The American President: Family Ties

[@lizadivine3785]

I went to Ireland for my honeymoon in 91. Whenever I said I loved the Kennedy’s I made fast friends. One owner of an antique store made us tea and served us scones when I said I loved the Kennedy’s. We had a wonderful talk with her. A lot of shops back then still had JFks picture hanging on the wall.

[@dr.debbiewilliams]

President Madison and I are the same height.

[@Maddy86632]

BEST DOCUMENTARY EVER DONE ON THE PRESIDENTS BT FAR!! AND THE MUSIC IS BEAUTIFUL TOO!!

[@lifestoriesinterviews]

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[@Robertbuccellatobooks]

Not sure if any of the producers will see this despite it being there channel. But I just wanted to say that I watched this series on PBS, loved it. Got it on DVD, watched it till they started to break down. Bought a new set and my sons and I watch it now. Besides owning the great book that was made along side this wonderful series, I watch the entirety of this series at least once a year. Thank you for making the definitive series on the Presidency

[@lifestoriesinterviews]

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[@michaelwilliams7907]

Born 1950 nyc here. The Kennedy years. The early 1960s. What could have been. What a loss. What a waste.

[@lizadivine3785]

America started its long slow painful death the day kennedy was killed

[@MattSnyder-zn1fo]

It wasn’t meant to be. Idk why.

[@carywest9256]

Yeah, it was a waste in downtown Dallas!

[@kathleenbarry4224]

Ted was our Senator from Mass. His work with constituents was unparalleled. His office always got back to you and always try to help.

[@Cathleen7259]

No my Dad JFK is fine he is alive he was just in the Oval Office and talking with President Trump and he said that the other Doppleganger that his driver of the convertible in Dealy Plaza turned around and he blew his doppelgänger head off because he murdered his wife! 38:05

[@apocbible]

FDR was so courageous to overcome such a terrible malady. True inspiration in these uncertain times we live in.

[@johnnotrealname8168]

He hid it from the world actually. He lied to the public. If that is an inspiration then okay.

[@baylorsailor]

Unfortunately, FDR is not the hero grammar school has taught us.

[@kimcharleston2795]

Loved this whole series!! ❤❤❤

[@crystalrogers4988]

That part

[@southsidesky]

Since watching this series on PBS, I have been waiting for it to appear on KZbin for years. It's just a good and somewhat unique way of looking at the Presidency.........................

[@lifestoriesinterviews]

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[@joanmurphy2166]

Thank you.

[@leemarktaehyungkimnct3303]

I really love history ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@PJ2437]

Save Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt may have been the greatest US President.

[@maryamshad5367]

No may have been. He most definitely was.

[@johnnotrealname8168]

@@maryamshad5367 How? He failed to end the depression. He just kept power for an absurd length of time and I am a Monarchist.

[@johnnotrealname8168]

There were much better Presidents. Are you going to forget the internment of Japanese-American civilians?

[@Lovetowinmoney]

@@maryamshad5367 have we forgotten a man named George Washington?

[@skip031890]

Andrew Jackson was the greatest US President.

[@douglascollins3036]

We pulled missiles out Turkey; they pulled missiles out of Cuba.

[@johnnotrealname8168]

They sayed they would, America assured the soviets the missiles would be withdrawn.

[@thattimestampguy]

All Richard E. Neustadt Comments *John Quincy Adams* 1:17 The Children of Presidents have a difficult time living up to their parents’ legacy. 4:22 The Secretary of State. 8:44 The Adams past on. *Benjamin Harrison* 15:15 “The Ice Box” 🧊 *Franklin Delano Roosevelt* 20:11 Pocession by Right 21:35 “The best people… had to lead the country.” 25:12 He fought his way back. His struggle to overcome this crippling illness. 29:17 He made himself almost a Father Figure 34:11 A Great President. He lived in Great Difficulty Times. *John F. Kennedy* 36:06 🇮🇪The Kennedy Family originated in The Irish Famine. 39:05 Old Joe Kennedy. 43:21 Bobby Kennedy. 46:45 President Kennedy grew in Office. 51:06 51:43

[@scottbillhirst9632]

Remember FDR and Theodore Roosevelt were fifth cousins. Anna Eleanor Roosevelt better known as Eleanor was the daughter of Elliott Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt's brother, thus FDR and Eleanor were fifth cousins, once removed.

