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For president. >> this is a great country. 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 he is 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 from then on never had to answer the...

His father and others in his life told him, if you ever want to run for president, you better get your ass back here. he didnt come back because he want to be with jackie. he came back because he wanted to make sure that he wasnt damaging his chances for eventual presidency. >> meanwhile, bobby takes a job as an attorney investigating corruption for the senate. >> bobby kennedys life had been defined by serving his father and his brother. but in the mid-50s, you sense that hes trying to make a n...

Honeymoon. >> in the midst of the honeymoon, jack decides that theyre going to leave apa puca and go to northern california to visit with their navy mate, red 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 little bit awkward to show affection towards his wife. then he grabs the husband of his friend paul fay, andy had puts his hand on her derriere. so one wonders is this ...

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. >> he described that he didnt have a religious test when he went in the service. there was no religious service test when his brother went in the service an...

Well when it came time to run for president. >> this is a great country. 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 ...

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 which is 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 from his language is the baby is lost. theres nothing i can do. im sure jackie will be fine. his father and others in his life told him if you ever want to run for president, you better get your ass ...

He was looking in strategic terms at the map and realized that his son needed texas. >> so the two brothers had listened don 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 america, republican nominee and sitting vice president richard nixon. >> "the kennedys" is brought to you by applebees to go. ♪ come to my window �...

President, but theyre also determining the destiny of the kennedy dynasty. >> the whole family gathered in hyannisport. they set up a war room. they brought in dozens and dozens of phone lines to communicate with campaign directors all over the country. and they waited. >> it appears that senator kennedy is moving into the lead. >> but as the night went on, the early lead that kennedy had seemed to drift away. >> when ohio went for nixon, the kennedy team began to wonder whether they would win t...

In one scene, jack grabs jackie very briefly and twirls her around, but lets her go almost as if he is a teenaged boy and he feels a little awkward to show affection towards his wife. and then he grabs the wife of his friend paulpay, and he puts his hand on her derriere. and so one wonders, is this a foretaste of what is coming in the marriage? >> i asked him, youre trying to hard to be president, why do you jeopardize it by going around with girls? and he said because i cant help it. >> jackie ...

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