From the Archives: President John F. Kennedy on "Face the Nation" 1958

In March 1958, then Senator from Massachusetts John F. Kennedy joined "Face the Nation" to discuss his advocacy for organized labor and his presidential aspirations.
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[@oliverrojas3185]

John F. Kennedy is so poised, so calm, and yet so deliberate in his intent to assert his opinion.

[@damienflinter4585]

Back when actual intelligence and knowledge were a political asset, rather than a threat. Before ignorant greed ruled.

[@weston.weston]

He is simply impressive. Poised, highly intelligent, unflappable, it is refreshing and lacking in modern times.

[@davidmurphy563]

Notice how his voice had a deliberate intonation. 1, 2, 3... 4. Over and over. It's captivating even when the content was banal. In fact he often seemed less than confident but the delivery carried it regardless of the words.

[@jalbertseabra2283]

Kennedy brought light and hope to the country and the world.

[@Bisquick]

Indeed, and much like Lincoln/FDR, the very process of doing "what is hard" in the face of what is easy/amenable (to capital) led him more and more toward toward a broader aperture of the world as a whole and the US role within it (particularly his various contentions with the SS 2.0 for transnational corporate/finance capital aka the CIA - e.g. bay of pigs, Lumumba assassination, Indonesia/Africa/"decolonialization" as facade for financial neocolonialization as a whole - 23:00ish, possibly some opposition to Vietnam, etc.), a month before his assassination giving his famous peace speech at American university. Various contradictions displayed in this interview of course, but you can notice glimmers of intuition regarding the inextricable class war defined by the mode of production of capitalism and its inherent constantly compounding yet papered over contradictions. Unfortunately, much like Lincoln and with various parallels to FDR (Truman uncoincidentally imposed by the DNC leadership in '44 over Henry Wallace to start rolling back advances made by the New Deal, etc.), this path towards _"genuine lasting peace, not just in our time but in all time"_ was abruptly cut short. I would suggest these things are not a coincidence, unfortunately. Realizing this however, rather than dismissing reality as "conspiracy theory" (which doesn't confer any claim to the veracity of such a theory - the rhetorical trick of the term, conflating all evidence-based analysis with unsubstantiated absurdity prima facie) as liberals are prone to do (conservatives merely accepting that reality as "good, actually" - which at least is honest), opens up the opportunity to actually steer back towards that path JFK saw more and more clearly at various moments through understanding and truth. Reminded of Michael Parenti, an excerpt from his piece Mystery: How Wealth Creates Poverty, which highlights the lacuna of class consciousness cultivated under the technologically mediated auspices of global US empire, which Kennedy tangentially hits upon in this very interview when discussing the inherent unsustainability of debt in the abstract (the magic of compound interest and its inherently unproductive extraction of value) and the various contradictions with the French colonial project the US basically absorbed in Africa/Indochina: _"In their perpetual confusion, some liberal critics conclude that foreign aid and IMF and World Bank structural adjustments “do not work”; the end result is less self-sufficiency and more poverty for the recipient nations, they point out. Why then do the rich member states continue to fund the IMF and World Bank? Are their leaders just less intelligent than the critics who keep pointing out to them that their policies are having the opposite effect?_ _No, it is the critics who are stupid not the western leaders and investors who own so much of the world and enjoy such immense wealth and success. They pursue their aid and foreign loan programs because such programs do work. The question is, work for whom? Cui bono?_ _The purpose behind their investments, loans, and aid programs is not to uplift the masses in other countries. That is certainly not the business they are in. The purpose is to serve the interests of global capital accumulation, to take over the lands and local economies of Third World peoples, monopolize their markets, depress their wages, indenture their labor with enormous debts, privatize their public service sector, and prevent these nations from emerging as trade competitors by not allowing them a normal development._ _In these respects, investments, foreign loans, and structural adjustments work very well indeed._ _The real mystery is: why do some people find such an analysis to be so improbable, a “conspiratorial” imagining? Why are they skeptical that U.S. rulers knowingly and deliberately pursue such ruthless policies (suppress wages, rollback environmental protections, eliminate the public sector, cut human services) in the Third World? These rulers are pursuing much the same policies right here in our own country!_ _Isn’t it time that liberal critics stop thinking that the people who own so much of the world---and want to own it all---are “incompetent” or “misguided” or “failing to see the unintended consequences of their policies”? You are not being very smart when you think your enemies are not as smart as you. They know where their interests lie, and so should we."_ Which is all to say - the social ills of the world are entirely interconnected and Kennedy's life was cut short for beginning to realize that pushing back against demonic arcons like Allen/John Foster Dulles (mentioned at the end at some point - was CIA director and sec.state under Eisenhowever respectively) who represented the tidal material interests of global capital. We can and - if we have any desire to not extinguish humanity in the pursuit of shareholder value under the divine right of "the market" - in fact _must_ carry on this historical legacy of class struggle and do the same. Anyway, sorry, I'll shut up now lol...but as Gramsci put it, _pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will._ _"The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it."_ - some guy

