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Thomas Hughes, Assistant to Robert Kennedy: When somebody proposed writing a book about the first Kennedy year, he said, "Why would anybody want to write a book about disasters. Robert Caro, Writer: As Air Force One is heading toward Dallas, the weather clears. Narrator: There were county chairmen to meet in every state, delegates to woo. Can you do that? And they were segregationists. And one of his favorite expressions was, "The military screws up everything.". And Kennedy makes a real try for it. And they're all over the place, and they change their own views frequently. It's the damndest city I've ever lived in. He said, "No, I don't want to do it, but why don't you invite my son?" Everything's gleaming: Air Force One, the great silver plane. Jean Kennedy Smith, Sister: And so we just waited. He was willing to challenge people. It got him out of his death-bed and bought him time. On the airplane, Salinger asked Kennedy, what -- "Did you do anything when we were all out?" And Nixon was his accomplice. He had won the popular vote by less than a quarter of one percent. Michael Dobbs, Writer: The CIA told him that there were 8,000 Soviet technicians in Cuba. Newscast (archival audio): In Senate races, Representative John F. Kennedy scores one of the few major Democratic victories, decisively defeating in a tough battle the Republican incumbent Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. John F. Kennedy (archival): Well, I guess you're glad it's over, aren't you Bobby? David Nasaw, Historian: The house next-door, which was Bobby's house, was set up as campaign headquarters, and all the children's bedrooms were turned into research rooms. "my fellow Americans:ask not what your country can do for you ask what you can do for your country." Vaughn Meader, as John F. Kennedy (archival audio): Next, uh, next question. No one suggested then that we might have a divided loyalty, that we did not believe in liberty, or that we belonged to a disloyal group that threatened, I quote, "the freedoms for which our forefathers died" Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Niece: And he said, "We would hate to have a country that millions of people who, on the day they're baptized, are told they can't be president of the United States.". And Johnson thought that was typical of the kind of committee that Kennedy would like to run. Evan Thomas, Writer: The fact that the military's signing off on it just means, what they're really saying is, "This is a CIA operation. Amy MacDonald He had professional speechwriters working for him. Richard Reeves, Writer: The system he worked out was kind of a spoke and wheel, so that he was in the center, he was the hub, and out to the spokes were the State Department, the National Security Advisor, whatever. All he knew was that on a regular basis he would take sick, get a high fever, end up in the hospital, that he couldn't gain weight, that he couldn't run around and play sports the way he wanted to. John Chancellor, NBC News (archival): There he is, there he is, the next president of the United States. Does this entitle him to the Democratic presidential nomination? Even in high school, his roster of conquest was a source of wonderment. "He had this thing about him," said the man who introduced the Kennedys, "which was not under control. Cabot genealogy: history of the Cabot family 1475-1927 by L. Vernon Briggs UCLA Film & Television Archive Narrator: The nuclear stand-down was the President's highest priority. John F. Kennedy (archival): Well it is difficult, I think you see the Soviet Union and the United States so far separated in their beliefs, we believing in a world of independent, sovereign, different, diverse nations, they believing in a monolithic Communist world, and you put the nuclear equation into that struggle, that is what makes this, as I said before, such a dangerous time and that we must proceed with firmness and also with the best information we can get and also with care. Narrator: A comedy album by a little-known impersonator named Vaughn Meader was the hit of holiday season 1962. Evan Thomas, Writer: The Kennedys were part of that faith, that belief, born of the New Deal, of winning World War II, this sense that America's time had come. The demand of campaigning statewide -- the distances traveled across the rough Massachusetts highways -- was punishing, especially on Jack. Douglas Jones, photographer, LOOK Magazine Photograph Collection, Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division Robert Dallek, Historian: His father of course brings into the picture some of the very experienced Boston pols, and they see him as a work in progress. Narrator: He would suffer a series of setbacks in Florida. All