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Episode Details: JFK (Part 1)
JFK (Part 1)
Series: American Experience
Season: Season 25
Episode Number: 7
Air Date:
Duration: 55 min
A two-part profile of John F. Kennedy begins with his early years, detailing the health challenges he faced; his heroism after his PT boat was hit by an enemy destroyer during World War II; his first run for Congress; and the 1960 presidential race, which featured the first televised presidential debates. Among those sharing insights are his sister Jean Kennedy Smith and niece Kathleen Kennedy Townsend; presidential biographers Robert A. Caro and Robert Dallek; and historian David Nasaw.
Cast and Guests
Oliver Platt
Narrator (voice)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Michael Dobbs
Self
Nikita Khrushchev
Self (archive footage)Streaming Platforms for American Experience
