When JFK ran for President in 1960, he stopped at the shift change where my Grandpap worked. He stood there in the rain and shook every hand. I saw him in person during the 1962 mid-terms. He waved at me when he was leaving in his car. I was the only one who was standing on the corner. He acted as if you were the only person in the room.
A man dies and goes to heaven. When he arrives God tells him he's been such a good faithful Christian he will answer one question. The man asks: "Who killed Kennedy?" God says: "Lee Harvey Oswald, with his Carcano rifle, acting alone." To which the man replies: "This goes higher up than I thought!"
Noel Collado This is actually what happens with conspiracy theories. No testimony, no evidence, is ever good enough to change their minds. But any lunatic saying the wildest, or stupidest, things is accepted without question as long as they “confirm” the conspiracy theory. It is the ultimate in confirmation bias. Neil deGrasse Tyson, when he was on the Joe Rogan show, told a story about talking to a flat earther. He asked the flat earther what would change his mind. The flat earther replied “pictures of the earth from space”. deGrasse Tyson showed him real pictures of the earth from space, and asked him whether his mind was changed. The man said “no, because those pictures are faked”. At that point, deGrasse Tyson said he was done talking to this particular flat earther since it was obvious that he would never change his mind no matter what evidence was presented.
There is a theory that the reason there are so many conspiracy theories around Kennedy is because we are uncomfortable with the fact that the only thing keeping society together is that we agree to obey it. We are uncomfortable with the fact the the man who could end the world with the press of a button could be killed with a simple bolt action rifle in trained hands. We don’t like that humans are capable of great destruction on our own so we lie to ourselves there was more to it there must have been more powerful forces at work. But, no it was just some dude with a gun.
Gary Daniel You don’t know that. You weren’t there, you didn’t speak with anyone who was there and even if you did you would never know if they were telling the truth or not.
@@daerdevvyl4314 heard that, I couldn't stand it when he had Eddy bravo and Alex Jones, although I personally find Alex Jones more nuance and entertaining at the end of the day it's all a waste of time, when he could have booked someone who has more important issues to discuss
I was in grade 3. Our teacher stepped out of the room to talk to the principal. When she came back in she was weeping. Imagine. A teacher openly crying. She said the president of the U.S had been shot. I remember feeling an intense sadness. And fear. What did this mean? Adults didn't talk to us then. They didn't explain there was nothing to fear. They didn't ask how we felt. We were just left to sort it out. After the announcement, we were sent home. I watched Walter Kronkite announce that JFK was dead. I honestly had no idea why I felt like crying too. My parents were so quiet. Reserved. I grew up in a small town of three thousand in Ontario, Canada. Imagine, what it must have been like in the states. It was truly like a black sheet had been draped over that time in place. Then ~ Oswald was shot. I cannot possibly explain the horror of that time. It was like reality took time off. It was a very dark time. And scary to an 8 year old. Jenn 💖 in Canada 🍁
I was in the third grade too in a catholic school the nuns took us to church and then back to school where we heard, by radio from reporter Walter Cronkite that Kennedy was dead. Two days later on national TV we saw the accused assassin shot by a night club owner. It seemed that in the 1960s that everyone who espoused peace and unity was shot in public. Some still believe it was a conspiracy and I am one of those people.
I was 8 and I remember all the sadness and tears and the wagon with his coffin being pulled by a horse as all those people watched and the rest of us watched on tv.
He wasn't perfect, but he was a great President. Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country, I wish that was still an American ideal. He was such a great president that people don't want to believe he could have been killed by a nobody. all of the assassination rumors are a testament to him as a man.
Yes, but that is true of all the assassinated Presidents.
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Wasn't that great nor was he "loved" in his time. Barely won election and the only thing that made him a shoe-in in '64 was that the Republicans were likely to run Goldwater.
@ I was expressing my admiration for the man. No one is perfect, but I appreciate him as a historical figure who expressed and inspired noble ideals. Feel free to feel however you want.
@@StephenSchaal You know what I admire about JFK? The fact that he worked tirelessly to prevent the deaths of countless people. Were it not for JFK we might not even be here to discuss him. You might not have people on YT yelling and calling each other names because they have disagreements about his death....wait, that last one might actually be a good thing. Seriously though, you are right about that 'the assassination rumors are a testament to him as a man'. People just don't want to believe that one loser and nobody could have taken down such a great man.
John and Robert Kennedy were hugely important in my life. I was a big Kennedy supporter during his presidency. On Nov. 22, 1963, I was a 21 year old college student. I remember that day and that week vividly. Beyond terrible. I sobbed so much that week that I got bronchitis which somewhat weakened my lungs for the rest of my life. Then, in 1968, when I was working for Bobby Kennedy's California campaign, I ended up in the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel on election night. I can never communicate that nights events with blood everywhere, 6 people shot and the man many of us looked up to as the best and the brightest was assassinated.
She keeps a Moet-et-Chandon in her pretty cabinet, “Let them eat cake” she says just like Marie Antoinette, A built in remedy for Khrushchev and Kennedy Anytime an invitation you can't decline...
@Gary Daniel CIA actually since he refused to go to war with Cuba cuz they would have made the the cold war a nuclear one. Or maybe it was the mob cuz he kept creaking down on them. Or maybe it was just the crazy guy. It could have been literally anyone but the Democrats and the Republicans since there's no idk actual motive for those two political parties since idk they could have easily fucked him over since the real power is in Congress and the supreme Court.
I live near Washington DC and know an 88 year-old electrician that spent a ton of time in the Oval Office with JFK and Jackie. He said they were both completely normal people and he liked them both a lot. He said he used to call President Kennedy "Jack" instead of Mr. President. He also said that everyone heard the rumors about JFK's affairs but he never saw any evidence.
