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Episode 3

Episode 3 of 8

Drama series. Quickly drawn into the Bay of Pigs crisis, virtually all of Jack's advisors - military and civilian - urge him to go ahead with the invasion.

Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes star as President John F Kennedy and his wife, Jackie, in Stephen Kronish's compelling drama series, charting the triumph and the tragedy of the first couple.

Jack and Bobby try to convince their father that Bobby's being named Attorney General would be a major mistake. Quickly drawn into the Bay of Pigs crisis, virtually all of Jack's advisers - military and civilian - urge him to go ahead with the invasion. JFK is unsure that the plan will work, and he worries that the operation will be linked back to the US - causing major problems with Cuba's ally, the Soviet Union.

Meanwhile, Bobby and J Edgar Hoover butt heads over Bobby's desire to control the flow of information from the Justice Department. Hoover sets out to hurt Bobby the only way he can - through his brother the President.

45 minutes

Last on

Wed 20 Nov 2013 00:20

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Role Contributor
Jack Kennedy Greg Kinnear
Bobby Kennedy Barry Pepper
Jackie Kennedy Katie Holmes
Joe Kennedy Sr Tom Wilkinson
Ethel Kennedy Kristin Booth
Rose Kennedy Diana Hardcastle
Robert McNamara Jonathan Whittaker
J. Edgar Hoover Enrico Colantoni
McGeorge Bundy Dan Lett
Thomas Bennett Barry Flatman
Director Jon Cassar
Writer Stephen Kronish
Writer Joel Surnow

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