| Speeches of JFK | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tape Master: | 291 | |
| Catalog #: | 496980 | |
| Clip Number: | 496980-4 | |
| Orginal Film: | ||
| Timecode: | 01:34:06 - 01:35:18 | |
| Location: | United States | |
| Year Shot: | 1960 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ELECTIONS: Campaigns LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA PERSONALITIES: Kennedy, John F ( JFK ) POLITICS: Political Party, USA, Democrat POLITICS: United States | |
| Description: | MSs of Sen. JOHN F. KENNEDY talking with Vice President RICHARD NIXON at WBBM-TV studio before a televised debate in 1960; shots of TV screen relaying signal of JFK debating. MS of Mr. Kennedy delivering speech at campaign rally, quoting all the libelous things Richard Nixon has publicly said. "Can you imagine if this country elects a Democratic House and a Democratic Senate and elects Dick Nixon Republican President of the United States? And then Lyndon Johnson and Sam Raburn go over to meet with him as the leader of the Congress and sit down with Dick Nixon, who in 1952 said Adlai Stevenson had a degree from the "Cowardly College of Containment." In 1954, called Truman a traitor. In 1960, called me a liar. In 1960, called Lyndon an ignoramus. Lyndon says he called me one. No, I say he called Lyndon one. He called me rash, imprudent, reckless, naive and uninformed, but he called Lyndon an ignoramus. You think he’s going to sit down and work with him? I don’t care how many rescue squads they send to help Dick Nixon travel around the United States. I don’t care if Cabot Lodge and Nelson Rockefeller and Barry Goldwater all prop him up and push him forward and I don’t care if they add Dewey, Landon and Hoover to advise them how to win." | |
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