I was in first grade when he died. Our teacher had to leave the room she was so heartbroken. We of course at that age didn't understand. A day I'll never forget.
@@villain68 Franklin D Roosevelt was a man whore too. After Eleanor Roosevelt caught him she had little to do with him untill the end of his life in 1945.
It's not just Americans who remember where they were when JFK was killed. The same is true of us Irish people, Certainly, my mother's entire family do. Indeed, there are three abiding memories that almost every Irish kid from a boomer parent remembers from the houses we grew up in - (1) an image of the sacred heart (2) an image of Padre Pio (3) a portrait of JFK
"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." -- JFK "We have nothing to fear, but fear itself."-- FDR "I know words. I have the best words."--Donald Trump
there are better quotes by Trump : "they're not after me, they're after you, I'm just in the way" and "you are fake news" to CNN :D g'day from australia ;)
*Yes, it was Allen Dulles, head of the CIA, who was fired by Kennedy for screwing up the coup on Fidel Castro. Dulles feathered it in that Kennedy didn't cross the fast Main Street. Kennedy was then caught in the crossfire. One shooter was up in the school book depository, the other frontally behind the grassy knoll. The latter blew his brains out. Kennedy's body was then taken from the Texas hospital at gunpoint by the doctors. He was taken to a military hospital, otherwise the doctors would have realised quite clearly from the angle of impact of the bullet that Oswald alone did not do it. Oswald was just the patsy, because a hose-spurt test was done, it was negative. Jack Ruby then killed Oswald at the police station where Oswald was questioned. Ruby then died of cancer in jail. And Vice Johnson commanded the war effort in Vietnam. Thank Allen Dulles for nothing.*
As a person that was born in Connecticut on November 30, 1963 I have always had a fascination w/ JFK and said I was born while the country was mourning. Like many things in life that are not known, there is a bewilderment.
I remember where I was. I was 5 years old and living in Japan at the time, and my brother and I were outside our house playing. My mother ran out of our house yelled, "President Kennedy's been shot!" We were in Japan because my dad was in the Air Force, and had been assigned to Tachikawa Air Force Base outside of Tokyo. I don't remember a lot of what happened in Japan, but this I remember vividly.
The stiff back brace he had to wear for his injury/pain likely turned a possibly survivable shooting into a fatal shooting. The first shot hits him in the neck, this is the moment in the video he puts his hands to his neck.... Instead of slumping over after the first shot, the back brace keeps him sitting upright allowing the fatal headshot.
*Yes, it was Allen Dulles, head of the CIA, who was fired by Kennedy for screwing up the coup on Fidel Castro. Dulles feathered it in that Kennedy didn't cross the fast Main Street. Kennedy was then caught in the crossfire. One shooter was up in the school book depository, the other frontally behind the grassy knoll. The latter blew his brains out. Kennedy's body was then taken from the Texas hospital at gunpoint by the doctors. He was taken to a military hospital, otherwise the doctors would have realised quite clearly from the angle of impact of the bullet that Oswald alone did not do it. Oswald was just the patsy, because a hose-spurt test was done, it was negative. Jack Ruby then killed Oswald at the police station where Oswald was questioned. Ruby then died of cancer in jail. And Vice Johnson commanded the war effort in Vietnam. Thank Allen Dulles for nothing.*
This is a very generous take on JFK. 1. During the 1960 campaign for president JFK constantly lambasted the Eisenhower administration for allowing a "missile gap" to develop between the US and Soviet Union. Near the end of the campaign, Eisenhower invited both LBJ and JFK to the white house and explained that there was no missile gap. JFK continued to spread fake news about the "missile gap" and pledged to increase nuclear tests and the number of nuclear missiles. After JFK took office wouldn't you know it the US actually had more nuclear missiles than the Soviets. JFK got all of the credit for "closing the missile gap" which never existed. 2. JFK did not care when the Soviets put up the Berlin Wall. West Germans were outraged that the US just let the wall go up without any response. He ignored it and it wasn't until the West Germany chancellor called JFK personally and explained why walls are bad that JFK agreed to do a visit to Berlin to mend relations. 3. He appointed his own brother as Attorney General. The Attonry General's job is to act as an impartial cop and prosecute crimes of all branches of government. How exactly was Robert Kennedy going to be able to be a check on JFK if he is his brother? People say that Barr is a hack and a Trump stooge but at least he isn't Trump's God damn son. That is a whole nother level of corrupt. 4. JFK massively reduced the US air force's involvement in the Bay of Pigs to hide our involvement. He didn't tell the armed Cuban Exiles that they would not be receiving air cover until they were on their way to Cuba! He was marching them to their deaths. This reduction of bombers is the number 1 reason for the failure of the bay of pigs. 5. JFK did support the war in Vietnam. He increased the number of military advisers to South Vietnam.
Oh yea he was a terrible President. To be extremely cruel, his death secured his legacy. No one would consider him in such a positive light without it.
0:45 - Chapter 1 - The kennedy family history 3:20 - Chapter 2 - JFK's early years 6:05 - Chapter 3 - Becoming a war hero 8:50 - Chapter 4 - Becoming president 14:05 - Chapter 5 - The assassination
You mentioned that Lyndon Johnson declared war on Vietnam. This “war” was never an actual declared war by the Congress, but often rather called “the Vietnam Conflict”
*Yes, it was Allen Dulles, head of the CIA, who was fired by Kennedy for screwing up the coup on Fidel Castro. Dulles feathered it in that Kennedy didn't cross the fast Main Street. Kennedy was then caught in the crossfire. One shooter was up in the school book depository, the other frontally behind the grassy knoll. The latter blew his brains out. Kennedy's body was then taken from the Texas hospital at gunpoint by the doctors. He was taken to a military hospital, otherwise the doctors would have realised quite clearly from the angle of impact of the bullet that Oswald alone did not do it. Oswald was just the patsy, because a hose-spurt test was done, it was negative. Jack Ruby then killed Oswald at the police station where Oswald was questioned. Ruby then died of cancer in jail. And Vice Johnson commanded the war effort in Vietnam. Thank Allen Dulles for nothing.*
I have Addisons disease -- the same one JFK had. Thank you talking so much about his experience with it. It's so rare, and he's basically the famous person who ever had it. But obviously he could never discussed it.
