Watching ‘Love Story’ while remembering a president: Nicolaus Mills
Published on April 26, 2026.
Nicolas Mills, author of "Winning the Peace" and co-chair of the literature department at Sarah Lawrence College, reflects on the tragic romance of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette in the FX and Hulu series "Love Story." The series's emotional connection comes from a sadder place where the assassination of President Kennedy was compared to that of JFK Jr. His heroism came from his role in helping to rescue his boat when it was sunk by a Japanese destroyer off the Solomon Islands. Years later, Kennedy's daughter, Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, honored him with a quiet tribute on the 80th anniversary of his ordeal. Mills believes that admiration for his father's bravery remains a living example for us.
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