Remembering JFK Jr's. "Murphy Brown" Appearance

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Why JFK Jr. Made a Rare TV Appearance on "Murphy Brown"
by Raechal Shewfelt
March 11, 2026





JFK Jr., one of the biggest celebrities of the '90s, once appeared on one of the decade's most popular sitcoms, CBS' "Murphy Brown". The son of President John F. Kennedy and his wife Jackie Kennedy was a fan of the show and filmed it days before the release of George, the magazine he founded in 1995.

"I hope the show will introduce George to an audience of potential readers who clearly enjoy politically related entertainment," Kennedy told The Tampa Bay Times, per PEOPLE.



Kennedy's episode, "Altered States," aired as the season 8 premiere on Sept. 18, 1995. His scene featured Kennedy paying a visit to Murphy's office to deliver a wedding gift to the journalist. The event had actually been called off, however.

He then gifted her a copy of George with her on the cover, explaining that it's his new project. When she was unimpressed — as the hard-hitting journalist often was — Kennedy said he was also gifting her with a year's subscription.



The "Murphy Brown" cast fondly recalled the moment in a 2018 cast reunion for Entertainment Weekly, because they were impressed.

"He was a god,” Bergen said. "Every woman on the Warner lot was on our soundstage."

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Candice Bergen is no stranger to the world of Vogue: she first graced the cover in 1967, played a Vogue editor on Sex and the City, and now her daughter, Chloe Malle, is head of editorial content for the U.S. title.

Ahead of Mother’s Day, Chloe brought Candice into the studio to talk life, work, and parenthood. On the subject of balancing her shooting schedule for Murphy Brown with being a mom, Candice recalls: “It was certainly demanding to do a show and be the kind of present parent that I wanted to be…but I felt that I was present in ways that mattered and on a continuous basis.”

• 00:00 - Intro
• 00:10 - Last time on the Pod
• 00:47 - Turning 80 Years Old
• 04:28 - Mother’s Day when growing up
• 04:40 - Sex and the City
• 05:17 - First Vogue Cover
• 06:20 - Studio 54
• 07:00 - Photographers
• 08:00 - Jane Goodall
• 11:10 - Photojournalism
• 12:11 - Playboy cover
• 12:50 - Journalism
• 13:31 - Memoirs
• 14:11 - Dressing Up
• 15:31 - JFK Jr.
• 16:07 - SNL
• 17:51 - Halloween costumes
• 18:34 - Visiting Murphy Brown set
• 19:44 - Leader on Set
• 20:45 - Parenting while filming Murphy Brown
• 22:46 - Parenting regrets?
• 24:52 - New Memoir
• 25:25 - Being a Grandparent
• 25:57 - Raising kids in 2026
• 26:33 - Disneyland
• 27:26 - First fashion memory
• 28:13 - Arrested
• 29:40 - Driving ticket
• 30:21 - Exposing children to celebrity
• 31:07 - Chloe’s birthday parties
• 31:35 - Great designers
• 32:00 - Irving Penn
• 32:50 - Gianni Versace
• 33:31 - Donna Karan
• 34:00 - How well do they know each other?