The Kennedys rally to put Jack in the White House, but their difficult past illuminates a deeper struggle. The Presidential election comes down to the wire; Bobby tells Joe Sr. he's leaving politics.
When the Bay of Pigs invasion proves disastrous, JFK makes a difficult decision he must later atone for. The Russians build a wall separating East and West Berlin, while Bobby prepares to go after Sam Giancana.
Riots over desegregation in the South force JFK to act; Joe Sr. suffers a stroke. The Cuban missile crisis brings America and Russia to the brink of war; Jackie leaves JFK after one infidelity too many.
Jack and Jackie suffer the loss of their newborn child; she and JFK are in Dallas on that fateful day in November. Bobby blames himself for his brother’s death. Five years later, tragedy strikes again.
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