Episode 5
Drama series. At home and with little to do, for the first time in his life Joe Sr feels useless. Rose is angry, and feels her sons have abandoned their father.
Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes star as President John F Kennedy and his wife, Jackie, in Stephen Kronish's compelling drama series, charting the triumph and the tragedy of the first couple.
At home and with little to do, for the first time in his life Joe Sr feels useless. Rose is angry, and feels her sons have abandoned their father. Then, terrible news: Joe suffers a stroke from which he may never fully recover.
In the South, civil rights demonstrators are protesting. James Meredith, a black student, is attempting to gain admission to the University of Mississippi. Riots are imminent, and protests are forming outside the school.
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Episode 5 Highlights
Duration: 00:27
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Joe Sr has A Stroke
Duration: 01:04
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Director | Jon Cassar |
Writer | Stephen Kronish |
Writer | Joel Surnow |
Jack Kennedy | Greg Kinnear |
Bobby Kennedy | Barry Pepper |
Jackie Kennedy | Katie Holmes |
Joe Kennedy Sr | Tom Wilkinson |
Ethel Kennedy | Kristin Booth |
Rose Kennedy | Diana Hardcastle |
Michelle | Rachel Wilson |
Lyndon Johnson | Don Allison |