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Transcripts For CSPAN2 Book TV 20120513



minutes. good afternoon. i m director of the john f. kennedy presidential library and museum, and on behalf of tom mcknight, executive director of the kennedy library foundation and all of my library and foundation colleagues i thank you all for coming and our c-span viewers tuning in. i also acknowledge the generous underwriters of the kennedy library forum, lead sponsor, banc of america, raytheon, boston capital, the boston foundation and our media partners the boston globe your let me state from the outset as clearly as i can that few individuals stood more to help john f. kennedy get elected and his running mate, lyndon johnson, who had an impact on jfk s victory in the 1960 election. it must also be noted that before that inspired partnership, the two men were rivals. this comes as no surprise as throughout their lives both were fiercely competitive. my favorite anecdote is the story of his presidential library open, the former president wanted to ensure that i ....

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