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>> truman said, "eisenhower knows no more about politics than a pig knows about sunday." >> in fact, relations between the democrat and the republican were so cold that the eisenhowers chose to sit in their car instead of accepting an invitation to come into the white house for a pre-inauguration cup of coffee. now eisenhower would be welcoming another democrat, the young, vital john f. kennedy. and he hoped to set an example in handing over the presidency -- not that the president liked everything kennedy had said. in particular, he was offended by kennedy's claim of a missile gap with the so...

To deliver his farewell address on january 17, 1961, it was his last chance to speak to all of america as president. >> this evening, i come to you with a message of leave taking and farewell. >> from beginning to end, it was just about 16 minutes. but it expressed a lifetime of experience. >> we yet realize that america's leadership and prestige depend not merely upon our unmatched material progress, riches, and military strength but on how we use our power in the interest of world peace and human betterment. >> after seeing jfk warn of a missile gap, ike felt he had reason to fear this young...

On january 17, 1961, it was his last chance to speak to all of america as president. >> this evening, i come to you with a message of leave taking and farewell. >> from beginning to end, it was just about 16 minutes. but it expressed a lifetime of experience. >> we yet realize that america's leadership and prestige depend not merely upon our unmatched material progress, riches, and military strength but on how we use our power in the interest of world peace and human betterment. >> after seeing jfk warn of a missile gap, ike felt he had reason to fear this young president might commit our mili...

>> i think the democratic party to be acceptable today you have to be far to the left. bill clinton -- jfk today would be considered a conservative by democratic standards. he was for strong defense, for tax cuts, he ran against nixon as the missile gap. so you don't have the jfk's or the bill clinton's in today's party. obama was a charismatic figure himself, the democrats got shellacked every other way. >> could jfk get the nomination today? >> no. because he would be too much of a centrist. donald trump is going to be reelected in 2020 because he is cutting regulation, stimulating the econo...

Information -- john kennedy in 1960 ran on a missile gap. when he got to the presidency, opened up the first briefing book, he realize we are well ahead of the russians and missiles. what the president is recognizing now, in addition to being the leader of the united states, in some ways he is a moral leader. you see those kind of atrocities, extending messages to our adversaries and allies. look what he's doing to isis. even the left is admitting to that. >> eric: anthony, what is a cease-fire, really? so they are defending bashar al-assad. there is a civil war going on. what does it really e...