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Jackie Kennedy Allegedly Confronted JFK About Rumored Marilyn Monroe Affair: 'This One Worries Me' (Exclusive

Did John F. Kennedy have an affair with Marilyn Monroe — and how much did Jackie know? A new book, 'JFK: Public, Private, Secret' by J. Randy Taraborrelli breaks it down.

For more on JFK and Taraborrelli's new book, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, or subscribe here. Taraborrelli spoke to Pat Newcomb, now 96, who was Monroe’s publicist — and a close friend — who told him the star was not there that weekend. “If that didn’t happen then, I don’t know when they were together because then it was a clear shot to Madison Square Garden, where she sang Happy Birthday Mr. President and then she was gone.” Monroe died on Aug. 4, 1962.

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