A Detailed Look At JFK's Alleged Mistresses

Known for her beauty and her acting skills, Gene Tierney was a Hollywood talent who allegedly caught the eye of John F. Kennedy. Like several other alleged mistresses of the former president, Tierney waited to share the details of her relationship with JFK until many years later. The actor wrote a memoir, titled "Self-Portrait," and in it, she included tales of her time with JFK, whom she met shortly after she had split from her husband. According to Tierney, her affair with JFK lasted for about a year, and she was interested in marrying him.

The politician allegedly didn't reciprocate those feelings. "Just before we were joined by some of his friends, he looked at me and said, out of the blue, 'You know, Gene, I can never marry you.' In the chatter, the exchange of greetings as his friends settled into other seats, I said nothing ... We looked at each other for a long, timeless moment. Then he turned and left to catch his plane," Tierney said in her book. She added that, despite the feeling of finality after that encounter, she and JFK did reunite later, though their relationship never amounted to anything more.