gergen, cnn legal analyst and political commentator carl bernstein. child of the cold war and the new frontier and has written the definitive biography of hillary clinton the woman in charge . andrew, what do you make of the legacy on this 50th anniversary? well, what i ve always been struck by by jfk is how global it was. how people across the planet thought about him, saw him as an emblem of america, of a young, striving, idealistic america. and to me, the enormous contrast between that amazing image i had of him as a boy. i was told by my parents that my father only cried when his mom died and when jfk was assassinated. i guess because an irish catholic presidewestern called n in england really identified with that guy. then when i grew up and learn what he did and read the increasingly candid and blistering accounts of his
of him as a boy. i was told by my parents that my father only cried when his mom died and when jfk was assassinated. i guess because an irish catholic western called sullivan in england really identified with that guy. then when i grew up and learn what he did and read the increasingly candid and blistering accounts of his presidency, the discrepancy between that extraordinary image of idealism and the reality of the out of control, what dangerous and imtemperate president is something i m still grappling with and trying to put together in my own mind. carl, you were actually working that day when kennedy was killed. i was. i was kind of an apresent disreporter. what was called a dictation clerk at the washington. saw the afternoon paper and i rushed out when i heard he was shot. as i got to the office, somebody, a reporter came running out and said he s dead. i said, what do you mean? walter cronkite hasn t said he s dead yet on the air.
contribution to the human spirit. and that unbending belief that the power to make great a nation is found in its people and in their freedom, that was his philosophy. that was his legacy. president obama talking tonight honoring president kennedy at an event for america s latest recipients of the president s medal for freedom, an award jfk established 50 years ago. earlier the obamas and clip tons laid a wreath at president kennedy s grave. their first joint appearance since a campaign tell all put a strain on their relationship. president kennedy made a deep impression on young bill clinton on the left there. he credit the moment for sparking his interest in public service. we heard today from a conservative congressman who says the same thing, open people of all political stripes claim some of the jfk legacy as their own. let s talk about that with andrew sullivan of the dish. senior political analyst david
we begin with jfk and president obama s tribute to him tonight. it s a truth that resonated with president kennedy when he said, i am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we will be remembered not for our victories or defeats in battle or in politics but for our contribution to the human spirit. and that unbending belief that the power to make great a nation is found in its people and in their freedom, that was his philosophy. that was his legacy. president obama talking tonight honoring president kennedy at an event for america s latest recipients of the president s medal for freedom, an award jfk established 50 years ago. earlier the obamas and clip tons laid a wreath at president kennedy s grave. their first joint appearance
since a campaign tell all put a strain on their relationship. president kennedy made a deep impression on young bill clinton on the left there. he credit the moment for sparking his interest in public service. we heard today from a conservative congressman who says the same thing, open people of all political stripes claim some of the jfk legacy as their own. let s talk about that with andrew sullivan of the dish. senior political analyst david gergen, cnn legal analyst and political commentator carl bernstein. child of the cold war and the new frontier and has written the definitive biography of hillary clinton the woman in charge . andrew, what do you make of the legacy on this 50th anniversary? well, what i ve always been struck by by jfk is how global it was. how people across the planet thought about him, saw him as an emblem of america, of a young, striving, idealistic america. and to me, the enormous contrast between that amazing image i had