I was only six when he was assassinated. My father was so upset! It was the first time I ever saw him cry. That really stunned me and I thought that must be an incredible man. Despite his flaws, he definitely was. Nobody's perfect. He had an incredible effect on the country!
I thought the guy, JFK, had serious character flaws when I saw Marilyn Monroe come out singing "Happy Birthday". That was so morally incorrect. I was embarrassed and awakened at the same time. Then everyone was so taken aback by his death. He was part of a bloodline feud with our national security at stake. I cannot imagine people could not see through this. Then no one ever knew who did it. People are brainwashed. I guess it is the Catholicism.
@Richard Milliken I did not like his look in those silly glasses he wore outside of his showcase on stage, Not very attractive The Man's man part is due to the hype around him. His dad forced him into the role. The promiscuity was also due to his family. The illuminati and Deep State practice sex magick. The root chakra is a strong source of manifestation. However, these guys used it to call demons to do their bidding. The music industry does the same thing to get music hits. It is on the INternet. He is part of one of the 13 bloodline families. That is the only charisma and it is due to genetics.
@Richard Milliken Joe was a womanizer because he was following the precept of the Deep State/bloodline families in terms of sex magick. As above so below.
Jackie did say, regarding his affairs, "he always comes home to me". I lived through all the Kennedy years in Massachusetts and "Camelot". We'd see the family at the church in Hyannis, Rose looked like she stepped out of a fashion magazine. Jackie looked nothing like we'd see her on tv or in magazines. Those were interesting years. Seems hard to believe they're all gone now.
Great vid. I remember a British journalist who met JFK, and said that the President was unusual in that he gave him his full attention and chatted in detail about a book they both had read, even though it was just a brief meeting, with others keen to talk with him.
His father's influence got him the service, which was above and beyond his capabilities. "This is another fine mess you got me into ". Laurel and Hardy! Unfortunately Dr. Grande , just two days ago , it was stated that Pres. Johnson and famous Tycoon friends sponsored and help Oswald complete his mission . Jack Ruby , was part of the scenario as well. Do your research please.
I was a young boy during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Our family was worried about my uncle who was in the Air Force, so we paid rapt attention to what was coming out of Washington D.C. As it turned out, JFK pretty much saved Western Civilization from nuclear catastrophe. The crisis is a fascinating chapter in history.
My father was one of the ones who was going to kick Castro's butt if needed as the slang way to say it went. There was a whole bunch of people ready to go as soon as ordered to go, on standby for months.
As a fellow Addison's disease patient, I have absolutely no idea how he was even remotely functional. Regardless of anything else, his ability to be president and endure all that stress without dying is a testament to his tenacity. Treatment has come a long way but presidential levels of stress would still be difficult to manage safely.
I think his father had deep, negative effects on his whole family, valued power and prestige more than his own children I think. Really enjoyed hearing your evaluation Dr. Grande!
JFK shows what contributions someone with disabling pain can do with aggressive pain management (regardless of what you think of his politics or morals). His family’s wealth & political power gave him access to a doctor whenever he wanted one. Nowadays someone with severe back pain and arthritis (such as myself) can be completely disabled-indeed bedbound-by the insane US government policies that restrict what medications are available and seriously limit the contributions I can make to society, my family, or even to myself insofar as personal care goes.
Despite all the medications he was privy to, he reportedly suffered unimaginable pain. I think it is a real travesty of justice and a perversion of medicine that people like you-who need medications like opiates to manage their pain-are denied because some people can’t handle their addictive impulses. Now providers are afraid of being sued or blacklisted if they prescribe them. It is SO unfair! I had taken opiates numerous times during my life without any problems of addiction. It is not the pill, it’s the person! People who can handle it should not be denied opiates because of those who cannot. And it should be up to each individual whether or not to opt to make an informed decision about the risk of addiction should s/he take an opiate. Sick of prescribing physicians and pharmaceutical companies being unfairly demonized.
I too suffer with chronic back pain and belong to a forum where we share stories of being persecuted, shut down, profiled by medical doctors and treated as a. Luminal drug seeker. It’s humiliating. I’ve tried alternate therapies, physical therapy, acupuncture, chiropractic, massage therapy, si I’m trying to be my own advocate. Dr Feelgood Jacobson used to attend Kennedy and Elvis. You can see how Elvis ended up. Kennedy was a far superior President but he was a product of his father who was a womanizer and encouraged extramarital affairs as an elitist privilege. Jackie’s father was also this way so she anticipated this behavior as a part of being married to an aristocrat, high profile personage. Our mothers put up with things I would not.
He had a grand public image. He came across as highly intelligent, very witty and a man of great vision for the country. He possessed youth, vigor and charisma with a capital C. How I wish he could have lived a longer life. Much loved and missed.
Sad to say, but at least he died before all of the scandalous aspects of his life came to light. Within ten years of his death, Watergate would change the way the media, and therefore the people, viewed politicians. The tacit agreement between press and government to keep the true personal lives of politicians out of the news would be forever broken, and I highly doubt that JFK would have escaped harsh public scrutiny. Given his poor health, it might well have broken him, even if he had left politics.
@@Grimenoughtomaketherobotcry Someone once said The Kennedy Family were as close to royalty in our country as possible. Rose Kennedy sure had more grief in her lifetime than any mom is supposed to endure.
Did you listen to this video? "Image management", "the superficial value of charisma" - Listen starting at about time stamp 11:00 and through 12:09. Many people believe much of what is said during that portion is more representative of his true self.
He did not have vigor. He was very sick from the time since he was a young baby. He took tons of legal and illegal medicines in order to cope while in the White House.
Thank you for discussing his terrible chronic pain, depression, and anxiety. Doing so with such a prolific, public figure as the subject - especially one who reached the office of President - helps those unfamiliar with living in constant pain understand those of us who do a bit better. We aren't lazy, uninterested, or unmotivated, and we don't enjoy needing to take medication to function.
Maybe you should do Nixon now and explain the origin of his paranoia. Watergate was so unnecessary. Everybody knew he was going to skunk McGovern. Such a weird guy.
I have heard in more than one place that Kennedy's careful management of the Cuban Missile Crisis, against the advise of some of his more bellicose generals, may very well have prevented a nuclear war. I believe that any discussion of Kennedy's legacy should include this achievement.
He was able to influence and lead people in a very smart way, and epitomized the "inspiring figure", someone who could get a even the average person to reach for the stars....and made it happen.
It's funny that when I was in school the Cuban Missile Crisis wasn't even covered in history class. I first learned about it reading one of the Wrinkle in TIme books.
@@kevinsommerfield6341 really??!! Wow, may I ask what year/s? I'm not sure if I learned in school or at home but I know I knew about it before nuclear concern arose during the Reagan years.
Outstanding analysis sir. I've read a good deal about the man and yet you still managed to provide info with which I was not so familiar. I agree with you, he was courageous to lead such a prominent public life despite his physical afflictions - though as you pointed out - this was inspired by the intense pressure from his father and a sense of competition with his deceased brother, who died a hero at a very young age. My own personal opinion, he may very well have been the last president who truly cared about the people of the United States. A cynical view, yes, but it's been my feeling for quite some time.
Philip, The Kennedy thing you wrote last year was very good. I have read so many books too! Depression, of course! The guy was SO sick of being SO sick, and his mother DID NOT mother any of them!
I agree with you. He was a good man, not perfect but a good human being that cared for his country...he could have done so much if he hadn't been killed...poor jfk
Joseph P. Kennedy was a movie producer who groomed the public images of his kids early on. He had them dress well and be photographed in the news in publications where he'd bought interest. "It's not what you are; it what people think you are" was an adage he often repeated. Image over reality.
Beautiful people have more advantages. Everyone knows that. There have been many, many psychological studies that prove that. Why single out Jack Kennedy? He just went along with the program of life. Both my dad and a close female friend met him during the campaign. Yes, he was incredibly handsome. So what?
"kennedy said he was ashamed of his performance as pt boat captain." i'll take that sort of captain (or president) who recognizes his own failings and strives to do better and learn from mistakes. he doesn't give the superficial or real appearance of being a traitor.
People don't necessarily look back at him this way, but JFK's vice president, LBJ, actually was the one with passion for civil rights, having seen discrimination holding back his minority students as a young teacher. JFK went for it seemingly with passion, because Nixon came across as lukewarm about it, so as to create a contrast, since they were both pretty anti-communist which was the other big issue of the day. LBJ wanted the Civil Rights Bill passed and used Kennedy's death by framing the Civil Rights Bill as what JFK wanted and as a memorial to JFK, but in reality, it was put on the back burner, after JFK was elected.
