JFK - The Making of a President
The assassination of John F. Kennedy in November 1963 transformed him from man into legend. But that reading of history can disguise the fascinating and contradictory man behind the myth. His personal life was often hidden from the public. His glamorous marriage to Jackie and his meteoric rise to become a Senator and later President captured the imagination of the public.
Episodes
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JFK - The Making of a President
43m 51s
The assassination of John F. Kennedy in November 1963 transformed him from man into legend. But that reading of history can disguise the fascinating and contradictory man behind the myth. His personal life was often hidden from the public. His glamorous marriage to Jackie and his meteoric rise to become a Senator and later President captured the imagination of the public.
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RFK - America's Lost President
44m 11s
It is a great ‘what-if’ of the last century. What if Robert F. Kennedy, brother of the murdered JFK, had not himself been assassinated while campaigning for the presidency in 1968? This special explores how Kennedy was transformed from a son of privilege and Cold War warrior to an advocate of peace and champion of the people during the tumultuous 1960s.
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Jackie - A Tale of Two Sisters
44m 13s
Jackie Kennedy Onassis remains to this day an iconic figure of high fashion and tragedy. Her sister Lee Radziwill, however, is less well-known. Yet, it is impossible to understand one without the other, their lives were intertwined – through rivalry and resentment, love and loss. Filmed in New York, Boston, and London, and narrated by Rachael Stirling (Detectorists).
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