Ep. - 1369 - JFK: PUBLIC, PRIVATE, SECRET
Reality Life with Kate Casey
Kate Casey
4.4 • 7K Ratings
🗓️ 5 August 2025
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
Acclaimed journalist and bestselling author J. Randy Taraborrelli discusses his latest book, JFK: Public, Private, Secret.
Drawing from newly uncovered documents, extensive interviews, and never-before-seen archival materials, JFK: Public, Private, Secret offers a deeply nuanced portrait of Kennedy—exploring the complexities of his personal life, political ambition, and the legacy he left behind. In our conversation, Taraborrelli discusses the motivations behind writing the book, the challenges of separating myth from fact, and the revelations that shed new light on Kennedy’s presidency and private struggles.
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| 0:50.3 | The Amazing Kate Casey. |
| 0:54.1 | Welcome back for another episode of Reality Life with Kate Casey. |
| 0:58.0 | Today's episode features one of my Reality Life with Kate Casey summer book club selections, |
| 1:03.3 | and this one is an absolute must read. |
| 1:06.1 | It's centered on the Kennedy family, whose relationships and political legacy have long been a source of |
| 1:11.6 | fascination for me, and I'm assuming maybe for you as well. John F. Kennedy remains one of the |
| 1:17.5 | most iconic and enigmatic figures in American history, a war hero, a charismatic senator, |
| 1:24.3 | and the 35th president of the United States. He embodied a vision of youth optimism and |
| 1:29.6 | possibility. But behind the polished image was a man shaped by immense privilege, family pressure, |
| 1:36.5 | chronic illness, and deep personal contradictions. Born as the second son of Joseph and Rose |
| 1:42.0 | Kennedy's nine children, he was raised to believe |
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