Episode #358: John Kennedy #1: Privileged Youth (1917-1936)

Episode #368: John Kennedy #11: Learning on the Job Part II: Khrushchev and the Berlin Wall (1961)

John Kennedy #11: Learning on the Job Part II: Khrushchev and the Berlin Wall (1961); Space Race and the pledge to land an American on the moon before the end of the decade, trip to Paris on the way to Vienna, two-meeting meeting with Nikita Khrushchev in Vienna, Kennedy's strong stand re: the future of Berlin, the Soviets construct the Berlin Wall, and a difficult end to a difficult first year in office Key people include: Nikita Khrushchev, Jacqueline Kennedy, Averill Harriman, Charles de Gaulle, Lyndon Johnson, and Lucius Clay For more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

Episode #367: John Kennedy #10: Learning on the Job Part I: Laos and the Bay of Pigs (1961)

John Kennedy #10: Learning on the Job Part I: Laos and the Bay of Pigs (1961); Topics covered include: First State of the Union Address, domestic agenda (and difficulties with Congress), Civil Rights and the Freedom Riders, crisis in Laos along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, the Alliance for Progress with Latin America, the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba and the aftermath of the failure of the mission Key people include: Martin Luther King, Jr., Lyndon Johnson, Dwight Eisenhower, Ho Chi Minh, Phoumi Nosavan, Fidel Castro, Allen Dulles, Richard Bissell, Ted Sorensen, Ben Bradlee, and Richard Nixon For more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

Episode #366: John Kennedy #9: Inaugurating a New Generation of Leadership (1960-1961)

John Kennedy #9: Inaugurating a New Generation of Leadership (1960-1961); Topics covered include: President-elect, transition meetings with President Eisenhower at the White House, Cabinet selections, Inaugural Address, and assignments for personal staff and friends Key people include: Dwight Eisenhower, Robert McNamara, Dean Rusk, Allen Dulles, J. Edgar Hoover, McGeorge Bundy, Douglas Dillon, Walter Heller, Bobby Kennedy, Joe Kennedy, Abe Ribicoff, Earl Warren, Ted Sorensen, Jacqueline Kennedy, Evelyn Lincoln, Ken O'Donnell, Dave Powers, Larry O'Brien, Paul (Red) Fay, Ralph (Rip) Horton, Torby MacDonald, George Smathers, and Lem Billings For more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

Episode #365: John Kennedy #8: 1960 Campaign: Convention and the Race Against Nixon (1960)

John Kennedy #8: 1960 Campaign: Convention and the Race Against Nixon (1960); Topics covered include: 1960 Democratic Convention, Kennedy wins the nomination on the first ballot, Lyndon Johnson selected as VP nominee, addresses the Greater Houston Ministerial Association on the religion issue, televised debates against Richard Nixon, introduces the Peace Corps, provides aid to Martin Luther King, Jr., and his family, and Kennedy wins the presidency Key people include: Richard Daley, David Lawrence, Torby Macdonald, Ted Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Sam Rayburn, Adlai Stevenson, Harry Truman, Eleanor Roosevelt, Richard Nixon, Henry Cabot Lodge, Martin Luther King, Jr., Harris Wofford, Sargent Shriver, Coretta Scott King, Ted Sorensen, and Sam Giancana For more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

Episode #364: John Kennedy #7: 1960 Campaign: Seeking the Democratic Nomination (1956-1960)

John Kennedy #7: 1960 Campaign: Seeking the Democratic Nomination (1956-1960); Topics covered include: Pre-election campaigning, birth of Caroline Kennedy, becomes a political celebrity, speaks out for Algerian independence, serves on the Senate Rackets Committee, campaign strategy: focus on the primaries, formally announced candidacy, the contested primaries in Wisconsin and West Virginia (including the religion issue), continues to face opposition including from former President Harry Truman, and readies for the Democratic Convention in Los Angeles Key people include: Ted Sorensen, Jacqueline Kennedy, Caroline Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Dwight Eisenhower, Bobby Kennedy, Vincent Celeste, Joe Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson, Stuart Symington, Hubert Humphrey, Franklin Roosevelt, Jr., Eleanor Roosevelt, and Harry Truman For more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/