JFK on Jack Paar show, 1960
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- Senator John F. Kennedy appears on the Tonight Show with Jack Paar while campaigning for President, June 16, 1960. These clips are from a show about Jack Paar, and this is all they showed of JFK.
Man, Kennedy was on fire here, passionate, smart. Sure miss that brand of politics.
What? You don't believe President Biden is that?
Your attitude has been noticed! And put your mask back on dammit!
@@ligayabarlow5077 we sure missed that brand of politics while Trump was in office. Especially the “smart” part 😂
@@ligayabarlow5077 this comment was from 8 years ago they definitely weren't referring to Biden 😂 plus i don't think they were referring to anyone they probably just meant politics in general.
@@therealjayz8036 Wrong room bud....🙄
He speaks like a scholar of history,every word is so filling to the ears and in a weird sense the stomach....I love how he speaks.
Smoke a joint with him
Me,we....too!!!!!!! Whole world think same as U!!!!! Such stamina! Vigour!!
One of his sisters one said that had he not gone into politics, he would likely have become a teacher.
Such a tragedy for our country to have had this great thinker taken away from us.
If only there were a way to have less guns in the hands of violent or mentally unstable people..
Jesus, I miss that man. May his memory be a blessing.
His death changed the course of history in the second half of the 20th century and not for the better.
I was only 13 when he was murdered and I cried for days. I still cry over how he was gunned down with his wife beside him.
I would have loved to see what would have been.
JFK was so hip, cool, and a discision maker. 53 years ago today the great speech was made. To this day, so many people want to talk about him. Books, movies and history buffs are amazed at what he was, and what might have been. Yea, JFK was something else.
Say what you want ! He was a great man & loved his nation ...
So does Donald Trump the president of the United States
@Stephen Stephe but stephen stephe is fit to lick them
@Stephen Stephe I'm sure you're a libatard and voted for Hillary. Donald Trump will be our president for the next four years so enjoy lol
@@chuckcolson I'm not even going to comment on your stupid remark.... Jackass. Trump 2020 enjoy
The man was unique. The voice, looks, mannerisms, charisma, intelligence and a vision for the future. The country couldn't help but feel cheated by his assassination.
the pampered wimp had it coming
Brian Bey if he lived I no doubt believe he would have ended up like Johnson leaving office in 69 drained by Vietnam
The World.
@chuckycolson If only we could trade you for him.
chuckcolson fuck you
You can only dream that the political discourse would return to the level that existed in 1960.
You wrote this five yrs ago and it gets even more true every day. Imagine Tr45h in a debate with JFK. Tr45h's brain would break.
They have to believe in freedom themselves, you can't sell it.
Fantastic words. As true today as when he said it in 1960.
Today, Ukraine demonstrates exactly what he said and is defending the free world against russian terrorism. Glory and complete victory to Ukraine! Heroyam slava! Godspeed them in their fight for freedom!!!
The only president in the last 70 years who wasn't a puppet and had bravery and integrity.
Yes and look where it got him
that's a little naive to say. would you have voted for frank sinatra? at least he knew who his "friends" were
If you'd like another one, vote for Bernie Sanders.
Bernie look like a mad scientist
Much agreed
This is the man we need today, what
He really loved people and we loved him! Bobby Kennedy too. Their assassinations may have changed the course of the world.
Absolutely changed the course of the world*
I wonder what Senator Kennedy would think about: The Patriot Act; the 2008 financial meltdown, The School For the Americas, the fact that 40% of the Congressional budget is now "classified" information-even from Congress, perpetual war, the militarization of our domestic police, the NSA, etc? It would be interesting to know.
Same as what you think, probably
He'd shit himself
John Kennedy is the historical person I would most like to have a conversation with today... I believe that would be fascinating. His intellect was superb. His IQ was as high or higher than any other US president, and he knew how to use his talents and his intellect along lines of excellence... He often quoted the Greek definition of happiness as 'the full use of one's powers along lines of excellence.' I think he lived by that, and I believe that he tried to govern and to lead America according to that...
If you had that conversation you would have to leave out the murder of Marilyn Monroe whom both he and his brother were fucking in 1962 and because she came out EMPHATICALLY and said she would give a press conference the following Monday, August 7th and blow the whistle on Bobby Kennedy who had promised to leave his wife and marry her.
Hey Charlie Brown didn’t he also invent sliced bread and cure cancer?
