Kennedy and Ford both had affairs with the same East German 'spy who loved oral sex' Bobby Baker, a former aide to LBJ has revealed how Washington was full of drunk, philandering politicians in Kennedy's era Called Kennedy a 'sex maniac' and introduced JFK to a married German woman 'who loved oral sex' and was later believed to be a spy Kennedy called Baker to thank him for the tryst FBI director used a tape recording of then-Congressman Gerald Ford having an affair with the same woman to blackmail him Baker told how Joe Kennedy 'bought' the election for his son A former Senate aide who spent decades climbing through the ranks in Washington has revealed how the Capitol was run by men who drank bourbon at all hours, had sex with secretaries and accepted thousands of dollars in bribes. Robert Gene Baker worked first as a page in the Senate, transferring phone calls and keeping track of vote counts, but grew his role so that he ended up being former President Lyndon Baines Johnson's closest aide. Baker was eventually arrested for theft and tax evasion in 1967, but he has now opened up to Politico Magazine about the lawless manner that dominated DC at that time. The spy who loved me: President Kennedy allegedly had an affair with Ellen Rometsch (right), the wife of a West German army officer based in D.C. Bobby Kennedy feared she was a spy and would reveal their affair, so he had her deported Strange bedfellows: Then-Congressman Gerald Ford (seen here in 1966) also reportedly had an affair with the same woman and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover had recordings of their time together Investigators: Hoover allegedly used the tape to blackmail Ford (right) who was a member of the Warren Commission investigating President Kennedy's death because Hoover wanted to know what they found out His most salacious revelation came about Presidents Kennedy and Ford, who allegedly had affairs with the same East German woman- who was later believed to be a spy. Baker knew Ellen Rometsch because she was the wife of a West German army officer stationed in Washington. She was "as pretty as Elizabeth Taylor" and the trappings of marriage did not stop her from making herself known to the President. She really loved oral sex... She went to the White House several times. And President Kennedy called me and said it's the best head-job he'd ever had, and he thanked me," Baker said to Politico. Rometsch was sent to America by the Communist leaders in East Berlin who hoped that she would befriend powerful politicians and report back. She went to West Germany and married air force Rolf Rometsch who then moved with her to the United States. She began working as a hostess at the Quorum Club, a salon for male politicians that was organized by Baker. As part of her role there, she arranged prostitutes and went on dates with some of the men herself- which clearly led to influential connections. Her alleged dalliances did not stop at the White House, as she also had relations with then-Congressman "Jerry" Ford from Michigan, who went on to become president after Nixon resigned. Ford's relationship with Ms Rometsch allegedly took place during his time on the Warren Commission where he was tasked with investigating President Kennedy's assassination. The affair was used against him by FBI director J. Edgar Hoover who was frustrated that the Warren Commission was not sharing their findings, So, (Hoover) had this tape where Jerry Ford was having oral sex with Ellen Rometsch. You know, his wife had a serious drug problem back then... Hoover blackmailed... Ford to tell him what they were doing," Baker said. Wheeler and dealer: These salacious revelations were made public by Robert Gene 'Bobby' Baker (seen in 1964) who rose through the ranks in Washington and became a close personal aide to President Johnson For Baker, that was crossing a line that should not be crossed, even in such a rule-averse atmosphere. That's the reason I don't like him. It's just a misuse of authority," Baker said. One use of power that didn't seem to bother Baker was the fact that then-Attorney General Bobby Kennedy had Ms Romestch deported back to Germany because he was afraid of word of his brother's affair with the possible Communist spy would leak after his death. The Romestch affairs were far from the only instances of sexual impropriety that Baker revealed during his lengthy interview. He told of how Democratic California Senator Tommy Kuchel was having an affair with his secretary and asked Baker to have a page go "buy him some rubbers," and how Senator Estes Kefauver from Tennessee would use his role organizing a hearing about high school delinquency to prey on the youngsters who testified. (Kefauver) had a bad alcohol problem and he also had a very bad record of wanting to go to bed with every woman he ever met. He got some of these young kids testifying, you know, before his Juvenile Committee or something and then he couldn't wait to go to bed with them," Baker said. Senator (Jacob) Javits was a publicity hound. He was a very, very bright man, but he was another one - like Senator Jack Kennedy - he was a sex maniac. One of the postmen went in and caught him on his couch having a sexual affair with a Negro lady. He couldn't wait to come and tell me. Power broker: Kennedy (right) reportedly called on Johnson (left) to use Baker's connections to assess various vote counts and to see how he could pass different initiatives like Medicare and the Voting Rights Act The aura of free love was certainly helped by the endless streams of alcohol that went at all hours. Baker recalled how Senators and aides would regularly convene in offices with fully stocked bars- like that of Senate Republican leader Everett Dirksen who displayed a clock on with every number replaced with a "5" so that no matter what time of day it was, it was always acceptable to drink. Similarly, it was an unspoken understanding that votes in the Senate could be bought and entire towns could be given a price when it came to national elections. Mixing business and pleasure: Baker was eventually jailed for tax evasion and theft It made my job much easier because a man that you have helped when he is running for his life, and he's run out of money, and you send him $50,000, boy he is grateful.... We had no rules," Baker said. In one instance, Baker was shocked to learn that a Democratic Senator from Oklahoma- who should have supported President Kennedy's Medicare program- had struck a deal with doctors in his home state who were opposed to the proposal and then bought off at least one fellow senator for $200,000. Even getting President Kennedy in office cost a pretty penny, as Rein Vander Zee- a top aide to Kennedy's Democratic rival Hubert Humphrey- revealed that the Massachusetts man's family paid up to get him into the White House. "Vander Zee, until his dying day, said that Humphrey would have defeated Kennedy... had it not been for that massive cash old man Joe [Kennedy] bought the election with," Baker said. Once in office, Kennedy clearly revelled in the role as Baker recalled a time the two of them were walking through the back offices of the Senate: "We had these sofas and chairs, and there's the mirror where... Kennedy said, "God, why did you make me so beautiful?"" In spite of the alcohol and ethical abuses that appear to be rampant in the 1950s and 1960s, he said that one way that the "good old days" truly earned the title was because Republicans and Democrats worked together. Baker said that though his relationship with Johnson ended poorly, still believes that the Texan president should be credited with one of the most important achievements in recent history. "When I see my Negro friends, I tell them, "You go say a little prayer for LBJ." Because I said, "The Voting Rights Act made us all equal." The only way in hell that Senator Obama ever got elected president was because of the Voting Rights Act. I said, "It's the greatest thing that's happened to our country," Baker said.