Aired: 4/3/2011
The Kennedys rally to put Jack in the White House, but their difficult past illuminates a deeper struggle.
The Presidential election comes down to the wire; Bobby tells Joe Sr. he’s leaving politics.
Aired: 4/5/2011
When the Bay of Pigs invasion proves disastrous, JFK makes a difficult decision he must later atone for.
Aired: 4/6/2011
Aired: 4/7/2011
Riots over desegregation in the South force JFK to act; Jackie’s use of amphetamines continues; Joe Sr. suffers a stroke.
Aired: 4/8/2011
The Cuban missile crisis brings America and Russia to the brink of war; Jackie leaves JFK after one infidelity too many.
Aired: 4/10/2011
Jack and Jackie suffer the loss of their newborn child; she and JFK are in Dallas on that fateful day in November.
Bobby blames himself for his brother’s death. Five years later, tragedy strikes again.
