Phone Call with General Eisenhower during Cuban Missile Crisis

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  • @Hollows1997
    @Hollows1997 3 года назад +14203

    59 years later and here I am listening to a phone call between two presidents on my own mobile phone.

    • @zyzir
      @zyzir Год назад +108

      @@James-bd3ei no you dont. lmao. young people are more than capable of understanding the exact polarity of that statement😅

    • @Jason.cbr1000rr
      @Jason.cbr1000rr Год назад +73

      And those who are in the ptesidency and their close partners like the national security and fbi homeland etc.. are listening and watching us throigh our phones

    • @abdulrahmanalmojil3574
      @abdulrahmanalmojil3574 Год назад +13

      @@zyzir yes as a young person I can completely understand the charge of that statement

    • @zyzir
      @zyzir Год назад

      @@abdulrahmanalmojil3574 formal : a state in which two ideas, opinions, etc., are completely opposite or very different from each other. There is (a) considerable polarity of opinion on this issue.
      pick up a book dumbass

    • @abdulrahmanalmojil3574
      @abdulrahmanalmojil3574 Год назад +8

      @@zyzir that is certainly one way to conduct your argument

  • @Mark-yy2py
    @Mark-yy2py 3 года назад +15816

    Eisenhower always preferred his title as “General” rather than “Mr. President”. For him, earning five stars was more gratifying than being elected POTUS.

    • @EndOfSmallSanctuary97
      @EndOfSmallSanctuary97 3 года назад +1089

      It definitely sounds cooler

    • @sammycas4850
      @sammycas4850 3 года назад +966

      Especially since he was one of the few 5 star generals. 5 star generals are only around during times of war. When WW2 ended he was demoted back to a 4 star.

    • @Mark-yy2py
      @Mark-yy2py 3 года назад +1096

      @@sammycas4850 actually, all the generals of the Army and Fleet admirals (5star) were permanently awarded their ranks by order of Congress.

    • @sammycas4850
      @sammycas4850 3 года назад +187

      @@Mark-yy2py really? That’s very interesting to know.

    • @Mark-yy2py
      @Mark-yy2py 3 года назад +520

      @@sammycas4850 Sammy, do you know that George Washington and John Pershing actually hold higher ranks? They were both General of the Armies, which is higher than a five star rank.

  • @davesuiter
    @davesuiter 4 года назад +8875

    "General, I just want to bring you up to date...." the respect is awesome

    • @josephstalin7619
      @josephstalin7619 3 года назад +109

      I have seen you in a lot of videos when I was younger, glad I found you again.

    • @lyndatrones1787
      @lyndatrones1787 3 года назад +252

      John Kennedy knew president Eisenhower saved the world

    • @eliasdanaskos139
      @eliasdanaskos139 3 года назад +69

      Are they crazy ova THEYEA

    • @wendydiaz476
      @wendydiaz476 3 года назад +6

      Ok.🤣🤣.like i know what they talking about yaa

    • @wendydiaz476
      @wendydiaz476 3 года назад +4

      Can no one claim me yet🤣🤣

  • @whiteandright1958
    @whiteandright1958 Год назад +3885

    Eisenhower was one of our greatest Presidents
    1. No wars during his 8 years in office.
    2. Ended The Korean conflict.
    2. Very good economy
    3. He built our interstate highways connecting the country.
    4. ONLY President to balance the budget EVERY year of his administration.
    5. Only President to CUT federal spending during his 2 terms. From 20.4 percent to 18.4 percent
    6. GDP grew 150 percent thru 1960.
    7. The middle class exploded during his time in office.
    LBJ called Eisenhower every day to ask his advice on Vietnam until IKE told him, "You don't take the advice I have given you. Stop calling me. "

    • @cdr861532
      @cdr861532 Год назад +184

      Just curious.....where did you find that quote from Eisenhower?

    • @whiteandright1958
      @whiteandright1958 Год назад

      @@cdr861532 Stephen Ambrose 's book on Ike.
      "EISENHOWER
      Soldier and President"

    • @Jeph629
      @Jeph629 Год назад

      Well, it was great until it wasn't: Serious civil rights issues snowballed leading to the "civil rights era", nuclear weapons testing was out of hand, Vietnam was becoming the powder keg we'd soon see. For most of his administration the FBI denied the existence of organized crime in the US, directing its energies to communist threats instead (ruclips.net/video/GkTiVZwMPlw/видео.html).

    • @Darthdesmond
      @Darthdesmond Год назад +88

      I don’t think the only thing about budget or spending is true because Calvin Coolidge, but def cut from the same cloth 😊

    • @whiteandright1958
      @whiteandright1958 Год назад +190

      Sorry Darth. Ike was the ONLY President with a balanced budget all EIGHT years.
      Coolidge served SIX years as President

  • @Kastafore
    @Kastafore 3 года назад +11442

    You can tell Kennedy was legitimately concerned about the situation and wanted Eisenhower's counsel about his course of action. It is so refreshing to hear Eisenhower offer his support while urging Kennedy to be cautious. The amount of respect here is something that the current American political landscape hasn't seen for quite some time.

    • @lyndatrones1787
      @lyndatrones1787 3 года назад +61

      JFK. ❤️

    • @tillman40
      @tillman40 3 года назад +132

      IKE was the GOAT. The Russians wouldn’t have tested IKE in Cuba

    • @muhammadnursyahmi9440
      @muhammadnursyahmi9440 3 года назад +146

      @@tillman40 also IKE wasn't foolish enough to taunt USSR by placing nuclear-capable missile at their doorstep.

    • @twelvecatsinatrenchcoat
      @twelvecatsinatrenchcoat 3 года назад +152

      It would be pretty shocking if a President was anything other than "legitimately concerned" about the imminent end of the human species.
      Although, Donald Trump probably would've waved it off like it's nothing. In fact I'm pretty sure he actually has done that in conversations about nuclear war.

    • @rjlp128
      @rjlp128 3 года назад +66

      Too bad Kennedy didn’t follow Ike’s advice to avoid the Bay of Pigs invasion debacle. Of course, Ike was had his own issues with illegally overthrowing other foreign leaders who weren’t interested in having the US meddle in their affairs at the behest of corporate or military industrial complex players.

  • @daved.7071
    @daved.7071 4 года назад +8044

    The mutual respect of these two presidents shows their interest of protecting America was above the political rivalry, which is sorely needed today.

    • @s7robin105
      @s7robin105 4 года назад +297

      They weren’t political opponents. Eisenhower was barely a republican both parties wanted him to run for them and if he were here today he would be called a socialist like Bernie for wanting to continue the new deal of FDR with the highway programs.

    • @RobertsIslandLivingAdventures
      @RobertsIslandLivingAdventures 4 года назад +60

      I don’t think Trump will be calling Obama for advice 😂🇺🇸👍

    • @kermitderfrosch1704
      @kermitderfrosch1704 4 года назад +41

      S7Robin True. This is why I'm fighting for A President Sanders. #BernieorBust

    • @PersimmonHurmo
      @PersimmonHurmo 4 года назад +79

      @@kermitderfrosch1704 communist

    • @owl2944
      @owl2944 4 года назад +74

      @@PersimmonHurmo change your name to just 'beta'

  • @justinharasyn1574
    @justinharasyn1574 4 года назад +11286

    I hope everybody realizes that this phone call is essentially Whether or not World War 3 was going to happen.

    • @SK-le1gm
      @SK-le1gm 4 года назад +335

      imagine if Ike had given bad advice 🤯

    • @trylliumt5441
      @trylliumt5441 4 года назад +265

      Justin Harasyn I remember those tense days. Was very young but easily picked up on my parents concern for that situation.