@@helenweatherby1694 Thank you so much for mentioning that. I didn’t realize she had Addison’s as well. It makes me nervous that there might be a genetic component to it. I wouldn’t wish Addison’s on anyone no less my kids.
Vietnam was an undeclared war... LBJ committed America to a "police action" as I recall - no war declaration... but the rest of it seems accurate - good storytelling, as usual
I believe you are correct about that. I believe the last time USA had a declaration of war, was against Germany. It's been changed to use of force. The President must have the Senate vote on it. From the 90's middle eastern wars they have been using Use of force. I don't know if they used it in Korea or not but I don't believe it was used in Vietnam.
@@villain68 yup my history teacher told us this long ago that the middle eastern wars arent considered wars that USA fought cuz they didnt "declare it". Interesting considering so many improtant events happened that isnt considered a war ..
*Yes, it was Allen Dulles, head of the CIA, who was fired by Kennedy for screwing up the coup on Fidel Castro. Dulles feathered it in that Kennedy didn't cross the fast Main Street. Kennedy was then caught in the crossfire. One shooter was up in the school book depository, the other frontally behind the grassy knoll. The latter blew his brains out. Kennedy's body was then taken from the Texas hospital at gunpoint by the doctors. He was taken to a military hospital, otherwise the doctors would have realised quite clearly from the angle of impact of the bullet that Oswald alone did not do it. Oswald was just the patsy, because a hose-spurt test was done, it was negative. Jack Ruby then killed Oswald at the police station where Oswald was questioned. Ruby then died of cancer in jail. And Vice Johnson commanded the war effort in Vietnam. Thank Allen Dulles for nothing.*
In August of 1962 JFK visited Yosemite National Park while on a tour of the western United States. My father was working in the park at that time, and we lived in government housing in Yosemite Valley. My mother was holding me (I was a 9-month old baby), and as JFK worked the crowd after arriving by helicopter, he shook my right leg. My dad took a few blurry photographs, I treasure the memory of my parents telling me this story as I grew older. I can always say I had the honor to meet JFK! Truly a tragedy for the country he didn't have the opportunity to complete his term and possibly run again. Thank you for the video.
Another great and relevant historical biography. I love how this channel shines a light on figures who have had a huge impact on how we live today. (P.S. I understand most of the figure you do will be Western was because most of us watching are European or American. Can you do more on African historical figures who fought colonization?)
I loved him then and I love him still. I was barely a teenager when he was nominated to run. I and a friend wore huge political buttons to school every day that said "If I Was 21 I'd Vote For Kennedy". This was in Houston which went for Nixon heavily and we got a lot of flack, surprisingly mostly from teachers, but did we gloat after election day! You're right. I remember exactly where I was when he died. I was in San Antonio in Ms. Crosley's Civics class. The principal made an announcement over the speakers and then played the radio broadcast over the speakers. A lot had changed in 3 years and everyone, the jocks, the hoods, the National Honor Society kids, and the ones like me who flunked geometry twice, and the teachers all cried. The bells for changing classes were turned off and we all stayed where we were and listened and cried. I lost all respect for my government in the months that followed and I do believe there was a conspiracy and that Oswald was set up, but I don't believe we'll ever know the truth. There was a coup in America and it has degenerated progressively since. I guess the ones who wanted Nixon so badly got what they wanted a few years later and then they learned what they got. Thank you for this brief, but moving vignette of an honest man, a strong president, and an amazing human. As the book title said, "Johnny, we hardly knew ye", but we knew enough to mourn him still.
My dad met with JFK on 21st at around noon in San Antonio. 24 hours LATER JFK was dead. My dad was crushed. The 21st was his best day and 2 day later, one of worst. I have a photo of him with JFK
For the record, LBJ did not declare war on Vietnam. Vietnam was a “police action,” not a war. War can only be declared by Congress. And while Congress did give away the store to LBJ with the “Gulf of Tonkin Resolution,” there was never a declaration of war. I know that sounds superficial, but technically speaking, it’s an important distinction.
Amazing video friend. I've been a fan, I wish I would have found this channel sooner already being addicted to the most amazing, but I am glad I eventually did.
My Dad used to joke about trading my Mom in for two twenty year olds, while at a doctor appointment. Our doctor replied, " You couldn't handle one...!"
Yep, I remember. I was in third grade and we lived about 150 miles south of Dallas. I still have my writing assignment from that time. "November 23, 1963 President Kennedy was shot yesterday."
What a lot of younger people don’t realize about Kennedy’s time in office is that it was nicknamed “Camelot” because he was very popular. His heroism in ww2 helped him be popular. They were a young handsome couple Jackie and Jack. His life was examined and he rarely got bad press, hence Camelot. I was a teenager then and followed all the news when he was shot and after. They kept the news on continuously for several days. I happened to be watching when Ruby shot Oswald on live tv.
