Discover the truth behind JFK: Making of a President
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Aimee Bealer
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.
Watch Kennedy – JFK: Making of a President Monday, November 13 at 9pm on WITF TV and the PBS or WITF app. Or binge the entire Kennedy Package mini-series with WITF Passport and the PBS or WITF app!
JFK himself was transformed from man to legend. But that reading of history can disguises 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 captured the imagination of the public.
Watch Kennedy – JFK: Making of a President Monday, November 13 at 9pm on WITF TV and the PBS or WITF app. Or binge the entire Kennedy Package mini-series with WITF Passport and the PBS or WITF app!
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