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Canada Man Says He's JFK's Son

Posted Feb 14, 08 3:42 AM CST in US 

(Newser) – A Vancouver man is claiming he's John F. Kennedy's son and he wants the Kennedy clan to supply some DNA so he can prove it. Jack Worthington was born on November 22, 1961—exactly two years before JFK was assassinated in Dallas. The alleged presidential love child says his Texan mother was introduced to JFK by Lyndon Johnson during the first year of the Kennedy presidency.

Senator Ted Kennedy is apparently trying to block a story about Worthington's claims slated for Vanity Fair, reports the New York Post. "It's a profound duty I feel to do the right thing. Many Americans won't agree and will want to sweep the dirt under the rug," Worthington told Canada's Globe & Mail. Worthington, a US citizen married to a Canadian, said that he's happy with his life and doesn't want things to change.

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John F. Kennedy in the National Portrait Gallery.   ((c) Seansie)
Hyannisport Weekend - President Kennedy with Children by Cecil Stoughton. Kennedy was a notorious philanderer and a man has now come forward saying that he is JFK's son from a 1960 liaison. 08/03/1963...   ((c) pingnews.com)
Public Domain: President Kennedy with Brothers Robert and Edward by Cecil Stoughton, August 1963 (NARA)   ((c) pingnews.com)
President Kennedy at Cronkite Interview by Cecil Stoughton, September 1963. A man in BC has come forward claiming that he is President Kennedy's son. (NARA)   ((c) pingnews.com)
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