9 8 1 ▁Re agan , ▁following ▁his ▁election ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁presiden cy , ▁appointed ▁Blo oming dale ▁to ▁the ▁President ' s ▁Foreign ▁Int elligence ▁Ad vis ory ▁Board ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁named ▁him ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Ad vis ory ▁Commission ▁on ▁Public ▁Diplom acy . ▁Although ▁born ▁to ▁a ▁Jewish ▁family , ▁Blo oming dale ▁became ▁a ▁Catholic ▁to ▁marry ▁his ▁second ▁wife , ▁and ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Kn ights ▁of ▁Mal ta . ▁The ▁Blo oming d ales ▁maintained ▁homes ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁the ▁Hol m by ▁Hills ▁section ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁and ▁an ▁a partment ▁in ▁the ▁Water gate ▁Hotel ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁ ▁V icki ▁Morgan ▁affair ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁while ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁ 5 4 - year - old ▁Alfred ▁Blo oming dale ▁began ▁an ▁affair ▁with ▁ 1 8 - year - old ▁V icki ▁Morgan . ▁For ▁ 1 2 ▁years , ▁Blo oming dale ▁kept ▁her ▁in ▁a ▁lux ur ious ▁a partment , ▁show ering ▁her ▁with ▁expensive ▁cl othing , ▁j ew el ry , ▁and ▁cars . ▁When ▁Alfred ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁terminal ▁cancer , ▁his ▁wife ▁B ets y ▁cut ▁off ▁Morgan ' s ▁allow ance . ▁So on ▁after , ▁the ▁affair ▁with ▁V icki ▁Morgan ▁made ▁head line ▁news ▁as ▁its ▁un subst anti ated ▁and ▁s ord id ▁details , ▁which ▁included ▁alleg