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The Rest Is Politics: US

Introducing... Legacy

The Rest Is Politics: US

Goalhanger

News, Government, Politics

4.42.9K Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Listen to Legacy from Wondery and Goalhanger Podcasts. Each season, historian Peter Frankopan and broadcaster Afua Hirsch tell the wild stories of the most extraordinary men and women to have ever lived – and ask whether they have the reputation they deserve.   Born into great privilege, John F. Kennedy became one of the most influential world leaders of the 21st century. His liberal domestic agenda inspired optimism among the next generation of Americans whilst his foreign policies were defined by the Cold War and the space race. His assassination in 1963 sustains the public’s fascination and has cemented his place as one of the world’s most influential cultural and political icons. And with the US elections coming up, how much of it can we attribute to JFK?   In this clip of Legacy, JFK is in the eye of the storm of one of the most terrifying geo-political moments of modern history: the Cuban Missile Crisis. Will history look down on him as a hero or a failure?   Listen to Legacy on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts: https://wondery.com/shows/legacy/. You can listen to Legacy episodes early and ad-free right now by joining Wondery+. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey guys, thanks for listening to the Restis Politics US.

0:09.5

We're jumping in here because we'd love to tell you about one of our sister shows, Legacy,

0:15.3

hosted by historian Peter Frankapon and broadcaster Afro Hirsch.

0:20.1

It's an amazing podcast which delves into the lives of some of the most incredible people to have ever lived and asks if they have the reputation that they deserve.

0:29.1

So far, Peter and Afwa have covered icons and leaders like Cleopatra, Napoleon, Picasso, Thacher, giants of history whose legacies still impact us today.

0:39.9

And there's even more to come.

0:41.2

That's right.

0:41.6

Katty, this season, they're looking into the life of arguably the most famous 20th century

0:47.2

American president, JFK, a man who was in office for just over a thousand days.

0:53.0

But man, what a run.

0:54.9

His presidency,

1:00.3

including the space race, civil rights fights with industry bosses, and toughest of all,

1:04.8

the threat of nuclear war against the Soviet Union. And it's pretty clear that some of these challenges haven't gone away, which is what makes this season especially relevant. And with

1:09.8

the American election coming up, even more so.

1:12.2

We're about to play you a clip from episode three.

1:14.6

It's about the Cuban missile crisis when U.S. intelligence discovered

1:18.6

that the Soviet Union had planted nuclear missiles in Cuba,

1:23.1

missiles capable of hitting the U.S. in just minutes.

1:26.3

When they told the president a series of

1:29.2

potentially catastrophic events unfolded.

1:35.0

October the 24th, 1962, the White House.

1:39.7

Jack Kennedy stares into his brother Bobby's eyes across the busy oval meeting table

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