Kennedy navigates his formative years, including his time in school, his relationship with his family, and his early interests in history and politics.

When the United States joins the war against Nazi Germany and Japan, Kennedy volunteers for the Navy and is deployed to the Pacific.

Coming home after WWII, Kennedy begins a career in politics, running for the House of Representatives in Massachusetts.

Kennedy embarks on an unprecedented five-year campaign for the presidency, revolutionising modern campaigning and the use of television.

The youngest president ever elected, Kennedy faces the height of the Cold War and a national civil rights crisis.

After nuclear weapons are placed 145km from the Florida coast in Cuba, Kennedy faces his ultimate trial and the most dangerous moment in human history.