    • @superrknight1858
      @superrknight1858 4 года назад +86

      Sri Kumar
      Ike: Look what you did damnit!
      JFK: It was your idea General!

    • @user-ok8yq6nc6x
      @user-ok8yq6nc6x 4 года назад +130

      @@switchback5545 It wasn't in it's borders but it had a range of inside their borders.

    • @ggssssssss
      @ggssssssss 4 года назад +27

      Yep I wouldn’t of been born nether would my parents

  • @Autobotmatt428
    @Autobotmatt428 Год назад +1871

    I love how he still calls him General that shows respect.

    • @robertolmstead1346
      @robertolmstead1346 Год назад +72

      General Eisenhower preferred to be addressed as so instead of being referred to as "President Eisenhower" which is surprising since he is a former Commander in Chief of all Armed Forces.

    • @benmonticello6804
      @benmonticello6804 9 месяцев назад +84

      @@robertolmstead1346he was commander in chief, but that was still a civilian position. Being a 5-Star general (one of only a few EVER) was the pinnacle of his entire career in the military. Being President was just a cherry on top of it for him.

    • @or10nsharkfin
      @or10nsharkfin 8 месяцев назад +26

      @@robertolmstead1346 Commander in Chief is the civilian position given to the President of the United States. Eisenhower was the Supreme Commander of Allied Forces during the second World War.

    • @TheZod00
      @TheZod00 7 месяцев назад +3

      ​@@or10nsharkfinNot even during the entire war but like starting in 1944

    • @EAFSQ9
      @EAFSQ9 6 месяцев назад +6

      especially because Kennedy himself was a Lieutenant in the US Navy in WWII.

  • @jonnnyren6245
    @jonnnyren6245 4 года назад +9934

    The fact that Jack calls President Eisenhower "GENERAL." That's just cool as it's said.

    • @NeuroDeviant421
      @NeuroDeviant421 4 года назад +360

      Jon Paradero it would be kind of weird if he called him “Mr President”.

    • @jonnnyren6245
      @jonnnyren6245 4 года назад +656

      @@NeuroDeviant421 current sitting Presidents refer to their predecessors as Mr. Presidents too right? But anyways, Mr. President or whatever, being called General knowing he was President as well is just as badass. I mean imagine being in the receiving end of that call, in President Eisenhower's shoes, from the President and he called you General? It's like a cool acknowledgement that Jack knows his predecessor was a badass WWII army general.

    • @MrCitizen14
      @MrCitizen14 4 года назад +449

      Jon Paradero Plus, Eisenhower ends the conversation by saying, “thank you Mr. President.“ just a really classy acknowledgment by both men of the other person‘s status and the respect they had for one another. It is sadly missing in our political discourse today.

    • @NeuroDeviant421
      @NeuroDeviant421 4 года назад +60

      @@jonnnyren6245 honestly I don't know. I was am reminded of the scene in "Spy's Like Us" where everyone addressed everyone else as "doctor",
      I picture a room full of ex-presidents shaking hands and saying "Mr President" to each other.

    • @jonnnyren6245
      @jonnnyren6245 4 года назад +35

      @@dobermanpac1064 if you mean Clinton, Bush 43 and Barack they're good friends. If you're referring to Trump, Barack and Bush not really in talking terms. But I tend to imagine in my mind of that skit that Conan O'Brien made where Trump is randomly calling Barack for advice about how being President works and he just randomly says weird stuff making Barack just hang up in disbelief.

  • @MatthewMoore1
    @MatthewMoore1 3 года назад +3789

    These recordings are about as close to “being a fly on the wall” as you can get.

    • @adamjohnson4975
      @adamjohnson4975 3 года назад +77

      typo. i think you meant cia agent in the survellance van

    • @marksolomon4248
      @marksolomon4248 3 года назад +9

      The history here can fell an ox

    • @rockycomet4587
      @rockycomet4587 3 года назад +7

      @@adamjohnson4975 Yeah, they keep taking pictures of me and sneaking in my house to give me mind control drugs from NASA.

    • @dalea1691
      @dalea1691 3 года назад +20

      Recording was donated by the Russians.

    • @swizerland100
      @swizerland100 3 года назад +3

      yes, an interesting listen is this from england u.k, hello and greetings

  • @GardenerTobak
    @GardenerTobak 2 года назад +3758

    So great to hear back to back presidents of opposing parties speaking together cordially, updating one another, and listening for advice.

    • @Cyborg_Lenin
      @Cyborg_Lenin Год назад +78

      Of course they worked together. That was the only time their hegemony was challenged.

    • @stevewise1656
      @stevewise1656 Год назад +74

      Agreed! Two intelligent men at that and respectively exchanging ideas. We cannot have another orange colored or similarly ignorant man in the White House again. If Ike was alive to see what happened to his Party and who they elected president in 2016 he would've used more expletive's than he's said his entire life.

    • @BoldOne8760
      @BoldOne8760 Год назад

      Eisenhower was a lifelong Democrat but after the war he decided to run as a Republican because he believed the Democrats were in power for too long and there needed to be variety.

    • @lemfandango
      @lemfandango Год назад +60

      The two parties are on the same team and you ain't on it

    • @samathum4711
      @samathum4711 Год назад +49

      Ya let's purposefully pretend that things aren't extremely worse now than the previous administration. Things were objectively better 2016-2020. Were they not?

  • @andrewbuckland8825
    @andrewbuckland8825 Год назад +2103

    This is fascinating to listen to! Back when the world was run by serious individuals, not clowns LARPing as leaders.

    • @tombryan1
      @tombryan1 Год назад +8

      Like Hitler?

    • @aszrix6800
      @aszrix6800 Год назад

      @@tombryan1 yes, like hitler

    • @ricksanchez6766
      @ricksanchez6766 Год назад +77

      @@tombryan1 Trump, Boris Johnson, Putin, etc.

    • @conors4430
      @conors4430 Год назад +28

      You mean, serious individuals who nearly ended humanity on earth? Yeah, good luck with that.

    • @aszrix6800
      @aszrix6800 Год назад +4

      @@conors4430 they a real one for that fr

  • @The_Honcho
    @The_Honcho 4 года назад +2810

    “I think by the end of the month we’ll be toe to toe in Berlin” damn, what a spooky line for such a scary time

    • @andyhello23
      @andyhello23 4 года назад +136

      Its amazing, his words, were just as though, this was normal. Shows, you how normalised these words back then.

    • @josephweaver5385
      @josephweaver5385 4 года назад +148

      I guarded the Fulda Gap for 30 months...it was a time when the cold war was peaking!....I missed my family but learned that friends akeep you safe....I sure did make friends and never was afraid of a soviet or eastern bloc invasion...whatever happens will Happen!,,,thankfully Germany is now one...troops came home, but my memories of my time there will never be forgotten!

    • @1060michaelg
      @1060michaelg 3 года назад +67

      @smeatplays Can you imagine the pressure this President was under? Thinking, "First I have to avert a nuclear shambles with the Soviets and Castro...and then we'll be walking across hot coals in Berlin." Something like that. Incredible poise under mind bending pressure.

    • @taloob493
      @taloob493 3 года назад +53

      It's insane how during those times it was a very real possibility to wake up on Monday and by Friday the human race could be extinct

    • @teresalinton5898
      @teresalinton5898 3 года назад +6

      it was scary

  • @piccolo54trunks2
    @piccolo54trunks2 4 года назад +3911

    My favorite part is when he refers to him as "the General." Kennedy was a WW2 Navy Officer and purple heart recipient. He respected Eisenhower not just as a predecessor, but as a commander.

    • @someguy9293
      @someguy9293 3 года назад +117

      The fact they put politics to the side to talk to one another, as human beings is very refreshing, and is in critical suppy in today's World.

