This effect, with all their ardent desire, cannot be achieved by the most outrageous modern pop stars.

Dress made of diamond tears

But without the unique Jean Louis dress, Monroe's appearance would not have been so shocking. Unless she went on stage completely naked!

Marilyn ordered the fashion designer “historical, unusual dress so that this has never happened to anyone before.” Marilyn emphasized: “It should be an outfit that only I can wear and no one else.”

Jean Louis focused on the model herself - he looked through all the tapes with Monroe and concluded: “Marilyn has amazing control over her amazing body. She managed to make vulgar movements elegantly. I had to play up this constant provocation of hers. I tried to achieve the effect of Marilyn appearing in radiance and... without a dress!”

The problem was that there were no such thin and silky fabrics then. The fabric was woven specifically for this dress in France in a tiny silk weaving workshop. It was painstaking and long manual labor, but it was worth it. After delivering the canvas to America, Jean Louis brought the precious piece of fabric home to Monroe.

The dress was sewn directly onto Marilyn, who stood completely naked on a chair with a glass of champagne in her hand. The outfit was a complete copy of Monroe's body shape, her "snake skin" with 6,000 diamond rhinestones. Availability underwear not intended! The dress was fastened with the thinnest zipper and small flesh-colored hooks.

It was absolutely forbidden to present such an outfit to the concert organizers. Marilyn showed them "decent" Evening Dress black color.

Thank you for everything, Mr. President!

Monroe was deliberately late to go on stage. She couldn’t have come in advance, no way...

The entertainer, Peter Lawford, was already beginning to worry - he had already announced the actress's exit several times. The audience began to whisper. But then a dazzling spotlight caught the touching figure of Marilyn Monroe, small on the huge stage, who was in a hurry to congratulate her President.

With one movement of her shoulder, the actress threw her snow-white fluffy fur coat into the arms of Peter Lawford, and the audience gasped. The electric light did not encounter resistance from the web fabric, but was reflected many times from the diamond edges of small rhinestones. Marilyn moved naked and in a rainbow, unearthly glow!

The actress later said: “I suddenly found myself in front of the ramp. I was supposed to sing, but I felt the audience take their breath away - everyone probably thought I was naked...” One of the guests of the evening, US Ambassador to the UN, Adlai Stevenson, said: “I didn’t see the beads!”

Here’s how a journalist described Monroe’s appearance: “It was a restless evening, a pretentious atmosphere, famous guests…: Then suddenly this spotlight comes on. All sounds disappeared at once. At all. It was as if we were all in outer space. It was a long, long pause... and Marilyn breaks it with an incredible breath: “Happy biiiiirthday to youuuu.” Everyone is instantly immersed in ecstasy.”

Monroe, as many noticed, was very tipsy. However, she was very worried, who could judge her? When Marilyn began to sing, the hall froze. The manner of performance was extremely provocative - matching the actress’s dress.

Dorothy Kilgallen wrote in the chronicle: “It felt like Marilyn was making love to Kennedy in front of 40 million Americans!”

“Happy Birthday, Mr. President! Thank you for everything you have done, for all the battles you have won...:” - words of Marilyn Monroe. Everyone understood everything about the battle, there were no questions left... Kennedy went on stage and tried to laugh it off, but it didn’t work.

Jacqueline Kennedy expected something similar, so her husband was not at the evening. But Jacqueline still watched the recording of the concert and lost her temper with indignation. John also felt out of place.

Many believe that Kennedy made the decision to part with the now annoying Marilyn after this speech. Monroe plunged headlong into black depression. And she didn’t come out of it, dying 3 months after performing a concert number in a dress made of diamond tears. The President outlived the Actress by a year.

Heads-up between Marilyn Monroe and John Kennedy, or naked poker

Marilyn Monroe loved poker. She played with all her men in bed between sex and sleep and vice versa. She was not wearing a dress made of diamond tears, she was wearing nothing at all at such moments - only, as she herself admitted, “two drops of Chanel No. 5.”

Marilyn could play poker indefinitely. But the actress was not particularly skilled, but she did not want to lose. If a man beat her, Monroe would pout, get offended, and kick the scoundrel out. Marilyn's savvy lovers succumbed and quickly bored her. She also kicked them out after some time.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy never gave in to Marilyn. He was an excellent poker player, did not lose his cool and ignored Monroe's offended protruding lips. He also won against much more serious opponents, but poker with them was not as enjoyable as with a naked Marilyn!

And she, poor thing, fell in love. I wanted to become his wife. She put on a dress made of diamond tears and told the whole world in a song about how she felt. But the reputation of the first person of the state turned out to be more important for John than love itself. beautiful woman in the world!

In this political heads-up, everyone lost - Marilyn, John, America, the whole world. And they could have won. But Kennedy went all-in with the wrong cards.