Jfk - The Making of a President -
kennedy package

Sun, Apr 27 2:00 P.M. NHPBS (11.1)  

The life of John F. Kennedy is so often defined by his death. His assassination in November 1963 came to be seen as a turning point for America, a shift from an age of innocence and hope to one of violence and change. JFK himself was transformed from man into legend. But that reading of history can disguise the fascinating and contradictory man behind the myth. JFK's public life details his travels through Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy and fighting the Japanese in WWII, including swimming for survival to a tropical island. His personal life, including many different illnesses, was often hidden from the public. His glamorous marriage to Jackie and his meteoric rise to become a Senator and eventually President captured the imagination of the public.

Duration: 43 minutes and 51 seconds

Episode Number: 101

All broadcast times for this episode: (show all)

Sun, Apr 27

2:00 P.M.

Jfk - The Making of a President     NHPBS (11.1)

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About Kennedy Package:

Delve into one of the most prominent families in American politics and society: the Kennedys.

THE KENNEDY PACKAGE takes a look at three widely-known members of this family, John F.

Kennedy, Robert F.

Kennedy, and Jackie Kennedy Onassis.

Often embraced as "American royalty", the lives and legacies of these Kennedy family members are revealed with historic images and footage along with contributions from historians, scholars, and authors.

This program consists of three 40-minute documentaries, starting with an exploration of JFK, the man behind the myth; then continues with the legacy of RFK and his unrealized presidency; and concludes the life of the former First Lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis as it intertwined with that of her sister's, Lee Radziwell.

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