How the Kennedys track American culture | The Assignment

From CNN.

Audie Cornish sits down with comedian and ‘The United States of Kennedy’ co-host George Civeris to unpack how the Kennedy family evolved from political dynasty into cultural barometer—and what their latest chapter reveals about where America is right now.

0:00 The Kennedys are having a moment, again
3:06 Joseph Kennedy’s presidential ambition for his children
4:41 JFK’s role in shaping his own image
6:44 Ted Kennedy and the Chappaquiddick incident 
9:55 JFK Jr.’s death left the public with a sense of lost potential
14:14 The sad story of Rosemary Kennedy
17:41 Narratives projected onto the Kennedys 
19:53 The Kennedys today
24:31 What can the Kennedys tell us about America

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