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The Kennedys. JFK [videorecording (DVD)] : from the Solomon Islands to the Bay of Pigs.
TITLE:
The Kennedys. JFK [videorecording (DVD)] : from the Solomon Islands to the Bay of Pigs.
Publication Date:
2009
Publication Information:
[New York] : A&E Television Networks,
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (200 min.)
Geographic Term:
Contents:
JFK and PT-109: a hero in question -- Great debates (Kennedy-Nixon) -- Great Conventions: 1960 -- Bay of Pigs declassified.
Summary:
Trace Kennedy's rise to the country's highest position, from his naval career to the presidency. Discover the truth behind the events surrounding the sinking of the world's most famous torpedo boat and the basis for the book, Profiles in Courage. View the entire first televised politcal debate with Richard M. Nixon, believed to clinched the eventual win. Relive the drama and hope as Kennedy secures his party's nomination for president and how he deals with what he described "the worst experience of my life."
Language:
English
General Note:
DVD.
Originally broadcast as part of The Kennedys, an American family.
