By Danny Allen

Today as I eat my breakfast under the tarp in my backyard and look over the Biscayne Bay, it’s a cool 73 degrees. Sitting here and reading the Miami Herald where I found an article about the recent book written by former Kennedy Intern, Mimi Alford, where she details a torrid affair with JFK. No surprise many stories have come out about JFK’s sexual escapades during his Presidency…

This takes me back to the 1960 campaign when I did some work on the request of Frank Sinatra to help raise large amounts of money via my Hollywood elite clientele for JFK’s election war chest. It was around March of 1960, and Sinatra, along with his Rat Pack cronies, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, JR., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop were the biggest act in the world. With Frank throwing his weight behind Kennedy, Richard Nixon was going to have a huge fight ahead of him.

I organized a $5000 a plate dinner at a now long gone restaurant on the Hollywood strip which had to make some major changes to accommodate JFK and his security detail. I can remember one of the guests who was Tony Curtis telling me, “Moxie Man” they have JFK’s prick more protected than money at Fort Knox.” I fell on the floor and miss my old friend TC who was larger than life.

The event went off at 9:00 PM and JFK true to order was late. Frank was pacing the floor, but got the word Kennedy’s limo was up the street. Once JFK arrived, his security rushed him in and sat him at the head table alongside Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. I had a seat next to Dean who had me in stitches the entire night. After appetizers, Frank asked me to come over to his side of the table to meet JFK. After his introduction, JFK told me a dirty joke which had me on the floor. That broke the ice and we actually chatted for about 15 minutes. I found him very interesting and his sense of humor mirrored mine, (very dirty).

After dinner, Sinatra got up and gave a very moving speech about his thoughts on JFK and what it would mean for him to be the next President of the United States. At the end of his speech, JFK stood up and received a standing ovation.

From there, he was carted off by his security detail, but not before yelling over to me a warm goodbye and see you soon on my next trip to Hollywood.

There will never be another John F. Kennedy, but Bill Clinton comes very close in the charisma department for sure…