JFK: A Presidency Revealed (2003)
Team Productions LLC

Description

JFK: A Presidency Revealed delves into the presidency of John F. Kennedy, examining the political crises, social unrest, and personal intricacies that marked his administration. What makes this three-part series stand out is its willingness to admit Kennedy's faults - in particular his troubled marriage, his infidelities, his illnesses, and his sometimes-excessive use of painkillers to cope with the pain of his bad back - as well as the missteps of his presidency, providing a strikingly balanced and human portrait of this all-too-often-mythologized president.

Tags

1960s, USA

Collected reviews and ratings

9.0 Amazon user reviews

This outstanding documentary is the most recent, and probably the most accurate, portrait of JFK's dramatic and controversial Presidency.
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8.3 Fulvue Drive-in | Nicholas Sheffo

The culminating result is one of the best sets on video of JFK to date, even as it veers into the life of his father and does not gloss-over the family in general.
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8.0 DVD Talk | Shannon Nutt

One of the more comprehensive and informative documentaries recently produced on the JFK presidency, JFK: A Presidency Revealed is a must-have for scholars and fans of JFK, and given the restraint from speculation that the title has, a good starting point for youngsters who want to discover our 35th President for the first time.
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7.7 DVD Verdict | Adam Arseneau

There is no denying the quality of this feature and the astonishing collection of archival footage, news broadcasts, interviews, research, and secret tape recordings compiled for this documentary. The sheer volume of material collected is impressive, verbose, and incredibly mesmerizing. As a crash course in the presidency of Kennedy, it is top notch; but die-hard Kennedy historians will recognize most of the material, and conspiracy buffs will find little juicy revelations to satiate their paranoid desires.
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