3. Lyndon Johnson had so many affairs he would allegedly brag about the quantity of them whenever the subject of Kennedy’s infidelities was raised near him
Lyndon Baines Johnson, like his predecessor commonly referred to by his initials, was the 37th Vice President of the United States before becoming the 36th President following the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. One of only four individuals to have served in all four federal elected positions – Representative, Senator, Vice President, and President – Johnson was equally experienced in his private life. Marrying Claudia Alta Taylor, known colloquially as “Lady Bird”, in 1934, having proposed on their very first date, the couple begat two daughters, Lynda Bird and Luci Baines, who along with the family dog – Little Beagle Johnson – all bore Johnson’s initials.
Despite his wife offering him his avenue into politics, using $10,000 of her own inheritance from her family’s wealth to finance the start of his career, as well as suffering three miscarriages, Johnson repaid her loyalty and suffering with infidelity. Throughout their lifelong marriage, Johnson is known to have had multiple affairs with multiple women, of particular note with Alice Marsh, the daughter of an important Texan and well-connected member of the Democratic Party. Producing potentially a secret son, Johnson would reportedly boast he had had more women “on accident” than Kennedy had on purpose when the subject of Kennedy’s infidelities was raised.