the kennedy brothers have made many enemies. >> president kennedy was shot in dallas at 12:25. >> as catastrophic events devastate the family, jackie is determined to shape jfk's legacy. a reluctant new leader emerges. >> robert kennedy. >> to keep the kennedy dream alive. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> several thousand enthusiastic texans are on hand to give the president and mrs. kennedy a warm welcome. >> in november 1963 president kennedy arrives in dallas to campaign for re-election. >> he probably, as he was coming down those steps, felt pretty confident about his political prospects. >> his health is better. his marriage is better. he's a very confident leader. he is a person recognized as having enormous potential for his second term. >> jackie was very happy to be with her husband during her trip to dallas. and it was really the happiest time of their marriage. >> the president's car now turning onto elm street and it will be only a matter of minutes before he arrives at the piedmont. >> bobby kennedy is at home with his family and close colleagues. >> attorney general kennedy is in his back yard, having lunch with robert morgenthau, the dis

jackie lost jack. >> senator robert francis kennedy died at 1:44 a.m.ay, june 6, 1968. >> in the morning my brother joe came in and said, you know, he's gone. and that afternoon we took him to new york. >> the piercing wine of the engine subside as the airplane stops. the casket now about halfway out of the door of the airplane. >> the great tragedy of this moment is that we actually never get to see what bobby kennedy would have been able to accomplish. >> he would have been one of the most experienced men to occupy the american presidency since its founding. >> jacqueline kennedy, behind her mrs. edward kennedy. >> the sense that the country was ending in bobby kennedy, tapped it in a way in a not even his brother did. >> it's like the pin in the balloon. it's gone. ♪ bum bum bum bum bum this is incredible. this weekend join t-mobile and get the awesome iphone xr, on us. it has an amazing camera. i can barely contain myself. this weekend join t-mobile and get the iphone xr on us. ♪ bum bum bum bum bum oprah: 1 out of 8 americans struggles with hunger.

kennedy and her mother rose kennedy spent $30,000 a year on clothing in paris to which jackie very famously responded i could not spend that much money on clothing unless i was able underwear. -- war sable underwear. and of course it was a backhanded compliment but a political one. she said that mrs. nixon dresses very well she purchases her clothing at elizabeth arden and those are not inexpensive. so you saw coverage of the two candidates wives from an image of newsweek magazine and the lower center image was a composite put together on ladies home journal. and in the cartoon on the far left i hope dyck and jack fully realize what they're destiny hangs on as they are walking down a fashion runway and the center image at the top is inauguration day the morning of the kennedy inaugural january 1961 you have lady bird johnson with her back to the camera and may me -- mamie eisenhower the previous. and in the previous states that jackie kennedy later made in the oral history she commented on how attractive mrs. nixon appeared that take at the inauguration and what she called the california st

jackie kennedy commented on how attracted mrs. nixon appeared that day at the inauguration what she called california style. pat nixon became first lady in an era according to newspaper coverage and i did a lot of research on for my book, and there was a wild and radical variety of clothing. women in pants and women in the miniskirts, women in maxi skirts which reached the floor. solid colors but also patterns of all kinds, and so pat nixon generally refrained from wearing some of the more radical look of the period, although she did wear a kind of a wild pattern dress. that was actually for a halloween party at the far right. then, what was a popular beachwear at the time, lilly pulitzer, as she is seen in the center in florida with president nixon. pat nixon was described as wearing cherry, california colors, and one does find that her wardrobe, there is a strong element of oranges, greens, and yellows. the cherry colors that she always ended up going to as her best default choices. she very rarely except for the most solemn of

behind it, you have the house where jack and jackie kennedy live. und is the center of the world. this was the realization, the dynastic dream of joseph p. and rose kennedy. >>> next on american dynasties: the kennedys -- >> ask what you can do for your country. >> jack believed in the promise of america. >> kennedy was walking into an ambush, and he had no idea. >> it turns out to be an unmitigated disaster. >> jack need someone to watch his back. >> i am pleased to admit the position of attorney generalship. >> he says bobby, grab your balls. let's go. >>> just over 100 years after his family first set foot in the country, john f. kennedy becomes president of the united states of america. the kennedys have achieved their dream. but in his first year in the white house, jfk learns winning power is one thing. yielding it is another. engulfed by files at home and conflict around the

