`` Inventing L.A. : The Chandlers and Their Times '' premieres Monday on PBS . Historian : David McCullough, author of the best-selling biography of John F. Kennedy's brother Robert ( who was assassinated in 1963 ) will be a guest at the premiere. Los Angeles grew from small desert town to nation 's second-largest city . Each man 's personality and strengths were tailored for what was demanded of their time , said Jones . The Chandler family newspaper dynasty ended in 1985 .
`` Inventing L.A. : The Chandlers and Their Times '' premieres Monday on PBS . Historian : David McCullough, author of the best-selling biography of John F. Kennedy's brother Robert ( who was assassinated in 1963 ) will be a guest at the premiere. Los Angeles grew from small desert town to nation 's second-largest city . The Chandler family newspaper dynasty ended in 1985 .