A chronicle of John F. Kennedy's life, including his youth, ascension into politics, presidency, and his lasting impact on history.
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Episode 1
Kennedy navigates his formative years, including his time in school, relationship with his family, and his early interests in history and politics.
Episode 2
When the United States joins the war against Nazi Germany and Japan, Kennedy volunteers for the Navy and is deployed to the Pacific.
Episode 3
Coming home after the Second World War, Kennedy begins a career in politics, running for the House of Representatives in Massachusetts.
Episode 4
Kennedy embarks on an unprecedented 5-year campaign for the presidency, revolutionizing modern campaigning and the use of television.
Episode 5
The youngest president ever elected, Kennedy faces the height of the Cold War and a national civil rights crisis.
Episode 6
After nuclear weapons are placed 90 miles from the Florida coast in Cuba, Kennedy faces his ultimate trial, the most dangerous moment in human history.
Episode 7
Bringing the country back from the brink of nuclear war, Kennedy pursues diplomacy with the Soviets and decides to address civil rights in a way no president has before: as a moral issue.
Episode 8
The final months of John F. Kennedy's life and the legacy he left behind.
