"He only met John F Kennedy Jr for five minutes but, three decades later, the memory lingers on. Oh my God, he had it all, says Larry Sabato, a political scientist, recalling their encounter at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington. He had his mother's poise and his father's charisma; it was a perfect combination of the two. If there was anybody destined to be president, it was him."
"Ryan Murphy's new FX and Hulu series Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr & Carolyn Bessette, starring Paul Anthony Kelly and Sarah Pidgeon, dramatises the couple's volatile courtship, marriage and deaths. Adapted from a bestselling book by Elizabeth Beller, the show has drawn ire from the Kennedy family. Jack Schlossberg, Kennedy's nephew, said last year the show was profiting off his family in a grotesque way and accused Murphy of making millions off Kennedy's legacy."
John F Kennedy Jr. made a strong personal impression, combining his mother's poise and his father's charisma and appearing destined for higher office. The Kennedys occupy cultural space between royalty and tragic melodrama, mixing glamour with public mourning. A 1999 plane crash killed John, his wife Carolyn Bessette and her sister Lauren Bessette. Ryan Murphy's FX/Hulu series Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr & Carolyn Bessette dramatizes their courtship, marriage and deaths and adapts a bestselling book by Elizabeth Beller. The series prompted fury from family members, notably Jack Schlossberg, who accused Murphy of profiteering, prompting public rejoinders and renewed personal recollections.
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