JFK Jr. The Prince of Camelot | 8
History of the 90s
Kathy Kenzora
4.7 • 610 Ratings
🗓️ 16 October 2019
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of History of the 90s, host Kathy Kenzora looks back at the cultural impact of John F. Kennedy Jr. After the assassination of US President Kennedy, John Jr, grew up as a living national treasure who was expected to carry on the hopes and dreams of his father.
in addition to his family’s political legacy, he was a legitimately good-looking guy who was not afraid to flaunt it.
John’s fame peaked in the 90s, after being deemed the Sexiest Man Alive by People Magazine. His every move was chronicled by the tabloids, with the media keeping close tabs on him, whether it was at work or play.
On this episode we’ll take a closer look at, George, the political magazine he founded in 1995 as well as his marriage to Carolyn Bessette.
We’ll talk to people who knew him and you’ll hear new details about his life and his short marriage that ended in tragedy in 1999 when John and Carolyn, along with her sister Lauren were killed in a plane crash.
Their deaths not only marked the end of Camelot they also marked the end of a paparazzi driven 90s celebrity culture that existed in a world before social media.
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Steven M. Gillon author of: The Life of John F. Kennedy Jr.: America’s Reluctant Prince
Randy Taraborrelli author of: The Kennedy Heirs: John, Caroline, and the New Generation –A Legacy of Tragedy and Triumph
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there, it's Kathy. I just wanted to let you know that you can listen to History of the 90s |
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| 0:10.6 | When U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, his son John Jr., or John John, as he was |
| 0:19.7 | known then, was just three years old. |
| 0:23.4 | During the funeral mass, the little boy grew restless, |
| 0:27.1 | so Secret Service agent Bob Foster took him into the ante room of the church. |
| 0:32.9 | To keep him occupied, Agent Foster got him to practice his salute, |
| 0:39.4 | something he had learned for Veterans Day two weeks earlier. A Marine Colonel standing nearby noticed that the little boy was |
| 0:46.5 | having a hard time and he stepped in to assist. He demonstrated how to perform a perfect crisp |
| 0:53.1 | salute. |
| 1:00.4 | When the mass was over, the boy joined his mother, Jacqueline Kennedy, and his older sister, |
| 1:02.1 | out front of the church. |
| 1:10.2 | As the casket passed, Jackie leaned down and whispered, John, you can salute Daddy now and say goodbye. |
| 1:16.6 | Little John took a small step forward and lifted his right hand to his brow. The haunting image of him saluting at his father's flag-covered coffin is unforgettable, |
| 1:24.6 | and it is absolutely heartbreaking. |
| 1:28.3 | In that moment, all of the hopes and dreams |
| 1:32.3 | that people had placed on President Kennedy |
| 1:35.3 | were passed on to his young son. |
| 1:38.3 | It was a massive burden to bear |
| 1:41.3 | and would impact every aspect of JFK Jr's life until the day he died in 1999, |
| 1:48.4 | 36 years later. |
| 1:51.3 | I'm Kathy Kinsora, and this is the history of the 90s, a podcast that looks back at a decade |
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