JFK: A Fresh Perspective

A probing and definitive biography, the series "JFK" provides a fresh look at the enigmatic man who is one of the American nation's most beloved and mourned leaders. Beginning with Kennedy's childhood years as the privileged but sickly second son of one of the wealthiest men in America, the film explores JFK's early political career as a lackluster congressman, his successful run for a Senate seat, and the presidential election victory that turned him into the youngest elected President in U.S. history. "JFK" also offers a new perspective on his complicated private life and his relationships with his wife, his younger brother, Robert, and his powerful father. Through recently opened archives, "JFK" re-evaluates Kennedy's strengths and weaknesses in the Oval Office as he navigated some of the most explosive events of the mid-twentieth century including the disastrous failure at the Bay of Pigs, the urgent demands of an increasingly impatient civil rights movement, and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Narrated by Oliver Platt. 4 episodes.