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WETA "LAWMAKERS" 11/23/1983 IN 13.51.45-WETA credit/sponsor credits/title sequence 13.52.32-PAUL DUKE/LINDA WERTHEIMER/COKIE ROBERTS-on program: a wrapup of 1983 session of Congress. First, a report on 20th anniversary of JFK ASSASSINATION with attenton to JFK'S legislative career. 13.53.18-Rep. ROBERT MICHEL at podium, noting the anniversary. Shot of TED KENNEDY. C/S HOWARD BAKER speaking, says JFK had a sense of the history of the government and a respect for different opinions in politics. Shots of TIP O'NEILL telling JFK stories, joking about how JFK got more votes from O'NEILL'S home precinct in a Senate election than O'NEILL got in his House election. Clips of old films showing JFK as a Congressman. C/S Rep. PETER RODINO (D-NJ) in office, says JFK was committed as a legislator to the people's concerns. Still of young JFK. DUKE v.o.-at first, JFK made more headlines as an "eligible bachelor" and playboy than as a legislator. C/U of magazine article with very ironically dated headline "THE SENATE'S GAY YOUNG BACHELOR". RODINO says it was true that JFK was quite a man about town in the early days, so some rumors may have had a basis in fact. 13.55.36-Clip of 1950's film showing the door of JFK'S Senate office opening to show visitors inside waiting to meet with JFK to discuss parochial Massachusetts concerns, JFK meeting with female staff who hand him pieces of mail to read. RODINO v.o.-KENNEDY was very active in serving his constituents. B/W Clip of 1956 DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION, shots of JACKIE KENNEDY and JFK. V.o.-JFK had a near miss in getting vice-presidential nomination in 1956. C/S ROBERT NOVAK in office, recalls reporting on KENNEDY trying to get serious in Senate about launching a bid for Presidency. Clip of B/W film of JFK in Senate hearings on LABOR RACKETEERING, JFK interrogating a TEAMSTERS LEADER about bribery. Shots of headlines, still of JFK and BOBBY KENNEDY. NOVAK v.o.-the issue of labor reform shot JFK to national prominence because he got such great TV EXPOSURE. 13.57.21-CLIP of 1960 newsreel with title "KENNEDY TOSSES HAT IN THE RING", announcing his candidacy, shot of JACKIE KENNEDY looking on. C/S ROBERT NOVAK, discusses the way KENNEDY was able to use TV to his advantage. Stills of JFK. NOVAK discusses some JFK legends from his Congressional days, including rumor that JFK would always borrow money from staffers and be slow to pay it back. C/S Rep. RODINO, tells a story about arranging for a group of female supporters to meet JFK and all of them going ga-ga over JFK. 13.59.45-DUKE/WERTHEIMER/ROBERTS-discussion of JFK'S relationship with Capitol Hill during presidency.
JFK campaign spots
DO NOT USE STILLS JFK campaign spots/political advertising for the presidential campaign of John F. Kennedy. Henry Fonda supports JFK. He compares JFK to FDR. Details Kennedy's service during WWII in the South Pacific.
JFK campaign spots
JFK campaign spots/political advertising for the presidential campaign of John F. Kennedy. JFK addresses the people of Illinois.
JFK campaign spots
JFK campaign spots/political advertising for the presidential campaign of John F. Kennedy. JFK addresses the people of Florida.
JFK campaign spots
JFK campaign spots/political advertising for the presidential campaign of John F. Kennedy. JFK addresses the people of Missouri.
JFK campaign spots
JFK campaign spots/political advertising for the presidential campaign of John F. Kennedy. JFK addresses the people of Ohio.
JFK campaign spots
JFK campaign spots/political advertising for the presidential campaign of John F. Kennedy. JFK addresses the people of Washington State.
