Unforgettable Kennedy home movies

These magical Kennedy home movies from carefree times on Cape Cod will make you smile and remember that special era when a president and his family played on the peninsula.

[@kathrynbellerose3925]

Such a deep loss and hurt still exists for those of us that remember the quick wit, intelligence, grace, and warmth of JFK. He was taken before his time and not by permission of the citizens of the USA. Stolen from his family and countrymen by an act of treachery so far reaching that it makes me shudder. RIP, JFK.

[@brecans]

It's like a dream watching all this and then wakening up and realising that 90% of all these beautiful people are now dead.Brings home how short life is.

[@johnbosko6190]

Short-lived flowers, with eternal fragrance. Love to all Kennedys from the heart of Africa.

[@jfk1279]

Those were good times there.

[@AQ-uc4bb]

Just lovely

[@leafmixer]

JFK was one of those few individuals that could wear what would otherwise be considered to be dweeby and wimpy clothes and still make it look good.

[@0907oliv]

Dweeby and whimpy clothes??? I was going to ask where in the film -- and then I saw 1:13:52 - and I would agree with that one. Looks like something he drug out of his closet from the 1950's.

[@julietteyork6293]

Not so. That was a golf outfit. Very stylish for the era.

[@shaylawatson1244]

JFK was one of those people that could cheat 100 times but get made at his wife for talking to one person

[@Johnny53kgb-nsa]

Camelot at it's peak. The most loved President and first family, even the extended family ever. Interesting to see the secret service even helping the kids.Thanks for posting.

[@imeidamoraa3966]

Then Why was he assassinated??

[@Johnny53kgb-nsa]

@@imeidamoraa3966 there is a lot of nut cases in the world.

[@macarthurfield5674]

I find myself nearly screaming, "STOP. DON'T GO TO DALLAS ". Mr. President. DON'T GO!!! Mr. President had EVERY gift, except the gift of Time. Never again, will America have another president and First Lady, with grace, with dignity and self respect.

[@m.e.d.7997]

Hate country down there.

[@JulieAnderocci]

Brought such hope and promise to the US at that troublesome time😢😢❤❤❤❤❤

[@dianemiller6401]

The good die young.

[@niyomphusopha6613]

Invaluable photos of candid of John F. Kenned. Thank you very much.

[@Kevthebish]

Say what you will but there has never been another American President that has had the charisma, charm, confidence and appearance as that of John Kennedy. Just picture Trump, Hillary and Kennedy in the same room. America has really lowered it's standards over the last few decades.

[@elenamccarthy6153]

Toni Hickey ,

[@veravaladez1525]

Especially when Obummer was a so called "president" !! I see nothing wrong with Trump !!! The idiots are the DUMBOCRATS!! But i agree that JFK was a good Democrat as a matter of fact the last one !!!

[@Kevthebish]

@@veravaladez1525 Probaby

[@sloopfan3706]

Yeah but also don’t forget JFK had a dark side. Endless affairs, mafia ties. Nobody is perfect.

[@gltyrebiter8112]

And then there's Joe Biden . . . :facepalm: doh . . .

[@debravega8132]

Kennedy family cape cod what Everyday American life we all related to those years sad we need our country to turn around family ment everything ❤❤❤

[@michaelacarpenter3166]

I absolutely adore the Kennedys. What a family!

[@arfansthename]

me too

[@ginacivilized6275]

Are you serious? The Kennedy family was nothing good. Please do your research on who they were.

[@MrRobot-rq6ko]

Let's make our own family

[@christoohunders5316]

@@ginacivilized6275 I guess Taylor is just plain cynical Gina, everybody now knows how evil the Kennedys were.

[@christoohunders5316]

@@wenanim0974 Sure, his me too ways with women, bay of pigs failure, started the vietnam war, his ties with the mob. A lot that is attributed to him was in fact achieved by Johnson.

[@paddyb943]

Ignore the crass comments of the envious and poorly-informed people who must feel that they have no lives of their own. I'm as sorry for them as I am grateful for the contributions this extraordinary family has made to our country.

[@bevmillard4486]

Thankyou so much for posting these home videos. Hr loved his family as much as he loved the kids.

[@kathipapaleo3230]

A family being a family..

