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"Boston, dear Boston, the land of the bean and the cod. You can't govern 300 million people, or 180 million when Kennedy was president, by doing things. This culture was buttressed by the strong extended family ties present in Boston society. John Collins Bossidy. Pour in chicken stock and olive oil, then season with salt, parsley, thyme, basil, and pepper. He always sits in the front seat and incidentally so does Mr. Khrushchev. We are grinding out missiles like sausages. "Don't let me lose confidence in you again," Joe wrote to Jack after a less-than-sterling report from the headmaster at Choate, "because it will be nearly an impossible task to restore it.". He said, "Now, when you met about this, did you meet in a group and have a true back-and-forth, or did you meet with people alone, one on one, and not really have a full debate?" AP Archives And he knew his brother Bobby despised Johnson. It left the country in a dangerous situation. This isn't your time. Other bombers, in the United States, they're being handed their target packets to bomb Russia the next day. The New Frontier. (laughter). John F. Kennedy (archival): Yes, right here, Mr. Murrow. It was required reading in the first weeks of the Administration. The Cottages Provo are a luxury BYU-contracted apartment community for women, located one block from Brigham Young University's campus. Somebody in theNew York Timeswrote that she made the world safe for brunettes again. And this is good old Boston, The home of the bean and the cod, Where the Lowells talk to the Cabots. Let's talk about a trade.". They ran the Congress. Only winning. "With the money I spent, I could have elected my chauffeur," he liked to joke. This Cabot, Micheal (Tommy Schrider), is Dee's jazz-crazy white history teacher, high on the social change of the era. And Lodge is as handsome as you are, speaks as well, is as rich, and is a war hero. These are people who are taking attention away from what we want to do. Family not only served as an economic asset, but also as a means of moral restraint. You can do it. The leasing staff is available to help you find your ideal place. Where Lowells speak only to Cabots, And Cabots speak only to God. Thomas Hughes, Assistant to Robert Kennedy: When somebody proposed writing a book about the first Kennedy year, he said, "Why would anybody want to write a book about disasters. And she says Jack Kennedy looked at her and gave her this big smile. Robert Dallek, Historian: His father of course brings into the picture some of the very experienced Boston pols, and they see him as a work in progress. American casualties were on the rise. And Kennedy had a personal stake in 1962: his 30-year-old brother Ted was running for his old Senate seat in Massachusetts. About The Cottages. You can travel the world. But politics kept him on the road much of that summer and into the fall, with midterm elections coming up. Narrator: That Jack Kennedy suffered from Addison's disease was a fact beyond dispute, but the Kennedys disputed it. John F. Kennedy (Meet the Press, archival): Well we've tied ourselves completely with the French and after all the natives are anxious. Timothy Naftali, Historian: Maxwell Taylor and Robert McNamara lay out for Kennedy in late 1961 a set of proposals to manage the problem in South Vietnam, and that involves sending troops. Does this entitle him Lyndon Johnson, Senate Majority Leader (archival): Well Mr. Kennedy is a very effective and able young man. JFK. Timothy Naftali, Historian: There was a code among the political press not to speak of it, partly because it was mutual assured destruction. The purpose of the Press, as stated in its charter, is "to promote generally, by publishing deserving works, the advancement of the arts and sciences and the development of literature." AF Space & Missile Museum Library, Cape Canaveral AFS Pierre Salinger, Press Secretary (archival): The President and Chairman Khrushchev understand that this meeting is not for the purpose of negotiating or reaching agreement on the major international problems. verse spoken at Holy Cross College alumni dinner in Boston, Massachusetts, 1910. If this guy doesn't share my concern about nuclear danger, how am I going to deal with him over Europe? Sally Bedell-Smith, Writer: In a way, it was quite improvisational. Jack was no less keen to get his shot at glory, if war came. He was on Codeine, Demerol and Methadone for pain, corticosteroids to control his Addison's disease, paregoric for his bad digestion. They were always putting each other down -- verbally, games, sailing, touch football -- nonstop competition. Jeff Knight Jack headed straight for the Continent, and beyond, to see for himself what was happening. Narrator: Only a few people knew of the existence of the surveillance photographs, much less the terrifying revelations they held. Evan Thomas, Writer: Different parts of Kennedy's own government are telling him different things. New and more terrible weapons are coming into use. It was no accident, no accident at all, that when Jack Kennedy debates Nixon, Nixon, the champion debater, comes off worse because Nixon doesn't know how to look into a camera. Narrator: The Soviets seemed