George Smathers, was the one who got Jack back home to her. It was hardly the stuff of romance. If you ever want to be president, Smathers said, “you better haul your ass back to your wife.” When Jack finally landed in the States, he told a reporter that Jackie had not let him know about the stillbirth because she didn’t want to ruin his vacation. Her mother was disgusted. “He is unconscionable,” Janet said.
