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This is a study of JFK's rise to become President of the United States. Mixed in yhis portrayal are the facts of JFK's health, his lifestyle, and his antipathy toward a marriage of convenience. Once again, Joe, Sr. is pulling strings, including completely controlling the wedding of John and Jackie. It then analyzes quite well, Kennedy's use of a political staircase to become a senator and then a candidate, eventually defeating Richard Nixon. A bit lacking in pure substance. I'm not sire there is much new ground covered here.

Episode two of this series is purposefully ill spirited, and just like episode one, offers zero evidence or sources to back up any of the outlandish claims. This episode again paints Joseph Sr as an omnipotent puppeteer who apparently controls anyone and everyone he chooses. In addition, this episode also aims its wrath at John Kennedy. In this episode the show paints John as not wanting to get married, forced into it, and emotionally unattached to the point that the only reason why he travels home to support his wife after a stillbirth is for the P.R. of it. The absurdity of the claim is nearly unparalleled in an largely overcrowded field of them. Over the years the Kennedy "dynasty" has been written about more than any other in American history, yet this show is little more than hateful aspersions with no factual backing. The show offers vile, wretched accusations with no documented, cited, or sourced evidence. After two episodes this appears nothing more than a slanderous smear for financial gain. Confounding that CNN would lend its name to such historically inept contrived drivel during this era of "fake news".

The impression to see a docu-drama more than a documentary becomes more powerful. For tone, comments, analysis and facts seeming parts of gossips. It represents less than objective historical analysis but a sort of game of simpaties and antipaties.

Is it fair ? Maybe not but seems very useful for seduce a large public.

Result - portraits and the sketch of roots of first significant victory. And the delicate thought , inspired by the testimonies of his children, about the lost of huge opportunity for United States to have as president Robert Kennedy.