I was six years old when JFK was assassinated and although from the UK, remember the shock and horror at his death among my elders and society in general. Thereafter Jackie was rarely out of the newspapers and magazines, think of Princess Diana and the press. As a young woman I followed her story closely. I think your opinion on Jackie was excellent, she did go from a position of the highest in society to what must have been the darkest time in her life in a matter of moments. I was just glad she had already died when her son John Junior died so tragically, as it saved her from further grief and trauma 💔.
How complex Kennedy was. I’ve read several books about him but despite his flaws, I still hold on to my admiration of him, which may say more about me than him. I thoroughly enjoy your talks and hope you find enough famous people to dissect! You are appropriately calm and fair. Thank you.
I'm a lover of all things Kennedy, especially JFK. Thank you for this analysis of him. I admire JFK for his wit, intelligence and for instilling an idea of hope and vision for a country. His speeches are legendary for this reason. His dream of going to the moon, diplomacy instead of war, courage and patriotism in the best sense of the word.
@@rfish67 of course that's a given in government people write speeches for leaders but I still find his speeches moving and inspiring and doesn't take away from his message in my eyes.
@@Catlily5 Obama had a great speech writer as well and he was 20 years younger than Barry. Obama has perfect timing when he tells jokes & his voice is not too shabby. He easily could've been a Professional Comedian or singer.
This is an excellent overview of Kennedy's strengths, weaknesses and overall personality profile. I would add only one thing. This topic is highly suited to additional comments on the intersection of Kennedy's personality and his assassination. You quite properly explained that you envisioned speaking of his life and death from the perspective of his personality traits, but the video ended without an exploration of such factors as they relate or might relate to his death. Kennedy's rashness was on full display here. He routinely travelled in open motorcades, even in cities surrounded by tall buildings with hundreds of open windows from which any assassin could lurk. November 22 was the third open motorcade Kennedy rode in in Dallas alone between 1960 and 1963. He asked the motorcade to stop and chatted with bystanders on a couple of occasions on November 22. He had very nearly been assassinated at his Florida home in December 1960 by a man with a converted car bomb and was saved only when the man saw Kennedy's wife and child waiving goodbye from the front door and decided to call it off. In another motorcade , a policeman intercepted a man walking toward Kennedy who turned out to have a loaded pistol in his pocket. Kennedy learned nothing from these experiences and had an attitude of fatalism and recklessness about this type of campaigning. His recklessness of having affairs from within the White House itself was of a piece with his campaign recklessness. On the morning of November 22, knowing that Dallas was a hotbed of right wing violence, he told Jackie that any madman with a high-power rifle could kill him in a motorcade. Had Oswald never existed, Kennedy would have continued to ride in motorcades until the then-unthinkable happened. It was a "tragedy waiting to happen," thanks in part to Kennedy's personality factors.
I also think some of his recklessness was his knowledge that he would die young anyway due to his Addison's disease. Add to that that he had already lost three siblings(two to plane crashes, one to life-long institutionalization), and you have a formula for a certain amount of fatalism around life: like if it was meant to be, it will happen whatever you do. Not the smartest way to live, but understandable. Older people get this way too: they're going to die soon no matter what the do - so a diabetic will eat that cake because they will die of a stroke if they eat poorly or they will die of a stroke if they eat well.
I enjoyed your presentation, particularly the understatements. Your summaries were very on-point and I can appreciate the difficulty of editing and selecting the more salient influences on JFK's personality and his grappling with those forces. Thank you for a very informative video.
I never knew he had health problems and used demerol to manage his pain. This was a great educational presentation who always looked fantastic, but wasn’t. You’re right. He covered Everything up Very well. Nice show!
JFK spent his teenage years. and his adult life, “looking for his mother.” She traveled constantly to escape her husband, when her children were growing up. It sure impacted her children’s lives.
I agree with you. She was a very selfish woman. Jack wrote a letter to her from school as a young boy when she was going off on another trip and he was sick. He wrote “ some mother you are” in the book it seemed as though he was teasing but I think there was some truth behind it.
Thank you so much for covering John F Kennedy. Looking forward to Joe and Rose when the mood strikes you! As to a suggestion, would like to see you cover some of our more interesting writers, such a s Hunter S Thompson and Sylvia Plath, and finally, to the arts! Frieda Kahlo (amazing woman,) Jackson Pollack, Pablo Picasso (another amazing man,) and other's who pioneered new styles, or worked under extremely difficult times. Way to many to list. Thank you!
There are 2 ft. tall entities that reside on earth underground. They have a proboscis that dives into the eye and sucks out all consciousness and replaces it with the entity's consciousness. From there they march around and interact with humans.
@@silky2204 Rest assured Silky , there is no need to worry. i assure you that is simply not possible as per the laws of physics and evolution for such creatures to exist. But we can learn to overcome our own personal demons, and improve as people.
That was really good one. Our family got to see him in Berlin Germany before he was shot. We thought of him as hero, but as we got older and read about his life we knew he had challenges. We still loved him. I loved him because brought into the space program. He could have done much more had he lived. I wonder who really shot him? I don't believe it was just one man. We loved his speeches. He had this way of inspiring all of us.
The space program is an empty economic drain costing the taxpayers 70 million a day! What have they actually achieved? I believe it is a money laundering enterprise.
I saw him here in Colorado Springs in 1962...a short time before he was killed. At that time as a teenager I thought he was some sort of a God. Had no idea of all the things he went through...thank you for these details ..would be interesting to hear your analysis of his children.
I was 8 years old when he died. I remember the day he died, I was in school and a boy came in to my classroom and said he was shot! Everyone was crying. He was the only president I really respected. He was a great man and I loved him. He was honest.
Not honest. He his his Addison’s disease. He was unfaithful to his wife. I believe he felt bolstered that he was getting away with a reckless lifestyle.
Huge difference in our generations, ma'am. Seriously doubt any of the kids in my second or third grade class would have been crying over the president. We just don't care, I guess.
@@wolfbones666 Why would they cry over an old fart like Biden? I'd cry but just because Kamala became Prez. So you think kids need to be taught to cry over the Leader like the Hitler Youth were taught? Like Mao? The truth is Kennedy was just as corrupt as most any other Leader. Dry your tears.
I was seven years old. I didn’t understand much, but I knew he was from Massachusetts where I lived. I was sure his murderer was coming to get me next.
@@judyb2199 JFK ordered the withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam in 1963. The CIA killed him and their puppet LBJ reversed the order, four days after the assassination.
I was born after his death, but not by much, and I have heard my parents, and numerous others recite exactly where they were, and what they were doing when they heard of his death. A lot of people loved him. I don't think they would love him so much if he spoke like a modern democrat, but many pundits listening to his speeches now say he would pass for a very weak moderate democrat nowadays at the most. Things have changed.
@@nadabing3903 Not a moderate democrat, no. Biden ( a moderate neo-liberal) calling for "unity" actually means he wants his party to unify. Even the idiot radical ones now know that the "defund the police" was overboard, and it lost them congressional and senate elections. You have radical ones calling him too moderate. The radical branch is who is destroying the democrat party. Even Lyndon Johnson hated those types, and they were a part of the reason he do not seek re-election. He was the first person I ever heard coin the term "Left wing nuts" from.
@@r.c.miller6161 if I'm not mistaken, Freude said you cannot assess Irish personalities accurately because they are have a 'complicated' self worth value because of constant outside interfarence and on an island of palo era rock that can't grow crops for enough food. It's true..... WE'RE FINALLY RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF A KIND FOLKS 🍀😜
@@ronaldgarrison8478 uummm, that's not how taking pride in ethnicity works my friend. Being poor has no shame 🍀 I mean I do not know anyone Irish who denies their hertiage for any reason
This was itself an admirably dispassionate and accomplished analytic narrative. Thank you. Accomplished great things (of Kennedy) was a phrase that they really struck well. For a moment I couldn't think why and then I remembered these lines from Milton's Paradise Lost:: 'Ever to observe his Providence and on Him sole depend / Merciful in all his Works with good still overcoming evil / And by small accomplishing that things.' A call for humility and to put your trust in a divine providence and to never give up as a guide to action and the choices we make.
I find it strange and troubling that Kennedy was allowed to enlist in the navy with his health condition or be allowed any duties away from a desk. Big money and big ego enabled by family connections.
