In 2003 , a Kennedy biographer mentioned `` a tall , slender , beautiful 19-year-old college sophomore and White House intern , who worked in the press office '' when referencing one of the president 's affairs , the publisher 's website said . Mimi Alford is now a 69-year-old grandmother . She was born in the Bronx and grew up on Staten Island with her parents. `` I 'm not a virgin anymore , '' Alford recounts after first encounter with Kennedy . The alleged affair took place in the summer of 1962 , according to her book .
Mimi Alford is now a 69-year-old grandmother . She was born in the Bronx and grew up on Staten Island with her parents. `` I 'm not a virgin anymore , '' Alford recounts after first encounter with Kennedy . The alleged affair took place in the summer of 1962 , according to her book .