The JFK Legacy
Professor Phil Nash joins us for part three of our examination of John F. Kennedy in the 100th anniversary of his birth. This episode looks at how the JFK legacy was constructed in the immediate aftermath of the assassination in 1963, how it was burnished by the first generation of Kennedy historians, and how it has been revised and re-interpreted since the 1970s. Along the way, we hear about the vital roles played by Jackie Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, and Theodore H. White. Finally, we learn how the American public was as important in creating the legacy as well as absorbing it.
JFK Addressing the 1960 DNC and RFK Addressing the 1964 DNC. RFK footage starts at 08:47.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNouvB5ii80&t=527s
Buzzkill Bookshelf:
Robert Dallek, Camelot’s Court: Inside the Kennedy White House (2013).
Dallek illuminates a president deeply determined to surround himself with the best and the brightest, who often found himself disappointed with their recommendations. The result, Camelot’s Court: Inside the Kennedy White House, is a striking portrait of a leader whose wise resistance to pressure and adherence to principle offers a cautionary tale for our own time.
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