we'll hear from caroline kennedy and michael beschloss. the event was held at the john f. kennedy library in boston. >> good evening. you have read the news stories, but your copies of the book, watch the abc primetime special, morning television and even "the daily show" with jon stewart and now tonight, live from the kennedy library with its oral history carefully house for the past half-century, we will hear directly from jacqueline kennedy about her life with their 35th president and from their daughter, who has brought this fresh new history to light. i am tom putnam director of a kennedy presidential library and museum in him to have a loved executive director of the kennedy library foundation, members of our foundation board, many of whom are here with us tonight, and all of my library foundation colleagues, i thank you for coming and all those watching on c-span and acknowledge the generous underwriters of the kennedy library for him, sponsor bank of america, boston capital, the boston foundation and their media partners, the "boston globe" in wbur. the opening text

you had an awful task of having to plan the funeral with caroline kennedy.it was a time when i had to behave as if he were still there, my job was continuing in a way. even though it was awful and a dreadful situation, i felt a duty to him to keep going and to help his sister and do what i would do if he were still there. >> have you stayed in touch with the family at all? >> i stay in touch with caroline at times. it's nice to see her. we don't stay in touch on a regular basis, but when i do see her, it's really pleasant. >>> do you know how they felt about the book? >> no, i don't. i didn't put it out there for anybody, not even my sisters. i felt if i had too many eyes on it, it would change and i'm proud how it turned out. >> he was on a real fast track. everybody had great hopes for him, which were all snuffed away. what do you think he would have been doing? >> he certainly talked about running for office at some point, but i know that he was enthusiastic and excited and wanted "george" magazine to succeed before he went on to his next venture. politic

conversations at the life with caroline kennedy and michael beschloss. >> good evening. you've read the news stories, but your copies of the book, red watch the abc primetime special morning television and even "the daily show" with jon stewart. e and now tonight live from the se kennedy library, with its oral history was so carefully houseth for the past half-century, we heard directly from jacqueline kennedy about her life with our 35th resident and from their daughter who was brought this fresh new history too late. and tom putnam to light. i am tom putnam director of a kennedy presidential library and museum in him to have a loved executive director of the kennedy library foundation, members of our foundation board, many of whom are here with us tonight, and all of my library foundation colleagues, i thank you for coming and all those watching on c-span and acknowledge the generous underwriters of the kennedy library for him, sponsor bank of america, boston capital, the boston foundation and their media partners, the "boston globe" in wbur. the opening text of our ne

rick langland and his girlfriend caroline kennedy left for their italian vacation last thursday when the ship hit a reef off the coast of tuscany the couple was able to escape on an emergency life boat, then quickly called home. >> he said he couldn't get into it at the time being he was on a temporary line through the embassy that just gave him enough time to call home. >> he said, mother, i am safe. i said safe from what? didn't you hear about the costa going down? then it dawned on me. >> the couple applied for emergency passports and caught a flight out of rome yesterday. they are now in new york waiting for a flight back to norfolk. >>> we have some breaking news out of rockville. authorities are on the scene of a carbon monoxide incident in the 12,000 block and an apartment building has been evacuated as authorities determine the source of this. we are told that six people are being treated for nonlife threatening injuries and have a crew heading that way. we'll update you. >>> a northwest d.c. neighborhood is stunned as police try to figure out why someone left a baby girl out

kennedy, caroline and her sister, lauren, died. ♪ >>> when you think of night life, neighborhoods inashington, adams morgan comes to mind. and if you haven't been there in a while, there are some new places that you may want to check out. joining us today to talk about a few of these places, lavona. nice to see you again. a part of the problem with adams morgan is a lot of people think of it as a party place for this younger set. you are saying there is a change coming about. >> that's right. it used to be if you were out of your 20s, you definitely didn't go to adams morgan. we are really seeing this trend towards more sophisticated places. sit-down restaurants, nice cocktail bars, and a great example of that is a restaurant called mellow mushroom. it just opened. it is a chain that came from athens and they serve sophisticated pizzas with really creative toppings and family friendly. particularly during the day. and at night, it has lots for people to do, including a high-end beer bar upstairs and, of course, great pizzas. great alternative for folks that don't like to wait in line

