President John F. Kennedy's 36th News Conference - June 14, 1962

President John F. Kennedy speaks from lectern at Press Conference. Seated onstage at right (L-R): Press Secretary Pierre Salinger; Associate Press Secretary Andrew Hatcher; Deputy Press Secretary Malcolm Kilduff, Jr. State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
The President begins the press conference with a statement concerning the strike being threatened by the flight engineers union against three major airlines, Trans World Airlines (TWA), Pan American World Airways (Pan Am), and Eastern Airlines. He states that a strike could have a significant effect on the economy and urged the flight engineers to reconsider striking and find some other means of settling their dispute without interrupting airline operation. Following this statement the President answers questions from the press on a variety of topics including why government deficits are not necessarily inflationary or harmful, the economy, support for his legislative program, the proposed farm bill, United States foreign policy, and foreign aid.

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Good Morning HelmerReenberg 🫶💛☀️☕️

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Flash forward to now: the sofistication of the modern cockpit requiring only 2 pilots.😸

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He was so good. ❤

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Quote of the session occurs at 12:43...
"I can't believe I'm where Big Business wants me.." - JFK