WI: John F. Kennedy Conceives A Love Child

What if during one of JFK's many extramarital affairs he actually conceives a child out of wedlock that years after his death comes to light and demands recognition or during his time in the White House?
 
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It depends on when he/she comes to light. If it's while JFK is in the White House, the potential exists for a scandal, but other I agree, the response will potentially be a collective shrug.
 

shiftygiant

Gone Fishin'
Child has little legal precedence to claim anything Kennedy. Outside 'I was JFK's Lovechild' there is little there for this Child to have.
 

Sycamore

Banned
It gets covered up in the same way as Warren Harding's love child, with JFK and the press denouncing the mother as a foul degenerate in the same way that they did with Nan Britton IOTL, and the matter only coming to light once one of the members of the Kennedy family agrees to offer his or her DNA for testing.
 

Gaius Julius Magnus

Gone Fishin'
The Kennedies would likely pay her off to keep the mother or child quiet. If it comes to light after his death, probably nothing much in the long-term beyond just interesting historical footnote or trivia.
 
The mother would probably blackmail the Kennedies to get some money, they'd give her a small amount (small for them), and then she'd be quiet. Unless it was a big celebrity like Marilyn Monroe maybe, I don't know what they would do then. Hire some guy to pretend to be the father in public?
 
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