10 Things You Don’t Know About John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy's public image runs to charisma and youth, but this rundown of ten lesser-known facts digs into the parts that don't fit the icon. As a young man he works as a courier for the Office of Strategic Services, carrying intelligence in and out of wartime Europe, including Nazi Germany, an experience that later shapes how he reads international politics as president. The film also covers his physical obsessions: hours of daily workouts that earn him the nickname "Jacked-Up Jack" among friends, and the gym he has installed in the White House, the first of its kind there. His appetite for risk gets equal attention, from deep sea diving and boat racing to the PT-109 incident, where his patrol boat is rammed by a Japanese destroyer and he swims his surviving crew to safety. Each fact stands alone as a short segment, building a picture of Kennedy as more restless and physically driven than the standard portrait allows.