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Mary Eno Pinchot Meyer (/ ˈmaɪ.ər /; October 14, 1920 – October 12, 1964) was an American painter who lived in Washington D.C. She was married to Cord Meyer from 1945 to 1958, and became involved romantically with President John F. Kennedy after her divorce from Meyer.
- Who Was Mary Pinchot Meyer?
- Mary Pinchot Meyer and JFK
- The Murder
- The Enduring Mystery
Most women in 1960s Georgetown were more Jackie than Marilyn: white-gloved, tea-drinking, Pall Mall-smoking housewives whose Mad Menera coifs could always be seen at a PTA meeting. Mary Pinchot Meyer existed outside of those appearances and expectations. An artist, she regularly carried a pouch of pot and acid with her, never ceasing to inspire fas...
The story of JFK’s infidelities didn’t start with Mary Pinchot Meyer, but it may have ended with her — if only because he was assassinated in November of 1963, about a year before Meyer would be killed. Shortly before his assassination, John F. Kennedy penned a letter to her imploring her to visit him. “I know it is unwise, irrational, and that you...
On October 12, 1964, just two days shy of her 44th birthday, Mary Pinchot Meyer finished a painting in her studio at around noon. In the safe confines of her studio, she would often work, read, or pet her cat, which had just given birth to yet another litter of kittens, their little mewls carrying up into the rafters of her studio as she worked. Sh...
Ray Crump Jr. was the only suspect, and many who believe that the government may have taken Mary Pinchot Meyer out suggest that he was the perfect patsy. Crump had a violent criminal record. He was simply a black man in a country rife with racial tension. This was 1964 — racial segregation had only been officially abolished by the Civil Rights Actl...
- Abby Norman
On a perfect October day in 1964, Mary Pinchot Meyer—mistress of John Kennedy, friend of Jackie Kennedy and ex-wife of a top CIA man, Cord Meyer—was murdered in the rarefied Washington...
Jun 5, 2019 · This serene painting, one of the last that Mary Pinchot Meyer completed, says nothing of her beauty, of her lovers, of her lost son, of her pilgrimages to heal, or her anger and grief over the death of John F. Kennedy. It is the key to no conspiracy or murder, even her own.
- Maria Hummel
May 16, 2019 · Mary Pinchot Meyer’s Cold War ties, family tragedies, high-profile affairs, and untimely death eclipse the story of her artistic development. Her gruesome murder in 1964, when Meyer was 43, has become a source of conspiracy theories, with some followers alleging CIA involvement.
Jun 3, 2016 · The president had a real way with the ladies—and with an em dash. It's thought that JFK's heartfelt letter to his mistress, Mary Pinchot Meyer, was written just a month before his...
Sep 25, 2017 · One year later, on Oct. 12, 1964, Mary Pinchot Meyer was shot dead while taking an afternoon walk on a Georgetown towpath in Washington, D.C., at age 43. Nearly fifty three years later, her...