intent on testing the quarantine line that Saturday. It was that simply that everybody had dirt on everybody else. And nobody on the staff suspected. Singing (archival): When the saints go martching in. Robert Dallek, Historian: Joe Kennedy, Sr., drives this point home to his sons. Some of my family lived here. The major impediment to Jack is that he's not a very good candidate in the beginning. What the American voters craved, Kennedy had come to understand, was a good story. Hitler had already frightened Austria into accepting annexation and he was menacing Czechoslovakia and Poland. John F. Kennedy (archival): I hope that this convention will make Estes Kefauver's nomination unanimous. Edward R. Murrow, CBS News (archival): And you first met the Senator when you interviewed him? You can't issue a public statement, but what about calling her and conveying your sympathy?" Thomas Hughes, Aide to Sen. Hubert Humphery: I remember how haggard Bobby looked, Johnson obviously had told him that he didn't want to speak to his brother's spokesman, he wanted to speak to his brother. Diem's government had squandered what little popular support it had. The quotation is from a toast given in 1910 at a Holy Cross alumni dinner: "Here's to dear old Boston, The home of the bean and the cod, Where Lowells speak only to Cabots, And Cabots speak only to God."The Lodges never got a look-in. Scott Kardel, Post Production Scott Harber And you look at Kennedy, who's always immaculate. Lauren McGuiness, Archival Research He was popular enough to bridge the yawning gap between politics and celebrity. And the picking and choosing wasn't Johnson's idea of how the Senate ran, nor was it the idea of the other southern moguls who were in charge. The DNC Comes to Boston But the doctors warned him that he might have hepatitis, or worse, leukemia. Spencer Gentry Nothing. Here's my phone number. The Lowenherz Collection of Kennedy Photographs, Friedheim Library and Archives, Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University; Orlando Suero, photographer In fact, there were 43,000 heavily armed Soviet soldiers on Cuba at that point. Timothy Naftali, Historian: Did he do a victory dance in public after Khrushchev withdrew the missiles? Buddy Squires Joseph P. Kennedy Foundation There was talk among serious Democrats that Joe Kennedy was in line for the Presidency if Franklin Roosevelt decided not to run in 1940. Come on and vote for Kennedy, vote for Kennedy. He gave him space when other people were unwilling to give him any space at all. Narrator: The American University speech got big play behind the Iron Curtain the next day, but in the United States, more dramatic events were leading the national newscasts. Priest on street (archival): There was. And you hear in the background this chorus of voices: "We said we'll retaliate. At Choate, where there is a strict prep school behavioral code, where the last thing you do is snicker or make fun of your teachers or talk behind their backs, Jack just can't help himself. He was upstairs for 20 minutes, and he came back down and said she was going to do it. He looks like a high school student. Original message Here's to dear old Boston The home of the Bean and the Cod, Where the Cabots speak only to the Lodges, and the Lodges speak only to God. Anna Davis Saraceno The Soviets possessed, in addition to these longer-range missiles that could hit the United States, they also possessed shorter-range tactical nuclear weapons that could have been used to wipe out the U.S. naval base at Guantnamo or a U.S. invading force. The Republicans spent that campaign summer taking pages from the old Kennedy playbook, attacking the President for being weak on Communism. Singing (archival audio): Kennedy is showing, that's why Kennedy is going Narrator: In the final push of the campaign, the crowds that came out were the biggest Kennedy had ever seen, but the candidate was spent, and edgy. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum "That's the best thing that ever happened to you. You press us, that's your problem." And President Eisenhower starts quizzing him. MyFootage.com That was magnificent. So Jackie learned to strike hard bargains, like the time the President sent his press secretary, Pierre Salinger to ask her to attend a publicity event he couldn't make. Pierre Salinger, Press Secretary (archival): Patrick Kennedy died at 4:04 a.m. ", Thomas Hughes, Assistant to Robert Kennedy: The Berlin speech and the million Germans that came out to hear him had a profound effect. He sent the signals of a kind of person who suspected that his time on earth was limited, and that he had to make the most of it. Hastings & Sons Publishing Co. Lynn, MA "Here's to the town of Boston, The land of the bean and the cod, Where the Lowells speak only to Cabots, And the Cabots speak only to God." He was quite amused that he finally had an audience for that poem. He still fails the examination. The producer, Perry Wolff, was amused that between takes, she smoked almost nonstop. Richard Reeves, Writer: People suddenly see this glamorous young couple from the upper class, who are almost impeccable in everything they do in public, and we want to be like them. John F. Kennedy (archival): The