[@AS-wj1du]

Someone said Marilyn Monroe was a distant cousin to the Kennedys. Not sure

[@Skaliex]

Surprising that B. Harrison ran for a second term

[@thattimestampguy]

0:01 0:22 Episode 1: Family Ties, Politics often runs in families. *The Adams: John Quincy Adams* 0:43 Massachusetts 1:57 John Quincy Adams had pressure on him to succeed. He wanted to satisfy his parents. 2:25 John Quincy Adams, Foreign Minster for The US to Holland and then to Prussia. 3:13 Charles Quincy succumbed to alcoholism. 3:57 Treaty of Ghent, 1814. 4:46 "The Four Most Miserable Years of My Life were my years in The Presidency." 5:17 Vilified as unpopular. 5:47 "John Quincy Adams seemed more comfortable around plants than people." 7:12 The Election of 1828 which John Quincy Adam's lost to rival Andrew Jackson. 8:43 The Adams' past on. Fathers are so preoccupied that sons get no concern. 9:18 John Quincy Adams then served in The US Congress for the next 17 years. 10:00 Charles Johnson Adams. 10:26 John Quincy Adams died of a stroke he experienced in Congress. *The Harrison Family: Benjamin Harrison* 10:57 William Henry Harrison 11:17 Benjamin Harrison 11:49 Disciplined, Dispassionate, Proper Individual, one of the finest lawyers in the Midwest, Overefficient Workhorse with little sense of fun. 12:34 Civil War Soldier. 12:50 A Force in Republican Politics in the 1880s. 13:19 Avoiding personal politics. 14:20 Benjamin Harrison defeated Grover Cleveland. 14:3 Right from the start, he found The Presidency frustrating. The President cannot aide every needed person. 15:13 "The IceBox: The Coldest Fish We've Had In The Presidency." 16:04 "He could never fill the hat of his famous grandfather." 16:47 Trying to do the job singlehandedly. 17:14 "For Godsake be Human!" "I tried it and failed." 17:44 Caroline Harrison's bout with Tuberculosis. She died. Harrison's ambition left him. He wanted to go home. 18:48 Retirement, Benjamin Harrison became estranged from his grown children. 19:15 Presidency is like The Policeman in The Opera. *The Roosevelts: Franklin Delano Roosevelt* 19:38 Possession by Right. He was It. 20:38 The Country is His Patrimony. His Secure Childhood near Hyde Park, New York. 21:14 In 1905 he married his 5th cousin, Eleanor Roosevelt. 22:00 FDR had his mind fixed on The Presidency since college. 22:30 Family Ties stronger than Political Ties. Bully! 22:50 NY State Legislature, Secretary of The Navy. 23:18 "I am a juggler. And I never let my right hand know what my left hand does." 23:29 6 Children, but there was an Affair by Eleanor Roosevelt! 23:57 Defeated by Warren Harding. 24:20 Contracting Polio! His legs were paralyzed. He seemed to age rapidly. 25:01 1927 He opened a Theraputic Center for Polio Victims. His struggle to overcome this crippling illness turned him into a Deep Enormous Determination and Enormous Empathy for other people. 26:00 FDR could walk with canes and crutches and being carried by others. 26:36 Hyde Park. 26:57 "Happy Days are Here Again." 27:38 Coming in to end The Great Depression. 28:26 "We Have Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself." 28:46 Try Something! Take Responsibility. 29:16 FDR: Father-Figure, Confidence infused into America. 29:48 Eleanor Roosevelt, 1st Lady. Ambassador, She was his most valued advisor. 30:36 Radio, Fireside Chats, talking directly to the American People. 31:05 1940 He Won a Unprecedented 3rd-Term. 31:36 December 7th, 1941 Pearl Harbor, December 11th, 1941 Nazi Germany declares War on The United States. 32:16 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Led The War Effort. 32:45 "The Greatest Man I have ever known." - Winston Churchill on Franklin Roosevelt. 33:27 Collapsing due to a Cerebral Hemorage. 34:11 A Great President: He Lived in Great Difficult Times, He Was Father of America. 34:47 Childhood. 35:23 Back to the days in Hyde Park. 35:43 Protestant Establishment. *The Kennedy Family: Jack/John Fitzgerald Kennedy.* 35:53 John F. Kennedy. 36:08 The Kennedy Family originated in The Irish Famine. 36:23 Cape Cod. 36:47 Tight-Bonds, Warmth, Competitiveness. 37:10 Kennedy Family in Government. 37:47 "We Want Winners." Iron Discipline, No Sympathy. 38:15 Sickly and Frail. 38:42 Interested in Writing and Teaching. 38:53 Joe Kennedy was killed in action. 39:26 Joe's Influence on Jack 40:22 JFK Marries Jacqueline "Jackie" Bouvier 41:07 1956, 1960. Campaign, The Family Plan. 42:03 Widespread Anti-Irish Catholic Prejudice. 42:46 The Democratic Party's Candidate For President. 43:25 Bobby Kennedy, Cabinet Member. Department of Justice. A Brother, in an established hierarchy, of an ancient Irish tribe. 44:37 The Bay of Pigs Invasion April 17th, 1961, failed. "It's easier to make the speeches than the judgements." 45:28 Family Links to everything he did. "All give and no take." "Go get Bobby." The Peace Corps. 45:58 Transforming The White House into a Center of Culture. 46:33 Rarely showed signs of the pressure he was under. 47:41 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, success. Defusion of built up pressure and tensions between USA and USSR. 48:51 Summer 1962 Trip to Ireland and adoring crowds. 49:37 Fulfilling Ambitions. Back on Irish Soil. A Hero of Ireland. It moved him profoundly. *Family Ties - Ending* 51:01 Americans Bill Clinton Jimmy Carter Richard Nixon The George Bush Family American Royalty. *Family Ties: Closing Statement* 51:03 A Handful of Presidents seemingly born for The Presidency 51:15 Most of America's Presidents still come From Humble Origins. 51:30 American Royalty. 51:41 American really adore Aristocrats with a Popular/Common Touch. 51:50 Common Touch 52:06 American Family Dynasties.

