The late Edward Kennedy apparently had quite a gallivant through Central and South America in the swinging 1960s while his brother was President.
Recently released FBI files show that Kennedy rented out an entire Chilean brothel and met with Communists across Latin America -- and rubbed a few shoulders the wrong way in the process.
According to a December 1961 State Department memo, Kennedy, who was then the assistant district attorney of Suffolk County, Massacusetts made the trip to Central and South American countries as a "familiarization and orientation tour."
While in Mexico City, the memo stated, he "met with a number of individuals known to have Communist sympathies" and asked an ambassador in Mexico City to "invite left-wingers to the embassy, where he could interview them."
This request was denied by the ambassador, who according to the memo told Kennedy he would have to make the arrangements himself.
Kennedy also made a similar request in Peru, where he was subsequently described as a "pompous and spoiled brat."
When he wasn't trying to meet a few friendly Communists, Kennedy also apparently partied quite hard, according to the memo.
"While Kennedy was in Santiago, he made arrangements to 'rent' a brothel for an entire night," the memo said. "Kennedy allegedly invited one of the embassy chauffeurs to participate in the night's activities."
The memo was released to Judicial Watch late last week following a lawsuit after their Freedom of Information Act was denied. Although it wasn't clear exactly why the FBI was reluctant to release the files, the Judicial Watch said it showed that "it, too, is not above politics."
The FBI files aren't the first to show the late senator in a less-than-favorable light.
In June, secret FBI files were released that claimed he may have taken part in sex parties with Marilyn Monroe and Frank Sinatra at a hotel in New York.
Kennedy, who was elected to the Senate in a special election only a few months after his trip, died in 2009 of brain cancer.
nmandell@nydailynews.com
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