Stars include Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Gene Kelly, Harry Belafonte, Jimmy Durante and Ethel Merman. Enhanced by color footage from the Kennedy years, archive newsreels, interviews and narration by program host, Phylicia Rashad.
Chapter 1. Interview with Richard Goodwin (09:50)
Speechwriter for JFK with Ted Sorenson
Chapter 2. Inaugural Gala Performances (11:30)
Star Spangled Banner Mahalia Jackson
Blow, Gabriel, Blow Hugh Lambert Dancers
Lincoln's Farewell Address Frederic March
A Mighty Fortress Is Thy God Helen Traubel
Chapter 3. Campaign Ads and Newsreels (05:15)
Kennedy Kennedy
Harry Belafonte
Gala Anniversary at Armory
Mona Lisa Comes to New York
Chapter 4. JFK's Presidential Speeches (07:00)
Highlights: Civil Rights Address to the Nation
Rice University speech on the Arts
Running Time: 81 minutes