I was sitting in my ninth grade "Civics" class, enthralled by our teacher, Mr. Dunn, telling us about his WWII experiences aboard the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier, when the loudspeakers announced, "All teachers to the Principal's office immediately." With the feeble joke of, "Uh oh, what did you do now?" ringing in his ears, he left our room. When he returned a few minutes later, he announced that, "Those students who walk to school, go home, now. Those who ride buses, they are on the way. President Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas this morning. I don't know if there will be school on Monday, listen to the TV and radio." And then, he did something I've never seen before, or since. He sat at his desk and bawled like a baby. Most of us did the same. I had the good fortune to shake Senator Kennedy's hand a few years before, when he was campaigning in our city, at the Weirton, (West Virginia), Community Center in 1961.
Hello Simon, excellent video as always! I do wish you had spent a bit more time on the details of the Cuban Missile Crisis, but other than that it was a balanced account of his life, and it was valuable to have some of the family history as you presented it. A few nits that AFAIK no one else has mentioned: * Your pronunication of "Delano" was off. The accent should be on the first syllable. Or maybe this is how Brits pronounce the name? * The caption for John Connally misspelled his name as "Connelly". * At 9:16, you mentioned the '20s and early '30s, but it was really the '40s and early '50s. Please consider a Kennedy followup including the lives of Robert and Teddy Kennedy (Massachusetts native asking, so naturally biased). Lastly, on a personal note, I saw JFK once when he landed in my home town on his way to some event. And I'll never forget that moment, nor the day his life was tragically ended.
When JFK ran for President in 1960, he stopped at the shift change where my Grandpap worked. He stood there in the rain and shook every hand. I saw him in person during the 1962 mid-terms. He waved at me when he was leaving in his car. I was the only one who was standing on the corner. He acted as if you were the only person in the room.
Ok boomer
@Skyler723 He/she most likely be in their late 50s - early 70s
@@benjaminmendezz you’re fucking hilarious
@@cialcollins5283 ok boomer
@@benjaminmendezz Wow you're very funny. Happy now?
A man dies and goes to heaven. When he arrives God tells him he's been such a good faithful Christian he will answer one question.
The man asks: "Who killed Kennedy?"
God says: "Lee Harvey Oswald, with his Carcano rifle, acting alone."
To which the man replies: "This goes higher up than I thought!"
Noel Collado
That’s not far off the usual conspiracy theory overreach, tho.
Noel Collado This is actually what happens with conspiracy theories. No testimony, no evidence, is ever good enough to change their minds. But any lunatic saying the wildest, or stupidest, things is accepted without question as long as they “confirm” the conspiracy theory. It is the ultimate in confirmation bias.
Neil deGrasse Tyson, when he was on the Joe Rogan show, told a story about talking to a flat earther. He asked the flat earther what would change his mind. The flat earther replied “pictures of the earth from space”.
deGrasse Tyson showed him real pictures of the earth from space, and asked him whether his mind was changed. The man said “no, because those pictures are faked”.
At that point, deGrasse Tyson said he was done talking to this particular flat earther since it was obvious that he would never change his mind no matter what evidence was presented.
There is a theory that the reason there are so many conspiracy theories around Kennedy is because we are uncomfortable with the fact that the only thing keeping society together is that we agree to obey it.
We are uncomfortable with the fact the the man who could end the world with the press of a button could be killed with a simple bolt action rifle in trained hands.
We don’t like that humans are capable of great destruction on our own so we lie to ourselves there was more to it there must have been more powerful forces at work. But, no it was just some dude with a gun.
Gary Daniel
You don’t know that. You weren’t there, you didn’t speak with anyone who was there and even if you did you would never know if they were telling the truth or not.
@@daerdevvyl4314 heard that, I couldn't stand it when he had Eddy bravo and Alex Jones, although I personally find Alex Jones more nuance and entertaining at the end of the day it's all a waste of time, when he could have booked someone who has more important issues to discuss
I was in grade 3. Our teacher stepped out of the room to talk to the principal. When she came back in she was weeping. Imagine. A teacher openly crying. She said the president of the U.S had been shot.
I remember feeling an intense sadness. And fear. What did this mean?
Adults didn't talk to us then. They didn't explain there was nothing to fear. They didn't ask how we felt. We were just left to sort it out.
After the announcement, we were sent home. I watched Walter Kronkite announce that JFK was dead. I honestly had no idea why I felt like crying too. My parents were so quiet. Reserved.
I grew up in a small town of three thousand in Ontario, Canada. Imagine, what it must have been like in the states. It was truly like a black sheet had been draped over that time in place.
Then ~ Oswald was shot. I cannot possibly explain the horror of that time. It was like reality took time off. It was a very dark time. And scary to an 8 year old.
Jenn 💖 in Canada 🍁
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I was in the third grade too in a catholic school the nuns took us to church and then back to school where we heard, by radio from reporter Walter Cronkite that Kennedy was dead. Two days later on national TV we saw the accused assassin shot by a night club owner. It seemed that in the 1960s that everyone who espoused peace and unity was shot in public. Some still believe it was a conspiracy and I am one of those people.
I was 8 and I remember all the sadness and tears and the wagon with his coffin being pulled by a horse as all those people watched and the rest of us watched on tv.
Ok boomer?
@@Nerd-jq6er you’re so fucking funny
He wasn't perfect, but he was a great President. Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country, I wish that was still an American ideal.
He was such a great president that people don't want to believe he could have been killed by a nobody. all of the assassination rumors are a testament to him as a man.
Yes, but that is true of all the assassinated Presidents.
Wasn't that great nor was he "loved" in his time.
Barely won election and the only thing that made him a shoe-in in '64 was that the Republicans were likely to run Goldwater.
@ I was expressing my admiration for the man. No one is perfect, but I appreciate him as a historical figure who expressed and inspired noble ideals. Feel free to feel however you want.
@@StephenSchaal You know what I admire about JFK? The fact that he worked tirelessly to prevent the deaths of countless people. Were it not for JFK we might not even be here to discuss him.
