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Bobby kennedy despised lyndon johnson. they were like dogs with the hair standing up on the back of their neck. >> joe kennedy didnt feel that way. he was looking in strategic terms at the map and realized that his son needed texas. >> so the two brothers tapped lyndon johnson to be jacks vice presidential running mate. and they did that for one reason. they were going to do anything it took to get jack elected president. >> first kennedy must beat one of the most experienced politicians in amer...

Of the united states? >> the candidates need no introduction. the republican candidate, vice president richard m. nixon, and the democratic candidate, senator john f. kennedy. >> can an attractive rich kid, seen pictures on the cover of "life" magazine, but does he have anything? >> the stakes could not be higher. but jack has a critical advantage. >> joe kennedy knew his way around hollywood. so all the tricks to turn a jock into a leading man, he knew all those tricks. and he used them with ja...

Visit with his navy mate, "red" fay, paul fay, and paul takes home movies of the visit. in one scene jack grabs jackie very briefly and twirls her around but lets her go almost as if hes a teenage boy and he feels a litt bit awkward to show affection towards his wife. then he grabs the wife of his friend paul fay, and he puts his hand on her derriere. so one wonders is this a foretaste of what is coming in the marriage? >> i asked him, youre trying so hard to be president. why do you jeopardize ...

A make or break moment for the kennedys. >> jack kennedy had to show that he could win in a state that was 98% protestant. >> if you could win in west virginia, you could prove that a catholic could win. >> jack and bobby made a brilliant strategic decision, which was rather than let the issue of his catholic faith fester in the background, they were going to take it on head-on. >> for the past months and years, i have answered almost daily inquiries from the press about my religious views. >> h...

Hemorrhaging and is in a very fearful situation. >> jack couldnt be reached for a couple of days, and it was bobby who went to the hospital. >> bobby tells her when she comes out of anesthesia that she has lost the baby. >> bobbys public image was as the hard guy, but privately he was soft. jacks public image was as the genial, graceful guy. privately, jack was hard. >> the word back from jfk, to use his language, was, "the baby is lost, theres nothing i can do, im sure jackie will be fine." his...

But i think it could be a greater country. and this is a powerful country, but i think it could be a more powerful country. >> his answers were so crisp and clear and confident. his body language was so powerful, whereas nixon, it wasnt just that hes sweating or needed to shave or something, but he was so antsy and uncertain. >> mr. nixon, would you like to comment on that statement? >> i have no comment. >> kennedy never had to answer that question, am i serious enough or am i equal to this guy...

Behind them. >> joe sr. has lost his favorite son, joe jr., his favorite daughter kick, and yet for a family thats endured so much tragedy, they dont look like it. they look like theyre at play all the time. >> 25-year-old aspiring attorney robert kennedy has given the dynasty its newest member. >> bobby marries ethel skakel who give s birth to the first grandchild of joe and rose kennedy, kathleen. >> john, known as jack, is eight years older than bobby and at 34 is in his third term as a congr...

Powerful mayor of chicago. and he had a relationship with joe kennedy. >> so jack gets daley on the phone, and mayor daley says were going to win illinois with the help of a few close friends. >> there are stories to this day that dead people voted in chicago. there is no doubt that the daley machine helped the kennedys. but whether it engaged in massive fraud or not i think remains to be seen. >> back in hyannis port, the kennedys wait and wait. >> in the still of the night, the secret service ...

Lyndon johnson. bobby kennedy despised lyndon johnson. they were like dogs with the hair standing up on the back of their neck. >> joe kennedy didnt feel that way. he was looking in strategic terms at the map and realized that his son needed texas. >> so the two brothers tapped lyndon johnson to be jacks vice presidential running mate. and they did that for one reason. they were going to do anything it took to get jack elected president. >> first kennedy must beat one of the most experienced pol...

>> the west virginia primary is a make or break moment for the kennedys. >> jack kennedy had to show that he could win in a state that was 98% protestant. >> if you could win in west virginia, you could prove that a catholic could win. >> jack and bobby made a brilliant strategic decision, which was rather than let the issue of his catholic faith fester in the background, they were going to take it on head-on. >> for the past months and years, i have answered almost daily inquiries from the pres...