@@fairfaxcat1312 Let's see. Let's just take one goddamn accomplishment. Just one. One. Single. Accomplishment. He won the space race. 'Nuff said. Cure cancer? Invent sliced bread? He got us to the fucking moon. Show some damn respect for a TRUE American Patriot and Hero. It doesn't matter what your political leanings are. He's one of our greatest presidents ever and he was incredibly young too. We could only be so lucky as to have his kind of leadership today.
@@bldrnnerln3894 damn right go tell ‘em! Not to mention he literally saved us from nuclear war?! We wouldn’t be alive if not for him
@@alfredfreedomjones5105JFK saved us from nuclear war? He got us into that mess. Google the name Vasily Arkhipov. He is the one you should be thanking. Arkhipov should have received 20 Nobel Prizes.
I really like the way he talked, such a shame.
This guy is so smart. He should be president.
Sooo ... not to be confused with SO, which means "in this manner". See, John 3:16, kjv.
Kelly KitKat
So true.
But he might get shot
JFK read books and went to Harvard, but he made disastrous decisions in the Oval Office.
In those days, kids wanted to be firemen, baseball players or President
and there was also the soviet union, and xenophobia
Now people want to work at McDonalds and smoke Weed all day. Wonderful, right?!
Trevor YES, ITS WONDERFUL!!!
AHAHAHAH
@@ThePuppetMasterV1 Spot on!
If he had only lived.... :(
The only person to call JFK "John" was Bobby - and only as an in-joke among the Kennedy brothers. JFK was "Johnny", RFK was "Robbie" and Ted Kennedy was "Eddie" - but only among the brothers when they wanted to tease each other. Everybody else called JFK "Jack", even his wife and parents.
a great man and president....
"Let others, want to follow our example" Build a society others desire to emulate, follow ...absolutely
This man JFK was incredible. I’ve become obsessed with watching JFK videos. He has become one of my favorite persons of history.
Me, too. The United States of today, desperately needs President Kennedy as well as JFK's vision and growth mindset. Unfortunately, I am not aware of any candidate or potential candidate, who has the capacity and capability to speak and offer a vision in the manner of President Kennedy, today.
@@jkrasney1
Reagan?
I love how he says people have to find it in themselves to desire and attain freedom. Leaving it totally up to the individual. Not trying to sell some gimmick. I wonder how his political party would view him these days.
+Uniform Tango 74 - I think the Democratic Party of today would be a very unfriendly place for the likes of a visionary man like Kennedy, who also had a healthy dose of common sense. They would think he was a Republican, and in fact, the GOP might have a great appreciation for him... Kennedy thought BIG... he didn't get caught up in the meaningless trivia that Democrats are consumed by today ...he was concerned about global issues... peace, mostly, and elevating everyone's lives to a higher standard, both here and around the world. 'Still miss him to this day, and long for someone who could fill his shoes and who could fill the vacuum of leadership his assassination left in our nation's soul.
Same here.
Yet while he was saying all this noble shit, he had the CIA hard at work trying to find ways to whack Castro. So, his "noble" nature had serious drawbacks, most of which was cleverly hidden from the public.
So long as the US Government is making the “great” decisions. “Do great things, as long as the US government approves of what you are doing” hell with that.
That isn't what he said at all, and you know it.l
One can only dream with having such candidates in the 21st century... Politics have become a joke!
JFK would puke if he saw the condition of the United States now.
You're absolutely right.
There's a book out suggesting that our spooks invented the jihad with the help of nazis leftovers from Germany as a force against the Soviet Union, hence Bin Laden with our help fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan. Once Russia turned democratic, however, those same forces perceived us as the remaining imperialistic superpower, and turned on us.
Yes, he would!
He would be a Republican.
It happens so gradually that you could never adjust to it unless you lived through it all like I have! But it still makes me puke!
3:36 This is how the Peace Corps came to be.
The two Jack’s are contemporaries. Both were born in the same year. Felt War in their own different ways. Navy and USO among them.
The Kennedy brothers were and are the gold standard of what any politician, republiconn, Democrat, or independent should strive to be!
I've listened to several JFK interviews in a row. He obviously had some things he wanted to say. But he has a conversational style which suggests he really means what he says,.He doesn't come off as someone just reading stuff off a teleprompter that's been prepared by his staff. Nothing is plastic or canned in nature. He's not smooth. He's honest..
Please America. Give us an inspirational, intelligent, caring leader.
