Kennedys, The - Guide to Episodes 1-8 of the Mini-Series

Episode descriptions from the Internet Movie DataBase (IMDb):

Episode 1

The Kennedys rally to put Jack in the White House but their difficult past illuminates a deeper struggle. 

• Joseph P. Kennedy and His Problematic Background
  

• Jackie Kennedy's Engagement Ring

• Jackie Kennedy on Her Wedding Day

• The Kennedys on Their Wedding Day

• JFK Accepts the Democratic Nomination for President

Episode 2

The Presidential election comes down to the wire; Bobby tells Joe Sr. he's leaving politics. 

• Kennedy-Nixon Debate - September 26, 1960
  

• President Kennedy's Inaugural Address 
  

• JFK's Manuscipt for "Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You" 
  

• President and Mrs. Kennedy at the Inaugural Ball
  

• Inaugural-Day Highlights 

• Bobby Kennedy - Background 
  

• A Tour of the White House with Jackie Kennedy
  

Episode 3

When the Bay of Pigs invasion proves disastrous, JFK makes a difficult decision.

• Videos, and primary sources, on the Bay of Pigs

Episode 4
The Russians build a wall separating East and West Berlin; Bobby pursues Sam Giancana. 

• Berlin - A City Divided by a Concrete Wall
  

Episode 5
Riots over desegregation in the South force JFK to act.  Jackie uses amphetamines.  Joe Sr. suffers a stroke.

• JFK supports James Meredith's right to enroll at Ole Miss
  

• Desegregation riots erupt at Ole Miss
  

• Jackie Kennedy smoked but rarely in public - see photo
  

Episode 6

The Cuban Missile Crisis brings America and Russia to the brink of war.

• Missiles in Cuba 
  

• Was There a Plan to Overthrow Castro? 
  

• The Missile Crisis Unfolds 
  

• Kennedy Brothers During the Missile Crisis  
  

• A Clear and Present Danger - JFK Speaks to the Country 
  

• Eyeball to Eyeball 
  

• At the Brink of Nuclear War 
  

• Efforts to Make a Deal 
  

• A Secret Deal in the Making  
  

• The Truth - from Dobrynin's Perspective  
  

• Bobby Makes a Deal  
  

• Khrushchev's Response 
  

• Castro's Reaction 
  

• Videos on the Missile Crisis, Including Interview with Fidel Castro

Episode 7
Jack and Jackie suffer the loss of their newborn child; she and JFK are in Dallas, November 22, 1963. 

• JFK and Jackie Go to Dallas Motorcade in Dallas  
  

• The Shooting in Dallas 
  

• The Death of President Kennedy 
  

• Clint Hill - "It's My Fault" 
  

• The "Kennedy Detail" 
  

• Evidence at the Book Depository 
  

• The Rifle and Its Bullets 
  

• Autopsy and Findings 
  

• JFK's Funeral and Impact of His Death
  

• Jackie's Televised Comments after JFK's Death

Episode 8
Bobby blames himself for his brother's death.  Five years later, tragedy strikes again.

• Bobby Kennedy - Last Meeting with His Brother Jack
  

• Bobby Kennedy - Pain, and Change, Following the Death of JFK 
  

• Bobby Kennedy - Attitude Toward Racial Injustice 
  

• Bobby Kennedy - Presidential Candidate 
  

• Bobby Kennedy and the Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King 
  

• Bobby Kennedy - Wins the California Primary 
  

• Bobby Kennedy - The Shooting 
  

• Bobby Kennedy - Death by Assassination 
  

• Bobby Kennedy - Aftermath of His Death