The photograph showed a woman of almost impossible composure, dark hair, white gloves, a smile that gave nothing away. The world watched Jackie Kennedy and saw elegance so complete it looked like armor. She was photographed at state dinners and on the steps of Air Force One…
She was the most watched woman in America and she dressed the part every single day. But what the public never knew was that her husband was furious about the Bills, that her most iconic outfit was a knockoff bought to avoid a political scandal. That she once spent $1,250,000 on clothes in a single…
There is a photograph of Stuart Granger taken in the late 1980s. He is sitting alone at a restaurant table in Beverly Hills. Well-dressed as always, his jaw still strong, but the table is set for one. He rode horses, wielded swords, hunted lions, and married a woman who had actually been a princess. And…
Picture this. August 7th, 1963. A pregnant first lady rushes through the corridors of Otus Air Force Base Hospital 5 weeks earlier than expected. The baby arrives weighing just 4 lb 10 o. President Kennedy isn’t there yet. He’s racing from Washington. Within hours, tiny Patrick Bouvier Kennedy is fighting for every breath in an…
June 29th, 1967. Three children crawled out of the twisted wreckage of a Buick Electra on a dark Louisiana highway. Their mother, Jane Mansfield, one of the most famous women in the world, wasn’t so lucky. What happened to those five children is a story of survival, struggle, and surprising triumph. One became an even…
April 19th, 1956, St. Nicholas Cathedral, Monaco. 30 million television viewers across Europe and North America are watching what the press has already named the wedding of the century. The bridal party running the length of the cathedral aisle includes seven adult bridesmaids, four flower girls, and two page boys. The groom is Reineer III,…
Johnny Carson’s hand was shaking. It was November 14th, 1985. The Tonight Show was taping live at NBC Burbank Studios. 300 people sat in that audience. Millions more watched from their living rooms across America. And Johnny Carson, the man who had made this country laugh for 23 years straight, could not speak. His face…
Clint Eastwood sat at the piano, played the first note, and Johnny Carson’s eyes filled with tears because that melody brought back a story no one had known for 15 years. It was March 1982, The Tonight Show, starring Johnny Carson, Studio 6B in Burbank. Another Thursday night, Clint Eastwood was the guest. Hollywood’s biggest…
first guest tonight. Incidentally, there’s a new motion picture out and the advertising says, I got to read this to get it right. It says, quote, “Winner, loser, lover, loudmouth, the man.” Unquote. The film is the greatest and the man, of course, is the heavyweight champion of the world, Muhammad Ali. [Music] You’re getting…
116th Street, Harlem. High noon. 300 people on the sidewalk. Frank Lucas walks up to a 270-pound gangster named Tango. He pulls out a .45, levels it right between Tango’s eyes, and before the big man can finish his sentence, Frank ends the argument permanently. Four shots ring out. Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! In broad…
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