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"The Dark Side of Camelot" is a book that strips away the sanitized versions about the Kennedy administration and replaces it with some harsher truths. It explains that the book demonstrates how, because of the Kennedy family's power, and because of his family's position of wealth and privilege, John F. Kennedy, Jr. did not have to live by the rules and restrictions most people have to live by. He was able to indulge in extensive behaviors such as womanizing without having these behaviors leaked to the public.

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"The book also describes how John F. Kennedy, Jr. benefited from his father's and grandfather's political connections. The book suggests that the president's father, Joe Kennedy, used his money and influence to essentially purchase a senate seat for the future senator. This was a pattern he repeated for the 1960 presidential election. By controlling Chicago's politics, Joseph P. Kennedy was able to essentially buy Illinois' Electoral College votes, which tipped the scale for John F. Kennedy, Jr., giving him the presidency."

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