JFK and Frank Sinatra: A scandalous friendship under FBI surveillance

Frank Sinatra was one of the greatest stars of all time. But there was more to the actor and singer than just the glamour of Hollywood. The FBI kept him under close surveillance, due to his connections to the organized crime on the one hand - and president John F. Kennedy on the other hand. Subscribe to wocomoHISTORY: Follow us on Facebook: The two influential men became friends long before Kennedy’s presidential campaign. They partied together at the infamous “Sands“ casino in Las Vegas which was firmly in the hands of the mafia. Although his brother, Bobby Kennedy, is Attorney General and even after his election to the White House, JFK refused to cut ties with his long-time companion. This is an excerpt from “Frank Sinatra: A song for the FBI“