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
See also Kennedy (miniseries) Prince Jack The Kennedys (miniseries) Cultural depictions of John F. Kennedy Robert F. Kennedy in media
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