<p>Millions remember the moment when JFK was shot, but how well do they everything that happened before that? Was John F. Kennedy an iconic leader or a popular figurehead? Did he truly effect change, or did he just say the right words? Tony Rydberg and Ryan Rasmussen re-examine the life and presidency of America's 35th president to determine which was greater: the style or the substance?</p>

Millions remember the moment when JFK was shot, but how well do they everything that happened before that? Was John F. Kennedy an iconic leader or a popular figurehead? Did he truly effect change, or did he just say the right words? Tony Rydberg and Ryan Rasmussen re-examine the life and presidency of America's 35th president to determine which was greater: the style or the substance?

Crises & Camelot: JFK's Myth and Mortality (Part 1)

Frame by frame, the faces of US presidents are hung from the walls of America's history classrooms — but are those men REALLY the faces of America's history? Who REALLY belongs in the picture frames that line America's history classrooms? Welcome to "Reframing America," the podcast that explores American history — president by president, frame by frame — to determine the best faces to symbolize the evolution of American history. Join us for "Historical Hot Takes", the "Worst Person in America award," "What Actor Should Play this President?" and more!

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Frame by frame, the faces of US presidents are hung from the walls of America's history classrooms — but are those men REALLY the faces of America's history? Who REALLY belongs in the picture frames that line America's history classrooms? Welcome to "Reframing America," the podcast that explores American history — president by president, frame by frame — to determine the best faces to symbolize the evolution of American history. Join us for "Historical Hot Takes", the "Worst Person in America award," "What Actor Should Play this President?" and more!

Frame by frame, the faces of US presidents are hung from the walls of America's history classrooms&nbsp;— but are those men REALLY the faces of America's history? Who REALLY belongs in the picture frames that line America's history classrooms? Welcome to "Reframing America," the podcast that explores American history — president by president, frame by frame — to determine the best faces to symbolize the evolution of American history. Join us for "Historical Hot Takes", the "Worst Person in America award," "What Actor Should Play this President?" and more!

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