jack kennedy was just consumed with grief. jackiell to attend the funeral. it was so tragic. jackie never had a chance to hold him. >> the president comes back and visits her with the children. john jr. was a little too young to understand what was happening. but caroline did. and she had so looked forward to having a baby brother or sister. after a week or so, mrs. kennedy leaves the hospital. the president at her side, holding her hand, which was something that he didn't do very often in public. he holds her so gently. it's very touching, very moving to see. >> jackie compared herself and her husband to two icebergs. and i think they both operated in that way. they had very complicated feelings and emotions that they kept to themselves. >> when patrick died, this changed everything. >> something like that can either drive a couple apart or bring them together. >> by this time jackie has proven herself in so many ways. she's been there when he's had affairs. she's a wonderful mother to his two children. she's done everything for him

joseph kennedy, ted kennedy, jackie kennedy, some of kennedy's entourage, ted sorensen, arthur/are, arthur goldberg who became labor secretary and labor supreme court judge. on the eisenhower side, eisenhower, his brother milton, mainly, a cultural figure, eisenhower's cabinet is not well known now but pretty interesting people. the senators. illinois had two important senators who were part of this mix, paul douglas, people like george mcgovern who was a congressman and william fulbright. and amazing cast of characters. as i was reading one account, a vivid account of washington on the eve of the inaugural about the trains pulling into town written by a fairly junior reporter, david alverson who has 6 or 7 major books out there. the washington post had a young beat reporter outside kennedy's house in georgetown, and his name was tom wolfe and he has 6 or 7 major books out there. these, the cast of characters is quite remarkable. kennedy and eisenhower are interesting in their own right but particularly interesting as opposites of each other. they are wildly different personalities. eisenh

the kennedy administration was the bureaucrat pack '60s. >> jackie actually appeared in a white gown had designed to set her apart. and it was a very tight sheath compared to these women in these big skirt and gowns. >> here comes rose kennedy. >> on the way to the white house, rose kennedy has campaigned tirelessly to get her son elected. >> this must be the proudest day of your life. >> oh, yes. >> it's important to keep in mind that rose kennedy evidently had dynastic ambitions for the family. this is not just the story of joseph p. kennedy, prominent pushing father. this is a joint effort on the part of both joseph p. kennedy and rose. >> have you had a chance to sit back and realize? >> it's going to take a little time, i think. >> jack's bring robert and ethel joined in the family's triumph. bobby had been jack's campaign manager, and his father is adamant he is handed an important role in the new administration. >> joe kennedy let jack choose his cabinet with one exception. joe insisted that the next attorney general be robert kennedy. >> one cold december morning, the presiden

of this photograph, you see eisenhower with a scarf and a heavy coat kind of huddled next to jackie kennedy. so, you know, eisenhower -- kennedy is looking like he's the man of the decade. and so that was sort of -- the book -- that was my last chapter, "rising star, setting sun". as we know history is complicated. at that moment it looked like kennedy was going to dominate the 60s, unlimited potential, within three years, he's dead. historians are still trying to understand his presidency and trying to figure out what was really accomplished. you know, the public tends to see kennedy as one of the, you know, five or six best presidents. historians are more skeptical. but it's still so hard to evaluate kennedy because much of what he started was unfinished. it's unclear if he might have made a course correction on things like vietnam, but then eisenhower is interesting because at that moment, you know, on inauguration day, it is like okay, he's going to go out to pasture, but he lived till 1969. you know, during kennedy's presidency, he consulted him a fair amount. johnson consulted him fre

kennedy to end 1961. >> as jack and jackie pose for the cameras, the mood in the white house is anythingt kennedy was thinking at the end of his first year, when he was approached by an author who said, i'm going to be writing a book on the first year of your presidency, the president's response was, why would anyone want to read a book about this first year? >> in 1961, the kennedys came out of the white house cocky. confident. bright. by the end of 1961, they're chastened. bullied by khrushchev, humiliated by castro. the mob is threatening. they've made more enemies than friends and some of those enemies are truly dangerous. >> next on "american dynasties: the kennedys" -- >> jackie smiled for the camera, but there was sadness behind that smile. >> he had a reckless streak. >> sinatra goes absolutely berserk and just starts destroying things. >> aggressive conduct ultimately leads to war. >> she said, i'd rather die with you than live without you. >>> the american people have entrusted the power of the white house to john f. kennedy. since then, there has been one political disaster af

