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>> it sounds corny, but remember how you felt when you heard let the world go forth in this time and place, that the torch has been passed, pass to a new generation of americans. >> sandra: criticism from an unlikely source in the wake of all this, david axelrod writing they seemed -- seemed almost part of the past rather than the future. >> they seem like part of the past rather than the future, at times of vice president seemed somewhat confused to me in handling some of the questions in the f...

And the line resonates, let the world go forth -- >> that the torch has been passed to a new generation of americans born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace. >> and that was a real kind of jolt. >> the whole country had a sense of possibility. kennedy part of his attitude, youth, program, all of it together made people think they were better than they thought they were. that was his greatest achievement. >> my fellow americans, ask not what your country can ...

United states. >> there was a symbolism involved in jfks refusal to wear a coat and hat. >> john f kennedy was very sick. kennedy hid a lot of illnesses. he had addisons disease. any time you see john f kennedy as president, there is a great chance of that very moment hes suffering. >> in order to dispel that sense that maybe he wasnt as healthy as he appeared on the surface, i think the lack of a coat and the lack of a hat suggested that im vigorous and strong, here i am. >> to serve, protect a...

To get the vote there. he was really a working politician, as you said, delayed with civil right but trying to get things done. so when he died, he was still thinking how do i get this bill through and how do i get reelected? >> i mentioned the what-ifs as such a student of history. he campaigns against eisenhower as being soft on communism, eisenhower, the great general. what does he do in vietnam? >> remember the inaugural speech, let the world go forth, a new generation willing to meet anywhe...

With civil right but trying to get things done. so when he died, he was still thinking how do i get this bill through and how do i get reelected? >> i mentioned the what-ifs as such a student of history. he campaigns against eisenhower as being soft on communism, eisenhower, the great general. what does he do in vietnam? >> remember the inaugural speech, let the world go forth, a new generation willing to meet anywhere in the pursuit of liberty. what does he do about vietnam? thats an unanswered...

To describe to a current generation. it was a palpable fear throughout this country, democrats and republicans alike. at the same time, he was in on the assassination of the museum. we took out a leader and that country was a cia coup. my guess is he would have continued for a while but not near as long as lyndon johnson. >> you hear him talk about the death of museum, and he feels bad. kennedy sent bad cables over there. he sent bad information that led them to believe they could get away with ...