Jan 1, 2013 · I kept this secret with near-religious discipline for more than forty years, confiding only in a handful of people, including my first husband. I never told my parents, or my children.

Despite the affair's consuming influence over her life at the time, Alford managed to keep the illicit trysts a secret for 40 years, until clues were leaked in 2003. Alford published her own book about the …

Feb 4, 2021 · In the summer of 1962, nineteen-year-old Mimi Beardsley arrived by train in Washington, D.C., to begin an internship in the White House press office. The Kennedy Administration had …

Oct 19, 2010 · Mimi Beardsley Alford has decided, after decades of silence & reflection, to tell her story. This is not just a memoir of a young woman of her generation & class coming of age in the 60s, & …

Jan 1, 2013 · Once Upon a Secret is a moving story of a woman emerging from the shadows to reclaim the truth. Mimi Alford lives in western Massachusetts with her husband, Dick. Together they have …

Oct 19, 2012 · What is Once Upon a Secret about? This memoir recounts Mimi Alford’s intense affair with President John F. Kennedy when she was a young intern. The story uncovers the complexities …

In the heart of "Once Upon a Secret," Mimi Alford recounts a hidden chapter of American history with unflinching honesty and grace. This memoir unfolds her clandestine love affair with President John F. …

Feb 8, 2012 · Mimi Alford tells the story of her affair with President John F. Kennedy in “Once Upon a Secret.”

Apr 1, 2011 · Here, Mimi Beardsley finally tells the true story of her affair with President John F. Kennedy. It is a story that has been kept secret for 40 years. It tells how their affair continued for 18 …

Feb 8, 2012 · Once Upon a Secret is a moving story of a woman emerging from the shadows to reclaim the truth. Mimi Alford lives in western Massachusetts with her husband, Dick. Together they have …