Following John F. Kennedy’s assassination, his mother, wife, and daughter shaped the public’s remembrance of him by likening him to King Arthur, a hero who embodied courage, diplomacy, and self-sacrifice. They also created the perception that the Kennedy presidency was like the era of Camelot, a mythical time associated with a sense of unfulfilled promise.
“There’ll be great presidents again ... but there’ll never be another Camelot again.” – Jacqueline Kennedy
