You’re right, Camelot was made up. It was really the Kennedy Mystique. The following is an example.
“The bigger narrative of when Kennedy shuffles off this mortal coil is the end of “Camelot,” that idyllic image of John, Bobby, Teddy and the rest of Kennedy clan playing touch football at the family’s Hyannisport compound, of Jackie Kennedy’s perfect pillbox hats and little JFK Jr. saluting his father’s casket as it rolls by. This is the end of an era in American politics and history, despite how many of the next generation of the family are in public service. Ted Kennedy is the last tie to Camelot and has been the family’s patriarch for 40 years. The nostalgia for that “simpler time” will come back full force”.
The flip side is that of the “Kennedy Curse,” which we will probably be hearing much about in the near future, as well.
After arriving at his final destination and being informed that alcohol is prohibited, Kennedy just figured out he didn’t get to ride the “up” elevator...