JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette | For Better or Worse | 2

Even the Rich

Wondery

Society & Culture

4.3 • 11.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2020

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Everything is coming up roses for John. Carolyn said yes to marrying him. George magazine, his passion project, is about to launch. There’s only one thing that can get in the way now — the tabloids. They won’t let The Hunk and his bride-to-be out of their sights, which sends Carolyn into hiding and leaves John struggling to find a way forward.

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0:00.0	Hey, Prime Members, you can listen to even the rich ad free on Amazon Music.
0:04.4	Download the app today.
0:05.8	This episode contains...
0:08.0	Yeah, I know, I know. You're gonna swear.
0:10.2	I'm probably gonna swear too. Let's get on with the story!
0:13.3	Okay, hold on. There's also a fight scene.
0:15.8	There's also a fight scene?
0:17.0	Yeah.
0:17.5	Okay, I'm gonna go grab some popcorn.
0:18.6	Okay.
0:19.1	It's September 1st, 1995, a Friday morning.
0:29.1	And JFK Jr. sitting at his desk trying to figure out how such a glorious summer could
0:33.8	have come to such a shitty end.
0:36.5	Everything was going so well.
0:38.3	He got the money he needed to start George Magazine and set up shop on the 41st floor
0:42.5	of a Manhattan High Rise.
0:44.5	You'd think with a Kennedy running things, the office would be glamorous.
0:48.0	But they're not.
0:49.0	The carpet is covered in coffee stains and the walls are coated in grime.
0:53.9	But John didn't care.
0:55.1	He was too busy having a blast getting the first issue ready.
0:58.5	In a few days, he's gonna reveal it to the world at a press conference.
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