    • @Richard-ql1nf
      @Richard-ql1nf 3 года назад +29

      @@someguy9293 Real good point. I really like the bipartanship here.

    • @someguy9293
      @someguy9293 3 года назад +5

      @@Richard-ql1nf Me too.

    • @kommandantgalileo
      @kommandantgalileo 3 года назад +15

      this is why Kennedy in my opinion was a good man

    • @kommandantgalileo
      @kommandantgalileo 3 года назад +3

      @Kevin now that is a down to earth man, unless you are talking about his speech about going to the moon, that was a moon shot.

  • @derail14
    @derail14 7 лет назад +3074

    kennedy was smart talking to a ex-president and ww2 general hero,ike.smart men at work.

    •  7 лет назад +16

      derail@he called Truman that day too

    • @Ladysugarshaft
      @Ladysugarshaft 6 лет назад +1

      👍

    • @mtd365
      @mtd365 6 лет назад +18

      He called Hoover as well.

    • @rockyracoon3233
      @rockyracoon3233 6 лет назад +83

      Eisenhower nearly went to war with the USSR in 1956 over the Suez canal. So he knew too well what JFK was going through.

    • @FrankieBlueEyes
      @FrankieBlueEyes 5 лет назад +71

      JFK kept all three of the living former presidents up to speed on the Cuban Missile Crisis as it was happening but he clearly valued Ike's opinion very much, for obvious reasons.

  • @stephaniefoster1172
    @stephaniefoster1172 Год назад +469

    I love the fact he speaks carefully & factually without freaking out. Great composure.

  • @MDJ-wb1pn
    @MDJ-wb1pn 6 лет назад +3854

    Kennedy had great respect for Ike. Being the general and great president he was Kennedy looked to him for advice and help. Just think a Democrat and a republican working together. Not today.

    • @joeblow7247
      @joeblow7247 6 лет назад +8

      No He thought Ike was a old Dinosaur it was only after he got in the job and had trouble did he respect IKE!

    • @AzNisPolly
      @AzNisPolly 6 лет назад +43

      Senator McCain and Senator Sanders often worked together on issues, especially when it came to Veterans' issues. RIP

    • @karimC35
      @karimC35 5 лет назад +46

      Ike was aware of the military industrial complex. Even going so far as too mention it in his farewell address. He knew behind the scenes were warmongers trying to get money at every turn. So the less wars the better

    • @khurramqasir6815
      @khurramqasir6815 4 года назад +28

      Republicans and dems work together everyday for corporate interests

    • @DrewskiTheLegend
      @DrewskiTheLegend 4 года назад +35

      Minkah McKay Don’t start that here. Republicans will point out all the faults of the left too. You aren’t faultless. Dems are slowing progress for Trump just like Republicans did for Obama. Also from my observations, the (prog)left is the party of racists and bigots these days, they just twist and turn the narrative to claim that they aren’t.

  • @billlombard9911
    @billlombard9911 3 года назад +3222

    Two World War II veterans, They saw what real war was like, real actual men, we owe our freedoms to somebody like general Eisenhower

    • @Aristocratic13
      @Aristocratic13 3 года назад +38

      Not really. Maybe respect.

    • @ElselchoGaming
      @ElselchoGaming 3 года назад +129

      @@Aristocratic13 Yes really, what can you possibly dispute.

    • @Aristocratic13
      @Aristocratic13 3 года назад +29

      @@ElselchoGaming We cab owe them our respect and admiration but what freedom? Lol America wasn’t owned or slaved then

    • @ElselchoGaming
      @ElselchoGaming 3 года назад +104

      @@Aristocratic13 Yeah because they won the war? Hitler had plans for a future American war, he wouldn't have won but it certainly would've been a bloody affair.

    • @webmasale
      @webmasale 3 года назад +86

      Your freedom to be exploited by some corporation lmao

  • @nonameman7114
    @nonameman7114 3 года назад +6570

    It’s actually really insane that we have such an important recording like this archived. I don’t know if many of you know, but this phone call was the deciding factor in the escalation towards a possible WW3.

    • @Dayvit78
      @Dayvit78 3 года назад +505

      It's not insane. It's the law. All presidential calls are archived for the public. This is what democracy is. Don't lose it.

    • @thehandlesticks66
      @thehandlesticks66 3 года назад +300

      @@Dayvit78 What about all the interactions that aren't recorded between congress and senate members with their lobbyists? America's government was bought and sold long before the fall of the soviets. Democracy for the company, crude individualism for the worker.

    • @Dayvit78
      @Dayvit78 3 года назад +92

      @@thehandlesticks66 Well I agree here. I'm more reacting to the commenters use of "insane." Just like all the people who comment "I'm crying." Like grow up - try to understand the world we live in. Not everything is a shock.

    • @cameronvadnais4388
      @cameronvadnais4388 3 года назад +5

      @@Dayvit78 I read it as nomenclature.

    • @Dayvit78
      @Dayvit78 3 года назад +21

      @@cameronvadnais4388 Is English your native language?

  • @robertbutler1681
    @robertbutler1681 4 месяца назад +163

    These were ADULTS. Flawed yes but serious, mature and tempered by adversity. Realists. The greatest generation.

    • @AjitMD
      @AjitMD 2 месяца назад

      Sure, they were flawed…. Both liked good looking women.

  • @mariakane1451
    @mariakane1451 2 года назад +2192

    two great men who both served and had knowledge of how to handle crises and saved us from a huge war.

    • @zyzir
      @zyzir Год назад +52

      the exact type of leaders we need now more than ever

    • @mundan3smith385
      @mundan3smith385 Год назад +69

      Lmao JFK did not handle that shit well

    • @jphb7730
      @jphb7730 Год назад +11

      @@mundan3smith385 laugh your ass off and comment more because we need more logical people like yourself

    • @jphb7730
      @jphb7730 Год назад +10

      @@projectc.j.j3310 I was mocking and being sarcastic…I apologize

    • @Footfusion88
      @Footfusion88 Год назад +2

      @@mundan3smith385what are you doing here then hater

  • @thanhnhan7629
    @thanhnhan7629 3 года назад +4315

    The way President Kennedy says “General” shows how big his respect for Gen. Eisenhower.

    • @Twotontessie
      @Twotontessie 2 года назад +216

      Not really. Everybody called Ike "General." That was what he preferred.

    • @Publicenemy85
      @Publicenemy85 2 года назад +148

      Even when Eisenhower was President he preferred to go by “General”

    • @smc1942
      @smc1942 2 года назад +102

      @@Twotontessie ;
      In truth, JFK had tremendous respect for General/President Eisenhower. Yes, Ike preferred to be called by rank, once out of the White House. But JFK was under no obligation to speak with him at all. The fact he did, and more than once! Showed how much he respected Ike, and valued his council. The fact Ike was quick to help showed he was still serving the country he loved. And JFK was a CMH recepient, Ike respected everyone who served during the War, but especially those who went above and beyond what was expected of them.
      It is safe to say they respected one another.

    • @PreferredCustomer
      @PreferredCustomer 2 года назад +1

      Kennedy really got a lot of good work done between prostitutes.

    • @duaneholcomb8408
      @duaneholcomb8408 2 года назад +43

      @@smc1942 I agree they had mutual respect. For each other. Partison politics. Was not like it is today. Wish we could return to that ,,,

  • @souvikmondal3591
    @souvikmondal3591 Год назад +2164

    I am genuinely surprised how calm and composed both of these men are in one of the worst crisis n human history. I guess that’s why they are the men that they are.

