this is two days before the formal anniversary of ken's assassination in texas. behind the photo ops president obama is struggling. his signature piece of legislation, obama care is on life support. we begin our coverage with john king. this speech tonight is a very important speech. right? he will be trying to sort of be in the shadow of jfk. somebody who, you know, when he first ran for office, he was compared to frequently. he spent the day going from ceremony to ceremony looking very presidential. inside the white house, there are a lot of problems. >> there are a lot of problems. this is a chance for the president for a day to step away from them. if you talk to past recipients, talk to president clinton, talk to george w. bush, they will tell that you sometimes when you're in a ditch it is help whfl you're the president, you're leading important ceremonies. he will today tribute to jfk and to public service and the kennedy family. you make an important point. remember when...