This volume examines various representation of John F. Kennedy on film, from fictionalized accounts of his wartime exploits-PT-109 (1963)-to his presidency, his assassination, and his legacy. With a focus on docudramas, the book looks at how such films keep the myth of Kennedy and Camelot alive.

Raluca Lucia Cimpean received her PhD in American Studies from Heidelberg University, Germany. She is currently a visiting lecturer at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, where she teaches for the Honors College.

Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
PART ONE: Docudrama - History Enacted
PART TWO: The JFK Image - Cultural Schemata
Chapter One: Kennedy's Mythic Terrain - The New Frontier
Chapter Two: Kennedy Hagiography - Camelot on Film
Chapter Three: Kennedy Iconoclasm - Camelot-Inside-Out
PART THREE: JFK Docuramas - John F. Kennedy's Posthumous Cinematic Career
Chapter Four: The Kennedy Leadership
Chapter Five: The Kennedy Assassination
Chapter Six: Kennedy Nostalgia
Conclusion
Bibliography
About the Author