Popular Culture
In the TV drama The West Wing during the seventh episode The State Dinner, a hurricane heading to Georgia changes its course in the Atlantic Ocean where the USS John F. Kennedy is positioned and has about 12,000 men on board.
The USS John F. Kennedy is seen in the movie Speed 2. It was on a port call at St. Martin Island in 1997 (The Kennedy was never in St. Martin in 1997, we were there in 1999 – From a former JFK Crew Member) when the movie was being filmed. It is in the movie G.I. Jane, which was filmed near the Kennedy's home port of Jacksonville, Florida in 1997. There was also an appearance in the 1990 film Navy SEALs.
In the 2009 American science-fiction disaster film 2012, the USS John F. Kennedy is depicted during a scene showing the destruction of Washington D.C. The carrier is clearly seen crashing into the White House riding on top of a megatsunami caused by a magnitude 9.4 earthquake.
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