    • @user-bl6ne3hc6n
      @user-bl6ne3hc6n Год назад +90

      They're both in World War II they're Warriors they both fought,,,, I'm a Republican that said I think Kennedy did a hell of a job here he called Eisenhower to get some advice I'm sure all Kennedy's generals were all hawks want to start World War III No Doubt ,since Kennedy knew what war was about, he wanted nothing to do with this, Eisenhower did warn him when he took office about the CIA and their crap so I thought Kennedy did a really good job and what's important he made sure there's always a phone line goes directly to Russia for this kind of stuff where all the presidents use,,.

    • @CommonSenz
      @CommonSenz Год назад +63

      Looks like they both were pretty sure the soviets were barking but not biting. The public was not so sure..

    • @walterm127
      @walterm127 Год назад

      @@user-bl6ne3hc6n don’t be so harsh on those who want to go to war. If FDR had won instead of (easily the worst president we had) Woodrow Wilson this whole situation would have never happened. There wouldn’t have been a communist revolution in Russia.

    • @user-bl6ne3hc6n
      @user-bl6ne3hc6n Год назад

      @@walterm127 under stood,, the difference is Nukes,, and after the missile crisis Kennedy made sure that we always have an open line with the Russians called the red phone I believe,,

    • @martindg93
      @martindg93 Год назад +33

      “Worst crisis in human history” calm down us boy

  • @brianbommarito3376
    @brianbommarito3376 Год назад +752

    Two brave men, who both endured moments of extreme crises in their lives, and in the lives of the people of the world.

    • @conors4430
      @conors4430 Год назад +8

      Two men who also contributed to the fact that the world nearly ended. They don’t get a pass for bringing things back from the brink when they were both major players in things, ending up at the brink in the first place.

    • @brianbommarito3376
      @brianbommarito3376 Год назад +6

      @@conors4430, I’m afraid the world’s going to end regardless. Maybe you’re right. If you’re in any kind of position of power in this world, you must have some blood on your hands (just my opinion, but I think it matches the known facts). No doubt they were too. All the same, I’m happy they didn’t completely blow it, or I would never have been born. The world would’ve died when my parents were still kids. But whether it died back then or now, Time is running out for humanity. Unless change comes, of a drastic, practically supernatural, nature, this species will go extinct. It’s only a matter of when.

    • @thejamaicanpolak3988
      @thejamaicanpolak3988 Год назад

      ​@Conor S you should read up more on Kennedy. He did what he could and died for it. The CIA wanted to invade Cuba and Vietnam. Yes he sent advisors to Nam but he had to keep the CIA happy. He got murdered trying to shut the CIA down.

    • @GehkGekhe
      @GehkGekhe Год назад

      ​​@@brianbommarito3376 do agree with you on current situation. Things will get scary especially if Russia loses the war... I don't support them, but this is the truth. Russia is now fighting for the last piece of influence in Europe. Look at how much influence they've lost since the USSR collapse. Yet the west is fucking too persistent... they want Ukraine in NATO and that's actually a massively dangerous wish.
      To blame is a lot of people, both Russian and American. But I think that NATO should have stopped expansion after the collapse of USSR. It was to embarrassing when Putin advocated for world peace and NATO kinda fooled him by expanding even more and stealing Russian influence in Eastern Europe.
      What hasn't happened will surely happen unless a good US president appears again. Someone who'll actually understand Russia's desire for influence in Eastern Europe.

    • @megathicc6367
      @megathicc6367 Год назад +7

      ​@@conors4430they didn't cause that. They were thrown in that situation. Kennedy more than Eisenhower.

  • @juanchoja
    @juanchoja 4 года назад +625

    The vocabulary and politenesss of these men back then was impeccable, and it wasn't "once uppon a time" ago, but rather "not long ago", when our parents were alive that people behaved so civilised.

    • @Chelz12
      @Chelz12 4 года назад +31

      juanchoja that time is dead. Because English grammar is dead. Enjoy the yo life now. I see professional people with zero vocabulary theses days.

    • @TheArtimusMaximus
      @TheArtimusMaximus 4 года назад +8

      We've made some gains but but we've also had some losses since then

    • @karl-henrikousback6004
      @karl-henrikousback6004 3 года назад +11

      civilized well..they where on the verge of blowing the world up dude

    • @monk729
      @monk729 3 года назад +28

      The world was from far civilized. The middle 20th century was rife with wars and revolutions. Also, racism and senseless murder occurred on a regular basis. Much like it is today

    • @j.dragon651
      @j.dragon651 3 года назад

      Truman was president when I was born.

  • @technologic21
    @technologic21 4 года назад +1022

    Happy that JFK consulted Eisenhower. He even called him General! Two of the greatest presidents the US have ever had!

    • @C0wb0yBebop
      @C0wb0yBebop 4 года назад +30

      technologic21 no dear sir. Teddy Roosevelt was the best Prez we’ve had.
      Ike and JFK are limp muppets compared to the ‘Ol Roughrider.

    • @starsixseven9259
      @starsixseven9259 4 года назад +23

      @@C0wb0yBebop *Bullmoose Intensifies*

    • @superrandom2438
      @superrandom2438 4 года назад +2

      @@starsixseven9259 4th term intensifies

    • @fanglethorpe
      @fanglethorpe 4 года назад +50

      @@C0wb0yBebop Lincoln is the best president by far, his burden was the greatest.

    • @Pius-XI
      @Pius-XI 4 года назад +8

      @@C0wb0yBebop You could at least get his name right. He hated being referred to as Teddy.

  • @SuperIliad
    @SuperIliad 4 года назад +773

    Two patriot veterans of WW2, not concerned with their respective parties but with the nation they mutually loved.

    • @notrius7754
      @notrius7754 2 года назад +6

      And thats why people need to remember the importance of our military, because its made up of people that actually care about the nation and not just thier own gain.

    • @notrius7754
      @notrius7754 Год назад

      @Px Coffee US Military is US military because it believes in the ideals of the American nation, not your ideals but American Ideals.

    • @notrius7754
      @notrius7754 Год назад

      @Px Coffee But the American ideals say that every man is equal and no one deserves to be treated worse or be killed just because of thier race, thats just how it works. Which doesn't mean that corruption is not meant to be fought with. The relationship between the state and the military in the US is similar to the relationship between the Roman legions and the Roman government during the last days of the Republic.

    • @Cyborg_Lenin
      @Cyborg_Lenin Год назад +4

      @@notrius7754 what ideals are those? Freedom? Democracy? Don't be silly. US army only ever stood for one thing, US imperialist ambitions. If they have to topple a democratic government or terrorize civilians, they will do it.

    • @notrius7754
      @notrius7754 Год назад

      @@Cyborg_Lenin US Military stands for the US. Armies exist to serve a nation, not some global ideals but American ideals. It exists to protect the American nation's safety, interest and independence and is not concerned with what they do to other nations as long as it protects the safety, independence and interest of the US nation. Thats how every single military in the world works and it was like that since the times of Roman Empire and no ammount of globalists propaganda is gonna change that. I myself am not an American, i am a pole and my mlitary serves my country and my country only.

  • @mojomegaman
    @mojomegaman Год назад +36

    First off, an amazing discourse between two national leaders. Blunt, respectful and concise. Any senior executive's time is concise. Literally to the minute. President Kennedy afforded his predecessor the appropriate courtesy, General. After office, George Washington insisted on being referred to as General Washington, vice Mr. President; after his term this was the custom for military office holders. Also, President Kennedy was asking advice from the former Commander of Allied Forces for the European Theater. All together, both men were gracious, respectful and gentlemanly. I pray our nation returns to this decorum, respect for opposing views.

  • @rogerforsberg3910
    @rogerforsberg3910 2 года назад +543

    "Thank you very much, sir!" The manner in which GEN Eisenhower, a former 2-term president, signs off to his successor is simply a marvel of courtesy & respect -- which, regrettably, we have lost in the 21st century.

