A lot of us watch the JFK Jr., Carolyn Beset love story series on FX and Hulu,

so I thought we take a peek at the relationship between John Jr.'s parrots,

JFK Sr., and Jackie O., as she was later called,

some major differences and some striking similarities.

I'm Patty Steele.

What was going on behind those exquisite smiles?

That's next on the backstory.

This is an IHeart podcast. Guaranteed Human.

The backstory is back. If you watch the JFK Jr. Carolyn Bassett's series called Love Story on FX and Hulu,

you got a little bit of a dramatized look at their relationship, two absolutely gorgeous people

deposited into a difficult and ultimately tragic life. Well, John was born into that life,

and it seemed to be a continuation of the life his parents had lived.

Money, power, fame, and beauty in greater amounts than seems possible, all winding up in tragedy.

Once I finished all nine episodes, I wanted to take a look back at his parents' story

to maybe get a handle on where he came from, and also how the women

in JFK and JFK Jr.'s' lives saw their roles. JFK came from a wealthy Boston family. His

father Joe made a bundle in banking and in liquor imports and sales in the run-up to the end

of Prohibition. His father was adamant that his

sons not just be successful, but be great. He saw himself as a kingmaker. His goal was the White

House, especially for his oldest son, Joe Jr. But Joe, a pilot for the Navy, was killed in World

War II. So Joe Sr. focused his political thirst for power

on John. After Harvard and a heroic stint in the Navy during the war, John came home and started

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