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1 online resource (streaming video file) (1 hr. 21 min. 28 sec.) ; 490189725 bytes |
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*Violence*November 22, 1963. JFK is in Fort Worth, Texas to mend fences between the liberal and conservative wings of the state's Democratic Party prior to beginning his re election campaign. Lee Harvey Oswald is at home in Dallas, assembling a rifle. Flashback to August 1963. Jackie goes into labour. But there are complications, and the newborn dies. Jack and Jackie begin to bond in a way they never have before united by mutual grief.Meanwhile, Bobby is informed of evidence romantically linking Jack to Marilyn Monroe. November 22, 1963. Jack and Jackie land in Dallas. In Hyannis Port, at Rose's urging, Joe who has been improving slightly from the effects of his stroke is able to lift himself out of his wheelchair. In Dallas, Oswald is perched, rifle at the ready. As the motorcade passes, the deadly shots ring out.At his Hickory Hill home, Bobby receives a call first from FBI Director Hoover, who tells him in less than sympathetic terms that the President is dead; then from Lyndon Johnson, who wants to be immediately sworn in as President. November 3, 1964. Johnson is elected President in his own right. In New York, Bobby wins the Senate race. Johnson is upset by Bobby's win, and predicts that Bobby will challenge him for re election in 1968.LBJ is right. With war raging in Vietnam, Johnson's popularity hits an all time low. Bobby sees an opportunity for change. He's being urged to run for President especially by Ethel. But it's Jackie's approval that he really seeks. She supports him, but instinctively worries for his safety.Johnson knows he can't beat a Kennedy, and so chooses not to seek nomination. June 4, 1968. Aristotle Onassis proposes to Jackie. Bobby is speaking in Los Angeles after his win in the California primary. After the speech and during his exit, he is shot and killed. Standing in Arlington, Jackie remembers better days when the family was inseparable. In Hyannis Port, Joe and Rose are alone, forced to live in a house full of memories. That they are able to carry on after such immense tragedy is their family's greatest triumph. PRODUCTION DETAILSExecutive Producers: Joel Surnow, Michael Prupas, Jonathan Koch, Steve Michaels, Jamie Paul Rock, Stephen Kronish, Jon Cassar. Produced by Jamie Paul Rock. Written by Stephen Kronish. Directed by Jon Cassar |
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Broadcast 2011-06-12 at 20:30:00 |
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Classification: PG |
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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.
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Man-woman relationships.
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Murder -- Investigation.
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Politicians -- Family relationships.
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Presidents -- Assassination.
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U.S. states -- Politics and government.
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United States.
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Streaming video
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Cassar, Jon, director
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Holmes, Katie, cast
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Kinnear, Greg, cast
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Pepper, Barry, cast
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Wilkinson, Tom, cast
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