    • @marcusashwell8314
      @marcusashwell8314 Год назад +17

      Can you imagine such a conversation taking place between trump and Biden

    • @rogerforsberg3910
      @rogerforsberg3910 Год назад +14

      @@marcusashwell8314 Not in my wildest imagination! And, I express this for a whole variety of reasons.

    • @frantictoast3741
      @frantictoast3741 Год назад +31

      @@marcusashwell8314 Biden and Trump are two clowns. These two were legitimate presidents.

    • @MrDeathMachine
      @MrDeathMachine Год назад +10

      General of the Army Eisenhower had been reinstated to being listed as Active Service by President Kennedy by this time. I imagine it was done to make it easier to discuss classified and military matters with each other. This also means that President Kennedy is General Eisenhower’s Commander-in-Chief hence the “Sir”. Though it’s obvious both men held each other in such high regard that the rank was not a prerequisite for the respect given.

    • @randymillhouse791
      @randymillhouse791 Год назад

      Wait, MTG, AOC, etc... they are all just SO POLITE TO EACH OTHER!!!!

  • @constantdarkfog49
    @constantdarkfog49 4 года назад +544

    John F. Kennedy was a smart leader, knowing who to ask for guidance. Ike was the best help possible. Two great leader's.

    • @josephweaver5385
      @josephweaver5385 4 года назад +21

      He also called the remaining presidents alive...I believe Truman was on his list!

    • @jefferyball7672
      @jefferyball7672 3 года назад +4

      Joseph Kennedy was the dude

    • @sayxxdx
      @sayxxdx 3 года назад +2

      Why thank you, Chuck Pestacchi.

    • @kamikazefilmproductions
      @kamikazefilmproductions 3 года назад +2

      Great president, shitty husband

    • @FilipinoBoii
      @FilipinoBoii 3 года назад +3

      Jfk was the smartest President yaknow

  • @herbiesnerd
    @herbiesnerd Год назад +247

    It’s an amazing contrast of two leaders. 20 years before this, Kennedy was a young 1st Lt. in the US Navy, and 5 Star General of the Army Eisenhower was the Supreme Allied Commander against Germany. Both became the Commander in Chief and I’m beyond impressed with the wisdom and humility Kennedy possessed to draw upon the council of General Eisenhower. Eisenhower was magnificent providing Kennedy with a few extra considerations while supporting Kennedy’s course of action, and showed pure courtesy and respect to the sitting President. Duty and Service at the highest level is what we got to listen in on.

    • @gaoxiaen1
      @gaoxiaen1 8 месяцев назад

      It's been a long time since we had a real veteran as President, unless you count Reagan's "service" in Hollywood during WWII and Bush II's "service" protecting Texas during the Vietnam War. I don't.

  • @kyle381000
    @kyle381000 Год назад +156

    Also, don't forget that Kennedy was only 45 years old at the time. He was incredibly poised and thoughtful in his remarks, especially when speaking with a man of the experience of Eisenhower.

    • @pinehawk9600
      @pinehawk9600 8 месяцев назад +11

      Kennedy was extremely intelligent

    • @gusgebzz
      @gusgebzz 4 месяца назад +3

      @@pinehawk9600For sure, went to Harvard, smart man

  • @wanderinghistorian
    @wanderinghistorian 3 года назад +4377

    A sitting Democrat POTUS calls to update a former Republican POTUS and get his advice. It makes me weep for our current situation, and I'm not being hyperbolic, I teared up at this. At what we could be.

    • @HUNTtheTRUTH1
      @HUNTtheTRUTH1 3 года назад +14

      Man, in crisis like this it doesn’t matter what party you’re from. At the end of the day they are both Americans and want the best solution for their country. Pretty sure bush called up Clinton during 9/11.

    • @prestigev6131
      @prestigev6131 3 года назад +22

      @@HUNTtheTRUTH1 no chance this would happen today. Biden would never talk to trump, trump wouldn’t have talked to Obama if they faced a crisis like this

    • @empollonamericano328
      @empollonamericano328 3 года назад +140

      Pretty sure they would……When the lives of millions of Americans are on the line, they would push away their differences

    • @kingt0295
      @kingt0295 3 года назад +188

      You cried? LMFAOOOO

    • @hahahajackmyswag
      @hahahajackmyswag 3 года назад +3

      @@empollonamericano328 get your head out of your ass. The left is actively working against Americans

  • @markroberts9577
    @markroberts9577 2 года назад +965

    That phone call recording is extraordinary! Here we have a former PT boat Commander now president speaking to a former US chief of staff and former president of the opposite party. I don't think anything like this could ever ever happen again in this nation's history where two presidents of opposite parties join together to come up with a solution to the Cuban crisis! History making

    • @wdavidson729
      @wdavidson729 Год назад +50

      Eisenhower was also the Supreme Allied Commander for all of Europe during WWII.

    • @macicoinc9363
      @macicoinc9363 Год назад +18

      It would happen now, most of modern political divide is a show to prevent people switching parties. You can thank social media. When it comes to large geopolitical issues, both sides almost always completely agree. They follow the neoliberal geopolitical guidestones that were laid out long ago, arguably right after WW2. Perfect example of this is support for Taiwan and Pelosi’s recent visit to the island. Same thing happened during the gulf war, 911, Libya, etc. there is a reason US hegemony lasted this long, an unspoken agreement between both parties that began almost a century ago.

    • @taserrr
      @taserrr Год назад +4

      @@wdavidson729 Well yes, established in december of 1943. At that point the war was essentially already over.
      I don't think many Americans really know how little impact the USA had on a pure military scale regarding world war II in Europe. Sure they provided a lot of supplies to the UK, but they "only" lost about 49.000 troops in Europe, all of whom were military personnel.
      Compare that to the total death toll in Europe alone during that war, which was around 15-20 million people. So the USA's losses were "only" around 0.25%.
      And the foreign aid was mostly to the UK, who paid back all those loans. The USSR received almost nothing, despite popular belief.

    • @Catch_The_Irishman
      @Catch_The_Irishman Год назад +17

      @@taserrrYou are espousing University drivel. US support to the USSR 1939-1946- Most visibly, the United States provided the Soviet Union with more than 400,000 jeeps and trucks, 14,000 aircraft, 8,000 tractors and construction vehicles, and 13,000 battle tanks.
      However, the real significance of Lend-Lease for the Soviet war effort was that it covered the "sensitive points" of Soviet production -- gasoline, explosives, aluminum, nonferrous metals, radio communications, and so on, says historian Boris Sokolov.
      "In a hypothetical battle one-on-one between the U.S.S.R and Germany, without the help of Lend-Lease and without the diversion of significant forces of the Luftwaffe and the German Navy and the diversion of more than one-quarter of its land forces in the fight against Britain and the United States, Stalin could hardly have beaten Hitler," Sokolov wrote in an essay for RFE/RL's Russian Service.

    • @taserrr
      @taserrr Год назад +4

      @@Catch_The_Irishman "By the end of the war, the Soviet Union produced 30.3 million rifles; 1,476 million machine guns; 516,648 artillery guns; 347,900 mortars; 119,769 tanks and self-propelled guns; 265,600 army trucks; 213,742 military aircraft; 2 cruisers; 25 destroyers; 52 submarines."
      Now despite popular belief, the USSR actually produced the overwhelming majority of their war equipment themselves. Depending on the year, it's anywhere from 99-95% produced by themselves.
      They had a few problems with certain high end products, which they bought or received from overseas.
      I never said the USSR would've destroyed Germany on their own, but with Britain involved they probably would, like I said America didn't have a major impact in the European war.
      Mind you, lend-lease does not count as a direct impact, that's just an investment. The UK paid all their world war 2 loans back, I think they made their last payment in 2004.
      Now this is important to distinguish, because Germany wouldn't have been able to produce what they did without the trade with other nations like Spain, Italy, Romania, Hungary, Sweden, ...
      Not to mention that Spain had multiple divisions as "volunteers" in the eastern front, despite being "neutral". And Romania, hungary and Italy were all also fighting on the eastern front.
      So what I'm saying is that there wouldn't have been much difference if the USA wasn't directly involved in the European war. The impact from the USA came mostly in the pacific, and shortened the war with the landing in Normandy. But by 1944 the Germans wouldn't have been able to hold back the USSR and invasions/trade interdiction from the UK.
      One can not forget how much problems the UK had caused in Africa, which was already dominated by the allies, cutting off essential oil and rubber resources from the German war machine.