You might not have people on YT yelling and calling each other names because they have disagreements about his death....wait, that last one might actually be a good thing.
Seriously though, you are right about that 'the assassination rumors are a testament to him as a man'. People just don't want to believe that one loser and nobody could have taken down such a great man.
JFK got us involved in Vietnam and almost started ww3
John and Robert Kennedy were hugely important in my life. I was a big Kennedy supporter during his presidency. On Nov. 22, 1963, I was a 21 year old college student. I remember that day and that week vividly. Beyond terrible. I sobbed so much that week that I got bronchitis which somewhat weakened my lungs for the rest of my life. Then, in 1968, when I was working for Bobby Kennedy's California campaign, I ended up in the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel on election night. I can never communicate that nights events with blood everywhere, 6 people shot and the man many of us looked up to as the best and the brightest was assassinated.
Now you should do his Soviet counterpart. Nikita Khrushchev.
She keeps a Moet-et-Chandon in her pretty cabinet,
“Let them eat cake” she says just like Marie Antoinette,
A built in remedy for Khrushchev and Kennedy
Anytime an invitation you can't decline...
Agreed, as well as on Robert
Nikita Khrushchev script has been written and approved.
Can't wait to see it.
@@Biographics Sirhan Sirhan
Do a video about his younger brother, Robert F. Kennedy.
@Gary Daniel CIA actually since he refused to go to war with Cuba cuz they would have made the the cold war a nuclear one. Or maybe it was the mob cuz he kept creaking down on them. Or maybe it was just the crazy guy. It could have been literally anyone but the Democrats and the Republicans since there's no idk actual motive for those two political parties since idk they could have easily fucked him over since the real power is in Congress and the supreme Court.
Gary Daniel and the mafia, mainly Sam giancana
@Gary Daniel I doubt that.
Good idea. I remember reading about him in 5th Grade.
My Namesake! Me : Robert Francis Kennedy 11/04/72) Only I’m Really (Irish) Dublin (Northside) .
"The Mucker's Club" is a brilliant response. My respect for JFK has increased yet again.
Joe Sr. brushed off the incident.. telling his son, “if I’d been in that club, the name would have not started with an “M” 😉 😉
I live near Washington DC and know an 88 year-old electrician that spent a ton of time in the Oval Office with JFK and Jackie. He said they were both completely normal people and he liked them both a lot. He said he used to call President Kennedy "Jack" instead of Mr. President.
He also said that everyone heard the rumors about JFK's affairs but he never saw any evidence.
My mom got to shake his hand in the 50's during his Senate campaign.
That is pretty cool. My dad got to see the Beatles in the front row. I'm jealous of both of them.
I hope she washed it soon after.
@@gigglyme2001 Why? It's not like she met Donald Trump.
Life in the 413 oh I’d recommend hand wash after both of them. Both are nasty man sluts.
and his hand got to play 5 hole with Marilyn Monroe as well
I was in first grade when he died. Our teacher had to leave the room she was so heartbroken. We of course at that age didn't understand. A day I'll never forget.
Been waiting years for this one! Thank you. Always loved these videos
JFK The original
"I did not have sexual relations with that woman"
Whatever you say, kid.
Also, blame his dad.
When he was in office. The white house was called "Jackie's coochie shack"
What is it called now? @@Auslander_------
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@@villain68 Franklin D Roosevelt was a man whore too. After Eleanor Roosevelt caught him she had little to do with him untill the end of his life in 1945.
It's not just Americans who remember where they were when JFK was killed. The same is true of us Irish people, Certainly, my mother's entire family do. Indeed, there are three abiding memories that almost every Irish kid from a boomer parent remembers from the houses we grew up in - (1) an image of the sacred heart (2) an image of Padre Pio (3) a portrait of JFK
A true hero of America
"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." -- JFK
"We have nothing to fear, but fear itself."-- FDR
"I know words. I have the best words."--Donald Trump
This is my favorite quote: “It isn't so much that liberals are ignorant. It's just that they know so many things that aren't so.” Ronald Reagan.
@@facitenonvictimarum What does this have to do with the shooting of Kennedy. If you want to go off on a rant, get your own channel.
Typical liberal when they have nothing to say, they turn to insults and name calling. Shame on you.
there are better quotes by Trump : "they're not after me, they're after you, I'm just in the way" and "you are fake news" to CNN :D
g'day from australia ;)
my favorite quote tho is his response to Hillary in the debates : "'Cause you'd be in jail" that was such a mic drop moment XD
I like how you objectively address the different theories of the shooting.
I was 12 when he was assassinated, I remember his funeral well. I turned 13 5 days later.
*Yes, it was Allen Dulles, head of the CIA, who was fired by Kennedy for screwing up the coup on Fidel Castro. Dulles feathered it in that Kennedy didn't cross the fast Main Street. Kennedy was then caught in the crossfire. One shooter was up in the school book depository, the other frontally behind the grassy knoll. The latter blew his brains out. Kennedy's body was then taken from the Texas hospital at gunpoint by the doctors. He was taken to a military hospital, otherwise the doctors would have realised quite clearly from the angle of impact of the bullet that Oswald alone did not do it. Oswald was just the patsy, because a hose-spurt test was done, it was negative. Jack Ruby then killed Oswald at the police station where Oswald was questioned. Ruby then died of cancer in jail. And Vice Johnson commanded the war effort in Vietnam. Thank Allen Dulles for nothing.*
I am 70 now!!!
PLEASE DO ONE ABOUT JFKS WIFE!!!! JACKIE O
Oh please please please!!!!!