Are you suggesting that JFK took advantage of family connections to get "into" the military? If so, then those were different times and set of values than what we have seen with more recent Presidents. Most would use their connections to get out of military service.
You did not mention mental illness in other Kennedy family members particularly his sister who was given a lobotomy, and brother (Ted) who had a substance abuse disorder (alcohol). Do you think there is a case for bipolar disorder to run in their family?
Hi Dr. Grande, thanks for this video. Your objectivity is much appreciated and much better than the strange revisionism that is present so much these days. President Kennedy was a human being, so he was flawed. In regards to his extramarital affairs, they certainly aren’t acceptable by today’s standards but I believe he was a product of his time. Also, what effect did his physical ailments have on his outlook? The cortisone steroids he took for his ailments also are known to increase libido. He lost two of his siblings early, did this effect his outlook on life? Many have quoted JFK as living every day of life as if it was his last. Ultimately I feel his positives far outweigh his negatives. Just a note on his hero status: Jack Kennedy is a bona fide war hero; whilst the collision was not ideal obviously and the loss of two men was tragic, Ensign Ross who was also a crew member on PT-109 stated “at least five men were acting as lookouts” and that it was a dark moonless night with no radar on the boat. Kennedy’s actions after the collision were nothing short of incredible, especially considering his physical ailments.
Multi-faceted, like so many. I give him credit for what he achieved, in addition to his appearance, which I never found unusually alluring anyway. Thank you for the video. Could you also do a video on Nixon?
It is such a breath of fresh air that Dr. Grande presented this without the usual political bias put out today. His own politics were completely omitted.............just the facts! I wish guys like him would report today's news instead of the biased jerks we have today. Thank you for putting this out.
Having read robert dalleks book on jfk his defining characteristics were his intelligence and empathy. Eisenhower, upon meeting jfk, thought he would be a wreckless inexperienced leader; after their brief meeting the former president was so impressed that he regularly chatted with him during his tenure as president. He loved reading and it was remarkable the degree to which he could memorize dense material as well as the volume of reading he did daily. Highly recommend reading Dalleks book about him
I'm not sure when treatment of Addison's Disease improved, but apparently it's more treatable now than back in the 1960s with medication often allowing for a normal lifespan.
Great video- although I find it sad that you didn't pursue the Fred Rogers direction. This guy practically stands alone in your channel as someone who was simply a good person- no murders, mysteries, or RUclips drama involved. Just good old morality, modesty, and frugality. A welcome refreshment if you ask me. We have enough dark stories about murderers. Let's talk about individuals who chose to make change for the better. Here are some other individuals who inspire me like Fred Rogers: John Coltrane, Krishnamurti, Oppeheimer, Chomsky... These guys are phenomenal and deserve more attention.
Adding additional weapons in a ad hoc manner to PT boat was a common practice by many crews and JFK was no doubt following the example of more experienced PT skippers. His motor mechanic failed to cut out the mufflers before advancing the throttles causing the motors to stall. The rest of your biography appears correct.
I was a 13 yo Catholic boy when Kennedy was elected and 16 when he was assassinated. Your summary is spot on. His knowledge of image projection allowed Jackie to promote his time in office as "Camelot" when most people knew that wasn't the case at all. His nickname among high school boys was "Jackthezipper" Like everyone from that time... you knew exactly where you were we he was killed. His death drew everyone to look at their own mortality. Later in life I often felt his death was a demarcation line in the morality of the country. Things were never the same afterward. Someone comment that "We would never laugh again" ... and people responded that we laugh but we'll never feel young again...
The Rothschilds turned the screws in tighter after the JFK assassination. Onassis, bloodline family, was part of the bloodline feud. Then Onassis marries Jackie. Amazing. The Federal reserve, owned by the Rothschilds, start stripping the middle class of any safety and security. Now we are in a communist nation.
Edmurphy, So true - I also feel the assassination was the turning point in the US - there was never that optimism again. The fifties ended and I felt some of the rebellion of the 60's was tied to that. The government and society changed and not for the better. Less real patriotism and more greed. Less "we're in this together" and more "I got to get mine". There were many and varied forces at work here, but it somehow seemed to have started after Nov.22, 1963.
It seems like all the Kennedys would have been affected psychologically by the father. Joe Sr. was a man who played favorites and never really showed affection towards his children. It makes sense that JFK would feel compelled to seek love elsewhere if his family culture never showed it, hence his many affairs (explanation, not excuse). He also was the one with the most pressure put on him to be successful. That mental toll may have exacerbated his physical issues. But he was a good leader in the short time he had.
@Richard Milliken Some certainly did, but it's clear that John and Robert were both great fathers to their children and learned from his mistakes in some ways.
A very interesting topic, dear doctor. Very accurate (seriously, when do you find the time?) Can you please consider an analysis about Josif Stalin? I think that his personality is very interesting from the psychological view and explains his behavior and deeds due to his psychical issues. Thank you so much, dear doctor, you are amazing!
Yes, there needs to be more out there on Stalin. Stalin killed 66 million people, yet his crimes against humanity are way less well known than Hitler's.
If you look at some of his press conferences, he really had them “tamed”, there was always laughter etc. on the other hand he could change the tone to on of seriousness and get their rapt attention. He and Jackie were incredibly popular throughout the world and his administration represented the nadir or high point of American influence and popularity.
Autocorrect and my failure to check marred Milton's Paradise Lost. These lines end with the phrase used by yourself to end your post which so impressed me (thus) 'With good still overcoming evil and by small accomplishing great things.' Again, thank for this remarkably well informed clear and precise assessment of JFK.
It’s always a thrill to see that Dr Grande has posted a new video!! However, I wouldn’t be disappointed if he didn’t for awhile. That way, we could imagine he is taking some time for himself.......
Don’t know why but I often think about Dr. G.’s work/life balance. I hope he’s not killing himself for our viewing pleasure! I honestly care about him.😌
Great video, Dr. Grande. My father worshipped JFK and saw him as a war hero. As a kid, I built plastic model kits of PT-109 and of Kennedy himself, seated in his famous rocking chair. I can't imagine a President today that was so popular model companies made plastic kits of their likenesses. I've suffered from chronic depression my whole adult life and have been addicted from time to time, and can easily see JFK's personality as you describe it. (My dad also claimed Kennedy senior had his chips in with Joe and was devastated by his death. I've also read that Joe was probably responsible for the crash himself, but he was seen as a hero too.) Thanks again for a great video. I don't know how you produce videos of this quality as frequently as you do, but I sure appreciate it!
I remember the Cuban missile crisis well. It was a very tense and actually scary time. If the Russian missiles in Cuba weren’t dismantled by a stated time, it would be met with a full retaliatory response. (Nuclear) I was so thankful when the crisis passed. It wasn’t reported until 20+ years later, the US had to agree to dismantle its missiles in Turkey to avoid war.,
Thank you for sharing these prospectives on President Kennedy. I may add that his knowledge of his physical condition may have played a large part in his outlook of his personal life. Peter Janney touched on this in "Mary's Mosai", that revolves around his deep relationship with Mary Pinchot Meyer. Interesting to say the least.
This was such an interesting video. JFK had so many medical conditions! 😕 Even one of those illnesses would be enough to hamper productivity for most people. Fascinating video, thank you Dr. Grande!❤️
His personal life was flawed, but his policies for the country seemed honorable and effective. (At least he wasn't a treasonous, narcissistic, poster boy for the Dunning Krueger syndrome; like the clown we will soon be rid of.) Dr. Grande, I appreciate your examination and perspectives on JFK. You are always pleasantly unpredictable, and possess an uncanny ability to show a familiar topic in a new light. 😎👍
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Wow. This is probably the most candid depiction of JFK I've ever heard. Although I've never looked deeply into it. This is very interesting and indicative of human nature at his best. Thank you for your unbiased presentation and insight into a man revered without contempt. Goes to show everyone's a human being and has their faults but can also shift gears and turn things around.
kennedy is probably my favorite political figure of the past just because he was so complicated. the pressure his parents put on him after joe jr died would seem like too much to bear for most. take into account the fact that his lifelong health issues would lead to his “pain management” with dr feelgood and be the catalyst in wanting to live life to the fullest and sleep with as many women as possible... there’s a lot to look into. he was flawed, but he was fascinating.
His other side was about appearances and was not so honest. Hiding his disease and carrying on affairs even in the White House. No social media then or he would have been called on the carpet.
@@suestephan3255 well, he had flaws, for sure, but he was a leader and he made people feel hopeful for the future. We are really in need of such leadership now!
