Kennedy Dynasty

This week, Alyson speaks with the author of "Jackie" and "Countdown to Dallas", Paul Brandus. Paul's Twitter: https://twitter.com/WestWingReport Purchase “Countdown to Dallas”: https://amzn.to/4318ZFD Purchase “Jackie: Her Transformation from First Lady to Jackie O”:  https://amzn.to/4318ZFD Listen to “From First Lady to Jackie O.”: https://evergreenpodcasts.com/from-first-lady-to-jackie-o Visit the White House: https://www.whitehouse.gov/visit/ Newsletter: www.kennedydynasty.com/newsletter Shop New Merch: www.kennedydynasty.com/shop Recommendations: www.kennedydynasty.com/recommendations Instagram: www.instagram.com/kennedydynasty Facebook: www.facebook.com/kennedydynastypodcast Patreon: www.patreon.com/kennedydynasty Website: www.kennedydynasty.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Alyson discusses UK & US relations during the Kennedy years.  Recommendation segment: https://amzn.to/44OZvP1 Hyannis Port Sweatshirt: Click Here Newsletter: www.kennedydynasty.com/newsletter Shop New Merch: www.kennedydynasty.com/shop Recommendations: www.kennedydynasty.com/recommendations Instagram: www.instagram.com/kennedydynasty Facebook: www.facebook.com/kennedydynastypodcast Patreon: www.patreon.com/kennedydynasty Website: www.kennedydynasty.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Alyson talks about the career of Joe Kennedy III, who currently serves as United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland. Recommendation: Jacqueline Kennedy : The White House Years: Selections from the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum - https://amzn.to/3NjBtFE Newsletter: www.kennedydynasty.com/newsletter Shop New Merch: www.kennedydynasty.com/shop Recommendations: www.kennedydynasty.com/recommendations Instagram: www.instagram.com/kennedydynasty Facebook: www.facebook.com/kennedydynastypodcast Patreon: www.patreon.com/kennedydynasty Website: www.kennedydynasty.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Alyson catches you up on some big news. She also talks about the history of the Egg Roll, which is one of the oldest annual White House traditions, and her experience attending this year! Recommendation Segment: https://www.whitehousehistory.org https://www.instagram.com/whitehousehistory/ Newsletter: www.kennedydynasty.com/newsletter Shop New Merch: www.kennedydynasty.com/shop Recommendations: www.kennedydynasty.com/recommendations Instagram: www.instagram.com/kennedydynasty Facebook: www.facebook.com/kennedydynastypodcast Patreon: www.patreon.com/kennedydynasty Website: www.kennedydynasty.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Alyson chats with bestselling author, Lynne Olson, about her newest book, “Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction”. There’s a Jackie Kennedy crossover you don’t want to miss!  Buy the book: https://amzn.to/43v9Qip Newsletter: www.kennedydynasty.com/newsletter Shop New Merch: www.kennedydynasty.com/shop Recommendations: www.kennedydynasty.com/recommendations Instagram: www.instagram.com/kennedydynasty Facebook: www.facebook.com/kennedydynastypodcast Patreon: www.patreon.com/kennedydynasty Website: www.kennedydynasty.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Alyson discusses John F. Kennedy Jr.‘s 90’s politics-as-lifestyle magazine, George. Recommendation: https://amzn.to/3yXFarP Newsletter: www.kennedydynasty.com/newsletter Shop New Merch: www.kennedydynasty.com/shop Recommendations: www.kennedydynasty.com/recommendations Instagram: www.instagram.com/kennedydynasty Facebook: www.facebook.com/kennedydynastypodcast Patreon: www.patreon.com/kennedydynasty Website: www.kennedydynasty.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Alyson talks about the friendship between President John F. Kennedy and Frank Sinatra. Recommendation: “Sinatra and the Jack Pack” https://amzn.to/3LfS8bU High Hopes T-Shirt: https://tinyurl.com/5e7rw2c3 Newsletter: www.kennedydynasty.com/newsletter Shop New Merch: www.kennedydynasty.com/shop Recommendations: www.kennedydynasty.com/recommendations Instagram: www.instagram.com/kennedydynasty Facebook: www.facebook.com/kennedydynastypodcast Patreon: www.patreon.com/kennedydynasty Website: www.kennedydynasty.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Ryan Pryor joins Alyson to discuss The Pentagon Papers. Newsletter: www.kennedydynasty.com/newsletter Shop New Merch: www.kennedydynasty.com/shop Recommendations: www.kennedydynasty.com/recommendations Instagram: www.instagram.com/kennedydynasty Facebook: www.facebook.com/kennedydynastypodcast Patreon: www.patreon.com/kennedydynasty Website: www.kennedydynasty.