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EPISODE · Mar 10, 2026 · 1H 26M

Just The Gist of... JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy

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In 1996, John F. Kennedy Jr. was the closest thing America had ever had to a prince. The only son of assassinated President JFK, he'd been named People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive, dated half of Hollywood, and was widely expected to follow his father into the White House. When he married Calvin Klein PR powerhouse Carolyn Bessette in a secret ceremony on a remote Georgia island, they became without question the most famous couple in the world. But less than three years later, John and Carolyn were dead - with their bodies, and the body of Carolyn’s sister Lauren, found strapped to their seats in JFK Jr.'s private plane on the ocean floor off Martha's Vineyard. This is Just The Gist of JFK Jr., Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, the Kennedy Curse, and the plane crash that ended Camelot.........We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's Breakin' Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the Just The Gist Patreon or Apple Premium Subscriptions.Watch Just The Gist episodes on Youtube @JustTheGistPodcastFollow Just The Gist on Instagram and TikTok @JustTheGistPodcastFollow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterlandWant to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at [email protected] The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer and Editor: James Joseph | Producer: Kate Leaver | Additional production support: Hayley Staveley | Acast Legends: Guy Scott-Wilson and Simon McDermott | Production Assistant: PocketDon't forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently!Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party...........Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Public and Private Life of Carolyn Bessette Kennedy by Elizabeth BellerAsk Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed by Maureen CallahanThe Kennedy Curse by Edward KleinJFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy wedding footageJFK Jr. Newsnight interview footageThe West Wing S04E04 'The Red Mass' — graveyard spiral scene (39:45)JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy paparazzi footageCandace Bushnell's 'Spoiled in the City' column featuring CBK (1998)'Settlement reported in JFK Jr. crash lawsuit' — Cape Cod Times (2001)'A mother grieves in private' — Cape Cod Times (2000) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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