His Dad Didn't Care For His Kids Just His Advancements And Money I May Be Wrong But Because He Tried To Appease Hitler His Dreams Of The President of The United states Were Gone So He Turned To Joe Jr He Died Plane Crash So He Decided To Turn To Jack And When They Won In 1960 Joe Said Was Victory For the Family
Outstanding examination and delivery as usual by the very insightful and highly-intelligent Dr. Todd. A lot of work goes into these videos, so thank you so much!
I would like to see one about Lyndon B. Johnson as well as J. Edgar Hoover. Also, Dorothy Kilgallen who said she would break open the assasinatiom of President Kennedy.
I think you should do a video on John Kricfalusi, the creator of Ren and Stimpy. I think there's some really weird stuff going on in his head and I think it would be cool to get a professional's viewpoint on it. The recent documentary made about him and ren and stimpy gives a lot of info on him and some of the sexual abuse allegations against him, but there's a whole buzzfeed article on that.
He first the first president I voted for in 1960. My wife and I loved him and were shattered when he was assassinated in 1963. His news conferences were where he would display his charm.
My mother, who was born in 1940, and others of her generation told me that, back then, powerful figures' rectitude was taken for granted, as if it came with the territory. The lack of global information we have access to nowadays helped people not to even imagine that a perfect president and husband could be not exactly so. In my Country, JFK was admired as an example of professionalism and morals and, when information started to leak, many were truly shocked.
Yet another glorious Dr.Grande video, I learned a lot about the Kennedy's and will now try to learn more about the family. May I suggest taking a look into the mental health of Christian Weston Chandler?
I was in grade 3 attending Thornton #9, a rural 1 room school in Ontario Canada on the day Kennedy was assassinated. The school had no phone. Mum walked the 1/4 mile from the house to let the teacher, Mrs. Jamison know what happened. I still remember mum barging in, out of breath and standing at the front of the class declaring the news.
Demerol is an opioid drug, so is methadone. Dr Todd said he took them for pain. If the dosages were high enough it certainly would have caused drowsiness and other symptoms.
Great video! I would love to see you do an analysis on Edie & Edith Bouvier Beale, aka Little Edie & Big Edie. They were the first cousin and aunt, respectively, to Jacqueline Bouvier with quite a story of their own as displayed in the documentary Grey Gardens.
Never knew JFK had all that back pain. Anyone suffering with chronic pain is going to experience depression due to physical changes in brain chemistry. Also, I'd love to meet a politician that was truly straight forward.
My sophomore year in Boise high school, in the middle of geometry class, the "announcement" about the assassination came over the PA speaker in each classroom. The rest of that day for me is lost in the fog of an aging memory. Some students cried. All I remember is he seemed to be well-liked by the common man. There was am radio, 3 channels of TV and local newspapers for information at that time. My prized possession was a 6 transistor radio made in Japan.
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I was only six when he was assassinated. My father was so upset! It was the first time I ever saw him cry. That really stunned me and I thought that must be an incredible man. Despite his flaws, he definitely was. Nobody's perfect. He had an incredible effect on the country!
I thought the guy, JFK, had serious character flaws when I saw Marilyn Monroe come out singing "Happy Birthday". That was so morally incorrect. I was embarrassed and awakened at the same time. Then everyone was so taken aback by his death. He was part of a bloodline feud with our national security at stake. I cannot imagine people could not see through this. Then no one ever knew who did it. People are brainwashed. I guess it is the Catholicism.
@Richard Milliken I did not like his look in those silly glasses he wore outside of his showcase on stage, Not very attractive The Man's man part is due to the hype around him. His dad forced him into the role. The promiscuity was also due to his family. The illuminati and Deep State practice sex magick. The root chakra is a strong source of manifestation. However, these guys used it to call demons to do their bidding. The music industry does the same thing to get music hits. It is on the INternet. He is part of one of the 13 bloodline families. That is the only charisma and it is due to genetics.
@Richard Milliken Joe was a womanizer because he was following the precept of the Deep State/bloodline families in terms of sex magick. As above so below.
The bloodline families participate in occult activities.
@@silky2204 Yes, and Harry Potter is a real person...
Jackie did say, regarding his affairs, "he always comes home to me". I lived through all the Kennedy years in Massachusetts and "Camelot". We'd see the family at the church in Hyannis, Rose looked like she stepped out of a fashion magazine. Jackie looked nothing like we'd see her on tv or in magazines. Those were interesting years. Seems hard to believe they're all gone now.
How did Jackie look in person as opposed to on tv?
Just left the ppl hanging on the question? How did Jackie look in person?
Yea he was President he had no choice but to come back to Jackie after coming.
Well since you left the ppl hanging, leaves me to question it
Jackie negotiated a financial settlement with Old Joe to stay in the marriage, to keep up appearances.
Great vid. I remember a British journalist who met JFK, and said that the President was unusual in that he gave him his full attention and chatted in detail about a book they both had read, even though it was just a brief meeting, with others keen to talk with him.
Cheating Husband, ..... You cannot seperate that from the Person....
@@carolnahigian9518 I agree. The cheating husband.
He loved journalists.
@@carolnahigian9518 "Cheating husband" now previously I would agree with you on Kennedy. Even Ayn Rand. Today, I don't know, I simply don't know.
@Barb Not exactly. He was one of the few who did not lose any $$$ in the crash !
This is inspiring and comforting, speaking as someone who lives with several chronic health conditions.
His father's influence got him the service, which was above and beyond his capabilities. "This is another fine mess you got me into ". Laurel and Hardy! Unfortunately Dr. Grande , just two days ago , it was stated that Pres. Johnson and famous Tycoon friends sponsored and help Oswald complete his mission . Jack Ruby , was part of the scenario as well. Do your research please.
I was a young boy during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Our family was worried about my uncle who was in the Air Force, so we paid rapt attention to what was coming out of Washington D.C. As it turned out, JFK pretty much saved Western Civilization from nuclear catastrophe. The crisis is a fascinating chapter in history.
My father was one of the ones who was going to kick Castro's butt if needed as the slang way to say it went. There was a whole bunch of people ready to go as soon as ordered to go, on standby for months.
Many Puerto Rican’s helped and still help The United States 🇺🇸. They also detect any mussels
Indeed
As a fellow Addison's disease patient, I have absolutely no idea how he was even remotely functional. Regardless of anything else, his ability to be president and endure all that stress without dying is a testament to his tenacity. Treatment has come a long way but presidential levels of stress would still be difficult to manage safely.
That’s why Kennedy’s my favorite. Truly an inspiration
Presidential levels of treatment would be difficult to replicate for the average citizen.
JFK was all doped up all of the time. But, you also have to remember he almost died a few times before his tragic death.
Amphetamine shots
Pp
I think his father had deep, negative effects on his whole family, valued power and prestige more than his own children I think. Really enjoyed hearing your evaluation Dr. Grande!
Bloodline families practice Satanism.
@@silky2204 Grow up!
Yes just like trump’s father really messed up his kids too, and sadly produced one of the most dangerous men in US history.
@@fusionfan6883 I have 4 advanced degrees. One is in Psychology.
@@silky2204 And you point is......?
"Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country" -- John F. Kennedy (1961)
cheating on wife and having a multi millionaire daddy
All very well when you have everything laid out for you...... Giving advice to the peasants
@John-Paul Hunt And you would be correct with your honest to God answer.
I wish I still had the book written by a women who claimes she was married to him and his father had it annulled. Sonoran books out anymore.
Rhetoric. A play. We are all actors.
JFK shows what contributions someone with disabling pain can do with aggressive pain management (regardless of what you think of his politics or morals). His family’s wealth & political power gave him access to a doctor whenever he wanted one. Nowadays someone with severe back pain and arthritis (such as myself) can be completely disabled-indeed bedbound-by the insane US government policies that restrict what medications are available and seriously limit the contributions I can make to society, my family, or even to myself insofar as personal care goes.
I so agree with you. I am a back pain and I can't the pain meds i need because
The got assumes that I am an advice when in fact i fractured my spine
Despite all the medications he was privy to, he reportedly suffered unimaginable pain. I think it is a real travesty of justice and a perversion of medicine that people like you-who need medications like opiates to manage their pain-are denied because some people can’t handle their addictive impulses. Now providers are afraid of being sued or blacklisted if they prescribe them. It is SO unfair! I had taken opiates numerous times during my life without any problems of addiction. It is not the pill, it’s the person! People who can handle it should not be denied opiates because of those who cannot. And it should be up to each individual whether or not to opt to make an informed decision about the risk of addiction should s/he take an opiate. Sick of prescribing physicians and pharmaceutical companies being unfairly demonized.
