Reconsidering JFK Season 1 Episode 2 1956: Vice President Kennedy?
- May 17, 2023
- 29 min
In the 1950s, Kennedy was a sickly and relatively obscure senator, but his star quickly rose in the 1956 Democratic convention, when he mounted a spirited campaign to win delegates for the vice presidency. Gain an inside look at the backstabbing, backroom deals of a party that expected the young politician to pay his dues.