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Cultural depictions of John F. Kennedy

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Cultural depictions of John F. Kennedy

Cultural depictions of John F. Kennedy, the 35th American president, include films, songs, games, toys, stamps, coins, artwork, and other portrayals.

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Fictionalized

  • PT 109 (1963)
  • The Missiles of October (1974 docudrama made-for-television play)
  • Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy (1977)
  • Kennedy (1983 miniseries)
  • Robert Kennedy and His Times (1985 miniseries)
  • Prince Jack (1985)
  • Hoover vs. The Kennedys (1987)
  • The Kennedys of Massachusetts (1990 miniseries)
  • JFK (1991)
  • A Woman Named Jackie (1991 miniseries)
  • JFK: Reckless Youth (1993 miniseries)
  • Thirteen Days (2000)
  • Virtual JFK (2008 docudrama)
  • The Kennedys (2011 miniseries)
  • The Butler (2013)
  • Killing Kennedy (2013 television movie)
  • Jackie (2016 film)
  • LBJ (2016)

    • Documentaries

  • Primary (1960)
  • Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment (1963)
  • The Making of the President, 1960 (1963), based on the book
  • John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums (1964)
  • American Presidents: Life Portraits, C-SPAN series (1999)
  • Roots of the Cuban Missile Crisis (2001)
  • The Search for Kennedy's PT 109 (2002)

    • Stylistic

  • Forrest Gump (1994)
  • Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
  • Timequest (2002 science-fiction film)
  • An American Affair (2008)
  • Watchmen (2009)
  • Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
  • X-Men: First Class (2011)

    • Theater

  • JFK: A Musical Drama (1997)

    • Songs about John F. Kennedy

  • The First Family, a comedic impersonation album written and performed by Vaughn Meader (1962)
  • "PT-109", written by Marijohn Wilkin and Fred Burch, sung by Jimmy Dean (1962)
  • "That Was the President", written and sung by Phil Ochs (1965)
  • "He Was a Friend of Mine", written by "Traditional/new words and arrangement Jim McGuinn", sung by The Byrds (1965)
  • The Kennedy Dream, an album by Oliver Nelson (1967)
  • "Crucifixion", written and sung by Phil Ochs (1967)
  • "Abraham, Martin and John", written by Dick Holler, sung by Dion (1968)
  • "Catholic Day", written by Adam Ant and performed by Adam and the Ants (1979)
  • "Seconds", written and performed by The Human League (1981)
  • "The Day John Kennedy Died", written and performed by Lou Reed (1982)
  • "Kennedy", written by David Gedge and performed by The Wedding Present (1989)
  • "Canaveral", written and performed by Shellac (2000)

    • Artwork

  • Presidential portrait, painted by Aaron Shikler

    • Toys and games

  • PT-109 (model) kit
  • PT-109 edition John F. Kennedy "G.I. Joe" action figure

    • Governmental images

  • Presidents of the United States on U.S. postage stamps ยง John F. Kennedy
  • Five cents John Kennedy
  • Kennedy half dollar

    • References

    Cultural depictions of John F. Kennedy Wikipedia
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