I too suffer with chronic back pain and belong to a forum where we share stories of being persecuted, shut down, profiled by medical doctors and treated as a. Luminal drug seeker. It’s humiliating.
I’ve tried alternate therapies, physical therapy, acupuncture, chiropractic, massage therapy, si I’m trying to be my own advocate.
Dr Feelgood Jacobson used to attend Kennedy and Elvis. You can see how Elvis ended up.
Kennedy was a far superior President but he was a product of his father who was a womanizer and encouraged extramarital affairs as an elitist privilege. Jackie’s father was also this way so she anticipated this behavior as a part of being married to an aristocrat, high profile personage. Our mothers put up with things I would not.
He had a grand public image. He came across as highly intelligent, very witty and a man of great vision for the country. He possessed youth, vigor and charisma with a capital C. How I wish he could have lived a longer life. Much loved and missed.
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Sad to say, but at least he died before all of the scandalous aspects of his life came to light. Within ten years of his death, Watergate would change the way the media, and therefore the people, viewed politicians. The tacit agreement between press and government to keep the true personal lives of politicians out of the news would be forever broken, and I highly doubt that JFK would have escaped harsh public scrutiny. Given his poor health, it might well have broken him, even if he had left politics.
@@Grimenoughtomaketherobotcry Someone once said The Kennedy Family were as close to royalty in our country as possible. Rose Kennedy sure had more grief in her lifetime than any mom is supposed to endure.
Did you listen to this video? "Image management", "the superficial value of charisma" - Listen starting at about time stamp 11:00 and through 12:09. Many people believe much of what is said during that portion is more representative of his true self.
He did not have vigor. He was very sick from the time since he was a young baby. He took tons of legal and illegal medicines in order to cope while in the White House.
Thank you for discussing his terrible chronic pain, depression, and anxiety. Doing so with such a prolific, public figure as the subject - especially one who reached the office of President - helps those unfamiliar with living in constant pain understand those of us who do a bit better. We aren't lazy, uninterested, or unmotivated, and we don't enjoy needing to take medication to function.
Chronic pain can certainly cause the need for "quiet time." Thank you for this biography and analysis of JFK.
@Black Phillip i love it when my life crosses over with dr grande 😬
Indeed.
Crashing exhaustion after comin g down from speed
Wasn't too quiet , was he ??
Maybe you should do Nixon now and explain the origin of his paranoia. Watergate was so unnecessary. Everybody knew he was going to skunk McGovern. Such a weird guy.
Great suggestion
Watergate was a setup. Nixon had to be gotten rid of because he wouldn't support NAFTA.
@@Generalinane WTF? NAFTA wasn't even approved until Bill Clinton was in office, 20 years later.
@@GeneralinaneI strongly disagree.
@@Generalinane nah if you read his biography he was always an odd person and not really likable.
I have heard in more than one place that Kennedy's careful management of the Cuban Missile Crisis, against the advise of some of his more bellicose generals, may very well have prevented a nuclear war. I believe that any discussion of Kennedy's legacy should include this achievement.
Kevin Sommerfield my understanding is that he bought off the Russians
Agreed. That should the utmost form of patience, strategy and discipline. 'Ask not what your country.....' Good call out 🍀
He was able to influence and lead people in a very smart way, and epitomized the "inspiring figure", someone who could get a even the average person to reach for the stars....and made it happen.
It's funny that when I was in school the Cuban Missile Crisis wasn't even covered in history class. I first learned about it reading one of the Wrinkle in TIme books.
@@kevinsommerfield6341 really??!! Wow, may I ask what year/s? I'm not sure if I learned in school or at home but I know I knew about it before nuclear concern arose during the Reagan years.
4 minutes up and still not first...Dr. Grandé has become a firm favorite!
Outstanding analysis sir. I've read a good deal about the man and yet you still managed to provide info with which I was not so familiar. I agree with you, he was courageous to lead such a prominent public life despite his physical afflictions - though as you pointed out - this was inspired by the intense pressure from his father and a sense of competition with his deceased brother, who died a hero at a very young age. My own personal opinion, he may very well have been the last president who truly cared about the people of the United States. A cynical view, yes, but it's been my feeling for quite some time.
So totally agreed. His assassination sent America into the downward spiral that we are in today. Had RFK lived we may not be here either
Philip, The Kennedy thing you wrote last year was very good. I have read so many books too! Depression, of course! The guy was SO sick of being SO sick, and his mother DID NOT mother any of them!
@@sds5502 Positively!
Jack Kennedy was absolutely there for the American people. He cared deeply! Thank you Philip.
I agree with you. He was a good man, not perfect but a good human being that cared for his country...he could have done so much if he hadn't been killed...poor jfk
Dr.Grande may I request an analysis of Rudy Giuliani?
OOOOOooooOOOOOO would love to see that!
I might just do it on my channel haha
Yes please!
I'm frightened 💀 lol
@@llchapman1234 I will get to it soon if doctor G doesn't!
“Kennedy understood the value of superficial appearances.” Absolutely!
"Perception is reality"
Joseph P. Kennedy was a movie producer who groomed the public images of his kids early on. He had them dress well and be photographed in the news in publications where he'd bought interest. "It's not what you are; it what people think you are" was an adage he often repeated. Image over reality.
Beautiful people have more advantages. Everyone knows that. There have been many, many psychological studies that prove that. Why single out Jack Kennedy? He just went along with the program of life. Both my dad and a close female friend met him during the campaign. Yes, he was incredibly handsome. So what?
"kennedy said he was ashamed of his performance as pt boat captain." i'll take that sort of captain (or president) who recognizes his own failings and strives to do better and learn from mistakes. he doesn't give the superficial or real appearance of being a traitor.
@@ARIZJOE People with money have the most advantages.
I've never understood parents who favour one child over another.
I agree 100%.
Just because someone said it, doesn't make it true. Smh
My mom was good for favoritism it caused hatred among us 8 siblings
@@brendahenline8649 There is much evidence that Joe Jr. was his father's favorite child, including Joe Sr's own words.
I agree about preferring one over the other. I detest both my children equally. 🙄
Describing his father as a "businessman" is to be very polite.
Got rich in prohibition times among other illegal activities.
bootleg city
@Joseph Smith Boated Canadian liquor in too. Was crazy to outlaw it in the first. That is from me a tee totaller.
More like bid’nez man.
@@frankenz66 Bank rolled Gloria Swanson.
I appreciate that you go through the personality model in every video
I most appreciated president Kennedys passion for civil rights!
Nah, that was surely not his priority.
@@yannick245 lol. He was more into space and what not. But he warmed up to civil rights eventually
He did literally nothing for civil rights lol.
People don't necessarily look back at him this way, but JFK's vice president, LBJ, actually was the one with passion for civil rights, having seen discrimination holding back his minority students as a young teacher. JFK went for it seemingly with passion, because Nixon came across as lukewarm about it, so as to create a contrast, since they were both pretty anti-communist which was the other big issue of the day.
LBJ wanted the Civil Rights Bill passed and used Kennedy's death by framing the Civil Rights Bill as what JFK wanted and as a memorial to JFK, but in reality, it was put on the back burner, after JFK was elected.
@@sparky6086 Yes, LBJ definitely accomplished more regarding regarding civil rights than Kennedy.
I was six years old when JFK was assassinated and although from the UK, remember the shock and horror at his death among my elders and society in general. Thereafter Jackie was rarely out of the newspapers and magazines, think of Princess Diana and the press. As a young woman I followed her story closely. I think your opinion on Jackie was excellent, she did go from a position of the highest in society to what must have been the darkest time in her life in a matter of moments. I was just glad she had already died when her son John Junior died so tragically, as it saved her from further grief and trauma 💔.
How complex Kennedy was. I’ve read several books about him but despite his flaws, I still hold on to my admiration of him, which may say more about me than him. I thoroughly enjoy your talks and hope you find enough famous people to dissect! You are appropriately calm and fair. Thank you.
Always a pleasure when you upload. Thanks Dr. Grande
Great one Dr Grande!! In our/ALL Boston Irish households, we had 3 photos hanging over the fireplace: the Pope, Jesus, and JFK. It's true 🍀
I hear that khed - we did include the blessed virgin in that group though
Sounds like a every Irish Catholic household I have been in. Which is a lot, from Chicago!
