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resurrection. he is praying that the war that broke the country in two, a war that will leave more than a half million americans dead is not the end of us but a new beginning, that this nation under god shall have a new birth of freedom and that the government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth. it is a prayer we still pray. for "meet the press," i'm harry smith. >> and, doris, you are still struck about how meaningful the speech was at the time when you really sit back and think about it. >> oh, there's two things about it. one is that he gave a story of our country and a meaning to that war that was understood by the people at the time. but more importantly, even, he set a maxim for what a free society should be. think of it, at that time there was still slaves in the south, blacks in the north couldn't be on juries, couldn't intermarry, women couldn't vote.
this is an overreach, he said, the president overreached not just politically but he overreached on substance as well. he tried to do too much with just democrats. we didn't even get -- >> don't you think republicans have an obligation to work with the president? >> yes, they certainly do. >> and they haven't been doing that. >> i try not to be partisan, i really try not to, and ask republicans, they will tell you, a long list of republicans on capitol hill will tell you i you can -- i succeed in not being partisan. the president made a decision in 2009 he was going to ram this down the republicans' throat. he was going to do it where he didn't get a single republican vote. he couldn't even get conservative democrats -- if you're talking about social security, ask doris will tell you this, if you're talking about medicare, if you're talking about any sweeping new plan that's going to transform things, you need both parties involved. >> with remaining time, i want to get to something else that's
time and influence from cuba and russia. >> doris? striking? >> it is stunning, actually. the interesting thing is i think it's hard for some people to think he acted alone because you want to believe there was some more meaning to the act. when something is random like that, i think that's why so many people search for something that must have been bigger. i remember my husband was talking to bobby kennedy in 1966, and he hardly ever said anything, my husband being richard goodwin, but all of a sudden he blurted out like senator kerry, if he didn't act alone, it was probably the mafia. >> bobby said that. >> bobby kennedy, yeah. that's where the conspiracy comes in, but it's fun to hear him say, without evidence. we like them to speak their minds. >> we're going to come back more with joe scarborough with the first preview of his new book with jo[ female announcer ]he we give you relief from your cold symptoms.
time and influence from cuba and russia. >> doris? striking? >> it is stunning, actually. the interesting thing is i think it's hard for some people to think he acted alone because you want to believe there was some more meaning to the act. when something is random like that, i think that's why so many people search for something that must have been bigger. i remember my husband was talking to bobby kennedy in 1966, and he hardly ever said anything, my husband being richard goodwin, but all of a sudden he blurted out like senator kerry, if he didn't act alone, it was probably the mafia. >> bobby said that. >> bobby kennedy, yeah. that's where the conspiracy comes in, but it's fun to hear him say, without evidence. we like them to speak their minds. >> we're going to come back more with joe scarborough with the first preview of his new book "the right path" and why he
this is an overreach, he said, the president overreached not just politically but he overreached on substance as well. he tried to do too much with just democrats. we didn't even get -- >> don't you think republicans have an obligation to work with the president? >> yes, they certainly do. >> and they haven't been doing that. >> i try not to be partisan, i really try not to, and ask republicans, they will tell you, a long list of republicans on capitol hill will tell you i you can -- i succeed in not being partisan. the president made a decision in 2009 he was going to ram this down the republicans' throat. he was going to do it where he didn't get a single republican vote. he couldn't even get conservative democrats -- if you're talking about social security, ask doris will tell you this, if you're talking about medicare, if you're talking about any sweeping new plan that's going to transform things, you need both parties involved. >> with remaining time, i want to get to something else that's
resurrection. he is praying that the war that broke the country in two, a war that will leave more than a half million americans dead is not the end of us but a new beginning, that this nation under god shall have a new birth of freedom and that the government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth. it is a prayer we still pray. for "meet the press," i'm harry smith. >> and, doris, you are still struck about how meaningful the speech was at the time when you really sit back and think about it. >> oh, there's two things about it. one is that he gave a story of our country and a meaning to that war that was understood by the people at the time. but more importantly, even, he set a maxim for what a free society should be. think of it, at that time there was still slaves in the south, blacks in the north couldn't be on juries, couldn't intermarry, women couldn't vote. he's saying when you have a
security, ask doris will tell you this, if you're talking about medicare, if you're talking about any sweeping new plan that's going to transform things, you need both parties involved. >> with remaining time, i want to get to something else that's come up this morning and you heard it from the secretary of state. this is news, this is developing, but a little bit of history here as we approach the 50th anniversary of the assassination of president kennedy. you heard secretary kerry say he does not think lee harvey oswald acted alone. this was the headline in the "new york times" after the warren report was issued, and the real focus here was that he acted alone. that was the conclusion. it was an interview initially that secretary kerry gave with my colleague tom brokaw for a documentary about the assassination. we'll play a portion of that. >> to this day i have serious doubts that lee harvey oswald acted alone. i certainly have doubts that he was motivated by himself.