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Hoover vs. The Kennedys

Field	Value
genre	Historical drama
producer	Paul Saltzman
Daniel Selznick
Joe Glickman
writer	Michael O'Herlihy
Lionel E. Siege
location	Toronto, Ontario
first_aired
last_aired
num_episodes	4
company	Operation Prime Time

Daniel Selznick Joe Glickman Lionel E. Siege

Hoover vs. The Kennedys: The Second Civil War is a four-hour 1987 made-for-television mini-series depicting the political struggles between FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. The series was produced by Operation Prime Time.

Synopsis

The film takes place between the 1960 Democratic National Convention in July 1960 and the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in June 1968, with the majority of the mini-series focusing on the Kennedy Administration (1961–1963).

Other sub-plots include Bobby Kennedy's frustration with his elder brother's politically risky womanizing and his often turbulent relationship with Hoover and the Civil Rights leadership of the era. The mini-series also touches on the alleged bargains Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. made with Mafia figures in order to get his son elected to the U.S. presidency.

Production

Hoover vs. The Kennedys was primarily filmed on location in and around Toronto, Ontario.

Cast

Robert Pine as John F. Kennedy
Nicholas Campbell as Robert F. Kennedy
Jack Warden as J. Edgar Hoover
Richard Anderson as Lyndon B. Johnson
Barry Morse as Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
Marc Strange as Clyde Tolson
Leland Gantt as Martin Luther King Jr.
Djanet Sears as Coretta Scott King
Heather Thomas as Marilyn Monroe
Jennifer Dale as Jacqueline Kennedy
Nicholas Walker as Peter Lawford
Brioni Farrell as Judith Campbell

References

(22 December 2014). "Hoover vs. The Kennedys: The Second Civil War {{!}} BAMPFA".
Corry, John. (1987-11-18). "TV REVIEWS; 'HOOVER VS. THE KENNEDYS,' MINI-SERIES ON CHANNEL 11". The New York Times.

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