A recent biography shedding light on the life of former first lady Jackie Kennedy discloses a clandestine relationship she engaged in with architect Jack Warnecke, following the tragic assassination of John F. Kennedy.

The narrative presented in “Jackie: Public, Private, Secret” by J. Randy Taraborrelli delves into Kennedy’s involvement with Warnecke, which commenced shortly after the fateful event in Dallas in November 1963.

Warnecke, tasked by Kennedy to craft the memorial site for the late president at Arlington National Cemetery, made a bold move by inviting her to dinner in May 1964.

Despite receiving no clear confirmation from her, he showed up at her doorstep bearing flowers, marking the inception of their affair.

Defying the advice of acquaintances and loved ones who cautioned her against moving forward too swiftly, Kennedy, despite her assertions of not desiring romantic entanglements, invited the architect, a former college football player, to the family estate in Hyannis Port on Cape Cod in November 1964.

Subsequently, their relationship deepened, evolving over a span of three years.

Warnecke harbored intentions of proposing to Kennedy during a journey to Hawaii in 1966; however, financial burdens stemming from his firm’s expansion and lavish lifestyle prompted him to disclose his predicament to her.

This revelation led to a halt in communication, with Kennedy informing JFK Jr. that further interactions with Warnecke were off the table.

In 1968, Kennedy tied the knot with Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis, who passed away in 1975.

Later in her life, she shared a connection with diamond merchant Maurice Tempelsman.

Nevertheless, it was Warnecke whom she reconnected with upon receiving a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 1994.

During their reunion at her Manhattan residence, Kennedy reminisced by reading aloud excerpts from her past letters to Warnecke before ceremoniously burning them, a custom she had upheld with intimate companions and family members prior to her demise.

She entrusted him with a photograph capturing her and JFK on the day of his inauguration.

Kennedy breathed her last on May 19, 1994.

Warnecke divulged details of their time together to Taraborrelli, who vowed to preserve the revelations until a decade following Warnecke’s passing.

The architect bid farewell in