JFK Assassination Hearings - John & Nellie Connally (Part II)
(02:44:53) Shot opens to Governor JOHN and NELLIE CONNALLY with John testifying that JFK was visiting Texas during his assassination to boost his political popularity, thinking ahead to the 1964 election, he gets fairly detailed in describing JFK's political motivations and says that he, himself, disagreed with JFK visiting at that time (02:47:00) Deputy Chief Counsel GARY T. CORNWELL asks if John Connally was delaying his visit to Texas why didn't JFK just come on his own - John gives long winded explanation that JFK really wanted to gain the support of Connally's constituency and could only do so by letting Connally host him (02:49:00) Cornwell asks why didn't JFK just turn to Vice President Johnson as a native Texan to set him up in Texas - John explains this wouldn't have been enough, they wanted the involvement of the state party machinery (02:50:50) Cornwell asks when it was finally decided that JFK was going to visit - John gives the story of this moment and the initial plans he discussed with JFK
JFK Assassination Hearings - John & Nellie Connally (Part II)
(02:54:05) Cornwell confirms the negative political climate in 1963 concerning JFK's support and asks what did John expect to gain out of JFK's visit - John gives a lengthy answer in which he says that the state of Texas is always a hospitable one, he expected to gain more support of the more liberal, JFK supporting democrats, and that he also expected to gain nothing at all from the visit, or at least this did not motivate his reception of it (02:57:25) Cornwells asks for more details about the preparation for JFK's visit after it was officially decided he was to visit Texas - John gives another lengthy response in which he tells the committee about how he really advised JFK as to how to approach his visit, disuading him from too many fund raising dinners which Texans would see as the "financial rape of the state", he also mentions seeing Johnson after meeting with JFK and he explains that Johnson was upset at not first being consulted (before JFK) about planning the visit - John then talks a little bit about the groups of people JFK was to meet, who he describes as moderates and conservatives, business people, who did not support JFK (03:04:40) John explains at length that JFK's trip to Texas was not about resolving differences within the Democratic party involving Senator YARBOROUGH (?) and Vice President LYNDON JOHNSON and goes on to explain how compromises and shifts in plans were made to accomodate everybody's agendas
One Day in Berlin - John F. Kennedy
MCU people cheering in front of Rathaus Schoneberg city hall post Kennedy's "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech. MCU JFK waving to the crowd. LS town square filled with cheering Berliners. MS JFK waving to the crowd. Various MSs JFK on podium waving to crowd. Various GVs John F Kennedy's presidential motorcade leaving town hall, passing waving people lining the streets.
JFK campaign spots
JFK campaign spots/political advertising for the presidential campaign of John F. Kennedy. Myrna Loy endorses JFK. She talks about Jackie Kennedy. Excerpts from an interview with Jacqueline, mainly talks about family and children.
JFK Assassination Hearings - Dr. Michael Baden and Captain James J. Humes M.D.
Opens with councilman MCKINNEY asking witness what effect it would have if the bullet hit JFK's spinal column - Dr. MICHAEL BADEN, Forensic Pathologist and representative of panel of pathologists assigned investigation by House Committee, answers that fragments of bullets found in the initial investigation satisfied them as being responsible for all the damage to the head of JFK (14:28:42) McKinney wants to know how much of bullet was found - Baden answers "a great portion of it" - McKinney asks about the other bullet - Baden answers that it was found completely intact because it traveled through soft tissue (14:29:21) Baden explains that it is bone that would deform a bullet but whether or not the bullet hit any bone within JFK cannot be determined because a proper dissection of the body was not done, if it hit the spinal cord it could have affected JFK's movement (14:30:30) Baden mentions the metal fragment found around JFK's neck but discounts this as a fragment of bullet come off as the result of contact with bone in the president's back, however Baden says cavity created by bullet through back could have had repercussions for the spinal cord (14:31:30) McKinney asks what the difference was between the bullet that killed Martine Luther King and was badly deformed and that which passed through JFK - Baden answers that the one hitting King hit a lot of bone vs. the one in JFK which might have at most grazed JFK's spinal cord, also King's bullet was soft nosed vs. the full metal jacket of JFK's (14:32:44)
JFK Assassination Hearings - Robert Groden
JFK Assassination Hearings - Robert Groden
The President's Visit
President John F. Kennedy stepping off of the helicopter. JFK is surrounded by his secret service detail. JFK and LBJ being briefed by scientists inside facility. Project Rover. President John F Kennedy observing part of the classified reactor.