the first real record of that on the record that we have is jackie kennedy in 1961 when she makes the first state trip in president kennedy -- with president kennedy and may to paris and she has given she design the gown that she wore to the palace of versailles >> you mentioned the book which is going to be available in the eastern for sale and carl will be able to sign it if you want to pick it up. there is also a discount of 10% for however many a purchase but i know you went into pretty deep detail on all of the first lady's in that book one in particular was pat nixon. can you tell me in your exploration of the subject what fascinated you the most on first lady pat nixon. this is something i will just mention in a general way right now because i would get into great depth and it and the last lecture i will just focus on her but i have written about her before and it is kind of funny being up here right now because the one and only time that i saw misses nixon -- mrs. nixon and we made contact with each other although it was not an opportunity to talk was the night before the dedi

jackie kennedy when she was first lady gave birth to a baby that died within a short period afterwardsrse the country understood that and knew about it because it happened while she was first lady, but in terms of looking back and having a first lady discuss marriage, ivf, getting pregnant, all these things, i think we're really seeing a modern day era first lady, and that's really what michelle obama was. she sort of kicked off this new feeling of accessible, relatable, authentic first lady for many, many people. >> she wrote "as soon as i allowed myself to feel anything for barack obama, the feelings came rushing, a toppling blast of lust, gratitude, fulfillment, wonder." i've heard so many people today say, "lust!" all right. >> why is the last question for me, brooke? what's that about? >> you're welcome. >> i know, what's so interesting is i love the way that she talks about her marriage with the president. i've been in rooms with her where she's been like, nah, dude, you still got to wash the dishes. it's an amazing, very approachable, accessible way to just bring us into their l

really the first real record of that on the record that we have is jackie kennedy 1961 when she goes and makes the first state trip with president kennedy in may to paris and she has givenchy design the gown she wore to the palace at versailles. >> for our last question, carl, you mentioned the book -- which i might note is going to be available in the east room for sale and carl is going to be able to sign it if you want to pick one up. there's a discount of 10% for however many you buy. i know you went into pretty deep detail on all the first ladies in that book. one in particular, pat nixon, can you tell me in your exploration of the subject what fascinated you the most on first lady pat nixon. >> you know, this is something i'll mention in a general way because i'm going to get into great depth with it on the last lecture. i'm going to focus on her and mrs. ford. i've written about mrs. nixon before. by the way, it's kind of funny being up here right now because the one and only time that i saw mrs. nixon and we made contact with each other -- although it was not an opportunity to

udall did not have a bad relationship with kennedy -- with john and jackie kennedy by any means but he had a much more natural and better relationship, more intimate relationship with the johnsons. it helped that they were from a more rural west background as he was. conservation came more natural to them. he partnered with ladybird. soon after johnson took office he partnered with the first lady. they created a working group that included lots of big names -- lawrence rockefeller -- i'm blanking on the other one but there were several big names there. and they got moneys and they helped plant thousands upon thousands of trees and daffodils and other flowering plants all through d.c. primarily in the national capitol area but it also included public housing projects playgrounds in some of those areas, as well. in march, if you go along the rock creek and pat mick parkway the daffodils that pop up, the yellow daffodils, those are the original plants from 55 years ago of the udall and ladybird plantings. 55 years is a long time for small flowers and trees in an urban settings. they had a

first lady jackie kennedy was so impressed she hired him to manage and improve the 18 acres of the presidentialquest williams developed the rose ga sen which hasved as a famous setting for presidents since. salliams ov gerald ford's swimming pool, the tree house for president carter's daughter am george h.w. bush's horseshoe pit and he made sure at lawns and gardens were their best for the annual easter egg roll. williams recalls the kennedy children riding their ponies throughout the white housend gardens adopted a dog given to the kennedys from nikita khrushchev. he died last week in reston, 9rginia. he wyears old. at carmax? that's a great question. if you'd stop in a monsoon to help someone change a tire, save a whale that had beached itself... you're gonna be ok big guy. push! lend a hand in an old-timey barn raising... you got it, jebediah! and if the middle school dance group was down one member and you'd step in and lead them all the way to glory... yes! then carmax is for you, because helping people is what our people are all about. (waves crashing) excedrin sees your relentless, pound

she is somebody who has -- she's different from jackie kennedy in that she is free to say things aboutfree talking about her family. she has her own goods, you know, like omarosa said. she's harvard and princeton educated, but she's also beloved by particularly in the black community, but she was also derided. she's had horrible things said about her as well. she has her own story, i think does connect with a lot of people. a lot of people still don't like her, but a lot of people love her. >> timing is everything. she's coming out of eight years as first lady. the people that feared her maybe aren't afraid of her as much, but because of her for mid ability. >> i think back to the obama administration, the second term when the president lost popularity, he was out there in 2014 less, she was the draw on the campaign trail. she never lost popularity. she was someone who was widely popular across the country. and now, you know, as you do when you leave office, you step back a little bit. it's been almost two years and so i think the public is probably ready to hear from michelle obama ag