of his appointees, his chosen advisors. When the Duchess of Kent told the Ambassador she thought the boy was awfully young to be writing a serious book, Joe said simply, "my experience is that my sons are very precocious.". UNC Press publishes journals in a variety of fields including Early American Literature, education, southern studies, and more. And that's when presidents are at their greatest. The major impediment to Jack is that he's not a very good candidate in the beginning. This was England's war, he said, and one they were likely to lose. And he will remain in pain for the rest of his life. CriticalPast "Run Jack," was the word at the family compound. Julian Knight So he has an Ace bandage, and he wraps it in a figure eight around his thighs and his back to give him extra support. John F. Kennedy (archival): Good evening, Sandy. John F. Kennedy (archival audio): How far advanced is this? John F. Kennedy (archival): We have a right to expect that the Negro community will be responsible, will uphold the law. "Joe's worldly success was so assured and inevitable," Jack wrote, "that his death seems to have cut into the natural order of things." During the visit Jack collapsed. The old era is ending. Timothy Naftali, Historian: The nuclear test ban proved two things: One, that you could actually have an agreement with the Soviets; and two, that you could convince the Soviets to take a step -- granted, not a huge step -- towards a more peaceful world where there was less danger of nuclear war. Part of the reason lies in the normal desire to move ahead, comma, perhaps a more important part lies in the recognition that a greater opportunity to determine the direction in which the nation will go lies in higher office. And even if the missions were successful, there would still be more questions than answers. Robert Dallek, Historian: By the summer of 1962, the Kennedy administration had achieved very little. The German leader, Adolf Hitler, had spent the previous five years building the most powerful military Europe had ever seen, and in 1938, he was showing signs he might use it. Humphrey (archival): Jack Kennedy and I served in the United States Navy for five years Robert Dallek, Historian: And John Kennedy then dismisses this as a terrible thing to have been said about Hubert. Jack Kennedy was 35 years old, the most sought-after bachelor in the capital. John F. Kennedy (archival): Now, to anyone who works in the laboratories today a 30 megaton weapon is perhaps not as sophisticated as a 60 or 70 or 80 megaton weapon, but it's still many, many, many times, dozens of times stronger, than the weapon that flattened Hiroshima and Nagasaki. That was magnificent. Evan Thomas, Writer: Now there were already assassination plots underway that started in the Eisenhower administration, but they pick up a little bit of momentum under Bobby, all sorts of crazy stuff of using organized crime to kill Castro, to cause what the CIA called "boom and bang" on the island of Cuba, to try to disrupt Castro. Joe Kennedy, Sr. (archival audio): When asked by the newspapermen this afternoon what I thought the chances were of appeasement succeeding, I told them I wasn't sure at all, but it was certainly worthwhile trying. And the new governor there, George Wallace, was waving a match. This is the most unique town in America I've ever seen. Was it a movie star, the newspapers wondered? Uh, can you cut that? Why are the leaves green?And why do we go to Cape? It was a limited agreement, and still had to be ratified by the Senate -- but itwasan agreement. John F. Kennedy (archival audio): This is a memorandum to David Bale, bureau of the budget Narrator: What truly engaged John Kennedy at the beginning of 1961 was the increasing Soviet menace. And don't use the wordisolationistorappeaser. Carrot, Potato, and Cabbage Soup - Allrecipes The kid was a winner after all. Jack headed straight for the Continent, and beyond, to see for himself what was happening. And especially in 1952, it's a Republican year. Michael Dobbs, Writer: Part of Kennedy's motivations during the missile crisis was also shoring up his domestic political position, and showing that he could be tough with Khrushchev without plunging the whole world into a nuclear war. John F. Kennedy (arhival): Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and the success of liberty. They covered all that up. John F. Kennedy (archival): Mr. Harper, this bill is not a strike-breaking, union-busing bill. A doctor in London gave him a year to live. The more pompous the headmaster, the more ridiculous the speeches at chapel, the more he feels absolutely compelled not only to make fun himself but to draw his circle of friends in. Joe eventually gave that speech, and he followed some but not