  • @christopherwagner2395
    @christopherwagner2395 4 года назад +516

    Eisenhower: « knowing we would keep our word ». Back in those days, our leaders expected this was something we would do as a matter of principle.

    • @jakeschwartz2514
      @jakeschwartz2514 4 года назад +31

      Our leaders are a direct mirror to the general people/culture they come from. If you hate the leaders, you must hate the source of the leaders

    • @christopherwagner2395
      @christopherwagner2395 4 года назад +4

      Don’t really understand the references to hate. I was talking about principles.

    • @markgigiel2722
      @markgigiel2722 4 года назад +12

      @@jakeschwartz2514 True. You get the leaders you deserve. If the general public are morons and a disaster, so are the leaders they elect. The amount of distracted, brain-dead, low information people I see are increasing exponentially.

    • @andreanacalhoun5402
      @andreanacalhoun5402 4 года назад +3

      @@jakeschwartz2514 as long as these politicians give out free stuff these dumb Americans will put up with anything from them.

    • @andreanacalhoun5402
      @andreanacalhoun5402 4 года назад +2

      @@markgigiel2722 simply because we are importing them from overseas and the public schools are pathetic.

  • @holtridge7337
    @holtridge7337 7 месяцев назад +34

    Both of these Presidents were fine men. Too bad we can't elect people like this anymore as Chief Executive.

  • @jh3605
    @jh3605 4 года назад +689

    K: Hello?
    E: General Eisenhower, Mr. President
    K: General, how are you?
    E: Pretty good, thank you.
    K: Oh, fine. General, I just wanted to bring you up to date on this uhh, matter cause I know of your concern about it. We got uhh, Friday night got a message from Khrushchev which uhh, said that he would uhh, withdraw these missiles and technicians and so on providing we did not plan to invade Cuba. We then got a message, uh, a public one, in which he said he would do that if we withdrew our missiles from Turkey. We then, as you know, issued a statement that we couldn't get into that deal. So uhh, we then got this message this morning, so we now have to wait to see how it unfolds, and there's a good deal of complexities to it, uhh if the uhh, withdraw of these missiles, technicians, and the cessation of subversive activity by them, well we just have to set up satisfactory procedures to determine whether these actions will be carried out. So I think that if we can do that, we may find our interests advanced, even though it may be only more one chapter in a rather long story, as far as Cuba's concerned.
    E: Of course, uhh, Mr. President, did he uhh [unintelligible, likely something about other demands/requests from Soviets]
    K: No uhh, except that we're not going to invade Cuba.
    E: Yes.
    K:That's the only one we got now, but we don't plan to invade Cuba under these conditions anyway, so if we can get 'em out, we're better off by far.
    E: I quite believe, I just wondered whether he was trying to uhh, knowing we would keep our word whether he would try to engage us in any kind of statement or commitment that would finally one day be uhh, very embarassing. Suppose they [unintelligible, I think "start to bombard"] Guantanamo ,
    K: Right.
    E: What I'm getting at, I quite agree that this is what I think a very conciliatory move
    K: Right
    E: [unintelligible]
    K: Oh well I agree, oh yeah that's right. Well I think what we've gotta do is keep, that's why I don't think the Cuban story can be over yet. I think we will retain sufficient freedom to protect our interests if he
    E: That's all I would [unintelligible, possibly do/say]
    K: if they engage in subversion, if they attempt to do any aggressive acts then all bets are off. In addition, my guess is that by the end of next month we're going to be toe-to-toe in Berlin anyway, so that, I think this is important for the time being because it requires quite a step down really for Krushchev, on the other hand I think that as we all know they just probe and their word's unreliable, so we just have to stay busy on it.
    E: Yeah, as I said before Mr. President, these people do not equate Berlin with [unintelligible] with anywhere else. They take any spot in the world, it's just the question is, are you in such a place you either can't or won't resist, so we've just got to [defend?] We couldn't even reach it, so [unintelligible] so they get to, and they probe when you can't do anything, then if they get another place where they think you just won't for some reason rather, why then they go ahead. I think you're doing exactly right on this one, go ahead, but just let them know that you won't be the aggressor, then you've always got the right to determine whether the other guy's [unintelligible].
    K: Well we'll stay right at it and I'll keep in touch with you General.
    E: Thank you very much, Mr. President.

    • @elijahsabo3846
      @elijahsabo3846 4 года назад +51

      Good job on writing that whole thing out.

    • @grungetruck8243
      @grungetruck8243 4 года назад +4

      Lol

    • @jh3605
      @jh3605 4 года назад +33

      now i feel like an idiot because i see there's captions on this video and i don't know if they were added before or after my comment lmao

    • @mawangdwei3866
      @mawangdwei3866 4 года назад

      @@jh3605 I think he said "on Berlin" not "in Berlin".

    • @Sitting8ull
      @Sitting8ull 3 года назад

      Thanks!!

  • @JohnnyCage333
    @JohnnyCage333 3 года назад +337

    What defines this call is, Country before Party. Awesome! God Bless Kennedy and Eisenhower! My goodness do we need leaders like this again. May both be resting in eternal peace!🙏🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸

    • @treymcdonald6857
      @treymcdonald6857 2 года назад

      You must've never researched Eisenhower... A sellout pos

    • @Michael15_25
      @Michael15_25 2 года назад +4

      I always wonder what happened to electing actual War veterans, generals, leaders, etc to office…. Now we’re stuck with 75 year old rich men who have been isolated from normal society for decades. Maybe it’s the system, what the hell do I know, I’m just a normal person trying to make my way.

    • @Godzilla_64
      @Godzilla_64 2 года назад

      @@Michael15_25 could be the desire to try something new. For the GOP at least, Bush from 2001 to 2008, was considered a bit of a failure following Iraq, Afghanistan, and the economy. Then the Obama years occurred and many who were or leaned to the Republicans sought a change. And why not a change as a outsider such as Trump? They believed it would be a good thing having a outsider come to the white house,one not afraid to make controversy and speak his mind.
      Of course, Trump himself has only been a business man, unlike Obama and a number of other presidents who have served in the arm forces. Not to mention those who had a education in politics and affairs of state.
      The system in place worked, ultimately, and that was allowing such a man to become a nominee despite what most people thought about him. Matters are made worse when you have such a figure spouting off strong and harsh words at the state of things, and a population who are desperate enough for change and lack the understanding of the greater state of things, you end up with a outsider like Trump winning.

    • @PhoenixFires
      @PhoenixFires Год назад +1

      @@Michael15_25 These guys were rich men in their own times as well. By no means commoners or in-touch with the people.

    • @joshuamervis
      @joshuamervis Год назад +2

      @@PhoenixFires Eisenhower did not grow up in wealth, far from it. Ike's "wealth" would have come from post-war positions on boards, or actual jobs. His Army retirement would not be enough to be considered "wealth". Kennedy was quite different, he was wealthy by any standard.

  • @DarthKieduss
    @DarthKieduss 7 лет назад +1467

    Subtitles for Eisenhower please I can barely hear him.

