There’s a storm front moving in on the Kennedy family, from the Chicago shores of the Great Lakes. Will Sam Giancana cause trouble for the President, or just disappear into the background (I guess that question is answered depending how much of a conspiracy theorist the audience, or more specifically, the writer is)? In trying to act as a go between for Giancana and the Kennedys, I guess Frank Sinatra didn’t do it “his way.”
It is hard to imagine a First Lady in today’s climate being pushed around the way Jackie was in this hour. She had an obvious disdain for how her role took her away from her kids. Why not change that role? Furthermore, why is the First Lady changing her schedule around when “the Delegates” arrived five minutes early? She’s the First Lady for Pete’s sake!
As much as Joe Kennedy was as much of a hindrance to his son’s administration, it was still heartbreaking to see the conversation he had with Jack and Bobby in the Oval Office. Impressive, too, how he immediately knew he had to step away from the administration, and be completely “out” as he said. It reminded me how he made the same realization in the first hour.
I knew Jack Kennedy had always faced near insurmountable pain in his back during his time in the White House. That he took a multitude of drugs, properly prescribed or not, isn’t a surprise. That Jackie was treated with amphetamines isn’t something I saw coming. The Wikipedia page for Doctor Max Jacobson mentions treating Jack, but not his wife (Not that the page jives with what we saw in this hour, as according to Wiki, Jacobson started treating Kennedy on the campaign).
(Take a look back at my reviews of Hour 1 & 2, and Hour 3)
Notes & Quotes
Clacked by Ivey West 
on Apr 06, 2011 @ 21:58 EST5EDT