"VEE-GAH!" Always makes me chuckle. ;-)
I meant to say this is the man we need today. What would JFK do today? Well I'll tell ya this we would already have jobs already!
Pre and post November 22, 1963 were two different eras in world history.
The man knew what he was talking about. Great statesmanship. Sharp as a razor.
His successors all seem like puppets in his shadow.
Not Johnson though
Why?
He could really think on his feet. Quick answers...
Obama is a great speaker but never says anything but JFKs speeches are still powerful today
Kenya born O’Banana speaks what people want to hear. He never initiated anything. Even very bad programs like ObamaCare was initiated by DemoCrap Congress.
I would have to, politely, disagree. Kennedy was astute at speaking without a teleprompter, as was Reagan. Obama was a teleprompter reader. Watch past videos of him when interviewed. He speaks with many...Uuhs! He would pause for long periods of time searching for just the right words...JFK and Reagan were well prepared, and their social skills were very keen. Both had great sense of humor and could translate their meaning well.
@@ExKUKicker
I never said he’s better speaker
Obama was better at speaking off the cuff on ANY subject. Kennedy made good speeches, written for him, with his input I'm sure.
He would have stayed on top of COVID.
Thank you for uploading this interview clip.
I just read about this interview in May 2017 issue of The Atlantic article "How Late-Night Comedy Fueled the Rise of Trump" by Caitlin Flanagan, who points out that not only is the 1st time a Presidential candidate was on a late night TV, but the contrast between then and now.
As Ms. Flanagan puts it:
John F. Kennedy was the first candidate to appear on late-night television, visiting Jack Paar’s set in 1960. No matter what you think of the short, dangerous presidency of JFK, watching their conversation could bring you to tears. At one point, Paar invites audience members to ask their own questions of the senator. “Let’s have, you know, responsible questions from responsible people,” Paar says, and I waited for the laugh, but it didn’t come. It wasn’t a joke. This wasn’t Judy Garland making eyes at him and telling Lana Turner stories and biting her thumb seductively. This was a chance to interview someone who wanted to be the president, and Paar asked his audience members to act accordingly-which they did. (It was a love-in about the commie threat, including certain dark intimations about Southeast Asia, but what are you going to do? Camelot!)
As a huge fan of the late nite comedians who skewer & roast Trump regularly Ms. Flanagan's article made me think. And immediately search for this interview. I wish I could see it in its entirety. I'm old enough to remember, what I've now come to call 'old school Republicans' like my father, as as his liberal Democrat daughter we had some excellent debates (the man taught me how to argue properly, I'm forever grateful.) Trump not cut from the cloth of those men's (like Regan w/his positive outlook and refusal to run a negative campaign) caliber. Thank you for posting this video & reminding us of what sane political discourse (even on a late night comedy talk show) should be. And hopefully will be again once we have a President (from either party) who I brings out the best, not the worst, in the American people. A bit like JFK or FDR or Regan did.
Thanks again.
john f kennedy had reddish hair...………...saw him thru a binocular in 63
And a real War Hero to boot.....
If Letterman were around back then...he'd have him on every 2-3 weeks.
Who John Kennedy really was seems immaterial to me now from a historical point of view. What IS important is what he represented to millions of people, namely hope. I'm not referring to the empty rhetoric of the Obama campaign, all hype and little content. Kennedy filled people with the same sense of passion that inspired men like Martin Luther King and the president's brother Robert F. all of whom paid the highest possible price for opening up their hearts and attempting to prove that even the most unattainable dreams were actually within their grasp. These were lessons all 3 men tried to impart even while gravely aware of the mortal danger that lay among the shadows just a short way up the road.
A great answer to a stupid question.
How is this only 2000 hits?
Well its a shame his father didn't warn him... he had no idea what pool of sharks he was going in with...
Harlem Swing Dance HOTJazz
I agree and always have said this!!!!
Joe warned Jack to be cautious as far back as 1952.....John was a fearless Man. One of a very few.
Can't imagine this type of talk with an audience on Leno's Tonight Show or with Letterman for that matter. Jon Stewart comes somewhat closer to Jack Paar's mixture of humor and somewhat intellectual talk with politicians today. Even Carson would not have done this.
Letterman could have done this. Yes, Dave Letterman. His interviews with people of note were actually quite good.
'the best asset we have is the desire of people to be free'
How times have changed
His answer to the question was amazing. He didn't speak of imposing rules on people. He didnt bullshit that freedom could be sold. He valued free will and the freedom of choice.
