S1 E1: Jack (1917-1940)
Kennedy navigates his formative years, including his time in school, relationship with his family, and early interests in history and politics.
42 minutes
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Kennedy navigates his formative years, including his time in school, relationship with his family, and early interests in history and politics.
42 minutes
When the United States joins the war against Nazi Germany and Japan, Kennedy volunteers for the Navy and is deployed to the Pacific.
42 minutes
Coming home after the Second World War, Kennedy begins a career in politics, running for the House of Representatives in Massachusetts.
42 minutes
Kennedy embarks on an unprecedented 5-year campaign for the presidency, revolutionizing modern campaigning and the use of television.
42 minutes
The youngest president ever elected, Kennedy faces the height of the Cold War and a national civil rights crisis.
42 minutes
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.
42 minutes
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.
42 minutes