Ooh, yes!!! She's always been someone I have admired.
or nah
Guys, you knocked this one out of the park. Absolutely incredible piece. This is my favorite now by far. VERY good work!!!
can you make a bio about Omar Al-Bashir the Sudanese dictator who was overthrown last week.
Ikr
His story is not yet over...
@@kylobenren8636 yeah I guess you're right XD
As a person that was born in Connecticut on November 30, 1963 I have always had a fascination w/ JFK and said I was born while the country was mourning. Like many things in life that are not known, there is a bewilderment.
Love these videos. I watch them every night. This one was very good. I never realised how good a person JFK was and how tragic his death was.
Do one on Richard Nixon. He is a fascinating character.
I remember where I was. I was 5 years old and living in Japan at the time, and my brother and I were outside our house playing. My mother ran out of our house yelled, "President Kennedy's been shot!" We were in Japan because my dad was in the Air Force, and had been assigned to Tachikawa Air Force Base outside of Tokyo. I don't remember a lot of what happened in Japan, but this I remember vividly.
Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. The cia would never lie to us, right?
Never lie! The CIA just killed his younger brother just in case he could find the fact
dong quan Sirhan was mentally unstable he did what he thought would save his destroyed country
william zacharias nice 👍🏿
@@josephperreault7047 America did land on the Moon though
no lies from the cia
definitely
The stiff back brace he had to wear for his injury/pain likely turned a possibly survivable shooting into a fatal shooting.
The first shot hits him in the neck, this is the moment in the video he puts his hands to his neck....
Instead of slumping over after the first shot, the back brace keeps him sitting upright allowing the fatal headshot.
*Yes, it was Allen Dulles, head of the CIA, who was fired by Kennedy for screwing up the coup on Fidel Castro. Dulles feathered it in that Kennedy didn't cross the fast Main Street. Kennedy was then caught in the crossfire. One shooter was up in the school book depository, the other frontally behind the grassy knoll. The latter blew his brains out. Kennedy's body was then taken from the Texas hospital at gunpoint by the doctors. He was taken to a military hospital, otherwise the doctors would have realised quite clearly from the angle of impact of the bullet that Oswald alone did not do it. Oswald was just the patsy, because a hose-spurt test was done, it was negative. Jack Ruby then killed Oswald at the police station where Oswald was questioned. Ruby then died of cancer in jail. And Vice Johnson commanded the war effort in Vietnam. Thank Allen Dulles for nothing.*
Wow...I never looked at it that way... you're absolutely right
This is a very generous take on JFK.
1. During the 1960 campaign for president JFK constantly lambasted the Eisenhower administration for allowing a "missile gap" to develop between the US and Soviet Union. Near the end of the campaign, Eisenhower invited both LBJ and JFK to the white house and explained that there was no missile gap. JFK continued to spread fake news about the "missile gap" and pledged to increase nuclear tests and the number of nuclear missiles. After JFK took office wouldn't you know it the US actually had more nuclear missiles than the Soviets. JFK got all of the credit for "closing the missile gap" which never existed.
2. JFK did not care when the Soviets put up the Berlin Wall. West Germans were outraged that the US just let the wall go up without any response. He ignored it and it wasn't until the West Germany chancellor called JFK personally and explained why walls are bad that JFK agreed to do a visit to Berlin to mend relations.
3. He appointed his own brother as Attorney General. The Attonry General's job is to act as an impartial cop and prosecute crimes of all branches of government. How exactly was Robert Kennedy going to be able to be a check on JFK if he is his brother? People say that Barr is a hack and a Trump stooge but at least he isn't Trump's God damn son. That is a whole nother level of corrupt.
4. JFK massively reduced the US air force's involvement in the Bay of Pigs to hide our involvement. He didn't tell the armed Cuban Exiles that they would not be receiving air cover until they were on their way to Cuba! He was marching them to their deaths. This reduction of bombers is the number 1 reason for the failure of the bay of pigs.
5. JFK did support the war in Vietnam. He increased the number of military advisers to South Vietnam.
Oh yea he was a terrible President. To be extremely cruel, his death secured his legacy. No one would consider him in such a positive light without it.
Ace Ventura already admitted to being the second gunman on the grassy knoll
zdruva Nosworthy
The one and only👍
Nah it was Magneto
Andrew Sultzer I thought it was Ted Cruz’s father. That’s what the president told us.
Why did no one investigate Jackie? All those bullets flying every which way and she doesn't get a scratch? I ain't buyin' it!
He went by JK until his death when everyone wanted to pay respects
JFK never JK
You missed the joke
@@facitenonvictimarum press F to pay respect
@RD400D78 exactly lmao
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Not now; I have a John F Kennedy Memorial headache.
0:45 - Chapter 1 - The kennedy family history
3:20 - Chapter 2 - JFK's early years
6:05 - Chapter 3 - Becoming a war hero
8:50 - Chapter 4 - Becoming president
14:05 - Chapter 5 - The assassination
"JFK BLOWN AWAY!
What else do I have to say?"
IgnitedSage oh I see what you did there lmao
BJ fan, I see.
@@Biographics Maybe a good bio to do :thinking:
Biographics
Blow job fan? Who isn’t?!?
@@negativeindustrial no silly, Billy Joel... Ohhhh, I see what you did there... :)
Simon, you never disappoint!
seems like the best president we've had since Abe Lincoln
Actually Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin Delano Roosevelt were.
I’d say Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D Rosevelt, George Washington, Harry Truman, & JFK are the best ones we got.
@@Synonymous_Legion Truman got us into the Korean War though.
Eisenhower Coolidge Cleveland and Grant.
