Show Notes
On the morning of November 22nd, 1963, Jackie Kennedy was in Dallas to support her husband’s re-election campaign. By that evening, she’ll be planning his funeral. How did Jackie survive that fateful day?
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How did the Kennedy assassination impact the nation in the hours that followed his death? And how did this event—and the decisions made by all those involved—alter the course of history?
Jackie returns to Washington in shock and in mourning. But she’ll have no time to grieve: she needs to plan a funeral and protect her children, even as Lyndon Johnson and his administration are already moving into the White House.
Traveling with JFK to Dallas were two of his closest aides – Kenneth O’Donnell and Dave Powers. With his sudden passing, they find themselves stuck between their loyalty to the President and their duty to the nation.