JFK Could've Ended Up With Another Woman The Night He Met Jackie O

Speaking to the book's author, Carl Sferazza Anthony, Martha Bartlett said, "I had my other good friend, Loretta Summers. We had an extra woman, which was very peculiar. But we had it anyway! And so, if he didn't like one, at least he wouldn't be bored. Because he did show boredom." Apparently, JFK prioritized excitement in female companions; James Patterson, author of "The House of Kennedy," writes what a close friend said of Jack and Jackie, "'There was nothing Jack liked better than a challenge," and he decidedly saw that challenge in Jackie. It's unknown if he even glanced at Loretta that night with Jackie O captivating him.

But at the end of the night, Jackie knew that "he would have a disturbing effect" on her life. That feeling almost made her want to flee the scene, according to Anthony. Nevertheless, she stuck it out because she knew that "whatever heartbreak he was going to inevitably bring her, it would be worth it." The dinner host, Martha, divulged that though she and her husband could be accused of shamelessly matchmaking, Jackie was always working behind the scenes too.

Loretta faded into history, while the unforgettable couple's story still entices us today.