Hoover vs. The Kennedys
Hoover vs. The Kennedys | |
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Genre | Historical drama |
Written by | Michael O'Herlihy Lionel E. Siege |
No. of episodes | 4 |
Production | |
Producers | Paul Saltzman Daniel Selznick Joe Glickman |
Production locations | Toronto, Ontario |
Production company | Operation Prime Time |
Original release | |
Release | 1987 (1987) |
Hoover vs. The Kennedys: The Second Civil War is a four-hour 1987 made-for-television mini-series depicting the political struggles between FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. The series was produced by Operation Prime Time.[1]
Synopsis
The film takes place between the 1960 Democratic National Convention in July 1960 and the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in June 1968, with the majority of the mini-series focusing on the Kennedy Administration (1961–1963).[2]
Other sub-plots include Bobby Kennedy's frustration with his elder brother's politically risky womanizing and his often turbulent relationship with Hoover and the Civil Rights leadership of the era. The mini-series also touches on the alleged bargains Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. made with Mafia figures in order to get his son elected to the U.S. presidency.
Production
Hoover vs. The Kennedys was primarily filmed on location in and around Toronto, Ontario.[dubious – discuss]
Cast
- Robert Pine as John F. Kennedy
- Nicholas Campbell as Robert F. Kennedy
- Jack Warden as J. Edgar Hoover
- Richard Anderson as Lyndon B. Johnson
- Barry Morse as Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
- Marc Strange as Clyde Tolson
- Leland Gantt as Martin Luther King Jr.
- Djanet Sears as Coretta Scott King
- Heather Thomas as Marilyn Monroe
- Jennifer Dale as Jacqueline Kennedy
- Nicholas Walker as Peter Lawford
- Brioni Farrell - Judith Campbell
See also
- Kennedy (miniseries)
- Prince Jack
- The Kennedys (miniseries)
- Cultural depictions of John F. Kennedy
- Robert F. Kennedy in media
References
- v
- t
- e
- 35th President of the United States (1961–1963)
- U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (1953–1960)
- U.S. Representative for MA–11 (1947–1953)
(timeline)
- Transition
- Inauguration
- Cabinet
- Judicial appointments
- Executive Orders
- Presidential Proclamations
- Presidential pardons
- Presidential limousine
- Presidential yacht
- Resolute desk
- Situation Room
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speeches
- U.S. House of Representatives elections: 1946
- 1948
- 1950
- U.S. Senate elections in Massachusetts: 1952
- 1958
- 1960 presidential primaries
- 1960 presidential campaign
- Democratic National Conventions: 1956
- 1960
- U.S. presidential election 1960
- Birthplace and childhood home
- Kennedy Compound
- Hickory Hill
- Wexford
- Navy service: PT-109
- PT-59
- Castle Hot Springs
- Hammersmith Farm
- Coretta Scott King phone call
- "Happy Birthday, Mr. President"
- John F. Kennedy document hoax
- Why England Slept (1940)
- Profiles in Courage (1956)
- A Nation of Immigrants (1958)
namesakes
- Harvard Kennedy School
- Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- John F. Kennedy Federal Building (Boston)
- John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Boston statue
- Brooklyn memorial
- Dallas memorial
- Hyannis memorial
- London memorial
- Portland memorial
- Runnymede memorial
- John F. Kennedy Arboretum
- John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge
- John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School
- John F. Kennedy University (defunct)
- John F. Kennedy Stadium
- Kennedy Expressway
- Mount Kennedy
- MV John F. Kennedy
- USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)
- USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79)
- Yad Kennedy
- Jacqueline Bouvier (wife)
- Caroline Kennedy (daughter)
- John F. Kennedy Jr. (son)
- Patrick Bouvier Kennedy (son)
- Rose Schlossberg (granddaughter)
- Tatiana Schlossberg (granddaughter)
- Jack Schlossberg (grandson)
- Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (father)
- Rose Fitzgerald (mother)
- Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (brother)
- Rosemary Kennedy (sister)
- Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington (sister)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver (sister)
- Patricia Kennedy Lawford (sister)
- Robert F. Kennedy (brother)
- Jean Kennedy Smith (sister)
- Ted Kennedy (brother)
- P. J. Kennedy (grandfather)
- John F. Fitzgerald (grandfather)
- Pushinka (dog)
- Billie and Debbie (hamsters)