The Press: Cheesy

Reading through the New York Times last week, President Kennedy came upon a story that demanded action. So the President sent Press Secretary Salinger a memo urging him to look into the possibilities of a high-level Government attempt to remedy a clear evil.

What kind of crisis was this? Cuba? Berlin? Adlai? Taxes? No, it was about Jacqueline Kennedy and her press. As the Times story pointed out, Jackie has been the victim of a noisome tide of gossip stories in movie mags and Confidential-type rags. Month after month, Jackie's picture, and often Caroline's, has been splashed on the covers...

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