For all its power and prestige as America's "royal family," the Kennedy clan has hardly enjoyed a charmed existence. Through interviews, archival material and newsreel footage, this program explores the events behind the so-called curse. Beset by tragedies and scandals including assassinations, fatal accidents, murder and rape, the Kennedys have weathered all manner of misfortune to nonetheless carve out a hallowed place in U.S. politics.