John F. Kennedy
Jr. remembered in Spike documentary
I Am JFK Jr. airs on August 1 on Spike TV
12th July 2016 by April Neale
The late John F. Kennedy Jr. is being remembered on Spike
in a new documentary.
Those of us old enough remember the young lad known then
as John John, the boy saluting the body of his father, John F. Kennedy, as the
horse-drawn caisson carried JFK’s casket in the funeral procession. We watched
him grow up and become a handsome man, the perfect blend of his mother and
father’s best attributes.
On July 16, 1999, a small plane crash off of Cape Cod
killed John F. Kennedy Jr., 38, wife Carolyn Bessette, 33, and his
sister-in-law Lauren Bessette, 34. JFK Jr. was piloting a single-engine Piper
Saratoga when it went down off at Martha’s Vineyard, their intentions were to
fly on to Hyannis Port for the Saturday wedding of his cousin, Rory Kennedy.
Not long after the deaths, the Bessette family sued the
Kennedys for wrongful death and settled
out of court.
John and Caroline’s “fairytale” marriage was People
magazine front cover fodder yet in 2003, a scathing Vanity
Fair article alleged their marriage was loaded with red flags,
saying Bessette hating the limelight he adored, noting hearsay of her alleged
drug usage and JFK, jr’s desire for kids that was not her wish.
The years prior to this sad event, the world watched as a
young scion of a family that many regarded as American royalty became a
heartthrob and America’s most eligible bachelor bask in the klieg lights of
celebrity culture. He got it and used it to his advantage for his
magazine, George.
John F Kennedy Jr.
at Hyannis Beach in Hyannis, Mass., 1980
In the Spike documentary “I Am JFK Jr.” those who
knew him well were famous too. Actor Robert De Niro, supermodel Cindy Crawford,
boxer Mike Tyson, journalists Chris Cuomo and Christiane Amanpour along with others share their recollections of the
handsome son of one of America’s most beloved presidents and first ladies, John
F. Kennedy Jr. and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis.
JFK Jr. grew up in the golden age of the paparazzi, his
private schools and privileged life were shown to us all yet he was quiet,
and thoughtful and cared deeply about many issues. Every year that passed, his
good looks were becoming more evident and speculation about his love life went
into overdrive when he reached 18 years of age. Everyone had a crush on JFK Jr.
It has been seventeen years since his plane crash that
killed his wife, her sister and him. Their bodies recovered five days after the
crash still strapped into their seats
, members of JFK Jr.’s inner circle are opening up for the first time about the
friend they lost in this intimate documentary.
The documentary is loaded with anecdotes and personal
recollections from many famous and less famous people like his college
roommates and his close friends and colleagues from JFK Jr.’s George magazine.
In the film, producers insert great B-roll and vintage
footage of young JFK Jr. in the White House and his downtime life with his
family, plus moments and rare views of him in the years following his father’s
assassination.
You can catch I Am JFK Jr. Monday, Aug. 1 at
9:00 p.m. ET/PT on SPIKE TV and
their will also be a limited theatrical release starting July 20.
Spike (TV network)
Spike (formerly and popularly known as Spike TV)
is an American basic cable and satellite television channel that is owned by
Viacom Music and Entertainment Group, a unit of the Viacom Media Networks
division of Viacom.
Spike is a general entertainment channel featuring a mix of various programs
and movies, primarily oriented towards a male audience.
Viacom
David A. Sutphen
was the SVP, government relations for Viacom,
general counsel for Edward M. Kennedy,
and is Mona K. Sutphen’s brother.
Note: Edward M. Kennedy’s
general counsel was David A. Sutphen,
and John F. Kennedy Jr’s uncle.
John F. Kennedy
Jr. was Edward M. Kennedy’s
nephew, and was a director at the Robin
Hood Foundation.
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Robin Hood Foundation, the International
Rescue Committee, the Center for
American Progress, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think
tank), and the Brookings Institution (think tank).
George
Soros was the chairman for the Foundation
to Promote Open Society, a supporter for the Center for American Progress, and is a friend of Michael Douglas.
Robin Hood
Foundation raised money for the Hurricane
Sandy relief.
Hurricane
Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund is a relief organization for Hurricane Sandy.
Mary Pat
Christie is the chair for the Hurricane
Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund, married to Christopher J. Christie, and the president of the Drumthwacket Foundation.
Christopher
J. Christie is married to Mary Pat
Christie, an honorary chairman for the Drumthwacket
Foundation.
Donald
Trump was a donor for the Drumthwacket
Foundation, is a stakeholder in the Trump
International Hotel & Tower, New York, and the candidate for the 2016 Donald Trump presidential campaign.
Mel Karmazin is a
condo owner at the Trump International
Hotel & Tower, New York, and was the CEO for Viacom.
