American Experience JFK: Part 1 (Season 26, Episode 2)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 113 min | Documentary, Biography, History

American Experience

JFK: Part 1 (Season 26, Episode 2)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 113 min | Documentary, Biography, History

JFK's campaign for president is the first to be waged on television, a distinct advantage for the telegenic candidate. Despite his lack of legislative achievements and his Catholicism -- which many Americans see as a negative -- Kennedy ...See moreJFK's campaign for president is the first to be waged on television, a distinct advantage for the telegenic candidate. Despite his lack of legislative achievements and his Catholicism -- which many Americans see as a negative -- Kennedy wins the election on the promise that he will stand up to the Soviets and protect American preeminence in the world. Written by Anonymous See less

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36 cast members

Name	Known for
Oliver Platt Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Three Musketeers (1993)
Charles Cabell Self - Deputy Director, CIA (voice) (archive sound) (as Deputy Director CIA) Self - Deputy Director, CIA (voice) (archive sound) (as Deputy Director CIA) See fewer
John F. Kennedy Self - President Kennedy (voice) (archive sound) Self - President Kennedy (voice) (archive sound) See fewer	Profiles in Courage (1964)
Evan Thomas Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	Untitled Robert F. Kennedy Project
Robert A. Caro Self - Writer (as Robert Caro) Self - Writer (as Robert Caro) See fewer	The Power Broker
Robert Dallek Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Scarlett (1994)
Michael Dobbs Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	House of Cards (2013)
Thomas Hughes Self - Aide to Sen. Hubert Humphrey Self - Aide to Sen. Hubert Humphrey See fewer	JFK: A President Betrayed (2013)
Hubert H. Humphrey Self - Senator from Minnesota (archive footage) (as Senator Hubert Humphrey) Self - Senator from Minnesota (archive footage) (as Senator Hubert Humphrey) See fewer	The Candidate (1972)
Lyndon B. Johnson Self - Senator (archive footage) (as Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson) Self - Senator (archive footage) (as Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson) See fewer	Spartamerika
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend Self - Niece Self - Niece See fewer	Bhutto (2010)
Caroline Kennedy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Poetry in America with Elisa New (2018)
Nikita Khrushchev Self - Soviet Premier (archive footage) Self - Soviet Premier (archive footage) See fewer	This Hour Has Seven Days (1964)
Tim Naftali Self - Historian (as Timorthy Naftali) Self - Historian (as Timorthy Naftali) See fewer	Designated Survivor (2016)
David Nasaw Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	American Dynasties: The Kennedys (2018)
Richard Reeves Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	Seabiscuit (2003)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. Self (archive footage) (as Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.) Self (archive footage) (as Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.) See fewer	Eleanor and Franklin (1976)
John Seigenthaler Self Self See fewer	NBC News Decision 2004 (2004)
Frank Sinatra Self - Singer (archive sound) Self - Singer (archive sound) See fewer	From Here to Eternity (1953)
Jean Kennedy Smith Self - Sister Self - Sister See fewer	Lincoln (2012)
Harris Wofford Self - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights / Campaign Aide Self - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights / Campaign Aide See fewer	Freedom Riders (2010)
Andrew Young Self - Southern Christian Leadership Conference Self - Southern Christian Leadership Conference See fewer	Fandango at the Wall (2020)
Lem Billings Self - Best Friend (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Best Friend (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer
David Brinkley Self - Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	FDR (1982)
Walter Cronkite Self - Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Liberty's Kids (2002)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps (1945)
Chet Huntley Self - Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	I Cheated the Law (1949)
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Self - Brother (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Brother (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	JFK: The Life and Legacy (2013)
Jacqueline Kennedy Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	A Tour of the White House (1962)
Joseph P. Kennedy Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Is That Nice? (1926)
Patricia Kennedy Self - Sister (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Sister (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	V.I.P.-Schaukel (1971)
Robert F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Missiles of October (1974)
Rose Kennedy Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Jack: The Last Kennedy Film (1993)
Edward R. Murrow Self - Television Interviewer (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Television Interviewer (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Pierre Salinger Self - White House Press Secretary (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - White House Press Secretary (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Destructors (1974)
Sargent Shriver Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Jack: The Last Kennedy Film (1993)