[@tammyburke9453]

aarrgh why the music? ruined this 4 me!

[@somarami-p9d]

Bravissime 👍 👏👏👏

[@FLAGSHIP-j3t]

IM 25 I'VE BEEN LEARNING ABOUT THE POTUS SINCE I WAS 7 AND GROWING UO I WAS ALWAYS ENVIOUS OF J.Q ADAMS BC HE WITNESSED THE REVOLUTION WHICH ALWAYS FASCINATED ME

[@chrispaschal7955]

JFK learned quickly and had the wisdom of Solomon. We lost so much...

[@leighshepherd8356]

❤excellent

[@LuzMaria95]

JFK the best ❤️‍🔥

[@johnnotrealname8168]

How? He failed Cuba at least twice and arguably thrice.

[@LuzMaria95]

@@johnnotrealname8168 nobody’s perfect.

[@Nra6969]

@@LuzMaria95 shut up you idiot illegal alien ....get out of USA...trump 2024 you worthless welfare idiot

[@MeganManXxX]

Super relieved I didn’t grow up an Adams. I’d be a huge disappointment.

[@lissettesbloom8223]

Now we have clowns in the White House!

[@roscomeon3965]

The treacherous traitorous treasonous corrupt Trump. A Republican rotten to the core. Lock him up.

[@lizadivine3785]

It’s even worse than that

[@tomjones5650]

I'd vote for Bozo if he ran considering the current field of canidates.😊

[@t1tg999]

We've always had clowns in the white house!

[@kbl644]

Remember kids a vote for ye is a vite for thee. And mindless participation id indeed the key to life.

[@JudeNance]

I was born in 1940. I saw Nixon and Kennedy debate. Nixon was pathetic. Kennedy's death was horrible 💔

[@johnnotrealname8168]

Richard Milhous Nixon was awesome actually. He did decent in the debates too.

[@michelemaul476]

The truly sad part is they got away with killing JFK. No one was ever held accountable for his death. Lee Harvey wasn't working alone....

[@michelemaul476]

Richard Nixon started on a path to what could've been greatness, bu

[@michelemaul476]

But, he was corrupted by the devil & gave in. At least he had enough class to resign...that took big balls!