enough of his son's recommendations, and ended up further on the outs with the Roosevelt administration. Narrator: Kennedy arrived in the Solomon Islands in the spring of 1943, and took command of a 56-ton attack boat, PT-109. John F. Kennedy (arhival): So help me, God. And I've enjoyed it. Nevertheless, he perseveres and gets assigned to the South West Pacific, which is where the action is, fighting the Japanese. If this guy doesn't share my concern about nuclear danger, how am I going to deal with him over Europe? He has many advisors who are arguing, "You've got to resume testing," and he doesn't want to do it. Timothy Naftali, Historian: He decided to set in motion really a revival of his administration, and it leads him to decide to do the sort of unprecedented, to have a second State of the Union speech. So you've just pulled it off, and I can't tell you how wonderful that was." Sally Bedell-Smith, Writer: A half hour before Kennedy was due to meet with Khrushchev, Kennedy summoned him to his room and asked him to give him a big injection, because he knew he was going to be faced with a long meeting with Khrushchev and he wanted to be able to withstand that length of time without suffering the kind of back pain that he had been enduring. He signals the beginning of a move from party dominance and party candidates to the individual, to the personality, who can speak to the people not through the party but through television and the mass media directly. Is Senator Kennedy asleep do you know? Narrator: Kennedy kept his announced schedule, including a meeting with the Soviet Ambassador, at which he revealed nothing. Where the Cabots speak only to the Lodges, and the . His military leaders called for more American ground troops, sanctioned to fight against the Communist North. Richard Reeves, Writer: Max Jacobson, Dr. Feelgood, who was unofficially his doctor, was flown over with his wife, the only two passengers on a chartered plane. Narrator: Kennedy was not so bashful about using the outcome of the missile crisis to maximum domestic political effect. Narrator: Kennedy was certain he could show himself the better man in a race against the sitting Vice President, Richard Nixon. The numbers said he needed to win Texas to win the presidency, and there was one man who could deliver the state. U.S. Information Agency / Kennedy Center The bigots want you to remind people that you're a Catholic. What the American voters craved, Kennedy had come to understand, was a good story. Jean Kennedy Smith, Sister: Women were not so involved as they are today, of course. John F. Kennedy (archival): This is a great state with a great past and I believe an even greater future. Kennedy's Democrats had held on to all but four House seats in the midterms and maintained a healthy majority. "These are extraordinary times," Kennedy explained, and we needed to keep our eye on the most important issue -- the global struggle for freedom. He was confident about his ability to come up with the right answer. This is the new America. ", When Jack announced his decision to join his prep-school friends at Princeton instead of following Joe Jr. to Harvard, his father made his disappointment known: "You want to get away from your brother, I take it. It was fantastic. Of the 1,400 Cuban exiles who made the attack, 1,200 were killed or captured; many of the survivors were headed for firing squads. Eight months later, as he was beginning to regain his strength, 28-year-old Kathleen died in a plane crash. This young man has a clear-headed, realistic, un-hysterical message for his countrymen, and for his elders. John F. Kennedy (archival): And so my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. Narrator: Kennedy was wary of being drawn into another debacle like Bay of Pigs. Their revolution is the greatest in human history Narrator: To promote the cause of democracy around the world, he asked young Americans to join the newly formed Peace Corps, and he asked Congress for money to aid emerging nations. "I sometimes wonder what the final result will be." by John Collins Bossidy. John Collins Bossidy. Sally Bedell-Smith, Writer: Jackie did understand that this was an aspect of him that there was nothing she could do about. Jean Kennedy Smith, Sister: We came home after that, at the Cape, the big house we call it, which is where my parents lived. In New England they had a saying, "The Lodges speak only to the Cabots. Jack Kennedy listened to his father. This really was a CIA operation. Kennedy was scheduled to take his first overseas trip within a week of that address to Paris, Vienna and London. Mary Price Jullian Bond, Student Nonviolent Leadership Committee: There's a feeling that the Kennedy administration wants to treat the civil rights movement