How Rose Kennedy Survived 55 Years With an Unfaithful Husband

How Rose Kennedy Survived 55 Years With an Unfaithful Husband In the late '20s, John Fitzgerald allegedly warned Joe Kennedy to end his affair with Gloria Swanson, or he'd tell Rose Kennedy himself. Unfazed, Joe dared him to try; he'd simply marry the actress instead. Rose ended up spending the next fifty years writing a version of her marriage where none of this ever happened. Years after her death, her private diaries, letters, and family papers would reveal a much more complicated story. Let’s find out. Some details remain disputed or based on recollections recorded years later. Where the evidence is uncertain, we distinguish between Rose Kennedy's own account, biographical research, archival material, and later interpretations. Sources & Further Reading Books 1. Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, Times to Remember (1974) - https://openlibrary.org/books/OL54325... 2. Doris Kearns Goodwin, The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys (1987) - https://openlibrary.org/books/OL34977... 3. Barbara A. Perry, Rose Kennedy: The Life and Times of a Political Matriarch (2013) -- https://millercenter.org/news-events/... Archives & Research 1. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum — Rose Kennedy Personal Papers - https://www.jfklibrary.org/sites/defa... 2. Doris Kearns Goodwin, The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys — Ford Hall Forum speech and transcript, 1988 - https://dc.suffolk.edu/fhf-av/10/? Archival Interviews & Footage 1. Barbara Perry — Rose Kennedy: The Life and Times of a Political Matriarch -    • 'Rose Kennedy: The life and times of a pol...   2. Gloria Swanson interviewed by Barbara Walters, 1981 -    • Gloria Swanson, Barbara Walters, 1981 Inte...