[@LS-ki9ft]

He challenged people of that time to be the best that they could be and to take responsibility for creating a better world. Unfortunately, it seems like those attributes are part of today's cancel culture.

[@Badlighter]

Glad that he appeared on the world stage, as the 35th POTUS, and an example of a great American 🇺🇸

[@alfredfreedomjones5105]

22:54 JFK on anti imperialism and freedom for Algeria and other African Nations from France and other European imperialist powers. His finest moment here!

[@amer9208]

JFK's charisma is something I can't help but admire. His smoothness is an enigma, and no matter how much time I invest, reaching even 0.1 of his suavity seems like an unattainable feat. The way he effortlessly navigated through situations with grace is a standard I can only aspire to. It's a testament to a level of charm and sophistication that's both captivating and challenging to emulate. Studying his demeanor and communication style has become a lifelong pursuit, hoping to absorb just a fraction of the allure that defined John F. Kennedy.

[@bobcandon3977]

First a person would need a trust fund worth millions.

[@Tvtardy]

Amen to that

[@paulbatz7935]

21:28 That was a sharp question, nice work.

[@kathys2357]

Sure dont see intelligent conversations like that anymore.

[@Sean.thegreat]

As americans, we need to demand those kennedy files. there is no way we let someone like Jfk be taken away from us so soon. We never had a chance to see his new frontier.

[@kdnick8584]

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. I remember it well

[@Sean-hz8qo]

President Kennedy ❤😊

[@matthewlee4697]

Hearing jfk speak is a freash breath of political air

[@darioarmandosanchez55]

Lee Harvey Oswald (October 18, 1939 - November 24, 1963) was a U.S. Marine veteran who assassinated John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, on November 22, 1963.

[@jeannedouglas9912]

How refreshing

[@littlewolf84_king113]

At this time you mean senator JFK...lol😂

[@GAB8407]

FTN, the volume is bad. Need to refurbish the sound from the original track.

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

John Fitzgerald Kennedy (Brookline, Massachusetts; 29 de mayo de 1917-Dallas, Texas; 22 de noviembre de 1963) fue un político y diplomático estadounidense que se desempeñó como el trigésimo quinto presidente de los Estados Unidos. También fue conocido como Jack por sus amigos o por su sobrenombre JFK.

[@darioarmandosanchez55]

Harvey

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

JFK was a smart man, The Best Kennedy along with RFK

[@keithhyttinen8275]

Uploading with low audio level. C'mon man.

[@alfredfreedomjones5105]

He was such an attractive man

[@nomadicgringo9312]

JFK'S SO HANDSOME AND CHARISMATIC.HE AND NIKITA KHRUSCHEV OF THE SOVIET UNION HAD SAVED THE PLANET EARTH FROM HOLOCAUST OR POTENTIAL NUCLEAR APOCALYPSE. R.I.P. PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY& PREMIER NIKITA KHRUSCHEV OF THE USSR

[@sanctuary70]

Experienced his assassination at 6yrs old, and now at 66 STILL WONDER WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN. My favorite POTUS. Not a Democrat by today's standards. LOVE, LOVE, LOVED HIM & Family... America's Age of Camelot . If we EVER had royalty in U.S. ; ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND KENNEDYS are it.