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Alyson is joined by her husband Jeff as they discuss The Hall of Presidents attraction, presidential visits to Disneyland and Walt Disney World, and more. Email Travel Agent Jeff: jeffholland@travelmation.net Travel Agent Jeff’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/travelagentjeffrey Recommendations: Disney Theme Parks and America’s National Narratives: https://amzn.to/3Iynxnd The Backstories and Magical Secrets of Walt Disney World: https://amzn.to/3IC7MfZ Watch The Hall of Presidents at Walt Disney World: https://youtu.be/YFtFhclh1yY Watch The Hall of Presidents in 8K VR 360: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4I70909uT0 Watch President Obama’s recording for The Hall of Presidents: https://youtu.be/TdpAbHwoFq0 View President Carter’s daily diary to the Magic Kingdom: https://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/assets/documents/diary/1978/d100178t.pdf Newsletter: www.kennedydynasty.com/newsletter Shop New Merch: www.kennedydynasty.com/shop Recommendations: www.kennedydynasty.com/recommendations Instagram: www.instagram.com/kennedydynasty Facebook: www.facebook.com/kennedydynastypodcast Patreon: www.patreon.com/kennedydynasty Website: www.kennedydynasty.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Alyson discusses how President Kennedy’s administration supported women’s rights. Newsletter: www.kennedydynasty.com/newsletter Shop New Merch: www.kennedydynasty.com/shop Recommendations: www.kennedydynasty.com/recommendations Instagram: www.instagram.com/kennedydynasty Facebook: www.facebook.com/kennedydynastypodcast Patreon: www.patreon.com/kennedydynasty Website: www.kennedydynasty.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Alyson speaks with author Oline Eaton about her new book, Finding Jackie. Website - https://olineeaton.com/ Purchase Finding Jackie: https://amzn.to/3kNbtpG Newsletter: www.kennedydynasty.com/newsletter Shop New Merch: www.kennedydynasty.com/shop Recommendations: www.kennedydynasty.com/recommendations Instagram: www.instagram.com/kennedydynasty Facebook: www.facebook.com/kennedydynastypodcast Patreon: www.patreon.com/kennedydynasty Website: www.kennedydynasty.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Alyson gives an overview of the life of JFK’s best friend, Lem Billings. Recommendation Segment: https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/KLBPP Newsletter: www.kennedydynasty.com/newsletter Shop New Merch: www.kennedydynasty.com/shop Recommendations: www.kennedydynasty.com/recommendations Instagram: www.instagram.com/kennedydynasty Facebook: www.facebook.com/kennedydynastypodcast Patreon: www.patreon.com/kennedydynasty Website: www.kennedydynasty.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Alyson speaks with Paul Gregory, the author of The Oswalds: An Untold Account of Marina and Lee. “The closest friend of Lee Harvey Oswald and his Soviet wife Marina upon the couple’s arrival in Texas breaks a sixty-year silence with a riveting story of his time with JFK’s assassin and his candid assessment of the murder that marked a turning point in our country’s history.” - paulgregory.net Buy the book: https://amzn.to/3iOotLf Watch the Interview: https://youtu.be/rdh6jsqIRrw Newsletter: www.kennedydynasty.com/newsletter Shop New Merch: www.kennedydynasty.com/shop Recommendations: www.kennedydynasty.com/recommendations Instagram: www.instagram.com/kennedydynasty Facebook: www.facebook.com/kennedydynastypodcast Patreon: www.patreon.com/kennedydynasty Website: www.kennedydynasty.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Alyson discusses McCarthyism, and the personal and political relationships between Jack and Bobby Kennedy, and Senator Joseph McCarthy. Recommendation:  Dangerous Friends: McCarthy and the Blighted Lives of John and Robert Kennedy (with David Nasaw) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbWvi80HAEE Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy Interview with author Larry Tye in partnership with the JFK Library: https://youtu.be/LpFvRDI64H8 Buy “Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy” by Larry Tye: https://amzn.to/3QC96lr Newsletter: www.kennedydynasty.com/newsletter Shop New Merch: www.kennedydynasty.com/shop Recommendations: www.kennedydynasty.com/recommendations Instagram: www.instagram.com/kennedydynasty Facebook: www.facebook.com/kennedydynastypodcast Patreon: www.patreon.com/kennedydynasty Website: www.kennedydynasty.