Ukraine
just love Garland! She always makes me cry her sadness comes through every word.
the last fresh breath of Truth during the fire in the house
what a great point. btw, if you know, where can i see a full jack paar tonight show episode?
JFK in your vidcap looks exactly like Vaughn Meader!
Phil Donahue must have been watching Jack Paar that night, given that his long-running show allowed audience members to ask questions of guests and this is where he may have gotten the idea for that.
Love being able to see this. TY!!! 👏 👏 👏
He spoke so fast. His famous "think not what your country give to you. . . "speech was so fast too.
Even as a Child, I remember listening to President Kennedy was mesmerizing !
Perhaps his charisma ?
But living thru the Soviet missile crisis, I hung on every word, and felt protected !
Something I haven't felt in decades !
Something more died on November 22, 1963, than the President !
Our lives, and those from all around the world changed forever more !
Nothing has been the same since !
R.I.P.
J.F.K.
♥️🥀♥️
Great intellect this is what everyone should strive for
Kennedy was right. You can't force any country to follow their own freedom.
Fantastic
Nothing like a Vet like JFK to keep the Second amendment in good standing.
JFK was a true legend 👏 🙌
Paar opened up the talk show into the conversational forum, and JFK changed the way we look at each other and setting an example of honesty and transparency that I wish more politicians would honor. I think Obama tries to do this, Clinton did somewhat. But its a different age. The mistrust of the executive office stemming from Nixon's direct misdoings have hampered our belief in a leader who stands for the people, and we look upon the new presidents with heavy skepticism, and that saddens me.
What made Kennedy a great politician is that he could dance. He did not have all the answers, and he was no expert in all things, but man he could negotiate his way around questions. He could read a crowd, stay on message, not act like he was staying on message, and could speak seemingly off the cough. Just a really good politician.
more than a good politician..
Jfk was a man who had a clear vision of the World he wanted to set up .. A world of Justice for usa and all countries in the world working in peace for betterment of Society .
Very profound.
John F. Kennedy was an idealist and a visionary, and although the world of 2023 is vastly different than the world of 1960, his ideas about the tension between individual freedom and totalitarian control of any kind are as relevant today as they were then.
JFK was a fan of egg salad sandwiches. It's absolutely true and good to know.
My Stepdad cast one Presidential vote in his life. For this guy.
We've been moving backwards since he died. I can't imagine what he'd think of the likes of Donald Trump having an excellent chance to actually be the presidential nominee of a major party.
+Dani Said ..well Dani..I don't so much as think of the amazing leadership Donald Trump may bring to America...but rather the dismissive tone with which the GOP is dealing with what is at hand.
You see...when there are suddenly so many things written..so much money raised..so much attack coming at Trump from literally an army of establishment warriors..which includes heavy monied supporters....it reminds the public just how slanted things are. It is with no great deal of grief that I might see Trump depart the political theatre..but to see him pushed and shoved by clandestine, hidden forces that have simply decided he is not suitable..possibly..and partially because he is self-funded..makes the process appear heavy handed..with no real regard for the will of the voter...no matter who he votes for.
It's like dad taking over the steering wheel and saying..."ok son..it's getting a little rough..I will take it from here"...this part of the road is for someone more mature..more experienced.
+Dani Said ....Hi Dani...I dont disagree with your assessment.....it is just the process that is worrisome. Indeed, Trump has played the media like a fiddle...but then..the media..has surely played both sides as well. I mean I dont thrill at what goes on at Trumps rallies...it is a big circus....however what I do mind is the spin towards the disingenuous..where as an example..Trump raises his arm and makes the crowd do an allegiance to vote for him...and NBC reports it as a neo-nazi salute that conjures up images of Hitler. Think what we may of Trump...but that is wrong and conjures up the images of neo-Mccarthyism..and touches of Marshall McLuhan. Trump may not be your choice or mine...but he does have a massive following..and to push and pull the process to a brokered election certainly has the potential to piss off a large segment of the population...and in effect guarantee that the republican party will limp into the general election. Its indeed a mess at this point.
+Dani Said ..you know..just to add to it...I sometimes wonder what is more dangerous...the guy who states unapologetically what his opinions are..knowing it will cost him potential supporters....or the smarmy " I will be what ever you want me to be....just so I get into the oval office"..a type which certainly Ted Cruz displays to perfection...
Again..not a Trump supporter..but...with all his bluster and over the top personality...we have to admit that many of us have known him for 10 - 15 - 20 years...and he has never stepped away from who he is...effectively he is a known entity...no real surprises here.
