NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL, 1 hr

They were the picture-perfect all-American family -- who just happened to live in the White House... or were they? Explore the behind-the-scenes story of how today's politics of manipulated photo-ops was invented -- and perhaps perfected -- by the people who created the image of "Camelot" for the Presidency of John F Kennedy.

Over forty years ago one extraordinary American family moved into the most famous house in the world and changed the nature of the Presidency forever. With glamorous Hollywood good looks and two camera friendly children, the Kennedys helped to usher in a youth culture that affected every aspect of American life. From behind closed doors in the White House to intimate family vacations, photography and television took the American public behind the scenes of its most regal. Photography went from a medium that documented to a medium that sold - sold magazines and myths alike. For a country gripped with a fear of Communism and on the verge of a race war, the perfectly eye-pleasing Kennedys comforted America while exciting and inspiring Europe and beyond.

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