A new book claims that Jackie Kennedy, the wife of former US President John F. Kennedy, once begged actress Marilyn Monroe not to steal her husband.

Monroe, who had affairs with both JFK and his brother Robert, died in August 1962, aged 36, under mysterious circumstances.

The book, titled These Few Precious Days: The Final Year of Jack with Jackie by author Christopher Andersen, contains quotes from late actor Peter Lawford, who was married to JFK’s sister Patricia.

Lawford reportedly said that Monroe called Jackie to confess to the affair and to tell her that her husband had already agreed to leave his family and set up a home with the actress.

According to Darwin Porter’s book Monroe at Rainbow’s End, Monroe was infatuated with JFK and they first made love in 1946.

They reconnected when JFK was married to Jackie and Monroe was wed to baseball star Joe DiMaggio.

JFK and Monroe resumed their affair, and she had dreams of being First Lady one day.

The playboy politician even invited Monroe to the home he shared with Jackie in Virginia.

But Jackie became First Lady after JFK won the US presidency, and about a month before Monroe’s death, she requested a meeting with the star at the Carlyle Hotel in New York.

Monroe had been threatening to go public with her affairs with JFK and Robert Kennedy, and Jackie wanted to put a stop to that during their meeting.

“Jackie begged Marilyn not to publicly humiliate her children in front of the world,” Porter wrote in his book.

“She also pleaded with Marilyn not to make John Jr. and Caroline the victims of a divorce.”

Monroe reportedly promised she wouldn’t reveal anything, not knowing she only had a few days left to live.

The book claims that Monroe was found dead in her Los Angeles home on August 5, 1962.

The official cause of death was ruled as “probable suicide” due to barbiturates.

This new book adds to the many stories and rumors surrounding JFK’s love life.

JFK is known to have had numerous affairs throughout his life, including with actresses such as Monroe and Jayne Mansfield.

There have also been rumors that JFK had affairs with women who were associated with organized crime.

Despite this, JFK is still widely admired as a charismatic leader who inspired a generation of Americans.

His presidency is remembered for his efforts to promote civil rights, his leadership during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and his famous inaugural address, which included the famous line, “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.”

However, the revelations in these books highlight the personal struggles and difficulties that JFK faced during his time in office.

They also provide insight into the complicated relationships that existed between JFK, his wife Jackie, and the various women with whom he had affairs.