JFK Assassination Hearings - Larry Sturdivan (Conclusion)
JFK Assassination Hearings - Larry Sturdivan (Conclusion)
Campaign! Forty Years of TV in American Election
Interview newsman who covered the JFK campaign.
JFK Assassination Hearings - Dr. Vincent P. Guinn (Conclusion)
JFK Assassination Hearings - Dr. Vincent P. Guinn (Conclusion)
A Roll of "The Last Two Days"
(Note that 2-4 secs of black follow each shot within this segment.) The Kennedys in Ft. Worth, 11/22/1963. MSs President John F. Kennedy shaking hands with eager outdoor crowd. MS Presidential seal on podium beside flower bouquet. Panning MS President Kennedy walking behind applauding dignitaries at indoor event sponsored by the Ft. Worth Chamber of Commerce, taking to podium. MS press photographers taking pictures. MS First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, wearing infamous pink dress & pillbox hat, walking onto stage, shaking hands. Nice MS crowd standing, applauding at banquet, bright spotlight in BG. MS Pres. JFK taking to podium, nodding head to crowd, smiling. CU Presidential Seal, tilt up to CU JFK smiling. LS JFK standing at podium, holding cowboy hat, crowd getting to feet in FG. Great MS Jackie Kennedy & Jack Kennedy-- Jackie smiles greatly, stands briefly while JFK gives her ovation. LSs banquet hall. TLS JFK speaking to crowd.
JFK Assassination Hearings - Dr. Cyril H. Wecht (Part III)
JFK Assassination Hearings - Dr. Cyril H. Wecht (Part III)
JFK Assassination Hearings - H.B. McClain and Dr. James Barger
JFK Assassination Hearings - H.B. McClain and Dr. James Barger
Focus on the 60s (1960-64)
MSs U.S. President JOHN F. KENNEDY (JFK) walking through adorning crowds; MS middle-aged white man tossing confetti during parade. MS JFK introducing First Lady JACQUELINE KENNEDY at outdoor rally in Colombia; MCU Jackie speaking to crowd in Spanish; MSs Jackie taking seat, JFK smiling & applauding. TLS/MSs Peace Corps workers building a house, bricklaying, preparing & eating food in unidnetified African country; MS President John F. Kennedy delivering national address from White House about the purpose of the Peace Corps. The Idealism of the Kennedy years. MSs clean-cut young white men smiling upon President Kennedy, wearing dress shirt.
Focus on the 60s (1960-64)
MS Senator JOHN F. KENNEDY riding in open convertible, waving to crowd; MS JFK pressing flesh with adoring crowd in Billings, Montana; MSs Sen. Kennedy shaking hands. MS President Kennedy speaking at a commencement ceremony: "I have the best of both worlds - a Harvard education & a Yale degree." MS Jack, First Lady JACQUELINE KENNEDY & daughter CAROLINE KENNEDY alighting plane. MS Jack, Jackie, Caroline & JOHN F. KENNEDY, JR. entering church. MS John John walking on lawn with basket over head. MS JFK wearing sunglasses, lying on grass, smiling & talking w/ John John. Cute MSs John Jr. & Caroline Kennedy saying goodbye to JFK at airport.
Campaign! Forty Years of TV in American Election
B/W CU of Nixon speeking at the debate. CU reaction shot of JFK.
JFK Assassination Hearings - Robert Groden
Goldsmith asks what basis did the Warren Commission have for the timing of the shots - Groden answers the Zapruder film and explains. Goldsmith asks what frame JFK shows a reaction - Groden answers and then explains other frame when JFK hit in the head, he then explains the minimum time necessary to fire and re-fire Mannlicher-Carcano rifle.