JFK Special 1. | The Irish Woman Who Built The Dynasty

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society

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🗓️ 6 November 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

This November marks 60 years since President John F Kennedy was assassinated.

His name is associated with history defining events, but it’s also connected with a dynasty, known for their celebrity and notoriously for being ‘cursed.’

The Kennedy family, thought of as American royals by many, have a fascinating and tragic history - especially the women in JFK’s life and family line.

Today we’re going right back to the start, to a farm in Ireland to meet JFK’s great-grandma, Bridget, who overcame tragedy and poverty to forge the foundation of a dynasty.

This is the first instalment in a mini-series, The Kennedy Women, which will look into the lives of Bridget, Jackie, Rosemary and the so-called family curse.

The senior producer was Charlotte Long. The producer was Stuart Beckwith.

Archive courtesy of NBC.

You can read more about Neal Thompson’s work here.

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0:30.0	It's November 1963 and we are in Washington DC the leaves have nearly fallen from the trees on a crisp bright day
0:41.4	And there are hundreds of thousands of people silently lighting the streets to watch a funeral procession
0:48.5	The casket is draped with the American flag and behind the coffin there is a man leading a riderless force
0:55.3	To symbolize that the commander has fallen
0:59.2	This is one of the most watched events in television history
1:04.1	It's the final journey of the 35th president of the United States
1:08.8	President John F. Kennedy who was shot in Dallas just days earlier
1:15.7	His wife Jackie holding her young children's hands has maintained a stoic composure in front of the crowds and the countless cameras
1:24.6	Earlier in the cathedral she became visibly emotional as Ave Maria played out which was the same song to play during their marriage ceremony
1:36.0	JFK's final resting place will be at Arlington National Cemetery across the Potemak River in a 20 by 30 foot paved plot surrounded by magnolia trees
1:48.2	And the head of the grave a five foot circular granite stone will be installed with a singular eternal flame burning in the center
1:56.2	This flame lit by Mrs. Kennedy on the day of the funeral still burns to this very day
2:06.3	JFK is one of the most famous men in history and name recognized across the world
2:12.7	His middle name was actually Fitzgerald. That's what the F stands for a name associated with history defining events like the Vietnam War the Cuban missile crisis and the Cold War
2:24.2	But also a name tied to a dynasty known for their glamour charisma and celebrity and notoriously for being cursed
2:33.9	That's what they said the Kennedy curse
2:36.6	There was a series of premature deaths accidents assassinations affairs and multiple other tragedies that happened in their family line
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