John Profumo: Redeeming a Disgraced Life

Monday, December 8th, 2008

 

Most Americans have never heard of John Profumo. But in 1963 Profumo was at the center of a highly publicized, sensational scandal that brought down the Conservative government of Prime Minister Harold Macmillian.
Profumo, the Secretary of State for War, had a brief liaison with a prostitute named Christine Keeler. He broke off the relationship after [...]


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