[@yvonneplant9434]

It happened on my birthday. Try to imagine having one's birthday always attached to his death. 😢

[@yvonneplant9434]

Garfield and McaKinley were also assassinated but few care about those.

[@bornfree0507]

I’m almost 66 myself and I remember well how the whole country was shut down by his assassination. It was the worst day and the whole country mourned as I recall. 😢

[@nomadicgringo9312]

@@bornfree0507 Agreed.

[@nomadicgringo9312]

@@bornfree0507 True

[@K1OIK]

Today we are stuck with Margret Brennan.

[@darioarmandosanchez55]

Tomas

[@darioarmandosanchez55]

Eduardo

[@williamwells1862]

So debonair

[@garydaniel8898]

I cant hear it . Its not loud enough

[@grschott]

He called himself a liberal at 11. In 88 Dukakis did not do so until the end of the campaign and by accident.

[@christopherlangdon2892]

Isn’t it amazing a self declared, “liberal” Democrat promotes tax cuts and the assumption government spending isn’t a path to economic health?

[@kamnapavon4638]

The Wolf of Wall St, John Kennnedy... Everyone is so upset about him being convicted. It should happen more often in History, the World would be a better place.

[@williamwells1862]

Dear Commonwealth Club: If the Secret Service had been on the two rear bumper foot stands on the limo with hand grips the shots would have been blocked. JFK did not want them there because he wanted himself and Jackie to be seen. It was always said that the rear bumper foot stands were not in the right place to protect the President anyway. This video clearly shows where the rear bumper foot stands were and would have protected the President. Also, it was always very obtuse about how Clint Hill got onto the back of the car with Jackie. Earlier windows of the footage show him riding on the side of the back up car. Somehow he managed to run up and jump on JFK's car stepping onto the bumper footstand and leaping onto the back of the car. Many accounts had him somehow walking along. So many strange stories. Strange these bumper stands were never brought up or revealed in the hundreds and hundreds of footage and photos I saw about the assasination. The bumper stands that were not there are there. Very mysterious. The hand rail to hang on is clearly visible on the right side of the car. More disproven conspiracy stories. It just goes on and on. Emory Roberts rode shotgun in the back up car head of the Secret Service Detail that day at Dealey Plaza. When the President got shot, Emory Roberts was in charge thereafter. Nobody ever talks about that. He took charge of everything, and immediately got Johnson onto Air Force One to leave Dallas and be sworn in going to Washington or if necessary a safe place to protect him. Emory was my neighbor in Wheaton, Md. on Holdridge Rd. Most of this is in Dealey Plaza - The End of Camelot

[@432b86ed]

Secret Service Agents Lawton and Ribka were pulled off the back of the limo at Love Field, by Senior Agent Emory Roberts riding in the SS follow up car.

[@marymegale749]

😅😅

[@user-ss4cf4pd1i]

😢 😊 the student accommodations has bring out for the world construction all the new projects and tehnics . They have lift the world 🎉

[@user-ss4cf4pd1i]

We have a new team !

[@user-ss4cf4pd1i]

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[@user-ss4cf4pd1i]

Questa e Cosa Nostra

[@bobcandon3977]

Wow! USA debt 350 billion.

[@LS-ki9ft]

JFK could have easily played on his looks and charisma, which he did in his personal life, but thankfully as president, he was a man of substance and intellect.

[@TrackPhoss]

Trump cant talk like this

[@rakeshkapoor8380]

क्क्त

[@darioarmandosanchez55]

Lee

[@darioarmandosanchez55]

Oswald

[@darioarmandosanchez55]

Sanchez

[@goat964]

JFK was a American gangster and I like it