stand facing east on lafayette square, the court is behind it because the facade was saved by jackie ke kennedy, by a historic effort, but this facade is still there. so this was originally supposed to be the washington office of the national women suffrage association, but france and paul started to go rogel most immediately. they started publishing their newsletter and they started stealing donors from the national and getting them to subsidize their own interests and most notably out of belmont who was really, really rich and more or less underwrote their effort and they rode with it for a while and finally said you're pushing the line here. we're really nervous that your tactics are getting too close to the tankers. you're undermining our credibility and we worked all these years for our credibility and kicked them out. so by the end of 1914, and miss burns and the crew were a separate group and eventually the national women's party. four of them, a few more states allowed suffrage was out west and idaho, montana and mainly because 11 people lived in those states and they were enfranchising

we see the kennedys as they arrived in fort worth, texas, jack and jackie. that is the plane, the 707 that would eventually carry his casket back east. we had no way of knowing it then. 55 years ago tonight michael shared this photo assist they entered the hotel texas with vice president lyndon johnson. that's the president of the united states on the lower left, a scrum of people you will never see anymore accompanying a president because of the security concerns that followed the assassination of jfk. lyndon johnson, of course, in that photo would be sworn in as president later that day. michael beschloss remains with us. in addition to a president, what did this nation lose on that day 55 years ago? >> well, one thing, brian, was our certainty that unlike nations in europe, for instance, our politics was not rocked by strange things like assassinations. that really ended at that point. and another one was a huge effort by all of our people to look for explanations that are deeper than perhaps seemed on the surface. a lot of people questioned the official

i'm reminded of john kennedy's equip at one of jackie's gala where he said, this is the greatest assemblage of talent in one room with the exception of when jefferson dined alone. i go back to 1968 with ralph. bob walters, our mutual friends and a columnist on the old washington star introduced us and he had me meet him on the corner of connecticut and f street and ralph was going to meet us there and bob showed up in a cor vare and ralph would not get into the car and so we walked to ralph's favorite middle eastern relationship and that was the beginning of a great friendship. in 1943, michelle koletski who was positioned -- wrote a famous essay called the political economy of full employment, and koletski conceded that as a matter of economics, kaines was right. but as a mast of politics -- but as a matter of politics, the capitalists would never let you do. now in the post-war era which was the subject of my last book, it looked as if kaines had won the argument with koletski. capitalism was house broken and for a remarkable period of about 40 years, the economy not only grew at record r

> jackie, i worked for a president, a republican president, who tried to pull his party along to pass comprehensive immigration reform and the votes weren't there. he had allies in the late ted kennedyn. do you find any resistance or discomfort among any republicans in the senate or the house to these images? >> we haven't seen much response today. we just saw lindsey graham last night immediately responding to the actions taken by the military on the border and customs and border patrol, praising them for their work and saying that people shouldn't be blaming the president for what he's doing because look at what's going on. but as -- >> that's shocking. lindsey graham who was an ally of john mccain's, one of the most vocal advocates for comprehensive immigration reform. >> i think what americans really should be, especially trump supporters, people who, you know, don't quite see the inhumanity that's going on here, who maybe think that 3-year-olds need tear gas, what they should also be seeing is some of these political tactics the president is implementing also hurts americans. closing the san ysidro border, a border that's the most highly trafficked border between the u.s. and m

jackie rosen is the only person you can believe in! she's all women! all the women coming up. it's interesting component. have we seen the women's component to more activated than ever before, do you think, kennedy caused an arc because of the #metoo movement? because of kavanaugh? >> kennedy: i want to see the best candidate. if they happen to be women, that's fantastic. that's what motivates voters. a lot of the time -- and we learned this, certainly, in 2016 -- people will tell pollsters what they think they want to hear. if you want to vote against someone because of the gender, you say the right thing. then when you go into this very intimate polling place and you actually cast your vote, something odd can happen. >> harris: you can do what you want to do. we have a different system now at fox news on election night. we -- 25,000 people before, during, and after. "you didn't vote? why didn't you vote?" moving away from exit polls. there were also people who genevan -- "i might vote for donald trump, i realize he's a businessman and not a politician. might try that out." and they didn't want to say. >> melissa: when we look back at the data from lesson, women voted this way. i say to myself,