[@tomjones5650]

I'd vote for Bozo. Considering the major party candidates field of today...😊

[@OrsonGo]

Cool

[@drunio1504]

What kind of background music is this? Peter Pan on Valium, ugh

[@FLAGSHIP-j3t]

AS A PRESIDENTIAL HISTORIAN I LOVE THE STANDARD PRESIDENTS DOCUMENTARIES BUT I MUST SAY IT'S RATHER INTRIGUING TO SEE THEM DETAILED THEMATICALLY BC DOZENS OF THEM!! HOLD SIMILAR FACTORS PERSONAL AND PRIVATE FROM FORMER GENERALS TO WIDOWERS ITS EASY TO SEE THE SIMILARITIES

[@jamesruscheinski8602]

Christ salvation to overcome sin and death of cross

[@Warriorcats64]

Where's George W. Bush in this?

[@SueFerreira75]

The series was filmed in 1995 before GW became president

[@johnnotrealname8168]

Very nice documentary. A tad sentimental and overly sympathetic (I apply this to all of them and without mention of party. I mean that there are rarely mentions of their profound negatives.).

[@apope06]

Where's Bush???

[@davysteak]

I've never been a fan of either, quite the opposite, but I wondered the same thing.

[@SueFerreira75]

The series was filmed in 1995 in the days of innocence, before GW was president.

[@juhyokang2571]

Two how martch ?

[@haydenberrick]

crazy that KFC made this doc

[@cherryedwards8117]

IT CAN NEVER BE FORGOTTEN WHAT A ENORMOUS CONTRIBUTION ELEANOR GAVE TO AMERICANS...AS WELL AS FRANKLIN.

[@emmgeevideo]

Question: Why are you shouting? Comment: This series is called "The American President". Many, many people (women and men) have made enormous contributions to America and Americans. This series is about presidents, not their spouses, friends, associates, etc.

[@chrispaschal7955]

Franklin and Eleanor saved America, and not for the likes of PutinTrump fascism!

[@aodhganmerrimac]

Quin-zee, not Quin-C. SMH.

[@haroldkane9714]

The M25 London orbital motorway was completed in the 1980s.....

[@rosemaryangela1825]

FDR - the man who would be king

[@deanchapman1824]

FDR never carried Dutchess County.

[@SRW_]

I died in 30 days!!

[@andreabaker544]

They married in 53 not 52...

[@sds5502]

RFKJR FOR POTUS IN 24

[@murtono-3785]

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[@nochaser1641]

Cornel West

[@tommalone58]

FDR really achieved very little other then to create a sense of optimism and to make people feel that things were getting better, the economy only recovered as a consequence of the massive arms production with the world war. He sold out Eastern Europe to Stalin espcially Poland

[@johnnotrealname8168]

Yarp! He was the idiot who recognised the soviet union, one could guess he would appease them also. As much as I detest that mason, God Bless Harry S. Truman.

[@roscomeon3965]

John Adams was not reelected after his first term so it was a forced retirement. . Kicked out. Same happened to his son John Quincy Adams.

[@dellitaogunsola9544]

The producer of this documentary is a very myopic. President John Quincy Adam was not a leader who vacated his office with a whimper. If we recall, President Adams made a very significant contribution to United States history in his retirement in that he was very instrumental in the successful outcome of the Amistad case (1841). In this trial, the United States Supreme Court ruled that Spain did NOT own the 53 Africans who had been illegally kidnapped in Sierra Leone and sold into slavery in a Havana, Cuba slave market. Thus, the Court ordered the immediate release of the 35 survivors (some died in prison and others at sea), and they were returned to their homeland. The Amistad case raised critical issues of law and justice because the key focus was whether enslaved people had the right to rebel against their captors. Do people who are held illegally against their will have a right to self defense? The answer was a resounding "YES." This was really the crowning act of President John Quincy Adams' career.

[@carywest9256]

@@dellitaogunsola9544 He had already vacated The White House by the time of the Amistad Affair. Didn't you watch the movie, he was in the US House of Representatives.

[@johnnotrealname8168]

​@@carywest9256Re-read the comment.