Extra-marital relationships

Kennedy reportedly had affairs with a number of women, including Marilyn Monroe,^[248] Gunilla von Post,^[249] Judith Campbell,^[250] Mary Pinchot Meyer,^[251] Marlene Dietrich,^[252] and Mimi Alford. Doctors speculated that the drugs the president required for Addison's disease had the side effect of increasing his virility.^[160] The president remarked to UK Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, "I wonder how it is for you, Harold? If I don't have a woman for three days, I get terrible headaches."^[254] Kennedy inspired affection and loyalty from the members of his team and his supporters.^[255] According to Reeves, this included "the logistics of Kennedy's liaisons ... [which] required secrecy and devotion rare in the annals of the energetic service demanded by successful politicians."^[256] Kennedy believed that his friendly relationship with members of the press would help protect him from revelations about his sex life.