Steven
A. and Alexandra M. Cohen Foundation was a funder for the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund,
the Robin Hood Foundation, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
Emma Bloomberg
was the chief of staff for the Robin
Hood Foundation, and is Michael R.
Bloomberg’s daughter.
Michael R.
Bloomberg is Emma Bloomberg’s
father, was a donor for
the Robin Hood Foundation, and an advocate
for the ONE Campaign.
Michelle Obama
was an advocate for
the ONE Campaign.
Thomas E. Freston
is the chairman for the ONE Campaign,
and was the president & CEO for the Viacom.
Robert
Sargent Shriver III is a director at the ONE Campaign, and his mother was Eunice Kennedy Shriver.
Eunice
Kennedy Shriver was Robert Sargent
Shriver III’s mother, and John F.
Kennedy’s sister.
John F. Kennedy
was Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s
brother, and John F. Kennedy Jr’s father.
John F. Kennedy
Jr. was John F. Kennedy’s son,
and Edward M. Kennedy’s nephew, and
a director at the Robin Hood Foundation.
Edward M. Kennedy
was John F. Kennedy Jr’s uncle, and
his general counsel was David A. Sutphen.
David A. Sutphen
is Mona K. Sutphen’s brother, was general
counsel for Edward M. Kennedy, and the
SVP, government relations for Viacom.
Mona K. Sutphen
is David A. Sutphen’s sister, a director
at the International Rescue Committee,
and married to David A. Sutphen, and
was an assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration.
International
Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE
Campaign.
Clyde Williams
is married to Mona K. Sutphen, was a
VP for the Center for American Progress,
and a political director for the Democratic
National Committee (DNC).
Christie Hefner is
the spokesperson for the Center for
American Progress, and was a chair & CEO for Playboy Enterprises.
Russell I. Pillar
was a director at Playboy Enterprises,
and a group president for Viacom.
Sherry L. Lansing
was a consultant for Viacom, and is
the producer for Fatal Attraction.
Michael Douglas
is an actor in Fatal Attraction, a
friend of George Soros, and a director
at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think
tank).
Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think
tank) was a funder for the Nuclear
Threat Initiative (think tank).
Jessica Tuchman Mathews is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank),
was the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think
tank), a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think
tank), an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank),
and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).
Ed Griffin’s interview with
Norman Dodd in 1982
(The investigation into the
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace uncovered the plans for population
control by involving the United States in war)
Ellen V. Futter is
a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), an overseer at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,
and was a director at Viacom.
Ann Dibble Jordan
is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), married
to Vernon E. Jordan Jr., and an overseer
at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center.
Vernon E. Jordan
Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution
(think tank), a
senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss,
Hauer & Feld, LLP, Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle, a director at the
American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), and a 2008 Bilderberg conference
participant (think tank).
Akin,
Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP is the lobby firm for the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
Steven
A. and Alexandra M. Cohen Foundation was a funder for the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,
the Robin Hood Foundation, and the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund.
Robin Hood
Foundation raised money for the Hurricane
Sandy relief.
Jeff
Zucker is an overseer at the Memorial
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, a director at the[SM1]
Robin Hood Foundation, and the
president of CNN Worldwide.
John F. Kennedy
Jr. was a director at the Robin Hood
Foundation, John F. Kennedy’s
son, and Edward M. Kennedy’s nephew.
CNN Worldwide
is a division of CNN.
Ted
Turner is the founder of CNN, and a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think
tank) was a funder for the Nuclear
Threat Initiative (think tank).
Michael Douglas
is a director at the Nuclear Threat
Initiative (think tank), a friend of George
Soros, and an actor in Fatal
Attraction.
Sherry L. Lansing
is the producer for Fatal Attraction,
and was a consultant for Viacom.
David A. Sutphen
was the SVP, government relations for Viacom,
general counsel for Edward M. Kennedy,
is Mona K. Sutphen’s brother, and a managing
partner at the Brunswick Group.
James P. Rubin
was a partner at the Brunswick Group,
an executive editor at Bloomberg News,
and is married to Christiane Amanpour.
Bloomberg News
is a division of Bloomberg LP.
Michael R.
Bloomberg is the founder of Bloomberg
LP, Emma Bloomberg’s father, was
a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation,
and an advocate for the ONE Campaign.
Michelle Obama
was an advocate for the ONE Campaign.
Thomas E. Freston
is the chairman for the ONE Campaign,
and was the president & CEO for the Viacom.
Christiane Amanpour
is married to James P. Rubin, and
was a correspondent for CNN.
Ted
Turner is the founder of CNN,
and a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat
Initiative (think tank).
Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think
tank) was a funder for the Nuclear
Threat Initiative (think tank).
Michael Douglas
is a director at the Nuclear Threat
Initiative (think tank), a friend of George
Soros, and an actor in Fatal
Attraction.
Sherry L. Lansing
is the producer for Fatal Attraction,
and was a consultant for Viacom.
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