Recounts in gripping detail the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, and how a sequence of gunshots on a Dallas afternoon not only killed a beloved president but also sent the nation into the cataclysmic division of the Vietnam War and its culture-changing aftermath.

Looks at the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and related events, including his funeral and the apprehension of his killer.

Nationally best-selling author Robert Dallek is one of the most respected historians in America. He has won the American Book Award and the Bancroft Prize for his excellent biographies of U.S. presidents. In An Unfinished Life, Dallek offers the first authoritative, single-volume story of the life of John F. Kennedy. Drawing from an archive of previously unavailable information, Dallek paints a brilliant portrait of a legendary president who was bold,...

Using transcripts only recently made public, this program pieces together the 24-hour period following the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The timeline reveals new information about the death of the president and the transfer of power to his successor, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson.

"Depending on whom you ask, the sixties was all about love, civil rights, the Cold War, the Vietnam War, decadence, repression, or something else completely. It was many things to many people, and was, unquestionably, a turning point in our national experience."

Tells the life story of John F. Kennedy, describing his family, his experiences in World War II, his marriage, and his accomplishments as president.