JFK - A Presidency Revealed (History Channel)
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Actor: JFK, John F. KennedyBrand: A and E Home Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 300 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2011-01-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: A&E HOME VIDEO
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- Forty years after his death, the legacy and mystery of John F. Kennedy continues to grow. From secret liaisons to the details of cabinet deliberations during the Cuban Missile Crisis, JFK: A Presidency Revealed provides the most in-depth look at the man and his administration ever filmed. Peabody® Award-winning producer David Taylor (The Johnson Tapes) and host Frank Sesno draw on an extraord
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DVD Review: Perhaps the best JFK documentary ever...
Summary: 5 Stars
This outstanding documentary is the most recent, and probably the most accurate, portrait of JFK's dramatic and controversial Presidency. Created by the History Channel and aired in November 2003 to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of JFK's assassination, this documentary offers many new insights into JFK's life and political career. Most of this story will seem familiar (perhaps too familiar) to any Kennedy buff - we follow JFK from his brilliant inaugaral speech in January 1961 through the many crises of his "thousand days" in office - the Bay of Pigs disaster in early 1961, the disastrous summit meeting with Soviet leader Nikita Krushchev in Austria, his brilliant trip to Paris with his wife Jackie, the Berlin Wall crisis, the civil rights battles in the South, and of course the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 and the subsequent easing of tensions with the Soviets in 1963. However, if this were all the DVD offered then it would be rather dull to most of those who have studied the Kennedys. In my opinion this documentary stands out for four reasons: 1)It is more objective and realistic than most previous JFK documentaries, which were either "hatchet jobs" that portrayed JFK as a modern-day Caligula or Nero, or admiring "lovefests" which insisted upon seeing Kennedy as the shining knight of a modern "Camelot". This documentary views JFK as neither a heroic saint nor a perverted devil, but rather as a deeply flawed and complicated fellow whose administrative and foreign-policy inexperience often get him into trouble, but whose genuine political skills and flexibility combine to save him when the trouble comes. JFK is also shown as a man who learns from his mistakes and rarely makes the same mistake twice. 2)This documentary offers new medical records (complete with interviews with a medical doctor) which clearly prove that JFK suffered from terrible medical problems which almost certainly would have prevented him from becoming President in today's political climate. Back problems, adrenal problems, severe allergies - you name it, JFK probably had it. To stay alive he took dozens of pills each day, and even then his horrific back troubles led him to turn to dangerous "quack" doctors such as Dr. Max Jacobsen ("Dr. Feelgood"), who frequently injected a powerful concotion of amphetamines and illegal drugs into his back - injections which might eventually have killed him. Although another person interviewed for this documentary, History Professor Robert Dallek, argues that JFK should be commended for the tremendous willpower he showed in overcoming his physical problems, it is also true that JFK was playing a dangerous game by hiding his infirmities from the public, and that it probably would have caught up with him in a second term. 3)This documentary offers dozens of interviews with people who knew JFK well - from former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara to journalists Ben Bradlee and Hugh Sidey. And some of these people (who are now in the twilight of their lives) offer some surprisingly candid observations on JFK not heard previously. Sidey, who admires JFK, nonetheless strongly critizes his behavior with women and argues that his womanizing would have been exposed in a second term and led to his resignation. McNamara specifically points out for the first time the mistakes that were made in areas such as Vietnam and Cuba which led to trouble for JFK and his advisors. 4)And, finally, while this documentary does look at JFK's womanizing, it doesn't allow these gossipy stories to overshadow the major legacies (good and bad) of his presidency. Overall, this is a superb documentary (one of the History Channel's best efforts in recent years, IMO), and is a worthy addition to any Kennedy buff's collection. Recommended!
Description of JFK - A Presidency Revealed (History Channel)
He was a young hero who brought the promise of a new era to the Oval Office. But the dream of Camelot was extinguished by an assassin s bullet just 1,000 days later. Forty years after his death, the legacy--and mystery--of John F. Kennedy continues to grow.From secret liaisons to the details of cabinet deliberations during the Cuban Missile Crisis, JFK: A PRESIDENCY REVEALED provides the most in-depth look at the man and his administration ever filmed. Peabody Award-winning producer David Taylor (The Johnson Tapes) and host Frank Sesno draw on an extraordinary array of never-before-released source material, including JFK s White House audiotapes and Soviet footage from Kennedy s sole superpower summit, to write new chapters in the story of America s 35th president.
DVD Features: Two Episodes of A&E s Award-Winning Series BIOGRAPHY® JFK: A Personal Story and Joseph Kennedy, Sr.: Father of an American Dynasty; Interactive Menu; Scene Selection
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