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Debut: The saga of a family that became a dynasty. "The Kennedys of Massachusetts" is a lavishly produced three-part miniseries chronicling 55 years in the clan's turbulent history. Part I opens in 1904, and revolves around the courtship and marriage of Joseph P. Kennedy (William Petersen), a cool-bure Harvard graduate, and Rose Fitzgerald (Annette O'Toole), the pious yet spirited daughter of Boston's flamboyant mayor John "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald (Charles Durning). As the couple's marriage goes through trying times, Rose clings to a prophetic mission: to raise 'a real family' [which] happens when each one in it knows that he or she is part of something greater and more important than themselves." Adapted by William Hanley ("Something About Amelia") from Doris Kearns Goodwin's book The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys, directed by Lamont Johnson ("Gore Vidal's Lincoln").

Debut: The saga of a family that became a dynasty. "The Kennedys of Massachusetts" is a lavishly produced three-part miniseries chronicling 55 years in the clan's turbulent history. Part 1 opens in 1908, and revolves around the courtship and marriage of Joseph P. Kennedy (William Petersen), a cock-sure Harvard graduate, and Rose Fitzgerald (Annette O'Toole), the pious yet spirited daughter of Boston's flamboyant mayor John "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald (Charles Durning). As the couple's marriage goes through trying times, Rose clings to a prophetic mission: to raise "a real family, [which] happens when each one in it knows that he or she is part of something greater and more important than themselves." Adapted by William Haney ("Something About Amelia") from Doris Kearns Goodwin's book The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys; directed by Lamont Johnson ("Gore Vidal's Lincoln"). Additional Cast: P.J. Kennedy Gloria Swanson Josie Fitzgerald Eddie Moore Jim Fitzgerald Agnes Henri: (2 hrs.)