Cocktails and Campaigns: JFK and Jackie’s Whirlwind Romance

Today’s Historic America Journal entry is the second of our two-part series on presidential love stories in preparation for our limited-run Presidential Sweethearts Tour. If these true tales capture your imagination, you’re in luck! A ticket for our Presidential Sweethearts Tour is the perfect Valentine's Day gift for the history nerd in your life. More information about the tour can be found on our website or our Eventbrite page. In our final piece for this series, we journey back in time to visit John F. Kennedy and Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis.

The EditorsFebruary 10, 2022Historic America Tours, Valentine's Day, Presidential Sweethearts, John F. Kennedy, JFK, Jackie Kennedy, Martin's Tavern, Engagement, History Nerd, GeorgetownComment

Luck of a Kennedy: The Assassination of RFK

A mere five years after President John F. Kennedy was shot in Dallas, his younger brother Robert F. Kennedy would meet the same fate. Not only did RFK’s death occur during a year of unprecedented violence, but it drastically altered the trajectory of American politics.

Max GreenhalghJune 18, 2021The Kennedy Family, Kennedy Family, John F. Kennedy, JFK, RFK, Robert F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, LBJ, Assassination, Vietnam War, Richard Nixon, Nixon, Hubert Humphrey, 1968Comment