@@higgaroc Oh crap, you're right! I'm going to hell....damn it. Lol if I remember, she got a primo spot on my parents bedroom wall.
@@rachelraquel758 🍀🍀🍀 lol so funny! I thought it was just in New England
@@georgehasleftthebuilding6621 New England : )
I'm a lover of all things Kennedy, especially JFK. Thank you for this analysis of him. I admire JFK for his wit, intelligence and for instilling an idea of hope and vision for a country. His speeches are legendary for this reason. His dream of going to the moon, diplomacy instead of war, courage and patriotism in the best sense of the word.
@@rfish67 of course that's a given in government people write speeches for leaders but I still find his speeches moving and inspiring and doesn't take away from his message in my eyes.
@@AnneEloiseOfCNY I like Obama's speeches. But I am too young to remember Kennedy's.
Yes! He had plans to pull out of vietnam and fund the sciences instead! What a guy 🤩
@@Catlily5 Obama had a great speech writer as well and he was 20 years younger than Barry. Obama has perfect timing when he tells jokes & his voice is not too shabby. He easily could've been a Professional Comedian or singer.
Ted Sorensen was his speech writer.
This is an excellent overview of Kennedy's strengths, weaknesses and overall personality profile. I would add only one thing. This topic is highly suited to additional comments on the intersection of Kennedy's personality and his assassination. You quite properly explained that you envisioned speaking of his life and death from the perspective of his personality traits, but the video ended without an exploration of such factors as they relate or might relate to his death. Kennedy's rashness was on full display here. He routinely travelled in open motorcades, even in cities surrounded by tall buildings with hundreds of open windows from which any assassin could lurk. November 22 was the third open motorcade Kennedy rode in in Dallas alone between 1960 and 1963. He asked the motorcade to stop and chatted with bystanders on a couple of occasions on November 22. He had very nearly been assassinated at his Florida home in December 1960 by a man with a converted car bomb and was saved only when the man saw Kennedy's wife and child waiving goodbye from the front door and decided to call it off. In another motorcade , a policeman intercepted a man walking toward Kennedy who turned out to have a loaded pistol in his pocket. Kennedy learned nothing from these experiences and had an attitude of fatalism and recklessness about this type of campaigning. His recklessness of having affairs from within the White House itself was of a piece with his campaign recklessness. On the morning of November 22, knowing that Dallas was a hotbed of right wing violence, he told Jackie that any madman with a high-power rifle could kill him in a motorcade. Had Oswald never existed, Kennedy would have continued to ride in motorcades until the then-unthinkable happened. It was a "tragedy waiting to happen," thanks in part to Kennedy's personality factors.
I also think some of his recklessness was his knowledge that he would die young anyway due to his Addison's disease. Add to that that he had already lost three siblings(two to plane crashes, one to life-long institutionalization), and you have a formula for a certain amount of fatalism around life: like if it was meant to be, it will happen whatever you do. Not the smartest way to live, but understandable. Older people get this way too: they're going to die soon no matter what the do - so a diabetic will eat that cake because they will die of a stroke if they eat poorly or they will die of a stroke if they eat well.
I enjoyed your presentation, particularly the understatements. Your summaries were very on-point and I can appreciate the difficulty of editing and selecting the more salient influences on JFK's personality and his grappling with those forces. Thank you for a very informative video.
Can you do a Mental Health and Personality analysis of Charles Bukowski?
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Great idea!
I never knew he had health problems and used demerol to manage his pain. This was a great educational presentation who always looked fantastic, but wasn’t. You’re right. He covered Everything up Very well. Nice show!
Look up JFK and Dr. Feelgood.
JFK spent his teenage years. and his adult life, “looking for his mother.” She traveled constantly to escape her husband, when her children were growing up. It sure impacted her children’s lives.
This is true. Rose left her husband once, but her mother told her she was a wife and go back to your husband.
I agree with you. She was a very selfish woman. Jack wrote a letter to her from school as a young boy when she was going off on another trip and he was sick. He wrote “ some mother you are” in the book it seemed as though he was teasing but I think there was some truth behind it.
She was cold as ice and should have been a nun.
@@lizadivine3785 Ahhh that explains alot...must read up on her unless Dr.Grande has a segment on Rose.
Thank you so much for covering John F Kennedy. Looking forward to Joe and Rose when the mood strikes you! As to a suggestion, would like to see you cover some of our more interesting writers, such a s Hunter S Thompson and Sylvia Plath, and finally, to the arts! Frieda Kahlo (amazing woman,) Jackson Pollack, Pablo Picasso (another amazing man,) and other's who pioneered new styles, or worked under extremely difficult times. Way to many to list. Thank you!
You’re speeding with your suggestions and I love it!
As well as Edvard Munch who painted “The Scream”.
Also "Honey Fitz", Kennedy's maternal grandfather.
This is becoming one of my favorite educational channels.
I'd be curious to see your take on Mahatma Gandhi
I heard he is demon possessed.
@@silky2204 There are no demons.
Only the demons we create in our minds, to blame for our own dark desires
@@partymantis3421 Not true for me.
There are 2 ft. tall entities that reside on earth underground. They have a proboscis that dives into the eye and sucks out all consciousness and replaces it with the entity's consciousness. From there they march around and interact with humans.
@@silky2204 Rest assured Silky , there is no need to worry. i assure you that is simply not possible as per the laws of physics and evolution for such creatures to exist.
But we can learn to overcome our own personal demons, and improve as people.
That was really good one. Our family got to see him in Berlin Germany before he was shot. We thought of him as hero, but as we got older and read about his life we knew he had challenges. We still loved him. I loved him because brought into the space program. He could have done much more had he lived. I wonder who really shot him? I don't believe it was just one man. We loved his speeches. He had this way of inspiring all of us.
The space program is an empty economic drain costing the taxpayers 70 million a day! What have they actually achieved? I believe it is a money laundering enterprise.
I really enjoy this combination of informative history and evidence-based psychology studies.
I saw him here in Colorado Springs in 1962...a short time before he was killed. At that time as a teenager I thought he was some sort of a God. Had no idea of all the things he went through...thank you for these details ..would be interesting to hear your analysis of his children.
I was 8 years old when he died. I remember the day he died, I was in school and a boy came in to my classroom and said he was shot! Everyone was crying. He was the only president I really respected. He was a great man and I loved him. He was honest.
Honest? You must be nuts or blind. I hated Nixon but he Election was stolen and he screwed around on his wife. Honest. Sure...
Not honest. He his his Addison’s disease. He was unfaithful to his wife. I believe he felt bolstered that he was getting away with a reckless lifestyle.
Huge difference in our generations, ma'am.
Seriously doubt any of the kids in my second or third grade class would have been crying over the president.
We just don't care, I guess.
@@wolfbones666 Why would they cry over an old fart like Biden? I'd cry but just because Kamala became Prez. So you think kids need to be taught to cry over the Leader like the Hitler Youth were taught? Like Mao? The truth is Kennedy was just as corrupt as most any other Leader. Dry your tears.
Oooooooh, can we have a video about the Clintons?
Great work again, doc!
Please!
Please?!
No, no, the good doctor might get “sui...ded”.
The are part of the bloodline families. That should say it all.
@@silky2204 Conspiracy Theorist #1.
I love how respectful and kind you were with your analysis of such a beloved and great man
I AGREE WITH YOU 1MILLION PERCENT 😇
@@kimessex4011 ❤
Jimmy Carter, John Lennon, Bob Dylan would be make interesting profiles
He also saved the world during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Let's not forget that.
Loved he and Bobby both so, so much. Just broke my heart. I'll never forget it, just like 9/11.
One thing I do remember was where I was when I heard he had been assassinated. I shall never forget that.
Same here I was only like 6 years old. It was the first time I saw my father cry.
I was seven years old. I didn’t understand much, but I knew he was from Massachusetts where I lived. I was sure his murderer was coming to get me next.
I remember the Vietnam War. I thought it was coming here.
I wasn't even born yet
@@judyb2199 JFK ordered the withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam in 1963. The CIA killed him and their puppet LBJ reversed the order, four days after the assassination.
Love your podcast - you have such a nice personality and I love all the subjects! And you’re so prolific!
Growing up, I remember we loved JFK in my house. Even though he was assassinated a good 20 years before my birth.
My grandmother still has his black and white picture in a huge poster in her sewing area.
