<p>In 1996, John F. Kennedy Jr. was the closest thing America had ever had to a prince. The only son of assassinated President JFK, he'd been named People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive, dated half of Hollywood, and was widely expected to follow his father into the White House. When he married Calvin Klein PR powerhouse Carolyn Bessette in a secret ceremony on a remote Georgia island, they became without question the most famous couple in the world. But less than three years later, John and Carolyn were dead - with their bodies, and the body of Carolyn’s sister Lauren, found strapped to their seats in JFK Jr.'s private plane on the ocean floor off Martha's Vineyard. This is Just The Gist of JFK Jr., Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, the Kennedy Curse, and the plane crash that ended Camelot.</p><br><p>........</p><br><p>We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's Breakin' Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the<a href="https://www.patreon.com/justthegist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Just The Gist Patreon</a> or Apple Premium Subscriptions.</p><p>Watch Just The Gist episodes on<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@JustTheGistPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Youtube @JustTheGistPodcast</a></p><p>Follow Just The Gist on<a href="https://www.instagram.com/justthegistpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Instagram</a> and<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@justthegistpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> TikTok</a> @JustTheGistPodcast</p><p>Follow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterland</p><p>Want to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at [email protected]</p><p>Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer and Editor: James Joseph | Producer: Kate Leaver | Additional production support: Hayley Staveley | Acast Legends: Guy Scott-Wilson and Simon McDermott | Production Assistant: Pocket</p><p>Don't forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently!</p><p>Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party.</p><br><p>..........</p><br><p><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Once-Upon-a-Time/Elizabeth-Beller/9781982178970" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Public and Private Life of Carolyn Bessette Kennedy</em> by Elizabeth Beller</a></p><p><a href="https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780008473242/ask-not-the-kennedys-and-the-women-they-destroyed/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed</em> by Maureen Callahan</a></p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-kennedy-curse-9781473579521" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Kennedy Curse</em> by Edward Klein</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw2RakWShdE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy wedding footage</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5xK1mBC63k&amp;t=11s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">JFK Jr. Newsnight interview footage</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiJ5eGQdqEw&amp;t=2808s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The West Wing S04E04 'The Red Mass' — graveyard spiral scene (39:45)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsE8XakS3L0&amp;t=13s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy paparazzi footage</a></p><p><a href="https://candacebushnell.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/CB-File_Nov_1998.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Candace Bushnell's 'Spoiled in the City' column featuring CBK (1998)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/2001/07/13/settlement-reported-in-jfk-jr/51002025007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">'Settlement reported in JFK Jr. crash lawsuit' — <em>Cape Cod Times</em> (2001)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/2000/07/17/a-mother-grieves-in-private/51016074007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">'A mother grieves in private' — <em>Cape Cod Times</em> (2000)</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>