generally, the Freedom Riders particularly, as an irritant: These are people getting in our way. It was a period of great self-indulgence. Corbis Motion The Addison's story didn't stick, but Johnson kept fighting anyway; he still couldn't believe Jack Kennedy, of all people, could take the nomination away from him. The Reverend Martin Luther King Sr. said he could not in good conscience vote for a Catholic. The senator John Kennedy of Massachusetts. You can only do it by rhetoric. And there stirred in him a little quiet, and maybe even more than quiet, rebellion. CIA Analyst (archival audio): The length. We're talking here about nuclear war. And at a certain point he decided to offer a tradeoff. Narrator: Kennedy didn't know if he'd won or not when he went to sleep that night; the press was unable to make sense of the vote totals out of Cook County, Illinois. This entry was posted on 08/29/2005, 2:21 pm and is filed under Musings about Life. Sally Bedell-Smith, Writer: He had what he called the "great man" theory of governing. Somebody would make a mistake, and there would be a spiraling chain of events that would quickly get out of control. The Lowenherz Collection of Kennedy Photographs, Friedheim Library and Archives, Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University; Orlando Suero, photographer The young Senator's way of being set Democratic leader Lyndon Johnson's teeth to grinding. Richard Reeves, Writer: Kennedy was very confident of his own charm and whatnot and he expected he could seduce Khrushchev. He also got a new campaign theme song, the none-too-subtle anti-Catholic dog-whistle, "Give Me That Old Time Religion." Burton Berinsky/Landov Jack Kennedy treated this as a matter of personal liberty, and betrayed little guilt. Charles Collingwood, CBS News (archival): Mrs. Kennedy, I want to thank you for letting us visit your official home. And American reporters on the ground were starting to tell that story to their readers back home. His back was so bad, he needed a brace and a cane to walk. And Kennedy and Khrushchev did it. At this time we're indeed pleased to have with us in our studios, Mr. John F. Kennedy. He's someone who is intent on winning this office for his brother, and if it means stepping on toes, hurting people's feelings, so be it. The growing protests drew reporters and photographers from around the country. You can't imagine that this man isn't dreadfully, dreadfully sick. I had a double room on the corner of the 4th . He wins that office when he's 29 years old, and he's really a celebrity. Luxury amenities, proximity to campus, and the surrounding natural be And I can see his suntan all the way from here. Kennedy's nightmare scenario during the missile crisis was that war would start without either him or Nikita Khrushchev really wanting it. He's reaching. (Circa 1910, College of The Holy Cross Alumni Dinner) <>> Fox Tours Proudly Presents!!! Edward R. Murrow, CBS News (archival): Good evening, sir. John F. Kennedy (archival): You should realize that you are voting for the most important individual in the entire free world Narrator: He cast Humphrey as the establishment candidate, and ranagainstthe party bosses. It was an ocean away. And maybe the Cold War is not necessary. Eisenhower should have said to Kennedy, "Hey, take it easy on this. Joe Kennedy's message to them is: Second is never good enough. He required as many as seven injections of Novocain in his back in a single day, and was still often unable to bend over to put on his own socks. Here's my phone number. Narrator: Kennedy opened a comfortable lead in the polls in mid-October, but he was careful not to get swept up in the energy and excitement of his rallies. I was at loose ends at the end of the war, comma, I was not very interested in following a business career. Original message Here's to dear old Boston The home of the Bean and the Cod, Where the Cabots speak only to the Lodges, and the Lodges speak only to God. George Jefferies Film (2006) Kennedy bought into this idea that you could fight small wars, win them, check Communism that way. Sally Bedell-Smith, Writer: Jackie had never accompanied Jack on a domestic trip. He loved being President. But worse, traditional Democratic votes in Protestant areas, were not coming in Democratic. His huge margin among black voters helped pull him through in as many as five of those key states. Narrator: There was a lot on the young President's plate when he stepped into office: a weak economy, a trade deficit, ominous stirrings in the Civil Rights movement. Do you have her number?". BEING WITH JOHN F. KENNEDY Thank you. Joe Kennedy told them to give him his medicine, and get him ready to campaign the next day, Election Day. Peter Hunter / Magnum Photos And Kennedy