I was born after his death, but not by much, and I have heard my parents, and numerous others recite exactly where they were, and what they were doing when they heard of his death. A lot of people loved him. I don't think they would love him so much if he spoke like a modern democrat, but many pundits listening to his speeches now say he would pass for a very weak moderate democrat nowadays at the most. Things have changed.
@@frankenz66 so what does a modern democrat sound like to you?
@@fallyneprinciotta9058 My grandmother kept a scrapbook of John F. Kennedy, and one of the Queen of England.
She valued them equally.😊
@@nadabing3903 Not a moderate democrat, no.
Biden ( a moderate neo-liberal) calling for "unity" actually means he wants his party to unify. Even the idiot radical ones now know that the "defund the police" was overboard, and it lost them congressional and senate elections.
You have radical ones calling him too moderate. The radical branch is who is destroying the democrat party.
Even Lyndon Johnson hated those types, and they were a part of the reason he do not seek re-election. He was the first person I ever heard coin the term "Left wing nuts" from.
Would you please consider looking at literary greats, particularly some more women? Sylvia Plath would be amazing!
I agree
Watching your video's not only educates me on psychology, but history and politics, thank you Dr. Grande!
JFK was a complicated personality. As usual, this is a very fair personality assessment.
As usual dwells on the negative.
@@r.c.miller6161 if I'm not mistaken, Freude said you cannot assess Irish personalities accurately because they are have a 'complicated' self worth value because of constant outside interfarence and on an island of palo era rock that can't grow crops for enough food. It's true..... WE'RE FINALLY RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF A KIND FOLKS 🍀😜
@@georgehasleftthebuilding6621 Sure, but by the time JFK became a public figure, the Irish had become white.
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Mostly.
@@ronaldgarrison8478 uummm, that's not how taking pride in ethnicity works my friend. Being poor has no shame 🍀 I mean I do not know anyone Irish who denies their hertiage for any reason
@@georgehasleftthebuilding6621 There's one thing that transcends all ethnicities, and that's not having a sense of humor.
This was itself an admirably dispassionate and accomplished analytic narrative. Thank you. Accomplished great things (of Kennedy) was a phrase that they really struck well. For a moment I couldn't think why and then I remembered these lines from Milton's Paradise Lost:: 'Ever to observe his Providence and on Him sole depend / Merciful in all his Works with good still overcoming evil / And by small accomplishing that things.' A call for humility and to put your trust in a divine providence and to never give up as a guide to action and the choices we make.
I find it strange and troubling that Kennedy was allowed to enlist in the navy with his health condition or be allowed any duties away from a desk. Big money and big ego enabled by family connections.
I’m kinda wondering if those hero stories weren’t exaggerated a little bit. Just sayin’...
He would have had to have bone spurs. Lol
Are you suggesting that JFK took advantage of family connections to get "into" the military? If so, then those were different times and set of values than what we have seen with more recent Presidents. Most would use their connections to get out of military service.
He was part of the bloodline families. There are 13. I am part of a bloodline family that is above the 13.
@@silky2204 ????
You did not mention mental illness in other Kennedy family members particularly his sister who was given a lobotomy, and brother (Ted) who had a substance abuse disorder (alcohol). Do you think there is a case for bipolar disorder to run in their family?
His sister may not have had a mental illness at all but was just a little bit to diificult to mold to the father's taste.
*Her name was Rosemary
@@rachelraquel758 Thanks, Rachel. Most appropriate.
I read her biography. It was theorized that her mental delays were caused by her traumatic birth.
@@myraprice1378 Thanks
Hi Dr. Grande, thanks for this video. Your objectivity is much appreciated and much better than the strange revisionism that is present so much these days. President Kennedy was a human being, so he was flawed. In regards to his extramarital affairs, they certainly aren’t acceptable by today’s standards but I believe he was a product of his time. Also, what effect did his physical ailments have on his outlook? The cortisone steroids he took for his ailments also are known to increase libido. He lost two of his siblings early, did this effect his outlook on life? Many have quoted JFK as living every day of life as if it was his last. Ultimately I feel his positives far outweigh his negatives. Just a note on his hero status: Jack Kennedy is a bona fide war hero; whilst the collision was not ideal obviously and the loss of two men was tragic, Ensign Ross who was also a crew member on PT-109 stated “at least five men were acting as lookouts” and that it was a dark moonless night with no radar on the boat. Kennedy’s actions after the collision were nothing short of incredible, especially considering his physical ailments.
Multi-faceted, like so many. I give him credit for what he achieved, in addition to his appearance, which I never found unusually alluring anyway.
Thank you for the video. Could you also do a video on Nixon?
It is such a breath of fresh air that Dr. Grande presented this without the usual political bias put out today. His own politics were completely omitted.............just the facts! I wish guys like him would report today's news instead of the biased jerks we have today. Thank you for putting this out.
It used to be that reporters did just that, reported the news…just the facts, without the politics. Anyone remember WALTER CRONKITE????
Having read robert dalleks book on jfk his defining characteristics were his intelligence and empathy. Eisenhower, upon meeting jfk, thought he would be a wreckless inexperienced leader; after their brief meeting the former president was so impressed that he regularly chatted with him during his tenure as president. He loved reading and it was remarkable the degree to which he could memorize dense material as well as the volume of reading he did daily. Highly recommend reading Dalleks book about him
I'm not sure when treatment of Addison's Disease improved, but apparently it's more treatable now than back in the 1960s with medication often allowing for a normal lifespan.
Great video- although I find it sad that you didn't pursue the Fred Rogers direction. This guy practically stands alone in your channel as someone who was simply a good person- no murders, mysteries, or RUclips drama involved. Just good old morality, modesty, and frugality.
A welcome refreshment if you ask me. We have enough dark stories about murderers. Let's talk about individuals who chose to make change for the better. Here are some other individuals who inspire me like Fred Rogers: John Coltrane, Krishnamurti, Oppeheimer, Chomsky... These guys are phenomenal and deserve more attention.
Adding additional weapons in a ad hoc manner to PT boat was a common practice by many crews and JFK was no doubt following the example of more experienced PT skippers. His motor mechanic failed to cut out the mufflers before advancing the throttles causing the motors to stall.
The rest of your biography appears correct.
I was a 13 yo Catholic boy when Kennedy was elected and 16 when he was assassinated. Your summary is spot on. His knowledge of image projection allowed Jackie to promote his time in office as "Camelot" when most people knew that wasn't the case at all. His nickname among high school boys was "Jackthezipper" Like everyone from that time... you knew exactly where you were we he was killed. His death drew everyone to look at their own mortality. Later in life I often felt his death was a demarcation line in the morality of the country. Things were never the same afterward. Someone comment that "We would never laugh again" ... and people responded that we laugh but we'll never feel young again...
The Rothschilds turned the screws in tighter after the JFK assassination. Onassis, bloodline family, was part of the bloodline feud. Then Onassis marries Jackie. Amazing. The Federal reserve, owned by the Rothschilds, start stripping the middle class of any safety and security. Now we are in a communist nation.
Edmurphy, So true - I also feel the assassination was the turning point in the US - there was never that optimism again. The fifties ended and I felt some of the rebellion of the 60's was tied to that. The government and society changed and not for the better. Less real patriotism and more greed. Less "we're in this together" and more "I got to get mine". There were many and varied forces at work here, but it somehow seemed to have started after Nov.22, 1963.
@@barbarapaige Exactly the way I feel about it.
Daniel Patrick Moynihan said that to the journalist, Mary Murphy.
It seems like all the Kennedys would have been affected psychologically by the father. Joe Sr. was a man who played favorites and never really showed affection towards his children. It makes sense that JFK would feel compelled to seek love elsewhere if his family culture never showed it, hence his many affairs (explanation, not excuse).
He also was the one with the most pressure put on him to be successful. That mental toll may have exacerbated his physical issues. But he was a good leader in the short time he had.
Kids always seem screwed up when the parents don't show love.
@Richard Milliken Some certainly did, but it's clear that John and Robert were both great fathers to their children and learned from his mistakes in some ways.
He was a Great President. He died very tragically and unnecessary. May He Rest In Good GOD'S Presence.
Me too, I was 6 years old when he was assassinated. I was living in Greece and I remember everyone crying all the neighbours, my parents
A very interesting topic, dear doctor. Very accurate (seriously, when do you find the time?) Can you please consider an analysis about Josif Stalin? I think that his personality is very interesting from the psychological view and explains his behavior and deeds due to his psychical issues. Thank you so much, dear doctor, you are amazing!
Yes, there needs to be more out there on Stalin. Stalin killed 66 million people, yet his crimes against humanity are way less well known than Hitler's.
