John Kennedy - Obama Presidency Oral History Back John Kennedy Index / People Transcripts Janet Napolitano ...he had already left. He went to go to JFK [John F. Kennedy Internationa... ...Airport]. He passed through security at JFK and was actually on the plane when ... Christopher Dodd ...trying to find him. I ended up at President [John F.] Kennedy 's grave. Now it's eight thirty in th... Mark Luttrell ...changed with the assassination of President Kennedy that November, and then the events o... Richard Verma ...much credit to President Eisenhower and President Kennedy , who really leaned into th... Jake Sullivan ...though they're at the taxicab stand at JFK [John F. Kennedy Internationa... Ben Rhodes ...is what it must have felt like when JFK was elected, the way the people wer... ...in history. The example I use is, JFK was my hero. I went into politic... ...hero. I went into politics because of JFK and RFK [Robert F. Kennedy]. I can'... ...FDR [Franklin D. Roosevelt], there was JFK , there was Obama, and then there wa... Raul Salinas ...doors for Latinos after the passing of President Kennedy . But my years in the Capitol wer... Kevin Concannon ...in college in the 60s during the— JFK was the first president I could vot... Tom Harkin ...about three weeks before the election, President Kennedy sent Air Force One out to pick u... ...on, 1972. What was inspiring about John Kennedy 's election? Say what? I'm sorry. Sa... ...that again. What was inspiring about John Kennedy 's election? Well, he was young. An... ...still quite a hero, and a big friend of President Kennedy 's, as a matter of fact, at that time... ...reminded me of? It reminded me of the John Kennedy phenomenon. People just wanted to reac... Load more Transcripts Related Topics go to the Labor Labor go to the Transparency and Media Transparency and Media go to the Western Hemisphere Western Hemisphere go to the Financial Crisis and the Economy Financial Crisis and the Economy go to the Elections and Campaigns Elections and Campaigns