United States looks tired. Was absolutely great." General LeMay, sure enough, was true to form all the way through the Cuban missile crisis. But even though we moved to this area because of . I mean, let's unleash the nuclear weapons that he had his SAC command roaring around, ready to go, any day, any minute. As the returns came in, it was frighteningly close. She hired a tutor to brush up her French. David Nasaw, Historian: Jack was devastated. Timothy Naftali, Historian: His preference is to use covert action and the CIA to build up allies in a state and let them fight the overt military conflict. . It was par for the course. Narrator: The success of the sit-down with Khrushchev in Vienna was up to President himself. And he couldn't climb stairs in a normal way. Sally Bedell-Smith, Writer: Jackie was a great student of 18th and 19th century Europe. Harris Wofford, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: He didn't want America's race problems to be splashed all over the press of the world, and therefore, out of the blue, learning about it, I answer his call on the phone when he suddenly discovers the Freedom Riders are riding, into danger. What Jack Kennedy had to do was do it one step at a time. Edward R. Murrow, CBS News (archival): I understand that the two of you had a very much publicized Narrator: Whatever her misgivings, Jackie Kennedyhadmarried a politician, and she dutifully accepted her role. When he finally, with the help of family connections, landed an assignment to train with a new combat unit -- PT boats -- he pronounced himself "delighted.". Narrator: Kennedy had been ignoring Vice President Johnson's advice to look Southerners "in the eye" and tell them that integration was a "moral" and "Christian" issue. He had professional speechwriters working for him. Joe Kennedy told them to give him his medicine, and get him ready to campaign the next day, Election Day. They were, however, quick to take advantage when Mrs. King went public about her sympathetic call from Kennedy. The Lodges apparently got around a little bit more. He realizes that he's been lied to by Khrushchev. Either he had to commit U.S. forces to rescue this aborted invasion force or he had to deny all connection with it. Robert Caro, Writer: You hear the moment on the tape. And they went wild and Bobby was just livid with anger and fury, and fear that it was going to lose a number of southern states. Ladies and gentlemen of this convention. Thomas Hughes, Aide to Sen. Hubert Humphery: It used to drive Humphrey nuts, because he said, "Every time I go into the supermarket to go shopping for Muriel, I seeRedbookor I seeGood Housekeepingor I seeSaturday Evening Postall with the Kennedys smiling at me on the cover.". Robert Dallek, Historian: He identifies himself with a kind of anti-colonial posture, with the idea that the United States is locked in a contest with the Soviet Union for hearts and minds in the Third World, in the developing world, in Africa, in Asia, in Latin America. Robert Dallek, Historian: This was rough service and it was terrible on his back. Narrator: He wasn't sure he even wanted a place on the ticket -- Joe Kennedy had counseled him to steer clear -- but Stevenson threw the choice to a floor vote, and Jack Kennedy had a hard time backing down from a challenge -- even against the better-known and esteemed Senator, Estes Kefauver. For weeks adoptee rights organizations and individuals have been trying to find out what's happening with SB 959, the no-brainer records bill that was expected to sail through. John F. Kennedy (archival): Now, to anyone who works in the laboratories today a 30 megaton weapon is perhaps not as sophisticated as a 60 or 70 or 80 megaton weapon, but it's still many, many, many times, dozens of times stronger, than the weapon that flattened Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I think you can add George Plimpton to that list, too. And that was that maybe we got off on the wrong track. Narrator: His chief interest, and his focus, remained foreign affairs. The initial air campaign on April 15th, 1961, was a disaster, and a very public one. Narrator: Kennedy opened a comfortable lead in the polls in mid-October, but he was careful not to get swept up in the energy and excitement of his rallies. Of the 1,400 Cuban exiles who made the attack, 1,200 were killed or captured; many of the survivors were headed for firing squads. This whole back-channel operation is going to collapse if he can't even believe what the Soviets are telling him on something as important as this. Helen Ryan Dobrowski, Assistant Camera Narrator: He spent his evenings racing to movie theaters in his convertible, jockeying with the Washington trolley, a different girl in the passenger seat every night. There was a problem with the Catholic vote, which they had hoped would be 90%, was 80%. Robert Caro, Writer: Johnson says Kennedy was pathetic as a Congressman and Senator. He reads the headlines. On the airplane, Salinger asked Kennedy, what -- "Did you do anything when we were all out?" They all wanted to know what the boy author thought about the big question of the day: should the U.S. get into the war? Edward R. Murrow, CBS News (archival): Well now, which requires the most