A veil of silence was drawn over the intimate details of President John F Kennedy 's life while he was in office. Journalists failed to mention the scandal of Kennedy's serial adultery, while new research reveals that he was also dangerously ill and on a cocktail of drugs, not always the sort that a doctor might prescribe. Yet JFK is consistently voted the most popular president by the American public.
Anthony Howard talks to JFK's inner circle, including his adviser Theodore Sorensen.