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no president should fear public scrutiny of his program. without debate, without criticism, no administration and no country can succeed, and no republic can survive. and that is why our press was protected by the first amendment. the only business in america specifically protected by the constitution. john f. kennedy spoke those words on this date 57 years ago. he gave the address titled the president and the press before the american newspaper publishers association at the waldorf astoria hotel blocks from here in new york city. with us tonight, the man who reminded us of the anniversary of that event, say nothing of the fact that it was here in midtown manhattan, our presidential historian and author michael beschloss. michael, teach a little civics
no country can succeed, and no republic can survive. and that is why our press was protected by the first amendment. the only business in america specifically protected by the constitution. john f. kennedy spoke those words on this date 57 years ago. he gave the address titled the president and the press before the american newspaper publishers association at the waldorf astoria hotel blocks from here in new york city. with us tonight, the man who reminded us of the anniversary of that event, say nothing of the fact that it was here in midtown manhattan, our presidential historian and author michael beschloss. michael, teach a little civics here. why is that both important and so relevant 57 years later to where we are right now? well, if kennedy came back, he d see a president in president trump who s screaming about the press all the time and talking about fake news and