Episodes
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1. A Father's Great Expectations
The Kennedys rally to put Jack in the White House, but their difficult past illuminates a deeper struggle.
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2. Shared Victories, Private Struggles
The Presidential election comes down to the wire; Bobby tells Joe Sr. he’s leaving politics.
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3. Failed Invasion, Failed Fidelity
When the Bay of Pigs invasion proves disastrous, JFK makes a difficult decision he must later atone for.
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4. Broken Promises and Deadly Barriers
When the Bay of Pigs invasion proves disastrous, JFK makes a difficult decision he must later atone for.
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5. Moral Issues and Inner Turmoil
Riots over desegregation in the South force JFK to act; Jackie’s use of amphetamines continues; Joe Sr. suffers a stroke.
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6. Cuban Missiles aka On the Brink of War
The Cuban missile crisis brings America and Russia to the brink of war; Jackie leaves JFK after one infidelity too many.
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7. The Countdown to Tragedy
Jack and Jackie suffer the loss of their newborn child; she and JFK are in Dallas on that fateful day in November.
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8. The Aftermath: A Family's Curse of Misfortune and Heartbreak
Bobby blames himself for his brother’s death. Five years later, tragedy strikes again.
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