diplomacy? Jack Kennedy was 35 years old, the most sought-after bachelor in the capital. Narrator: Kennedy parried Johnson with the grace of a sure winner. It was sort of like Joe would drop a depth charge and wait for something to explode. David Nasaw, Historian: The problem with Jack, at least for his father, is he doesn't take anything seriously. When a Japanese destroyer split his PT-109 boat in half, Kennedy felt it was his duty to get his men to safety. The strain of the baby's attempts to breath, with the problems with his lungs, caused his heart to expire. By the time he was 17 years old, his health was so questionable, they sent him off to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, to try and figure out what his problems were. For a while, he didn't really want to have to deal with it. Narrator: Jack asked permission to spend the next semester back in Europe, so he could gather material for a senior thesis. At a meeting the day before his inauguration, Kennedy had spent little time asking the outgoing President about Cuba, and walked away with the idea that prospects for success were good; that national security required action. Ambassador to United Nations under President Eisenhower and ambassador to South Vietnam under President Kennedy. Adlai Stevenson, Chief U.S. John F. Kennedy (archival): And so my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. Narrator: If his youth gave him pause, John Kennedy didn't show it. When the 44-year-old President was feeling down, or awake and pacing in the middle of the night, he would pick up the phone and call New York or Palm Beach or Hyannis Port, and hear the friendly voice of Joe Sr. Sally Bedell-Smith, Writer: He didn't intrude on specific policies, but the fact that he was there, that he could share his experience and his point of view, was very important to Jack. He was worried, he said, that "the Negroes will be uncontrollable.". Narrator: Joe Jr., of course, was not going to be outdone by his kid brother. You never come out, the way you came in. Don't even try. Wanted to be head of the CIA, was basically banking on success in Cuba carrying him there. One of his friends said that she liked to watch what happened at the dinner table. And the bet on Lyndon Johnson had paid off; the Kennedy-Johnson ticket had carried Texas. Jack Kennedy wasn't a puppet. I love the video because they . You Mae guess what that was. Rich Remsberg He has many advisors who are arguing, "You've got to resume testing," and he doesn't want to do it. The men who served with it said he was always in pain. He would sometimes give the same assignment to different people and see what they came up with. We loved it, we clapped, and everything was wonderful. And if the old rules applied, Kennedy was surely in trouble. He's learning that the power isn't back in Washington anymore; the power is with these younger people in the states, if he can just line them up for him. You are just making religion an issue. Kennedy's Democrats had held on to all but four House seats in the midterms and maintained a healthy majority. Kennedy was on the forefront of believing that these paramilitary activities were a better use of force. The rest of Europe -- and America too -- was trying to figure out how to handle the German threat. Evans Thomas, Writer: John F. Kennedy was for all his many, many qualities was reckless about his womanizing. Robert Dallek, Historian: When he was 20 years old he began using steroids, and it reined in his colitis, but it had terrible side effects. He couldn't get himself out of this depression, he couldn't rouse himself. Associated Press Narrator: Dr. Feelgood's cocktails were a potent mix of painkillers and amphetamines. And so Kennedy wants to underscore that. Narrator: There was no popular uprising in Cuba. Woman on the street (archival): Well I think it's high time we stopped Russia from having things their own way. He'll keep America strong. His stubborn insistence on being the kind of leader he'd vowed to be would make his presidency among the most energetic, the most far-reaching, the most perilous, and the most tragic in American history. Timothy Naftali, Historian: He assumed certain things about Khrushchev that proved to be wrong. These are people upsetting our plans. Cornell Capa/International Center of Photography/Magnum Photos There was no ground that he could see for compromise. You saw a young man in defeat, and you also see someone who covers it up so well. Robert Dallek, Historian: This is a very storied family. There was no discourtesy, no loss of tempers, no threats or ultimatums by either side, no advantage or concession was either gained or given, no major decision was either planned or taken. David Nasaw, Historian: Jack didn't know what was wrong with him. He's withdrawn. Eisenhower should have said to Kennedy, "Hey, take it easy on this. The Boston commuter can only ask "what convention?". I don't want to praise the President too much. It's unimaginable that he will be able to campaign for office, or hold office. As the skies began to clear, 20,000 spectators crowded in to await Kennedy's arrival, and the news professionals hauled a bouquet of cameras onto a temporary structure rising high above the other on-lookers.