The Kennedys of Massachusetts

The Kennedys of Massachusetts is a 1990 TV miniseries that aired on ABC. Focusing mainly on the fiftyfour year marriage of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Kennedy. The events depicted in the series are based upon the book by Doris Kearns Goodwin titled The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys An American Saga. The series aired across three nights, and earned an Emmy and a Golden Globe.

The second episode focuses on the eldest Kennedy children Joe Jr, Jack and Kathleen, as well Joes appointment as Ambassador to England. Joe Jrs academic success and his fathers favouritism bothers Jack, who feels he is equally as intelligent as his brother.

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