Jackie Kennedy Onassis (Part 1)

In this revisit from 2019, we wonder: was Annie Londonderry a flim-flam artist or a true pioneer? Maybe both? Her trip around the world on a bicycle may have been controversial - but she was always up for both an adventure and a tall tale. For information and to register for the ...  Show more

Virginia Hall wanted to be a diplomat, but the State Department kept shutting doors in her face …and then she lost her leg in a hunting accident, which seemed like she’d reached a dead end. Never one to accept defeat, she learned how to walk again on a wooden leg nicknamed “Cuthb ...  Show more

If the Kennedy's were America's first royal family, then Jackie was its queen.She was a style icon who, alongside her husband and president JFK, symbolised a fresh hopeful start in post-war America.And then on 22nd November 1963, the unimaginable happened.But who was the woman wh ...  Show more

Learn about the life of President John F. Kennedy in this very short introduction from Do You Know Podcast, a podcast from English Plus Podcast Network. Read the transcript and learn more on https://englishpluspodcast.com/do-you-know-who-is-john-f-kennedy/ Become a patron on Patr ...  Show more

When JFK was first elected president, his advisors had some serious reservations about his wife Jackie... This episode is brought to you by Squarespace. Start building your website and get your free trial today. Go to Squarespace.com and enter offer code HAPPIER to get 10% off yo ...  Show more

Send us Fan MailJoin Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Monika Wiesak as they discuss one of America's most iconic leaders in, America's Last President: What the World Lost When It Lost John F. Kennedy. Listen in as they delve into the thrilling saga of a young, audacious visionary who ...  Show more