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==John Profumo in "[[A Massachusetts Yankee in King Arthur's Court]]"== |
==John Profumo in "[[A Massachusetts Yankee in King Arthur's Court]]"== |
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+ | '''John Profumo's''' unfortunate behavior was foremost on the [[British]] people's mind in 1963. When [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Harold Macmillan (Massachusetts Yankee)|Harold Macmillan]] met with [[U.S.]] [[President of the United States|President]] [[John F. Kennedy (Massachusetts Yankee)|John F. Kennedy]], people in the crowd outside [[10 Downing Street (Massachusetts Yankee)|10 Downing Street]] yelled out "Where's Profumo?" |
In contrast, Kennedy was met with unbridled applause. |
In contrast, Kennedy was met with unbridled applause. |
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John Dennis Profumo, CBE (30 January 1915 - 9 March 2006) was a British politician, serving as an MP beginning in 1940. He is best remembered for his affair with Christine Keeler while he served as Secretary of State for War in the Conservative government of PM Harold Macmillan. The affair lasted from 1961 until 1963, when the affair came to light. While the philandering was bad enough, it was made worse by the fact that Keeler was also involved in a relationship with the senior naval attaché at the Soviet Embassy, adding national security concerns. While the Conservatives had been in a period of declining popularity, the Profumo Affair didn't help. Profumo himself resigned in 1963. He spent the remainder of his life engaged in charity work.
John Profumo in "A Massachusetts Yankee in King Arthur's Court"
John Profumo's unfortunate behavior was foremost on the British people's mind in 1963. When Prime Minister Harold Macmillan met with U.S. President John F. Kennedy, people in the crowd outside 10 Downing Street yelled out "Where's Profumo?"
In contrast, Kennedy was met with unbridled applause.
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