says, "What went wrong?" The Kennedys answered in kind. David Nasaw, Historian: Jack was the representative of the new, young, vibrant generation. And I remember Allen Dulles, Director of the CIA, said that once the invasion began, there would be a national uprising. And her husband had upped his daily dose of steroids to keep his Addison's under control. And Kennedy was very comfortable in that environment, and that environment had protected him. Narrator: The American University speech got big play behind the Iron Curtain the next day, but in the United States, more dramatic events were leading the national newscasts. And Bobby would keep in touch with him. Some strange, some coincidental, but all true facts about John F.Kennedy. Europe was Europe. The producer, Perry Wolff, was amused that between takes, she smoked almost nonstop. Kennedy appeared, like the white moderates Martin Luther King despaired of, "more devoted to 'order' than to justice.". She was shy to begin with, and unsure how to find common ground with most of her fellow Americans. Are you there, Senator? The purpose of the Press, as stated in its charter, is "to promote generally, by publishing deserving works, the advancement of the arts and sciences and the development of literature." John F. Kennedy (archival): Well, I think it's the same issue which has been facing us for 10 years, and that's our relations with the Soviet Union and this question of war and peace and also the question of whether the uncommitted countries, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, will move to the Communist bloc or our own, and turn the balance of power for us or against us. One if by Land and Two if by Logan: The DNC Comes to Boston (and scares the rest of us away) July 28, 2004. But he sure felt that way. Put Jack and Jackie on your cover. Robert Dallek, Historian: Bobby Kennedy cautioned his brother against letting this guy, who some said was a quack, letting him shoot him up with these kinds of painkillers. Period. Too much competition.". He still fails the examination. Lynn, Lynn the city of sin. But they were also given a kind of confidence that it would always go well for them. With other college men, he'll try for Navy wing Narrator:The older Kennedy boys were doing more than talking war in 1941. Let's talk about a trade.". Thomas Hughes, Assistant to Robert Kennedy: Bobby was an unremitting enthusiast about covert activities and kept pressing everybody. The quotation is from a toast given in 1910 at a Holy Cross alumni dinner: "Here's to dear old Boston, The home of the bean and the cod, Where Lowells speak only to Cabots, And Cabots. But also as I saw the press, he also said that Mr. Salinger, his main job was to increase my standing in the Gallup polls. That was the goal. The most gleeful warrior in the clan was Jack's younger brother: 26 years old, barely out of law school, hungry to prove himself. Daniel K. Stewart Narrator: Bobby eventually calmed down, and made a series of discreet phone calls to help free King. John F. Kennedy (archival audio): A U-2 was shot down? Spencer Gentry But friends of Henry Cabot Lodge claim it was an old New England tradition, basically, that defeated him as ambassador to Vietnam. But Kennedy already had a handful of key players in every state, and a way to show himself a winner: the primaries. And Jack is totally, absolutely composed. She studied State Department documents. Grinberg Film Libraries John Collins Bossidy Quote. And Lodge is as handsome as you are, speaks as well, is as rich, and is a war hero. John F. Kennedy (archival): I am introducing a resolution, which I believe outlines the best hopes for peace and a settlement in Algeria Harris Wofford, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: Dean Acheson, the former Secretary of State, came out saying this speech was "the irresponsible utterings of a juvenile Senator," because it was throwing aside our alliance with Portugal and France and England, in support of Africa and Asia, etc. You can't govern 300 million people, or 180 million when Kennedy was president, by doing things. 