Summary: In January 1961, as the Cold War escalates, John F. Kennedy struggles to contain the growth of communism. Despite personal and political trials, Kennedy's approval ratings soar. At the same time, JFK acquires a number of formidable enemies, among them Soviet leader Nikita Khruschchev, Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, and Allen Dulles, director of the CIA. Then, in the midst of a 1963 campaign trip to Texas, Kennedy is gunned down, resulting in national chaos. His wife Jackie and the nation mourn while the hunt for the perpetrators commences. The events leading up to the most notorious crime of the twentieth century are almost as shocking as the assassination itself.
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