If you look at some of his press conferences, he really had them “tamed”, there was always laughter etc. on the other hand he could change the tone to on of seriousness and get their rapt attention. He and Jackie were incredibly popular throughout the world and his administration represented the nadir or high point of American influence and popularity.
"Nadir" is the lowest point. I think the highest point is the apogee??
@@laurenanderson61 your right. Thank you.
Sorry, but the high point is the zenith; nadir is the lowest point.
Autocorrect and my failure to check marred Milton's Paradise Lost. These lines end with the phrase used by yourself to end your post which so impressed me (thus) 'With good still overcoming evil and by small accomplishing great things.' Again, thank for this remarkably well informed clear and precise assessment of JFK.
It’s always a thrill to see that Dr Grande has posted a new video!! However, I wouldn’t be disappointed if he didn’t for awhile. That way, we could imagine he is taking some time for himself.......
Don’t know why but I often think about Dr. G.’s work/life balance. I hope he’s not killing himself for our viewing pleasure! I honestly care about him.😌
@@foxieroxieok I think about the same thing. He frequently comes out with videos.
@@ch3rrywave 7 days a week.
I think it was his 100k or 200k when he explained how he started and rose. An enjoyable experience to watch. Try it if you haven’t seen it yet.
I totally agree. I hate to think he is putting undue pressure on himself.
Great video, Dr. Grande. My father worshipped JFK and saw him as a war hero. As a kid, I built plastic model kits of PT-109 and of Kennedy himself, seated in his famous rocking chair. I can't imagine a President today that was so popular model companies made plastic kits of their likenesses. I've suffered from chronic depression my whole adult life and have been addicted from time to time, and can easily see JFK's personality as you describe it. (My dad also claimed Kennedy senior had his chips in with Joe and was devastated by his death. I've also read that Joe was probably responsible for the crash himself, but he was seen as a hero too.)
Thanks again for a great video. I don't know how you produce videos of this quality as frequently as you do, but I sure appreciate it!
I learned a few things about JFK while watching this. Thanks so much!
I remember the Cuban missile crisis well. It was a very tense and actually scary time. If the Russian missiles in Cuba weren’t dismantled by a stated time, it would be met with a full retaliatory response. (Nuclear) I was so thankful when the crisis passed. It wasn’t reported until 20+ years later, the US had to agree to dismantle its missiles in Turkey to avoid war.,
President Kennedy pushed his personal goals, he was a man of the times, thanks Doc🐾🐾
Dr. Grande, love Johnny Fitz so much! Thank you for your great essay.
Thank you for sharing these prospectives on President Kennedy. I may add that his knowledge of his physical condition may have played a large part in his outlook of his personal life. Peter Janney touched on this in "Mary's Mosai", that revolves around his deep relationship with Mary Pinchot Meyer. Interesting to say the least.
Always a great education, insight and perspective with your videos Dr Grande.
This was such an interesting video. JFK had so many medical conditions! 😕 Even one of those illnesses would be enough to hamper productivity for most people.
Fascinating video, thank you Dr. Grande!❤️
Had those medical conditions been made public during his campaign his campaign would have done a tail-spin.
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His personal life was flawed, but his policies for the country seemed honorable and effective.
(At least he wasn't a treasonous, narcissistic, poster boy for the Dunning Krueger syndrome; like the clown we will soon be rid of.)
Dr. Grande, I appreciate your examination and perspectives on JFK. You are always pleasantly unpredictable, and possess an uncanny ability to show a familiar topic in a new light. 😎👍
The irony of people citing dunning Krueger effect while displaying the Dunning Kruger Effect
@@Earlybird86 You are 100% spot on, my dear !!👍👍
@circusounds
Love me two times baby
Love me twice today
Love me two times baby
'Cause I'm goin' away
Thanks Mr. Morrison you really can sing fabulously well!
All things in two!
I dont want to recognize my lack of ability, that's a major bummer!
Wow. This is probably the most candid depiction of JFK I've ever heard. Although I've never looked deeply into it. This is very interesting and indicative of human nature at his best. Thank you for your unbiased presentation and insight into a man revered without contempt. Goes to show everyone's a human being and has their faults but can also shift gears and turn things around.
kennedy is probably my favorite political figure of the past just because he was so complicated. the pressure his parents put on him after joe jr died would seem like too much to bear for most. take into account the fact that his lifelong health issues would lead to his “pain management” with dr feelgood and be the catalyst in wanting to live life to the fullest and sleep with as many women as possible... there’s a lot to look into. he was flawed, but he was fascinating.
All in all, a well rounded person with depth. We sure do miss him!
His other side was about appearances and was not so honest. Hiding his disease and carrying on affairs even in the White House. No social media then or he would have been called on the carpet.
@@suestephan3255 well, he had flaws, for sure, but he was a leader and he made people feel hopeful for the future. We are really in need of such leadership now!
His Dad Didn't Care For His Kids Just His Advancements And Money I May Be Wrong But Because He Tried To Appease Hitler His Dreams Of The President of The United states Were Gone So He Turned To Joe Jr He Died Plane Crash So He Decided To Turn To Jack And When They Won In 1960 Joe Said Was Victory For the Family
Respectful, intelligent, dispassionate, analysis. Excellent work.
How about Wallis Warfield Simpson? Love this one doctor G you are the bomb. Keep up the good work and take care.
Outstanding examination and delivery as usual by the very insightful and highly-intelligent Dr. Todd. A lot of work goes into these videos, so thank you so much!
I would like to see one about Lyndon B. Johnson as well as J. Edgar Hoover. Also, Dorothy Kilgallen who said she would break open the assasinatiom of President Kennedy.
Yes definitely ones on LBJ (fellow Texan here) and J Edgar Hoover.
This was a rollercoaster ride. I did not get off opting to get to the finish lines bcs after all its Dr Todd.
Very well done as always bro!
I'll never forget that day. I remember what I wore to school. I was 8 years old.
I think you should do a video on John Kricfalusi, the creator of Ren and Stimpy. I think there's some really weird stuff going on in his head and I think it would be cool to get a professional's viewpoint on it. The recent documentary made about him and ren and stimpy gives a lot of info on him and some of the sexual abuse allegations against him, but there's a whole buzzfeed article on that.
You're kidding, right?
My fav show🤪
He first the first president I voted for in 1960. My wife and I loved him and were shattered when he was assassinated in 1963. His news conferences were where he would display his charm.
My mother, who was born in 1940, and others of her generation told me that, back then, powerful figures' rectitude was taken for granted, as if it came with the territory. The lack of global information we have access to nowadays helped people not to even imagine that a perfect president and husband could be not exactly so. In my Country, JFK was admired as an example of professionalism and morals and, when information started to leak, many were truly shocked.
Best upload I have seen by you to this day.
Yet another glorious Dr.Grande video, I learned a lot about the Kennedy's and will now try to learn more about the family.
May I suggest taking a look into the mental health of Christian Weston Chandler?
I was in grade 3 attending Thornton #9, a rural 1 room school in Ontario Canada on the day Kennedy was assassinated. The school had no phone. Mum walked the 1/4 mile from the house to let the teacher, Mrs. Jamison know what happened. I still remember mum barging in, out of breath and standing at the front of the class declaring the news.
JFK was in so pain but continued to lead the country. That is amazing.
Well done..you had my attention. I've heard all of what you said through the years, but not as concise as you presented this version...👍👍
Yey, this is gonna be interesting x
Right? Always interesting!
Demerol is an opioid drug, so is methadone. Dr Todd said he took them for pain. If the dosages were high enough it certainly would have caused drowsiness and other symptoms.
Great video! I would love to see you do an analysis on Edie & Edith Bouvier Beale, aka Little Edie & Big Edie. They were the first cousin and aunt, respectively, to Jacqueline Bouvier with quite a story of their own as displayed in the documentary Grey Gardens.
Never knew JFK had all that back pain. Anyone suffering with chronic pain is going to experience depression due to physical changes in brain chemistry. Also, I'd love to meet a politician that was truly straight forward.
Great video, very insightful. This certainly made me look at Kennedy as a living person better than any other interpretation I have heard.
My sophomore year in Boise high school, in the middle of geometry class, the "announcement" about the assassination came over the PA speaker in each classroom. The rest of that day for me is lost in the fog of an aging memory. Some students cried. All I remember is he seemed to be well-liked by the common man. There was am radio, 3 channels of TV and local newspapers for information at that time. My prized possession was a 6 transistor radio made in Japan.