in may, 1961, jfk announces to the world an extraordinarily ambitious project. now it is time to take longer strides, time for a great new american enterprise. the soviets have already put the first man into space and after the bay of pigs fiasco, jack cannot afford for america to be left behind. the united states was engaged in a space race with the russians. we weren t just trying to beat the soviet asks militarily. we were trying to beat them to new frontiers. this is the kennedy approach to life which is win at all the costs. it s not good enough to come in second. and that was what they were told by their father from the time they were little children. as jack projects the superiority of his country around the world, back at home a desperate struggle for civil rights is tearing america apart. if you re african-american in
kennedy s calls during the days of the bay of pigs fiasco you will see how many times he called his father. joe kennedy never, ever, ever trusted the intelligence services and he had warned jack about the cia. so the bay of pigs shook kennedy s confidence in his advisers. it even shook his confidence in himself. but what it also did was it strengthened his conviction that he had to rely more on those he trusted most members of his family. an incomplete job from any one else. so why accept it from your allergy pills? most pills don t finish the job because they don t relieve nasal congestion. flonase allergy relief is different. flonase relieves sneezing, itchy, watery eyes and a runny nose, plus nasal congestion, which pills don t. flonase helps block 6 key inflammatory substances.
the first man into space, and after the bay of pigs fiasco, jack cannot afford for america to be left behind. the united states was engaged in a space race with the russian. we weren t trying to just beat the soviets militarily. we were trying to beat them to new frontiers. this is the kennedy approach to life which is win at all the costs. it is not good enough to come in second. and that was what they were told by their father from the time they were little children. as jack projects the superiority of his country around the world, back at home a desperate struggle for civil rights is tearing america apart. if you re african-american in the united states in the 60s, you re not living in a democracy. you re living under an apartheid dictatorship based on race. we re still seeing intense violence. lynching is still the reality.
humiliated. kennedy was so overwrought that he began to cry. jackie had never seen her husband as distraught, as despondent, as depressed. he believed his presidency was over before it had even started because of this tragedy. at one point in the depths of his despair he and bobby were together, and bobby said, let s call dad. maybe he can cheer us up. joe kennedy may not be in washington, but he remains a trusted adviser to his son. if you look at the records of kennedy s calls during the days of bay of pigs fiasco, you will see how many times he called his father. joe kennedy never, ever, ever trusted the intelligence services, and he had warned jack about the cia.
in the end, the united states is revealed to be completely behind this invasion. as castro boasts to the world about his victory, america is humiliated. kennedy was so overwrought that he began to cry. jackie had never seen her husband as distraught, as despondent, as depressed. he believed his presidency was over before it had even started because of this tragedy. at one point in the depths of his despair he and bobby were together and bobby said let s call dad, maybe he can cheer us up. joe kennedy may not be in washington, but he remains a trusted adviser to his son. if you look at the records of kennedy s calls during the days of the bay of pigs fiasco you will see how many times he called his father.