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The Two Presidents: Martin Sheen and the Ghost of JFK Long before he paced the halls of the West Wing as the fictional Jed Bartlet, stepped into the shoes of the most iconic figure in modern American politics: John F. Kennedy . The 1983 miniseries Kennedy —originally aired on the 20th anniversary of the assassination—didn't just cast a famous actor; it paired a man who deeply admired the president with the monumental task of humanizing a myth. A Role Born of Love

The miniseries spans Kennedy’s presidency from the 1960 election to that fateful day in . Rather than a dry history lesson, the production aimed for a "warts and all" approach, touching on: martin_sheen_or_jfk

Key events like the Bay of Pigs , the Cuban Missile Crisis , and the rising heat of the Civil Rights Movement . The Two Presidents: Martin Sheen and the Ghost