[@megaGhostwisper]

Very nice video to see John Kennedy enjoying the holidays with his family and friends. Carolina was very attached to his father. It is a shame that this was his last vacation that he was going to have, without knowing that a few months later he was going to be killed very sadly, he deserved to live his life with his family and see Carolina and John John grow up. John Kennedy was a great person and a great president. Very nice family will always be remembered

[@ralpholson3328]

Gretchen Sinclair l

[@eej1983able]

I love home movies

[@diehard4219]

look at john john hugging his daddy..awww

[@joycefolsom130]

Enjoyed the Home movies

[@catherineoconnell3213]

JFK had a great golf swing Lovely family video

[@ebooksajdakamave890]

❤ This Amazing Family Shall Be Blessed Forever No Matter Level Spiritual Dimension Everyone Is!

[@kellyhope8004]

CapeCodTimes~ Thanks for the super-duper upload... really enjoyed this one :)

[@timduvall6488]

Little John was wearing those agents out lol. Brings back memories. Golf course did look like back then. Dad got us a family membership at Shaw before he went to bankok.

[@uykarl]

The picture quality is amazing.😊

[@spencerink]

im not crying, you are

[@JRF1961]

I knew the Irish and Mexican had something in common, but I thought it was the Roman Catholic Church, beer, and big families. Never knew it was the Pinata!!!!!!!!

[@hannahcarvalho8664]

good times

[@kimberlyscabiniowa1199]

My grandma had a white convertible like Jacks. RIP I miss her.

[@JulieAnderocci]

We miss him so much❤❤😢😮😢😮😢

[@fivepoints]

Poor puppies. You have to make sure small children know how to handle small animals. Other than that, adorable movies.

[@deannacasto398]

fivepoints ..

[@stiannobelisto573]

Oh dear..the worries of the privileged

[@nikkibest5010]

@@stiannobelisto573 says the dolt who took the time to comment. I guess you think only "privileged people " care about animals.

[@jannydots3870]

What the?

[@linseybrownlie3680]

I noticed, probably just playthings to them.....

[@ebooksajdakamave890]

Gorgeous Times To Be Watched !

[@funkymonkey299]

it's shocking to see him driving. Presidents aren't allowed to drive anymore.

[@m.e.d.7997]

Well they are on their own compiound

[@julietteyork6293]

We need a great lip reader to tell us what was said. Incredible footage.

[@bubblinbrownsugar616]

34:00 Cutest. Thing. Ever.

[@JulieAnderocci]

America's royalty😢😢😢❤❤❤❤

[@Kayte-tv2cw]

To all of you who have made comments that only complain about the Kennedy's and put them down, I must ask you why do you even bother watching the videos of them? Just to have something to complain about?

[@0907oliv]

I agree with everything you have said about the Kennedys here - and specifically JFK and Jackie. They are a great American family period. There is truly a lot of B.S. about that family going around. What people don't understand is that biographers no longer legally bear the burden of proof if they should get sued ever since a Supreme Court ruling in 1964. If a person is famous, they can write anything about them that they want even with no proof to back it up, and the prominent person can do very little about it, because the burden is on the famous person to prove the biographer wrong and that is a very hard thing to do. It used to be the other way around, the burden was on the writer to prove himself right. So it has been open season on famous people since 1964. Best of luck to you.

[@0907oliv]

Additionally, I could help to answer your question, even though I am not one of those people. They want to tear them down, because the goal is take the people that love them -- and turn them into haters like them. But I will not be moved because, like you, I lived that time period and for me it was a deep and profound experience ----- and I know more about the Kennedys - as do you - than those people could ever hope to know.

[@Kayte-tv2cw]

+0907oliv, Thanks for all of your insight. I was not even aware of most of what you said here, but it sure does explain a lot. It is sad when people are allowed to so blatantly hurt others without any consequences. I recently finished reading Clint Hill's book "Me and Mrs. Kennedy". Clint was Jackie's secret service agent, and the only agent who tried to protect her and our President that day in Dallas, by jumping on the back of their limo and shielding them with his own body. His book is a great read with a lot of great stories and photos. All of the stories are interesting. Some are humorous and some are downright heartbreaking - like Clint's remembrance of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Families of government officials were being transported out of Washington, and some would be going to the safe bunker at the White House. It fell upon Clint to explain this to Jackie. He said she just locked eyes with him, and very deliberately and firmly said that she and her children would not be taking ANY shelter - that they would be staying with the President and would die with him, because their lives would be "nothing" without him. Clint said that when the crisis was over, he was relieved for many reasons, one of which being that he would not have the task of carrying Jackie "kicking and screaming" into the underground bunker at the White House. It was a humorous quote, yet when put into the context of what was to happen to the family just one year later, a very disturbing one. If you have not read the book, I do highly recommend it. Thank you so much, and my best to you, also!

[@Kayte-tv2cw]

+0907oliv, Thank you again for your profound insight. It is nice to communicate with someone who actually lived through that time, and felt the hope that the Kennedy administration brought with it. Like I said in one of my earlier posts, people and our nation in general during that time just seemed to be "kinder and gentler". It hurts when I think of what this world might be today if both President Kennedy and Bobby Kennedy had lived. It is even more disheartening to think that those of us our age will almost certainly never feel the optimism that we felt then. Again, thank you so much for responding. Take care!

[@0907oliv]

The Supreme Court case is entitled "The New York Times v. Sullivan" and the decision came down in March of 1964. It is actually referred to in book version of Jacqueline Kennedy's oral history, but I have also heard about it through other sources. There is a conspiracy theorist who occasionally makes reference to bad biographers and poor documentations and writes scathing book reviews against some of these people. I do have the Clint Hill book, have not read it yet, but have perused it, and found the story that you are referring to. But there are two other references to the Cuban Missile Crisis and Jackie's refusal to leave her husband. One is in the Jacqueline Kennedy oral history itself (and was on the Diane Sawyer program), the other reference is in Ted Sorensen's book Counselor in which he was present in the family quarters during one of these conversations when JFK tried to get Jackie to take these vouchers that would get her and the children to a special underground facility and Jackie said she would not leave. Also, I wonder if you are aware of yet one other example of Jackie's absolute loyalty to JFK and that is that she continued to wear her wedding band until the day she died, and that when she was married to Onassis she wore two wedding bands, and after Onassis died, she returned to only one wedding band (the JFK one), and according to the man who sold reproductions of her jewelry on QVC, Jackie was buried with that wedding band. I also wonder if you are aware of the story of the Kunzite Ring, JFK's last gift to Jackie, which she received after he died.

[@ebooksajdakamave890]

❤ Certainly It Is Unforgettable Family Times. ❤ Lovely ❤ BEKSUIS

[@fatimaaparecida3994]

O que chama. atenção nos Kennedy que era uma família grande eles vivia sercado de muita gente hoje as pessoas tão muito sozinha. essas cenas mexe com coração da gente

[@bobloblaw2958]

Why did they murder that nice young man. Senseless.

[@tigersteele9552]

JOSEPH KENNEDY'S...BOOTLEGGING BUSINESS PAID OFF QUITE WELL...FOR THE FAMILY!!!

[@user-qg8qg2sp7i]

I love the scenes where Joe Kennedy Sr was kissed "Good Bye" by both President Kennedy and his namesake son ❤

[@quentinkirk3870]

Little known Fact, JFK Was On The Honey Fitz Whereas The Other Half of The Family were on Another Boat, Upon Seeing The Boat in Question JFK Yelled out "Hey Charlie"To One of The Family Dogs on The Boat, The Dog Excited To See The "Commander in Chief" Leaped off The Boat And Went Straight in The water And Disappeared, Bobby Kennedy, Jumped in the Water After The Dog And Went Under For A Few Minutes, When He Came up With The Dog all The Family Breathed A Heavy Sigh of relief, Could you Imagine The Headlines in the Newspapers "Attorney General Drowns Trying to Save Family Dog".

[@alfredfreedomjones5105]

Thank you for sharing! So much love there ♥️

[@politicalprincess1]

35 minutes in. JFK had just brought Jackie back from the hospital after the death of their son, Patrick. Such strong people.

[@blake6213]

Does anyone know where I can find the full unedited version of the Kennedy home movies from the 40s? Thanks.

[@Thedelaneyaby]

Not enough Bobby.

[@0907oliv]

These films were made by White House photographer Captain Cecil Stoughton. Of course, there would not be much of Bobby in these.

[@JulieAnderocci]

Promoted peace❤❤❤❤😢😢😢😢

[@hotdogsanta]

31:26 is so cute

[@robertwaters7416]

Only one JFK rip

[@bevmillard4486]

JFK's daughter was definitely a daddy's girl!

[@JulieAnderocci]

Avid reader he read the whole Sunday ny times in one sitting😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@jon122569]

I cont hee ya! I cont hee ya!

[@Thedelaneyaby]

I laughed out loud at this

[@bevmillard4486]

💕💕

[@bevmillard4486]

The Kennedy's were the most loved family in our United States! Puts the monarchy in England to shame!!!

[@sweetasart]

Remember a Duchess who knew them when Mr Kennedy Srn was Ambassador in London saying "They had class no English Royal ever had", her cousin married one of them !!

[@silencieuxasmr6246]

Jackie always looked so sad

[@hannejeppesen1809]

You haven't seen enough pictures or are not paying attention. She often looked radiant, look at her smile at The White House dinners and other occassions.

[@questionmark9674]

It's sad to see that the Kennedy family has all died. So much Kennedy's though.

[@quentinkirk3870]

Question Mark The Youngest Sister Jean is Still Alive

[@hotdogsanta]

@@quentinkirk3870 not anymore :(

[@justseekingtruth3998]

What a shame that Jackie smoked, no doubt it was what caused her miscarriages and the death of Patrick, being born too prematurely. I am sure they didn't know that stuff back then though. No doubt what caused her cancer as well. Too bad, such a lovely family. Would have been nice for Caroline to have had more siblings, especially in that family!!! I also find it interesting that there seems to be so little security in these films, around the family. Or maybe such a lax security, not like we would see today.

[@mikehiggins946]

No doubt smoking caused her miscarriages and earl death of Patrick plus caused her cancer? Really? You do realize most women smoked throughout their pregnancy in those days. People should stop blaming people from earlier generations for stuff that we think we know now. My moms Dr told her to cut down her smoking but not to stop because he didnt want her to gain too much weight.

[@sweetasart]

How dare you be SO JUDGEMENTAL... MURDER OF HER HUSBAND NO DOUBT CAUSED HER CANCER!?

[@debbiewilson2247]

It was a different world back then

[@justseekingtruth3998]

@@sweetasart that's not what I said, I said smoking caused her cancer. Read much?

[@dustyflair]

JFK had better security around his yacht than he had in Dallas.

[@Followlostonline]

helicopter - golf - boat - golf cart - helicopter - golf - boat - golf cart - helicopter - golf - boat - golf cart

[@lesamisdelacuisineprovenca9534]

Keep your dress Jacqueline...Obviously pink was her favorite color... Was it ?The suit she worn in Dallas was pink too...John jr bodyguard is so... GORGEOUS !! OMG ! He is like a Dad for him...

[@timothylines3867]

they were to good for this evil empire.

[@danobanion6068]

It's like a fairy tale..........to say the least

[@normamimosa7295]

The most significant impressions from these home movies: The back pain President Kennedy was obviously suffering; the lack of any intimacy between Jackie and John Kennedy, and, in fact an almost total lack of interaction. (It has been reported that their marriage was totally on the rocks at this time); and, lastly, those poor secret service guys being saddled with those swarms of kids.

[@michaelbarnhart2593]

+JNK It is obvious that JFK in particular had a "distant" connection with everyone. Those folks who said they were his closest friends never completely knew him, because he did not allow them to. We have all known people like that where you feel that you never quite connect - or that they never open up completely. I do think that he was truly himself with his children however. :-)

[@normamimosa7295]

One rag that I have never read and never will read is the National Enquirer. It has been well documented that their marriage was on the rocks at the time -- and before. Do your research.

[@michaelbarnhart2593]

None that I know personally, just biographies I have read over the years written by both friends and historians - that for many reasons, Kennedy had a very detached personality where he could "compartmentalize" his actions, belief systems and feelings about people and events. He spent most of his life on the edge of death, whether in health or in World War II. He was given the last rites 3 times in his life before Dallas. All we know from his presidency onward could have very easily never happened. As far as he and his wife were concerned, they are both dead now, so I know that's a moot point.

[@michaelbarnhart2593]

Well that's good to know. Certainly your perspective based on your connections are a valid one. I have not intended to diminish the efforts the man made on a personal level or for his country. I expressed an opinion in my comments that was an objective view based on what I read, and nothing other than that. Thanks. :-)

[@normamimosa7295]

Jacqueline Kennedy was well brought up and extremely private. She would never have poured out her marriage troubles in letters to friends and aids. My god, this is the woman who created the myth of Camelot. I suggest you take some time to read factual information about the Kennedy marriage and White House, on the basis of third-party, objective accounts.

[@mariaregina5947]

Verdade é os maus ficam.

[@shaylawatson1244]

This home movie good and all but y'all forgetting all his 100 mistress he use to hang out with to be in the viedo

[@questionmark9674]

I mean I still have one question. How come all the Kennedy's died? - I understand one of them died to save us and this country but.... what did they do to get hated?

[@averymarchand8371]

I personally think people hated them because of how perfect they were. I mean they all had the money, the fame, and the looks.

[@tommydonahue7144]

@@josephweaver5385 I agree, plus the Kennedys didn't take no s***

[@chrisa4276]

Are those raybands jfk always wore

[@nihilisticbarbie]

* Ray-Bans Yes!

[@SugerShizzy11]

No they were actually AO's (American Optical) to get specific he wore the tortoise shell model

[@abc64pan]

Hey Mr. President, how about buying an SUV for the big family? What's with cramming everybody in the convertible?

[@normamimosa7295]

+abc64pan - SUVs didn't exist at that time.

[@janiceleighton7348]

Oh he had another daughter fissure before Caroline

[@stevegrayson4124]

The Kennedy curse. Funny how that screwed this Wealthy Boot Legging family's lives for ever. Boom!! MicDrop!

[@andyhamilton8940]

Livin high on the hog on Joes crooked money.

[@davidm.4406]

*is......typo

[@mariaregina5947]

Essa família leva o título de maldição dos Kennedy.

[@bevmillard4486]

A real family full of love like those welfare recipients in England!

[@brecans]

Who is the man always teaching little JJ to swim? Is he security?

[@0907oliv]

Toni - just answering this one. I am not sure myself. He looks a little bit like one of the agents - but I also heard that Joe Kennedy hired some guy during the summer to teach the kids to swim and look after them, etc.

[@0907oliv]

Also, I believe that Provi Paredes died last year.

[@brecans]

Toni Hickey Maybe you could answer another question? I was watching an interview with a woman called Kay Halle who was very entertaining but as I didn't know much about her I googled her and to my surprise there was very little information and looked as if it was classified for some reason in Europe.Could this be so?

[@brecans]

Toni Hickey Thank you . It's just I found it very strange that when I googled this lady,Kay Halle,as she was so knowledgeable about the Kennedy's in the interview I could only find one or two paragraphs on her life and they are all so basic.

[@0907oliv]

She is quite an interesting woman. High society, journalist, worked for U.S. intelligence in WWII. She was quite attractive and there were a lot of prominent men who wanted to marry her. There is quite a bit about her in the U.S. Some obituaries also.

[@davidm.4406]

Where I'd keef ? He must be sleeping at "first" plate.....lol

[@janiceleighton7348]

Naughty kids for sure

[@user-wf4di3fs2e]

举高小肯尼迪的是谁

[@pillsie]

Jackie was smoking. 14:42

[@m.e.d.7997]

Sad, Jackie has a miscarriage not long after this.

[@hannejeppesen1809]

Jackie did not have a miscarriage. I think these movies were taken after she had given birth to Patrick who was premature and died only 3 days old. He was born early August 1963.

[@brookehanley3659]

@@hannejeppesen1809 You are correct. She did give birth I believe on August 7 1963.

[@m.e.d.7997]

@@hannejeppesen1809 Correct. She did give birth on Aug 7 1963. The baby was born prematurely and was due in September. I believe John Jr was due in early Jan or December 1963 but came in later November on the 25th. To my knowledge Caroline was not a premature baby

[@cherylmills6556]

Do not yap or associate with your mother

[@lifestyle2987]

One bess Ball

[@samuelalbright5889]

Pk

[@pb4ugo19]

Jfk and Jackie never seemed in love to me. They came across robotic with no warmth. In fairness, it could be that they were a private couple. Who knows...

[@hannejeppesen1809]

Neither of them felt comfortable showing affection in public. However, especially after their newborn son Patrick died at 3 days old, they were often seen holding hands.. A few months later JFK was killed. There's also a picture of them in a car, the president reaches over and brushes Jackie's hair off her forhead. That picture speaks a thousand words.

[@pb4ugo19]

@@hannejeppesen1809 True. They could have just felt awkward in public, and adversity brings people together. I guess I was comparing them to RFK & Ethel, who seemed like they genuinely enjoyed being around one another.

[@hannejeppesen1809]

@@pb4ugo19 They were different personality. I like both Jackie and Ethel, but they were very different. Ethel was outgoing to the extreme. Jackie's came from a broken home and then her mother remarried. Although both grew up with wealth, Ethel grew up in Chicago, Jackie on the East coast. I was born and raised in Denmark, when I came to the US I lived in Connecticut and New York City. As a Scandinavian I fully understand about not showing your feelings in public and sometimes in private as well. I reas somewhere that both Jack and Jackie's personality were like a huge iceberg, where most is hidden beneath the surface, Not sure if it was Jackie who said this or it was someone else that knew them. Jack and Jackie had more in common than most people realize,.

[@shaylawatson1244]

Awe look at home made movies of a serial cheater

[@Kevthebish]

Say what you will but there has never been another American President that has had the charisma, charm, confidence and appearance as that of John Kennedy. Just picture Donald and Hillary and Kennedy in the same room. America has really lowered it's standards over the last few decades.