This photograph, part of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, taken in August 1962 shows First Lady Jacqueline Kenn... Read Moreedy as she plays with her son John F. Kennedy Jr., in the west bedroom of the White House, Washington. This image is one of the more than 1,500 images that the National Archives has released in their "Access to a Legacy" project, which is an online digital archive of high interest material from President John F. Kennedy's official and personal records. The collection consist of photographs, audio recordings, speech drafts, films and other material. UPI/Cecil Stoughton/White House/John F. Kennedy Library.
The Kennedys 8-hour miniseries premieres tonight on Reelz movie channel. The project had a hard time finding the light of day, and several reviewers weren’t all that impressed when it did.The Kennedys was originally developed for the History Channel by Joel Surnow, creator of 24. The series was attacked by Kennedy associates and some historians before filming had even begun.Similar to previous political television docudramas, such as The Reagans and The Path to 9/11, controversy surrounding the topic and content caused them to be pulled. The History Channel announced in January that it would be dropping the mini-series, citing the film was “not a fit” for its brand.The show, starring Greg Kinnear as JFK and Katie Holmes as Jackie, was turned down by several networks before being picked up by cable movie channel Reelz. Bobby Kennedy is played by Barry Pepper and father Joseph Kennedy is portrayed by Tom Wilkinson. The story ends in 1969. James Poniewozik of TIME calls the mini-series “pretty bad TV: melodramatic, rote and grim… the eight hours jerk from obligatory historical sense to familiar biographical moment, held together by the most clichéd theme: that this American dynasty reached great power at a great price.”
The project cost $30 million to produce and premiered tonight at 8 p.m. Subsequent segments debut April 5-8, with the two-hour conclusion airing April 10.
The project cost $30 million to produce and premiered tonight at 8 p.m. Subsequent segments debut April 5-8, with the two-hour conclusion airing April 10.
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