58. Every time Jackie waves, the crowd presses forward, and every time Jack waves, they press forward, so that the motorcade has to go slower, from 20 miles to 15 miles to 10 miles to five miles. Why did I listen to those people? And you look at Kennedy, who's always immaculate. Discover your new place at The Cottages. McMahon is wearing a life jacket. Get the latest on new films and digital content, learn about events in your area, and get your weekly fix of American history. You're not feeling too good?" Harris Wofford, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: He didn't want America's race problems to be splashed all over the press of the world, and therefore, out of the blue, learning about it, I answer his call on the phone when he suddenly discovers the Freedom Riders are riding, into danger. Many who thought that you would be the Democratic nominee for the Senate this year against Henry Cabot Lodge. The President had also entrusted his brother with the continuing problem of Fidel Castro and Cuba. Naval Historical Foundation Sally Bedell-Smith, Writer: He had to become very stoic, and at the same time he had to project an image of vitality. Narrator: The biggest day of John Kennedy's life to date, Inauguration Day, 1961, dawned gray and frigid. No they produce-- Yes, I have read them and listened to them. Contact us or stop in to schedule a tour. Narrator: Kennedy's razor-thin advantages in Illinois, and 10 other states had made the difference in electoral votes. ", Robert Caro, Writer: The next morning at 6:30, the phone rings in Bobby Kennedy's suite. Nobody can beat a Lodge in Massachusetts. And if the old rules applied, Kennedy was surely in trouble. And he holds out the example of Roosevelt. There was talk among serious Democrats that Joe Kennedy was in line for the Presidency if Franklin Roosevelt decided not to run in 1940. It's unimaginable that he will be able to campaign for office, or hold office. The question now is whether the generals can stay together and build a stable government. For a full listing of Institute books on Books@JSTOR, click here. I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute. And the Kennedys fell for Dick Bissell. Narrator: John Kennedy had come to fatherhood relatively late, but he clearly enjoyed the role, as he enjoyed being an uncle, and, with Joe Sr. debilitated, the Kennedy family patriarch. Bobby, meanwhile, was working the phones, keeping a white-knuckle grip on his brother's committed delegates. Seven hundred trucks were already out on the streets, clearing eight inches of new-fallen snow from the east front of the Capitol. West saw the photo of the tall and debonair Lodge and demanded him as her costar for her next film, She Done Him Wrong. He said: "Roosevelt was President and he was in a wheelchair. Thank you. Atomic Footage - Atomcentral David Nasaw, Historian: He taught himself -- with the help of lots of money from his father, and voice coaches, and political coaches -- he taught himself how to be a candidate. And it becomes a kind of fad, but really informs our early Vietnam policy. He was younger than anybody ever elected to the office. They were headed in different directions, Jack and his father, on account of this war in Europe. All rights reserved. He always sits in the front seat and incidentally so does Mr. Khrushchev. Among the many traits the peoples of our two countries have in common, none is stronger than our mutual abhorrence of war. Framepool And the Green Berets get started in the military. I mean, he was so happy. When he organizes a prank, all the other boys are in. He tells his father that he has to arrange for him to have a special medical exam, which basically means a fixed medical exam, to clear him so he can get into the Navy. I think the violence visited on the Freedom Riders that day in that Greyhound parking lot in Montgomery shattered those hopes that the administration could somehow navigate through the troubled waters of race in the South. Robert Dallek, Historian: He identifies himself with a kind of anti-colonial posture, with the idea that the United States is locked in a contest with the Soviet Union for hearts and minds in the Third World, in the developing world, in Africa, in Asia, in Latin America. Directory. Massachusetts Hokey Pokey: Bastardette'S Letter to The Joint Committee Period. American Experience is a production of WGBH, which is solely responsible for its content. Narrator: "After the first year, Jackie was wandering around looking like the survivor of an airplane crash," a friend later remembered. And Kennedy's insistence on independence was maddening for the Majority Leader. Streamline Films, Inc. Though pro-gress has been made in crossing this divide within individual institutions, it is the case that ecological theology, history of religions, comparative In my early life, comma, the conversation was nearly always about politics. Narrator: Jack Kennedy was a capable student in the courses he liked, indifferent to those he didn't. He looks like a high school student. On May 2nd alone, Connor arrested nearly a thousand children who had joined the protest. They were either not voting or they were voting for Nixon. He had enlisted the services of a controversial doctor. Khrushchev thought of him as young, weak, ineffective, and probably a pushover. Girl on street (archival): I really couldn't say, really.
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