John Fitzgerald Kennedy, America’s youngest President, was assassinated barely one thousand days into his Presidency. In the fiftieth anniversary of his death, this is the story of the man who brought an aspirational new approach to American politics.
Born into the glamorous cast of Kennedys, JFK was propelled to political success despite family tragedy, disappointment and pressure. He engaged in a Space Race, averted the Cuban missile crisis and showed solidarity with the fledging civil rights movement. Throughout all he maintained a charismatic public image as son, brother and husband, despite his concealed personal failings and the chronic illness that beset him.
Chapter 1: From the Old World to the New
Chapter 6: Political Beginnings
Chapter 7: Onwards and Upwards
Chapter 8: When Jack Met Jackie
Chapter 10: The Right Man for the Job?
Chapter 11: Presidential Campaign
Chapter 12: The Birth of Camelot
Chapter 16: ‘Eyeball to Eyeball’
Chapter 19: Farewell to Camelot