By contrast...what do we really know about Cruz?....I mean..does anyone have a long term view of this guy?...because what I have seen of him in the time I have got to know him...is at best underwhelming and at worst..frightening.
+Dani Said ...yeah..I know there was a brief exchange between Trump and Cruz about healthcare..and Trump essentially said.." look no matter what..Im not prepared to see anyone in America simply die on our street because they have no access to healthcare."
To which Cruz immediately replied:...." yeah and I suppose you would have the government pay for it"....
...THAT...is terrifying....and pretty much 180 degrees removed from basic christian values...actually basic human values to that extent..
America does need to realize that no matter what..,when 40-50 million are uninsured and it is the number one cause of bankruptcies..losses of homes etc...one cannot default to basic founding fathers values representing life in late 1700's....to disregard this problem..specially given that on a per capita basis..USA spends more then any other nation on healthcare..yet has practically 3rd world infant mortality rates.
While I agree he's a media product, the situation is spinning out of control. If Trump doesn't get the necessary amount of delegates, there will be a contested convention and he will not be the nominee.
If he wins enough delegates, he will be the nominee.
Great man.
Is there irony in what he said that we cannot sell democracy but "... that in the long run the best asset we have is the desire of people to be free" and we then went to war to force them to be "free" in Viet Nam?
I believe the Vietnam war went from advising and training the South Vietnam army to full scale offensive military operations by LBJ not JFK.
Aren't the entire Paar "Tonight Show" segments with Kennedy and Nixon available on a "Best of Jack Paar" DVD set??
It was funny how he pronounced certain words, like vigor, as in "I pursue women with viGAH".
The Boston accent
Mass accent
JFK wanted to be the action was. Well, he got it, both good and bad.😥
"Of the next four or eight years" 😭
JFK was a serious politician who took his responsibility seriously. His nephew is such a man. When I compare RFK Jr. to the others, all the others, he is far from perfect but he is a man of the people like no one else.
Ma favorite President in USA)
His Irish roots explain his bravery.
He tanned really well. But he was on cortisone for his back injury and that may have effected his complexion for all I know.
As soon as he walks on
Because like you I have strong ideas about the United States I have strong ideas of what this country needs to do JFK idealist without illusion self-described R.I.P Jack.
He was an excellent actor. A true politician.
He basically answers the question to why we lost the war in vietnam...
most intelligent comment on this entire comments forum. very true.
Rest In Everlasting Peace JFK 🇺🇸🤍🕊️🙏🕊️
We went from this man to Biden. How far the Democratic Party has fallen.
You read my mind
US involvement in Vietnam long preceded JFK. Try reading a book sometime instead of watching youtube videos.
"Students are in a revolutionary frame of mind against the existing power." Words are very true, except people like Bill Ayers, one of Obama's best friends, is still a revolutionary.
1:34 _"Vigah"_ xD
2:09 kind of a loaded question . Lol!!
Still miss him.
kennedy had just turned 43. he had to play the hawks to win the centrist vote, even that wasn't enough, kennedy had to choose lbj win texas because nixon would carry california since he was from there.
odd that texas voted for kennedy and california voted for nixon.
Imagine the incumbent answering that audience question.
Well, when you look at what's happening and you know it a lot of people are saying it that when you take a look at what's happening with Russia and when you look at what's happening with economy...
Ugh, I can't even be bothered finishing it.
This actually was from 1959 I believe.
No, its actually 1960, he announce Jan 3, 1960...he appeared on the show before the primaries.
my mistake. I must have read about it wrong.
norr4636
He announced on January 2, 1960.
Great Q&A.
I remember as a small child how my mother was a young Kennedy supporter and my grandfather was a republican, and boy did they scrape over politics.
CHOWDAH!
Wonder what he thinks of Donald Trump and Hillary clinton.
I don't think he would have liked either but he was closer to trump in his views.
He was a fiscal conservative who believed in a strong militatry. My kind of guy.
He cut military spending and wanted to break up the CIA. He must have thought the Federal reserve of private banks was negatively influencing the economy since he was the only president since Lincoln to issue government created money outside the Fed. He would have thought people who watched FOX news were morons. I highly doubt he would think he was your kind of guy.
Calling 911 just two scrap somebodys house that's fucked up
Kennedy had it figured out way back then. He and Ronald Reagan were on the same page. Free people, free markets, freedom.