Eisenhower
You mentioned that Lyndon Johnson declared war on Vietnam. This “war” was never an actual declared war by the Congress, but often rather called “the Vietnam Conflict”
*Yes, it was Allen Dulles, head of the CIA, who was fired by Kennedy for screwing up the coup on Fidel Castro. Dulles feathered it in that Kennedy didn't cross the fast Main Street. Kennedy was then caught in the crossfire. One shooter was up in the school book depository, the other frontally behind the grassy knoll. The latter blew his brains out. Kennedy's body was then taken from the Texas hospital at gunpoint by the doctors. He was taken to a military hospital, otherwise the doctors would have realised quite clearly from the angle of impact of the bullet that Oswald alone did not do it. Oswald was just the patsy, because a hose-spurt test was done, it was negative. Jack Ruby then killed Oswald at the police station where Oswald was questioned. Ruby then died of cancer in jail. And Vice Johnson commanded the war effort in Vietnam. Thank Allen Dulles for nothing.*
Just like Camelot, the Kennedy family's story also ended in tragedy.
Fantastic video. Hoping for George Orwell someday.
One of the greatest men of our times 😭❤❤.
I have Addisons disease -- the same one JFK had. Thank you talking so much about his experience with it. It's so rare, and he's basically the famous person who ever had it. But obviously he could never discussed it.
I have Addison’s as well. If you ever need a second opinion, Dr. Alice Chang at the Mayo Clinic is the best.
His sister Eunice also had Addison’s disease.
@@helenweatherby1694 Thank you so much for mentioning that. I didn’t realize she had Addison’s as well. It makes me nervous that there might be a genetic component to it. I wouldn’t wish Addison’s on anyone no less my kids.
Vietnam was an undeclared war... LBJ committed America to a "police action" as I recall - no war declaration... but the rest of it seems accurate - good storytelling, as usual
I believe you are correct about that. I believe the last time USA had a declaration of war, was against Germany. It's been changed to use of force. The President must have the Senate vote on it. From the 90's middle eastern wars they have been using Use of force. I don't know if they used it in Korea or not but I don't believe it was used in Vietnam.
@@villain68 yup my history teacher told us this long ago that the middle eastern wars arent considered wars that USA fought cuz they didnt "declare it". Interesting considering so many improtant events happened that isnt considered a war ..
Yeah, I kind of cringed over that. But it's popular to call it a "war" in the sense of avoiding disagreements. It was a conflict that was unnecessary.
@@villain68 Didn't we declare war in the Gulf against Iraq at least one time?
@@RBickersjr No, they used a use of force.
Biographics huge fan. I'm always rewatching episodes on my free time. I'd really love a "Jesse James" episode!!! 💚👽
There's a book called The Kennedy's that details their family history from Ireland up until the 1980s. They have an interesting history
*Yes, it was Allen Dulles, head of the CIA, who was fired by Kennedy for screwing up the coup on Fidel Castro. Dulles feathered it in that Kennedy didn't cross the fast Main Street. Kennedy was then caught in the crossfire. One shooter was up in the school book depository, the other frontally behind the grassy knoll. The latter blew his brains out. Kennedy's body was then taken from the Texas hospital at gunpoint by the doctors. He was taken to a military hospital, otherwise the doctors would have realised quite clearly from the angle of impact of the bullet that Oswald alone did not do it. Oswald was just the patsy, because a hose-spurt test was done, it was negative. Jack Ruby then killed Oswald at the police station where Oswald was questioned. Ruby then died of cancer in jail. And Vice Johnson commanded the war effort in Vietnam. Thank Allen Dulles for nothing.*
Terrific work Biographics. Thank you for giving me more history outside of school to have for valuable resources. Keep it up. :D
In August of 1962 JFK visited Yosemite National Park while on a tour of the western United States. My father was working in the park at that time, and we lived in government housing in Yosemite Valley. My mother was holding me (I was a 9-month old baby), and as JFK worked the crowd after arriving by helicopter, he shook my right leg. My dad took a few blurry photographs, I treasure the memory of my parents telling me this story as I grew older. I can always say I had the honor to meet JFK! Truly a tragedy for the country he didn't have the opportunity to complete his term and possibly run again. Thank you for the video.
Really loved this episode ! All time favorite president
Great video as always. You guys put a lotta work into your videos. Also, could you make one on Oskar Schindler?
Favorite video I’ve watched in a while of my favorite President in history!👍🏽
Another great and relevant historical biography. I love how this channel shines a light on figures who have had a huge impact on how we live today. (P.S. I understand most of the figure you do will be Western was because most of us watching are European or American. Can you do more on African historical figures who fought colonization?)
Shaka Zulu!
I guess i made a huge cameo!
Y'all gotta do RFK, too.
I’d love to see a biographics on Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd. It’s an incredible and interesting story and it’d be great to see a video on him!
“I like your funny words magic man!” -JFK
Vlad TV interview with that mob guy inspired this
yes I just saw that yesterday too
Awesome channel. Keep up the good work!
Could you guys do Marcus Aurelius? Add another great name to the list!
Yes!
You should do an episode on John Law. His life was fascinating and scandalous.
One of few American presidents of modern times worth looking up to
It made me happy when I refreshed youtube and saw this! Thank you. Very intereasting!
Do one on President Grover Cleveland 🙌
I loved him then and I love him still. I was barely a teenager when he was nominated to run. I and a friend wore huge political buttons to school every day that said "If I Was 21 I'd Vote For Kennedy". This was in Houston which went for Nixon heavily and we got a lot of flack, surprisingly mostly from teachers, but did we gloat after election day! You're right. I remember exactly where I was when he died. I was in San Antonio in Ms. Crosley's Civics class. The principal made an announcement over the speakers and then played the radio broadcast over the speakers. A lot had changed in 3 years and everyone, the jocks, the hoods, the National Honor Society kids, and the ones like me who flunked geometry twice, and the teachers all cried. The bells for changing classes were turned off and we all stayed where we were and listened and cried. I lost all respect for my government in the months that followed and I do believe there was a conspiracy and that Oswald was set up, but I don't believe we'll ever know the truth. There was a coup in America and it has degenerated progressively since. I guess the ones who wanted Nixon so badly got what they wanted a few years later and then they learned what they got. Thank you for this brief, but moving vignette of an honest man, a strong president, and an amazing human. As the book title said, "Johnny, we hardly knew ye", but we knew enough to mourn him still.