    • @quentinkirk3870
      @quentinkirk3870 4 года назад +36

      He Had A Mild Heart Attack When he Was President

    • @FrogWalrus
      @FrogWalrus 4 года назад +212

      Okay, so subtitles please.

    • @FlexBeanbag
      @FlexBeanbag 4 года назад +6

      @@quentinkirk3870 ruclips.net/video/Bmc9NFfhx74/видео.html

    • @goatwarrior3570
      @goatwarrior3570 4 года назад +104

      @@MysteryTrain Subtitles just say "Nuke the commie bastards" over and over.

    • @planck10-43
      @planck10-43 4 года назад +10

      I also couldn't hear the General speaking. But then I thought - hey, I wonder why I cannot hear General Eisenhower so much. And then I thought, maybe I should turn up my volume.

  • @drixmcdrixerson
    @drixmcdrixerson Год назад +69

    I’ve consumed just about every bit of JFK history I could over the years. I’ve never heard this. It’s interesting to hear how he actually talks rather than just his speeches, written and delivered. This was two men having a conversation. Fascinating to be sure.

  • @ChristopherArienti
    @ChristopherArienti Год назад +94

    This is insane… the power and the gravity of this phone call is amazing. Wow… I am blowing away

  • @asfan
    @asfan Год назад +453

    An amazing piece of recorded history. I’ve listened to this a few times now and it really is special.

    • @adriansullivan7629
      @adriansullivan7629 Год назад +4

      Amen. Amen.

    • @GM8101PHX
      @GM8101PHX Год назад +3

      I was a 5 year old boy living in Tucson, Arizona when this phone call was happening!! Two great men, both had served in our military, so did my Dad and myself. this is how you learn to respect others more senior in rank, age and position!!

  • @RadioNul
    @RadioNul 3 года назад +2805

    Biden calling Trump.
    Biden: "come on, man"
    Trump: "very, very, unfair, SAD"

    • @pietrpiepir6444
      @pietrpiepir6444 3 года назад +104

      Joe - they're gonna dominate you!
      Aww, shut up man.

    • @timothyhubert2305
      @timothyhubert2305 3 года назад +173

      Biden calling Trump
      [21st century humor starts]

    • @redd1498
      @redd1498 3 года назад +343

      Biden: Umm...umm..um.....china is a.....u know the thing.....c'mon man.... wait where am i??.....
      Trump: Joe you know I won by A LOT!!!! My administration has done tremendously for the past four years better any other president. I made this country better than anybody has ever seen before it's tremendous!
      China: *proceeds to bomb the US

    • @willlasdf123
      @willlasdf123 3 года назад +45

      Lol, that's where we're at. And we deserve it given the way the average American views politics

    • @albaraqahtani
      @albaraqahtani 3 года назад +10

      @@jayguero2123 best depiction lmao

  • @daehr9399
    @daehr9399 8 месяцев назад +372

    The Old Lion and the Young Officer. I miss having competent leaders.

    • @ralphcrisp2896
      @ralphcrisp2896 2 месяца назад

      You can give credit to Beta males for watering down America, not to mention destroying the economy. When women are hired to work in, say, the lumber yard of a building supply, or in a sawmill, the prices of lumber will have to rise to cover the cost of the automation and machinery it takes for women to move heavy lumber. Rather than say, "that's a man's job," and provide rational reasons for it, America has women in these positions. Kennedy got himself shot for being too handsome, too charismatic, and too competent. Beta males hated him for those qualities that they didn't possess. Read some of Nakita Kruchev's quotes sometime if you want a competent leader. He was very intellectual and wise.

    • @MrBigdaddy2ya
      @MrBigdaddy2ya 2 месяца назад

      You should dive a little deeper into who was guiding these men. Give you a hint it wasn't Santa Clause.

    • @JamesWyatt-o5j
      @JamesWyatt-o5j Месяц назад +5

      Boy, the more I study history, the more I realize this period certainly signaled the end of a 'Golden' era of America.

    • @MrBigdaddy2ya
      @MrBigdaddy2ya Месяц назад +2

      @@JamesWyatt-o5j indeed the military and cia took over running the country

    • @JamesWyatt-o5j
      @JamesWyatt-o5j Месяц назад +2

      @@MrBigdaddy2ya Ugh. You're right but wow, it's just so sad to watch the impact of the corporate takeover of our government. Left or Right...whatever....our middle class is shrinking..... Never mind, if I begin writing on the impact, I'll just go off on some 'RUclips Tangent' :)

  • @huarachudo47
    @huarachudo47 7 лет назад +1200

    Back when presidents were considered honorable people. Not today for sure.
    The humbleness of a president calling a former president from a different party, for advise in the best interests of american people.

    • @awithers7
      @awithers7 7 лет назад +106

      huarachudo47 Presidents call former presidents all the time. Bush asked Clinton for advice all the time. I'm sure Trump will never ask anyone for advice though because his ego would prevent him from doing so. He will just continue claiming everything is wonderful while his presidency crashes down around him.

    • @kathkwilts
      @kathkwilts 6 лет назад +12

      I wonder if this happens more often than we think...

    • @todddavis8287
      @todddavis8287 6 лет назад +11

      cc: Kathy Somers, Thomas Headley. That's a very good point, Mr. Withers. Presidents and their predecessors are the most exclusive commodities in or out of government because, in a real sense, an ex-president is a walking repository of secrets and insights that no one else collectively possesses. Especially since the Cold War, they have consulted each other.
      That retirement perk of continued Secret Service protection isn't just a governmental gesture of appreciation. It's to ensure that all those secrets -- and the human vessel carrying them -- don't fall into the wrong hands. That's a lot of sensitive data circulating out there, especially today when it's multiplied by 5. A practical president avails himself of that trove of information when needed. Emphasis on "practical."

    • @thunderdan98
      @thunderdan98 6 лет назад +5

      Dude dirty politics always existed look at the president andrew jackson election.

    • @brucewayne5140
      @brucewayne5140 4 года назад

      @Angel of Mercy. That literally never happened.

  • @arthurvamva4014
    @arthurvamva4014 3 года назад +261

    I hope that everybody realised the significance of the call- what a scary time. These men were real men, I'm in awe.

    • @blondemario
      @blondemario 3 года назад

      I've been told that Eisenhower/Nixon ran their campaign of contest under the slogan "Let's elect some real figures". I can't find the exact quote, but I believe Kennedy &co. paraphrased it for theirs.

    • @megami215
      @megami215 2 года назад

      Real creeps

    • @cdr861532
      @cdr861532 2 года назад

      I literally just said the same thing to myself. "These are REAL men." Willing to honestly, put the people first and do what was right for the nation, political parties and insider pressure be damned. You can go back from FDR through Nixon and find that these men were all cut from the same cloth, regardless of what you think of their politics......they put their country and countrymen first, and it shows. It is also a large part of why our nation did so well during their times.

    • @delukard07
      @delukard07 2 года назад

      yu are alive because on submariner said NO to launching a nuclear missile against the usa.
      those 3 men in that sub had the world destruction in their hands

    • @PhoenixFires
      @PhoenixFires Год назад

      @@cdr861532 Nixon was a paranoid, mentally ill person who spied on everyone including himself and sent people to break into the rival party's office just to figure out their campaign tactics. All while he was winning by a landslide in all the polls prior to Watergate, further entrenching just how needlessly paranoid the man was. JFK was a party animal, adulterer, and well-known elite. Johnson was a petty womanizer, used intimidation to win votes, and needlessly escalated Vietnam then placed arbitrary limits on it making the war 200x worse than it needed to be for everyone involved. Presidents aren't patriots or monsters. They're humans. They're nothing to look up to, as power tends to corrupt and emphasize further just how depraved and inept someone is.