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Alyson is back to recap her amazing D.C. trip. She and her husband, Jeff, share everything they did, and the history that surrounds the sites and restaurants they visited, too.  Martin's Tavern: https://www.martinstavern.com/ Watch the episode on YouTube with photos from the trip: https://youtu.be/laGCWuV09cQ Newsletter: www.kennedydynasty.com/newsletter Shop New Merch: www.kennedydynasty.com/shop Recommendations: www.kennedydynasty.com/recommendations Instagram: www.instagram.com/kennedydynasty Facebook: www.facebook.com/kennedydynastypodcast Patreon: www.patreon.com/kennedydynasty Website: www.kennedydynasty.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Alyson speaks with Marie Claire’s Royals Editor, Rachel Burchfield, about the Earthshot Prize (inspired by President Kennedy’s Moonshot Speech), her experience covering the event, and William and Kate’s visit to Boston. Earthshot: https://earthshotprize.org/ Moonshot Speech Video: https://youtu.be/QXqlziZV63k Rachel Burchfield: https://www.rachelburchfield.com/ Rachel's Marie Claire Royals Articles: https://www.marieclaire.com/author/rachel-burchfield/ Podcast Royal: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-royal/id1541073078 Newsletter: www.kennedydynasty.com/newsletter Shop New Merch: www.kennedydynasty.com/shop Recommendations: www.kennedydynasty.com/recommendations Instagram: www.instagram.com/kennedydynasty Facebook: www.facebook.com/kennedydynastypodcast Patreon: www.patreon.com/kennedydynasty Website: www.kennedydynasty.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, on the last Kennedy Dynasty Podcast episode of 2022, Alyson talks about the life and career of Sargent Shriver and Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s daughter, Maria Shriver. Recommendation: https://amzn.to/3Vk3caa Newsletter: www.kennedydynasty.com/newsletter Shop New Merch: www.kennedydynasty.com/shop Recommendations: www.kennedydynasty.com/recommendations Instagram: www.instagram.com/kennedydynasty Facebook: www.facebook.com/kennedydynastypodcast Patreon: www.patreon.com/kennedydynasty Website: www.kennedydynasty.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today marks the 59th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy. In this episode, Alyson speaks with the Curator and Oral Historian for The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, Stephen Fagin. Watch the interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/s365jeaj9Mo The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza: jfk.org Stephen Fagin’s Book, “Assassination and Commemoration: JFK, Dallas, and The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza”: https://amzn.to/3AzGiTV Newsletter: www.kennedydynasty.com/newsletter Shop New Merch: www.kennedydynasty.com/shop Recommendations: www.kennedydynasty.com/recommendations Instagram: www.instagram.com/kennedydynasty Facebook: www.facebook.com/kennedydynastypodcast Patreon: www.patreon.com/kennedydynasty Website: www.kennedydynasty.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Alyson is joined by her friend and President Lincoln enthusiast, Hayley Michael, to talk about the odd list of similarities (which has become quite the urban legend) between President Kennedy and President Lincoln. Newsletter: www.kennedydynasty.com/newsletter Shop New Merch: www.kennedydynasty.com/shop Recommendations: www.kennedydynasty.com/recommendations Instagram: www.instagram.com/kennedydynasty Facebook: www.facebook.com/kennedydynastypodcast Patreon: www.patreon.com/kennedydynasty Website: www.kennedydynasty.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Alyson talks about Bobby Kennedy’s time as Chief Counsel of the Senate Labor Rackets Committee, how he went after the Teamsters, and his battle with Jimmy Hoffa. Newsletter: www.kennedydynasty.com/newsletter Shop New Merch: www.kennedydynasty.com/shop Recommendations: www.kennedydynasty.com/recommendations Instagram: www.instagram.com/kennedydynasty Facebook: www.facebook.com/kennedydynastypodcast Patreon: www.patreon.com/kennedydynasty Website: www.kennedydynasty.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices