>> his connection with the elder joe kennedy? the senior kennedy the father of the senator in president we know so well was the assistant to rector of the shipyard in massachusetts it was very effective at his job and he really knew his contacts andrew so effected he became very important to roosevelt because he could not contract all the ships had to be built on in the yard the hajjis private shipbuilding facilities and he had to negotiate as joe kennedy and found him to be a formidable third person and got to know him well during the first world war and he continued to know him afterwards. jocundity be caved infolded high finance and financing projects in hollywood and to although he was untrustworthy and a great many ways he was very shrewd and competent with finances that roosevelt eventually gave him appointments some of them were great mistakes you should not be too loyal to your friends when they may be disloyal to you and one of the chief isolationist before world war ii was senior joe kennedy that was not mistaken the ap

>> guest: joe kennedy had a son, joe kennedy jr., the elder brother of the future president roosevelt was very insistent that a certain secret operation take place in which an aircraft would be loaded with high explosives. the pilot and the co-pilot would head it towards the target, v-1s and v-2s, the german secret weapon launching sites. the pilots would bail out and a guide plane would--would--would, in effect, lead this flying bomb towards the target through radio remote control. churchill opposed this. churchill was afraid that the nazis would retaliate against london, and roosevelt took the position, 'we know they're developing these secret weapons they're gonna strike london anyway.' so this plan, aphrodite, went forward, and on the first mission, joe kennedy and his pilot take off with this explosives-laden aircraft. it--it explodes mysteriously. both men are killed. joe kennedy, sr., who at one point had been roosevelt's ambassador to great britain, runs into harry truman at an event. truman is then roosevelt's vice presidential candidate in the 1944 election. and joe kennedy

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he passed it on to senator robert kennedy's grandson, congressman joe kennedy of massachusetts. he will join with the others in fasting for 24 hours and he will pass it on to others. this is part of an emotional and intense effort to try to push ut house to take on immigration reform. this is erica who came here from mexico when she was a child. she was on the cover of "time" magazine. earlier this year her mother and brother were taken from their home at 9:00 p.m. during a night raid. she posted this video online the night that it happened. antivity asked people to call immigration authorities to try to get her mother and brother released. this is a clip that she posted that night. this is kind of amazing. >> hello, my name is erica, and i'm talking to you right now because my mother and brother were just taken away by immigration. they just came to my house. they knocked on my door, my brother was outside with the neighbor. and they just came to ask for my mom. they said they were not going to do anything to her. and my mom came outside and they took her for no reason. this is

. >> congressman joe kennedy iii is joining a group demanding immigration reform through fasting. kennedy is one of six activists who will replace the current members of fast for families. the group has spent the last 22 days on them all consuming nothing but water and fruit juice. toy said they are too weak continue. >> concerns over voting equipment used in last month election in virginia. at a meeting in richmond, the state board of elections said equipment was outdated. said it charles judd more uniform process would make counting ballots more efficient. less than 24 hours after announcing his reelection campaign, d.c. mayor vincent gray's lashing out. this comes as the investigation into his 2010 campaign remains under federal investigation. sam ford is at the wilson building with more. is so upset. >> when the mayor announced yesterday he said it took him so long because he was waiting to see what the u.s. attorney was going to do. with that investigation going on and no end in sight, gray jumped into the race but today, he seemed on the defensive as reporters peppered him w

kennedy he says delivers a message of service and citizenship that is essential to the as it was when president kennedy first this what we could do for our country are you close with the going to be family now in fact i was a futile friend introduced as i was fortunate to spend some time in time spent kennedy's a wonderful person and he was very generous in giving me that blurb and we had we sat down and discussed some of these ideas and what president kennedy stands for and his legacy today and i think it's clearly one of of service and getting people to feel involved feeling inspired and i think that's in part why this let legacy resonates so deeply fifty years later it's not only for the people who lived through the period it's because when kennedy was president we felt young as a nation we felt that we were on the cusp of better times not only were redoing the peace corps we were going to go to the moon to protect our civil rights promote the arts and culture all these wonderful things that are part of the american civil religion and so i think when people reach back in time there

kennedy he says delivers a message of service and citizenship that is essential to the as it was when president kennedy first this what we could do for our country are you close with the good of the family now in fact i was a futile friend introduced as i was fortunate to spend some time in time spent kennedy is a wonderful person and he was very generous in giving me that blurb and we had we sat down and discussed some of these ideas and what president kennedy stands for and his legacy today and i think it's clearly one of of service and getting people to feel involved feeling inspired and i think that's in part why this legacy resonates so deeply fifty years later it's not only for the people who lived through the period it's because when kennedy was president we felt young as a nation we felt that we were on the cusp of better times not only were we doing the peace corps we were going to go to the moon to protect our civil rights promote the arts and culture all these wonderful things that are part of the american civil religion and so i think when people reach back in time there i

joe kennedy as early as 1920s understood that public relations, and he hired pr people to polish his image, and he was very mindful of this and i think jack and bobby were, too. and joe told them, the only one you can really trust is the immediate members of your family. hover close you may be to this aid or that eight or this cabinet member or that cabinet member, bobby is the only one you can really trust. and i think that's the way they operated. >> health problems, which you revealed before any other historian, he was taking all sorts of pills during the crisis and so forth. how much of health problems with the drugs he took the condition and how much was the underlying condition? >> because i was mindful of this, when i gained access to the medical records because the three-member committee wanted a professor at harvard, the other yale, if in ted sorenson and i talked sort them into getting access to the records. he didn't want to do. the other two were ready to do it. so sorenson did know what was in the records, and "the new york times" found the revelation so interesting as t

they enjoyed the company of the kennedys. >> they did not like joe kennedy. >> i mentioned our website which has all of the video. lots of other video you have not seen here. you can go to www.c- span.org/firstladies. if you go there now, you will find clifton truman sharing another story about his grandmother. the 1952 election. and have run again? >> and yes, but bess could not take another four years. they were in their 60's. 69 he would've been. she did not think he could take it. they were in good health for their age. korea and mccarthyism was starting to spread. they were getting worn down. >> it was pretty clear who was going to win. he was a hero. >> what was the truman- eisenhower relationship? >> he hinted he might support eisenhower if he wanted to run as a democrat in 1948. he really admired eisenhower for a long time. eisenhower was aloof from all of the letters we see. truman was highly offended during the transition when eisenhower do not appear to want to take his advice. a big social snub occurred on inauguration day. it is customer for the incoming president to stop

kennedy, iii, grandson to bobby kennedy. >> this country's basic promise over the centuries has been to challenge each generation to do a bit better. and we have always relied on those who are fearless enough to challenge us to be that better country that we can be. >> reporter: six others join the congressman in abstaining from food. all hope congress will engage on immigration. for the four that broke their fast, they were taken straight to george washington hospital for evaluation by doctors before they are able to have any type of real meal. at the capitol, serena marshall, abc news. >>> o.j. simpson's lawyers headed back to nevada supreme court hoping to win a new trial for the former football great. simpson is serving nine to 33 years in prison for convictions on armed robbery, kidnapping and other charges. his lawyers want the high court to overturn the ruling by the lower court judge. >>> the judge who approved detroit's entrance into bankruptcy is calling this move an opportunity for a fresh start. the motor city can look to address the $18 billion in debt. the judge's decis

but now the question, you did mention joe mccarthy. and bobby kennedy, his brother, worked on the mcclellan committee. would you address that? and in keeping in character, any mention -- the constitutional amendment provided which the senate had to vote that gave d.c. their right to vote for president, the 23rd amendment. what was his interaction with the district of columbia? and even more. and then i will close with this line that i think you would enjoy. it would gene mccarthy said about three senators when he ran . nominated stevenson, the democratic convention. he thought he should be considered a senator as president. he said, prices liberal and home free. and twice as catholic as kennedy commend them twice as smart. i wonder if you ever heard that one. >> joe mccarthy in d.c. mccarthy, did he vote? >> she did not. he abstained. >> well, kennedy -- one thing, kennedy was still a lot. and it was actually ten months from the middle of 54 to the middle of 55 where he was gone. he was recuperating. it was december 54. so there was a

but now the question, you did mention joe mccarthy. and bobby kennedy, his brother, worked on the mcclellan committee. would you address that? and in keeping in character, any mention -- the constitutional amendment provided which the senate had to vote that gave d.c. their right to vote for president, the 23rd amendment. what was his interaction with the district of columbia? and even more. and then i will close with this line that i think you would enjoy. it would gene mccarthy said about three senators when he ran . nominated stevenson, the democratic convention. he thought he should be considered a senator as president. he said, prices liberal and home free. and twice as catholic as kennedy commend them twice as smart. i wonder if you ever heard that one. >> joe mccarthy in d.c. mccarthy, did he vote? >> she did not. he abstained. >> well, kennedy -- one thing, kennedy was still a lot. and it was actually ten months from the middle of 54 to the middle of 55 where he was gone. he was recuperating. it was december 54. so there was a

and he's very concerned that kennedy never took a position on the censure of joe mccarthy. of course, kennedy had been in the hospital, so he didn't vote on it, but he never publicly -- >> profile in courage. >> exactly. [laughter] >> eleanor roosevelt. >> let's profile -- [inaudible] [inaudible conversations] >> let's profile -- less profile, more courage, according to eleanor roosevelt. >> whom you would not chasing you, i don't think. >> no. and he also was very concerned that kennedy wouldn't take a position on an issue like birth control. because kennedy was, you know, had to consider the catholic vote about that issue. so even before the nomination of this man there was feeling that maybe he wasn't as liberal as he was supposed to be. but once he got into office, jon's absolutely right, he was stymied by southern democrats. he couldn't pass, frankly, any registration of note -- legislation of note that really would have been part of his agenda. he wasn't really, frankly, until lyndon johnson came in with a huge democratic heart in 1964 that all the issues like medicar

the book is rose kennedy's family album. ath lean kennedy townsend. we will be right back with more "morning joe." [ simpson ] remember how simple life was when we were little? ♪ when our only job was having fun. well, it's feeling pretty simple again thanks to weight watchers new simple start. i started losing weight right away. and i'm having a lot of fun. new simple start. a 2-week jump-start to a whole new beginning. get motivation at meetings, like i did, or do it entirely online. join for free. weight watchers. your new beginning starts here. >> time for business before the bell. as the chief international correspondent at cnbc, you are following the story closely and all of us are leading into the olympics. what are your thoughts? >> nbc is the broadcaster and we take a bigger interest. the most networks. it's going to raise a question of are people going to coachy and less turn out. a lot of american corporations have used the olympics as a sales event. they get to go to the olympics as a system for incentivizing people and are you going to

so now the rumor really spreads that joe kidd is trying to buy this election. kennedy then gets a gig, it's the most important deed he's had so far as a young senator your key is asked to give a major talk at the national press club. that's big news in those days. big news. big event. so he steps up, and kennedy knows what is going to get a knows he's prepared to do it. i know which are going to ask you, go ahead. the first question comes up, is your father -- it's very interesting you ask. is at the podium so they can see what's on election. takes out a blank piece of paper, put it on the lectern and says it's interesting you ask that because i just got a telegram from my dad this morning that you might be interested in. can i read? yes. it says, dear joan, i will be very happy to buy you the presidential election. but i will be day and if i'll pay for a landslide. [laughter] you know, it's kennedy. it's john kennedy. the one over a lot. but this exchange of letters was -- that's the exchange of letters that sold the book to the publisher. i knew i was going t

. >>> joe biden arrived in asia where he was greeted by caroline kennedy. japan and other countries are upset over china's claims that it controls new air defense jones airlines need to get permission -- zones and airlines need to get permission to ply over the zones. >>> the republican national convention said today we remember rosa park's stand and her role in ending racism. the problem is people don't believe racism has ended. the republican national convention changed the last part to say her role in fighting to end racism. yesterday was the 58's anniversary of the day she refused to give up her seat. >>> changes coming to a shopping plaza at the expense of small business owners who say they are being forced out. ktvu's eric rasmussen explains how a construction project is having an impact before it begins. >>> a make or break time of year for retailers but some business owners say their fate has already been decided. >> heartbreaking. >> reporter: he is shutting down after 26 years. >> we built all this. >> reporter: all that is left, a note for custom

nastier joe mccarthy guy. and of course jerry brown, 28 years later, came back as a grownup. lost the propeller on his head. i liked him but he's come back as an authentic leader in california. >> that guy was always there, but you didn't always see it. i think for hillary clinton, the key here is to come out from under the bubble. and if you think every problem she's had whether it was the 2008 campaign, where she was in a bubble surrounded by all the old operatives from the clinton years. or the accessibility or lack of accessibility. it coms from being in the bubble. i think ron who you know came to washington with the clintons, he knows her better than any reporter. is giving good, sound advice here. i'm not sure about the populism because populism can often turn to sounding too angry and coming from a woman -- >> i agree with that. >> coming from a woman, it's especially dangerous. >> amy, let's pull out the gender part of it. it's difficult especially for steve and i as males to be talking about this. i

joe tory, tony larusa and bobby cox, all unanimously elected. the induction ceremony next july in cooperstown, new york. >>> before he left for south south africa, president obama was at the kennedy center honors last night in washington. this year, billy joel, shirley mclean, her by hancock, carlos santana and martina oroyo. >>> when we come back, more on the life and times of nelson mandela. and a tribute from an icon in the music world who was a long-time friend and fellow activist. >>> back here in south africa. it's now close to 2:00 in the morning local time. most of the crowds have dispersed for the night, and most of the nights lately it's been raining. this is the growing memorial outside the mandela family in the upscale houghton neighborhood just outside johannesburg. ever since word arrived late thursday that mandela had died, his friends and admirers have around the world have been streaming in here to say good-bye. some prominent, some not. they have filled all the available flights here. one of our colleagues today spotted preside

. >>> vice president joe biden is in japan this morning. new u.s. ambassador caroline kennedy greeted biden when he arrived in tokyo. biden says the u.s. is trying to lower tensions in the region after china suddenly declared an air defense zone in the east china sea. he plans to bring it up when he meets with china's president tomorrow. seth done in beijing. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, norah. the vice president traveled here to asia to talk about trade and economic issues but that conflict over the air defense zone will likely dominate his trip. just a couple hours ago, he reiterated u.s. support for its ally japan. the vice president continued his week-long tour in asia today alongside japan's prime minister. it signals the early stages of a delicate balancing act for the u.s. amid international protest over china's newly declared air defense zone. biden addressed the conflict this morning. >> we the united states are deeply concerned by the attempt to unilaterally change the status quo in the east china sea. this action has ra

>> joe maguire: yes. you know, most people of my generation, they ask the question, you know, do you remember when kennedy was shot? well, i remember that as well, but a much more moving day for me and one that's more defining is the 28th of june, 2005, when that helicopter was shot down and three of my men were killed on the ground. >> cooper: 19 men lost their lives. vice admiral joe maguire was head of seal training at the time. >> maguire: you would have to go back to world war ii to have had one day where we experienced that many casualties at one time. >> cooper: maguire says the entire seal community was devastated. it's a community marcus luttrell and his twin brother decided they wanted to be part of when they were still teenagers. >> marcus luttrell: he had it in his head that he was... this is what we were going to do. he was like, "it's going to be great, man. we get to jump out of airplanes, we can shoot guns and blow stuff up. we get to scuba dive. and there's an 80% chance we're going to di

caroline kennedy. in addition to japan, he will visit china and south korea. >>> the man in charge of fixing the healthcare.gov website says his deem did its job and met their goal. the site he says can handle 50,000 users at the same time. zion says the speed of the website has more than troubled. >> the bottom line healthcare.gov on disease 1st is night and day from where it was on october 1st. >>> the next major test of healthcare.gov is like lie to come during the next few weeks. a surge of enrollment is expect near the december 23rd deadline to get the coverage for the first years. >>> in hawaii, same-sex couples lined up to get married just after midnight. >> i now present our first couple here in hawaii. [ cheers ] >> this is brand-new video of the sheraton waikiki is honolulu. it was a mass ceremony for any couples who wanted to get married. the new law took effect at midnight. hawaii is now the 16th state in the nation to allow same-sex marriages. amazon customers, there it is, zooming in, wil

. >> it is interesting even before kennedy got the nomination my father is concerned he might not get the vote because of that time he was not conservative but centrist and he was concerned he never took a position of joe mccarthy. because he is in the hospital. >> let's profile more according to roosevelt. >> in he is concerned is the issue of birth control to have consider the catholic vote. so even before the nomination of this man of whom he was supposed to be but john is right to. he was stymied he could not pass any legislation that what have been part of his agenda. but all the issues like medicare in the civil-rights act in the voting act legislation came into being. kennedy tried the best he could to adjust to those realities but he was limited but he could accomplish a and it was very discouraging from those liberals. >> but then he was gone. >> that many of you were not around 50 years ago but that is a commentary how well is that you book but raise your hand if you were not there then. >> aias editor how old they and itt he said 12. [laughter] the age has got more. but to

ambassador to japan caroline kennedy greeting crown prince. he later met with shinzo abe tryi trying. today biden tried to gloss over that. >> we, the united states, are deeply concerned by the attempt to unilaterally change the status quo in the east china sea. this action has raised regional tensions and increased the risk of accidents and miscalculation. >> biden in the white house emphasizing u.s. military jets still going into that airspace and not abiding by china's restrictions. biden's next stop is beijing where he'll have to confront this issue head on. ♪ ♪ by the end of december, we'll be delivering ♪ ♪ through 12 blizzards blowing ♪ 8 front yards blinding ♪ 6 snowballs flying ♪ 5 packages addressed by toddlers ♪ ♪ that's a q ♪ 4 lightning bolts ♪ 3 creepy gnomes ♪ 2 angry geese ♪ and a giant blow-up snowman ♪ that kind of freaks me out [ beep ] [ female announcer ] no one delivers the holidays like the u.s. postal service. priority mail flat rate is more reliable than ever. and with improved tracking up t

caroline kennedy was also there. >> high on the jend calming japan's fears about china's new air defense zone in the east china sea. biden actually said he was deeply concerned that beijing wants the u.s., japan, south korea and everyone else for that matter to notify it if planes fly through this extended 600-mile air space. the vice president meets with china's president she ping on wednesday. >> after being on defense for two months on obama care, the white house is now playing offense. the president was battered for two months with bad publicity over the failures of the health care.gov website. >> the white house says it's now time to promote the president's signature health care plan now that the website's fixed and apparently running pretty well. >> that's what they say. that it's running smoothly, but republicans who opposed the health care program came out swinging against the administration's efforts to renew hope in obama care. >> it's not just a broken website. this bill is fundamentally flawed. causing people to lose the doctor of their choice, causing them to lose their heal

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kennedy. we go to last night's game from the beginning to the and as we and with some fireworks have the state. and as we sit in 1961 the giants started plane there the seven planes and 11 years later. hearing the news room following the latest with the nassau. where about five and a half hours of today's space walk. tracking towards north america. two american astronauts doing emergency repairs. they are swapping out replacing a broken thumb on impulse. and this and to that lick is this second christmas eve space walk en space history. >>: a few minutes ahead of schedule the nasa started a another space walk to support the orbiting international space station. two american astronauts are venturing out. their mission. to replace income needed to " the vessel. over the weekend astronauts remote of the faulty cooling pump which is the size of the refrigerator. they now must install a new one. equipment contents of knox's cooling liquid. ammonia. a straw kill wealthy wearing and nellie taylor spa

ambassador to japan caroline kennedy and place a wreath in the cemetery honoring fallening u.s. troops. >>> we have developing news from new york. we want to show you some live pictures of this train derailment. you can see that mess out there. this derailment killed four people and president obama just issued a statement saying his thoughts and prayers are with the friends and families of the victims. the white house says the president will be in touch with new york officials throughout the day. the ntsb is sending a team to that site to investigate. 63 other people were also hurt in that accident. >>> trapped for nine days under a destroyed apartment building, the reunion between a man and she has dog after dead -- and his dog after deadly tornadoes ripped through the midwest. >> working out while at work, the new desk people are calling a step in the right direction. i love watching tv outside. and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u-verse. but why? because it's so much better than cable. it's got more hd channels, more dvr

kennedy. we want to recognize and thank you and mr. bera's trip of their in terms of the oversight of this committee and also the troops in afghanistan. we also want to recognize joe wilson for his trip there and his son's service in in the army in afghanistan. mr. wilson, it is your time. >> thank you, mr. chairman, for your interest in the security of afghanistan, american security even prior to 9/11. people need to understand and i want to thank each of you for the difference you are making. it originated out of caves in afghanistan. we should never forget that. that is why am grateful for our military service. i have had the opportunity, seen the progress that has occurred. i have been there 12 times. my national guard unit, former unit, they served their and led by general houston. -- general bob livingston. it was the largest deployment of troops from south carolina since 1600. they developed a great affinity for their afghan brothers. i appreciate the chairman referencing my youngest son. first lieutenant hunter wilson. he retur

kennedy. we want to recognize and thank trip of theirra's in terms of the oversight of this committee and also the troops in afghanistan. we also want to recognize joe wilson for his trip there and his son's service in afghanistan. mr. wilson, it is your time. >> thank you, mr. chairman, for your interest in the security of afghanistan, american security, even prior to 9/11. people need to understand and i want to thank each of you for the difference you are making. it originated out of caves in afghanistan. we should never forget that. that is why am grateful for our military service. seene had the opportunity, the progress that has occurred. i have been there 12 times. my national guard unit, former unit, they served their and led by general houston. deployment ofgest troops from south carolina since 1600. they developed a great affinity for their afghan brothers. i appreciate the chairman referencing my youngest son. last thursday from his service this year in afghanistan. so as i talk abou