No one:
Subtitles: they were filming their pranks like David dobrik’s vlog squad (5:15)
You should do Richard Nixon next.
My dad met with JFK on 21st at around noon in San Antonio. 24 hours LATER JFK was dead. My dad was crushed. The 21st was his best day and 2 day later, one of worst. I have a photo of him with JFK
Make that your profile picture
For the record, LBJ did not declare war on Vietnam. Vietnam was a “police action,” not a war. War can only be declared by Congress. And while Congress did give away the store to LBJ with the “Gulf of Tonkin Resolution,” there was never a declaration of war. I know that sounds superficial, but technically speaking, it’s an important distinction.
Before he was assassinated he was known as Jack Kennedy. The F was added to pay respects
I wish he said something about Rosemary, her story is so sad.
Edit: sorry I didn’t see he had a video on his other channel
JFK's father, Joe, is a very interesting person. You should do a video for him. His involvement in WW2 should be known.
His abuse of his daughter should also be known. Lobotomized and hidden out of sight.
Amazing video friend. I've been a fan, I wish I would have found this channel sooner already being addicted to the most amazing, but I am glad I eventually did.
Please try to make a video on William Shakespeare soon!!! Love your work by the way :)
I can honestly say "the world change for the worst that day"
You did not pronounce Allen Dulles' name correctly. Its Dull Less just like the Airport in No. VA.
He also screwed up FDR's middle name DELL a know
“... at least three shots were fired.” 😉👌
Please do one on Joseph Merrick.
I'm impressed you are able to find an unbiased political biography on the internet. Good show ol boy!
What about a video of boris yeltin?
I've been waiting for this, thank you!
"I'd rather have two women of 21 than one of 42" --William Claude Fields
*"I'd rather have seven girls of six than three of 15" --Jeff Epstein*
My Dad used to joke about trading my Mom in for two twenty year olds, while at a doctor appointment. Our doctor replied, " You couldn't handle one...!"
Hey, it's my uncle! Wasn't really sure if you'd end up covering him, thanks :)
Can you do Freddie Mercury please
One of the few modern presidents whose legacy has aged well.
My Great grandfather ran a speakeasy during the prohibition.
Yep, I remember. I was in third grade and we lived about 150 miles south of Dallas. I still have my writing assignment from that time. "November 23, 1963 President Kennedy was shot yesterday."
Now do rose Mary Kennedy
Bout time been waiting for the episode
What a lot of younger people don’t realize about Kennedy’s time in office is that it was nicknamed “Camelot” because he was very popular. His heroism in ww2 helped him be popular. They were a young handsome couple Jackie and Jack. His life was examined and he rarely got bad press, hence Camelot. I was a teenager then and followed all the news when he was shot and after. They kept the news on continuously for several days. I happened to be watching when Ruby shot Oswald on live tv.
Great job as always Simon.
My favorite President John F. Kennedy!, loved it!! Give me moor!!!
I was sitting in my ninth grade "Civics" class, enthralled by our teacher, Mr. Dunn, telling us about his WWII experiences aboard the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier, when the loudspeakers announced, "All teachers to the Principal's office immediately." With the feeble joke of, "Uh oh, what did you do now?" ringing in his ears, he left our room. When he returned a few minutes later, he announced that, "Those students who walk to school, go home, now. Those who ride buses, they are on the way. President Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas this morning. I don't know if there will be school on Monday, listen to the TV and radio." And then, he did something I've never seen before, or since. He sat at his desk and bawled like a baby. Most of us did the same. I had the good fortune to shake Senator Kennedy's hand a few years before, when he was campaigning in our city, at the Weirton, (West Virginia), Community Center in 1961.
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Can you do Jackie O? 😍😍
Sandier Ramirez agreed
Love these videos
Comment before watching: oh boy, that's a touchy issue...
Great videos. Love them.
Best looking president ever 😍
Great vid but please do one on Michael Collins
I want that so much lad the man who freed Ireland not the snake Éamon de Valera
I love how the marching song at 5:56 is called "Alte Kameraden Marsch"
Put short: it's German
Nice!
I really wish you would do one Thomas Jonathan ''stonewall'' Jackson my friend, take it easy!
This vid was surprisingly short, especially considering the length of some of your other videos of less interesting or famous people. imjusayin .
i was waiting for this one for a while
Please make videos Notorious b.i.g, 2pac and easy, would make my day
Hello Simon, excellent video as always! I do wish you had spent a bit more time on the details of the Cuban Missile Crisis, but other than that it was a balanced account of his life, and it was valuable to have some of the family history as you presented it. A few nits that AFAIK no one else has mentioned:
* Your pronunication of "Delano" was off. The accent should be on the first syllable. Or maybe this is how Brits pronounce the name?
* The caption for John Connally misspelled his name as "Connelly".
* At 9:16, you mentioned the '20s and early '30s, but it was really the '40s and early '50s.
Please consider a Kennedy followup including the lives of Robert and Teddy Kennedy (Massachusetts native asking, so naturally biased).
Lastly, on a personal note, I saw JFK once when he landed in my home town on his way to some event. And I'll never forget that moment, nor the day his life was tragically ended.