Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia

Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia

With his mafia wiseguy links and access to entertainment industry star power, Frank Sinatra helped John F. Kennedy into the White House in 1960. But it all came to a bitter end.

Seasons

1. The Beginning

Air Date: 2024-08-07

Frank Sinatra's barkeep father and midwife mother had loose affiliations with organized crime that assisted Frank in his rise to stardom. John F Kennedy' father's bootlegging past cultivated criminal connections that helped him to run for President.

2. After the Election

Air Date: 2024-08-07

Kennedy wins the Presidency. Robert Kennedy, hellbent on cracking down on the Mafia, was appointed Attorney General. When Hoover discovers a love triangle, he tells the President to cut all ties with the Mafia, including Sinatra.

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Rating

0.0/10

Release Date

2024-08-07

Episodes

2 (1 seasons)

Status

Returning Series

Cast

Chuck Grant

Chuck Grant

Self - Sinatra Historian, Record Producer and Author

Lenny Luizzi

Lenny Luizzi

Self - Official Hoboken City Historian

Robert Foster

Robert Foster

Self - Director of the Hoboken Historical Museum

Robbyn Swan

Robbyn Swan

Self - Co-Author, 'Sinatra: The Life'

James Kaplan

James Kaplan

Self - Author

Marc J. Selverstone

Marc J. Selverstone

Self - Author and Professor, University of Virginia

Ronald Kessler

Ronald Kessler

Self - Author, 'The Sins of the Father'