>> the kennedy children, john and caroline, are on the tapes. we can hear the president introduce them to soviet foreign minister. >> come in a minute. say hello. do you want to say hello to john? you know the ambassador. >> they are very popular in our country. >> and then there's a scheduling meeting, right before the president and first lady leave on a trip to texas. they talk about a visiting dignitary and the busy monday he has planned when he gets home from dallas. it turned out to be the day of the president's funeral. >> the voice of john f. kennedy, just days before dallas. you can hear more of these tapes. we've posted a link on our website tonight and on our facebook page as well. when we come back, after a break, the stage is set in hollywood for something that hasn't happened in almost a century. >>> finally on this big day in the nation's capital, it is also a big day on the other coast in hollywood where this year's oscar nominations were announced. not since the first year of the oscars in the late '20s has a silent film won for

kennedy jr.'s personal assistant discussing her guilt over urging fairland vi caroline yn bisset to take the ill-fatede beltway normal and the district. 66 eastbound had an accident on 29 centreville move to the shoulder. inner loop a the beltway, very slowly at the robinson terminal past braddock road and into tysons. headlights are the inner loop delays. >> cold morning, widespread teens, low 40's this afternoon. if increasing clouds could lead to a agrees dusting of snow here and there later this evening and early tonight. colder tomorrow, and the 30's. barlett cloudy skies. saturday could be interesting. cold rain moving into town. if but early saturday morning we could be facing some areas of sleet and freezing rain. if that's the speech we are keeping an eye on. it does not look like it will be all that much moisture associated with it. >> we will have to see. thanks for watching. >> good morning america is next. we will see y

kennedy was assassinated. >> part of the camelot legacy. >> very much. this is just weeks before he was assassinated. and you hear him, you hear john john and caroline of the white house. you hear kennedy being a father as well as a president. and of course they're living in the white house, they're living in the workplace. and it's very poignant, of course. john john i believe was three years old, caroline was six and they're talking about the dog that was now their pet and it's poignant. >> if people want to listen to these recordings, where can they go? guest: two places. jfk library.org is the place where the original tapes are. they've got wonderful resources. encourage people to listen. you get a wonderful view of kennedy, his presidency. the miller center web site as i where i work as well. we've got a whole lot of other materials related to the u.s. presidency. host: thank you very much for your time and perspective and putting these latest recordings into context. guest: my pleasure. >> host: when we come back we'll turn our attention to the situation in syria, a developing story over the weekend, many saying there could be more turmoil and

kennedy, just days before his assassination in 1963. even his closest aides didn't know he was making the recordings. it shows the more personal side of the president, as he introduces caroline to a soviet official. >>> an evening stroll turned into a nightmare for a massachusetts family when they fell through thin ice on a pond. a 911 call brought firefighters right away. some wearing survival suits. they waded in with a rescue sled to reach the couple and their 3-year-old son. all three were rushed to the hospital. they're doing okay. big props to the heroes. >> lucky folks. >>> we all know that football fans get riled up this time of year. some, now, maybe going a little bit too far. security is increased around san francisco 49ers headquarters after kick-returner kyle williams started getting death threats. he fumbled in o.t. over the weekend setting up the winning field goal for the giants. before sunday's game, he only fielded punts twice in the regular season. folks, it's just a game. >>> time now for some more sports news this morning. the latest highlights from espn. >>> good morning, i'm jorge andres. this is your espn news update. we start with college hoops. numb

kennedy's frustration was evident, as two advisers gave conflicting records of the situation on the ground. >> reporter: beyond policy, some rare personal moments inside the office. the president's children, carolineound as the president met with the russian foreign minister. >> she was the dog given to them by khrushchev. the library says president kennedy didn't like the way the military portrayed his decisions during the bay of pigs crisis. it was his way of backing up his side of events. >> he was a very confident man. he wanted posterity to understand the decisions he made. he wanted the history that he was a part of to be recorded for all time. >> reporter: just weeks before he was assassinated. he resume nated on the campaign strategy, one that resonates nearly 50 years later. wolf, president kennedy also had a novel suggestions for the 1964 democratic convention. he recommended films at the convention should be shown in color, and break from the black and white american households were used to. he thought it would have a big effect. >> fascinating stuff for historians and other folks as well. thank you. >>> jack cafferty is asking how would obama's second term look different? you're e-mail

kennedy's frustration was evident as two advise irs gave him conflicting reports of the situation on the ground. beyond policy, some rare personal moments inside the oval office. the president's children, carolinend john, can be heard in the background as the president met with the russian foreign minister. pushinka was the dog given to them by soviet premier. mary snow, cnn, new york. >> let's get right to presidential historian douglas brinkley who joins us this morning. always nice to have you as a guest. want to ask you what you found most revealing in these tapes that have now been released. >> well, keep in mind, you know, most presidents get an opportunity to write a memoir from harry truman all of the way to george w. bush because of the tragedy in dallas. john f. kennedy never wrote a biography or memoir. for historians when the tapes are released we cherry pick them and listen carefully for everything. you're going see a lot of different just singular lines. you just played a couple, that will appear in future books and biographies. overall the impression from the tapes is that john f. kennedy was deep any in charge of his white house. his ability not to come part meant tallize but to