  • @dougb4835
    @dougb4835 2 года назад +162

    This is an incredible piece of history. Two historical figures discussing a historical crisis. Amazing!

  • @holysmoke7043
    @holysmoke7043 Год назад +37

    I can hear two great souls with pure hearts and minds working a serious solution into being. Thank you for allowing me to know of this conversation.

  • @dansocha401
    @dansocha401 2 года назад +410

    Two of the greatest presidents in American history, demonstrating their love for the good of our nation over any differences that they may have had. Absolutely brilliant.

    • @herpderp3131
      @herpderp3131 Год назад +14

      The last democrat that wasnt a warmonger.

    • @42faticus
      @42faticus Год назад

      @@herpderp3131 *president that wasnt. all the republicans have been as well

    • @ForsakenWar
      @ForsakenWar Год назад +11

      @@herpderp3131 I believe you're extremely confused....

    • @confusedscreaming6249
      @confusedscreaming6249 Год назад +26

      @@herpderp3131 *the last U.S president who wasn't a warmonger

    • @ScoobieDoo-zy1rh
      @ScoobieDoo-zy1rh Год назад

      Weak presidents .

  • @terryjames548
    @terryjames548 4 года назад +293

    Sounds like Ike was the strategic thinker asking the what if’s, and JFK was more of a “ big picture” type of guy.

    • @iwazhear77
      @iwazhear77 4 года назад +39

      That used to be the difference between a conservative and a liberal in this country

    • @5445jedi
      @5445jedi 4 года назад +9

      Yes, because JFK needed to keep all potential consequences in mind with every action taken with respect to Cuba.

    • @sulla1537
      @sulla1537 4 года назад +1

      Terry Quelet One with the vision and one with the molding hands to give it shape

    • @sterbin5348
      @sterbin5348 4 года назад +9

      iwazhear77 it’s sad what it has come to. Today politics is an argument comparable to that of a toddler. I’d love to see more people cooperate and problem solve. People need more empathy today.

    • @johnrankin7135
      @johnrankin7135 4 года назад +1

      @@iwazhear77 more like difference between a soldier and a politician..

  • @alec6583
    @alec6583 2 года назад +235

    JFK is so lucky that he has a library that posts every audio tape on RUclips. His legacy will live on forever!

    • @Velo1010
      @Velo1010 Год назад +4

      Until I saw this video I didn’t know audio recordings were kept.

    • @heywoodjablowme8120
      @heywoodjablowme8120 Год назад +26

      Can't wait for the audio recording of him and Marilyn in the bedroom.

    • @randymillhouse791
      @randymillhouse791 Год назад +1

      I thought you typed KFC. Now I'm hungry for a nuclear strike..

    • @alec6583
      @alec6583 Год назад

      @Randy Millhouse bro hits his noggin and sees fully cooked turkeys flying around his head.

    • @heywoodjablowme8120
      @heywoodjablowme8120 Год назад

      @@alec6583 What's he supposed to see, cheeseburgers 🍔 and pizza 🍕??

  • @BlueSaphire70
    @BlueSaphire70 Год назад +88

    I absolutely loved hearing this! This was a time when Republican or Democrat we were all Americans on the same side of sanity. I do yearn for those days!

    • @spagootest2185
      @spagootest2185 8 месяцев назад +2

      Democrats harshly opposed the civil rights movement at the time...

    • @hayeshumphries311
      @hayeshumphries311 6 месяцев назад

      @@spagootest2185 Including our current president....on video. quoted, and the media will NOT state that fact because it hurts their narrative! By the way, Al Gore Sr. was one of the heads of the opposition of the civil rights movement as well as LBJ

    • @utarionzo3099
      @utarionzo3099 3 месяца назад +2

      Southern democrats, yes, who were more aligned and somewhat successors of the original pro slavery democrats from before the civil war. Northern democrats aligned more with JFK’s moderate position (Johnson is the one who used his death to push a far broader Civil Rights Act than JFK had planned)
      It was really that era where we saw the two parties start to flip positions on social issues as southern democrat backers changed to independent candidates that ran on pro-Jim Crow positions in protest of JFK and Johnson, before their sons switched to the next generation of republicans that opportunistically filled the gap

  • @leejamison2608
    @leejamison2608 3 года назад +384

    These were two great patriots, among the finest Presidents that America ever had. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

    • @rusoviettovarich9221
      @rusoviettovarich9221 3 года назад

      As Sam Giancanna said about 'jack our jack "He shoulda' had his dick bronzed..."

    • @hueyfreeman1983
      @hueyfreeman1983 2 года назад +27

      One was a democrat and the other was a republican, this was before the two parties began their pissing contest

    • @Herrera777
      @Herrera777 2 года назад +11

      Eisenhower was liberal on many issues. JFK was moderate to conservative on some issues also.

    • @dreadedworld8864
      @dreadedworld8864 2 года назад

      Death to America

    • @Holly-From-Wii-Sports
      @Holly-From-Wii-Sports 2 года назад +4

      Probably three best presidents including Lincoln! Dude people may not agree Abraham is the best. But he frickin freed African Americans from slavery! I mean he didn’t addressed racism like Martin Luther King JR but it was step 1

  • @justinsublett5880
    @justinsublett5880 3 года назад +358

    The level of respect he has for Ike is something else. He barely beat Ike’s VP to win the presidency. This was an era of decorum and statesmanship. It’s also commendable that JFK made a point to consult Eisenhower in this moment. You can see that he wanted all opinions and all viewpoints. Smart leader.

    • @PugnaciousProductions
      @PugnaciousProductions 3 года назад +1

      @@DonLicuala All politicians have cheated in elections since the Dawn on bureaucracy. He isn’t special. Cheating doesn’t make him a bad man either.

    • @willfarinholt92
      @willfarinholt92 3 года назад +3

      @@PugnaciousProductions cheating does make one a bad man. Shame on you

    • @loganwoodxyz
      @loganwoodxyz 3 года назад

      @@PugnaciousProductions well except Biden. Biden never cheated. Please to not perma-ban me oh great Alphabet Corporation.

    • @SerenityMae11
      @SerenityMae11 3 года назад

      @@loganwoodxyz LMAO it wouldnt be so funny if it wasn't true...this country is fu©ked!

    • @PugnaciousProductions
      @PugnaciousProductions 3 года назад +4

      @@willfarinholt92 So everyone is bad? Everyone does it. No one is exempt from greed or sin. Shame on you for believing that.

  • @arturogonzalez7998
    @arturogonzalez7998 2 года назад +707

    I'm Mexican so it wouldn't be that usual for a non-American to listen to this kind of sound archivos, however I find it so wholesome for a current President to seek for advice on his predecessor corteously, without any partisan animosity.
    P.D. I love the contrast between the strong Bostonian accent of Kennedy and Einsenhower's melodic Southern rhythm when talking over the phone.

    • @tacotuesday2489
      @tacotuesday2489 Год назад +41

      I'm fucking Irish and I watched it.. You wanna know why.. Its because I like history..

    • @MiJaHa
      @MiJaHa Год назад

      Yes, that would be great! Maybe if idiots weren't elected by more idiots nowadays!

    • @casskillian
      @casskillian Год назад +9

      @@tacotuesday2489 thank you for that

    • @oril22
      @oril22 Год назад +20

      Eisenhower doesn't have a super southern accent. More of a lower Midwest twang.

    • @sam8404
      @sam8404 Год назад +8

      @@tacotuesday2489 fookin*

  • @roadtrip2943
    @roadtrip2943 Год назад +117

    A time of mutual respect of 2 leaders knowing they were on the same team. A time when there was confidence in agreements made between east and west

    • @lourowberryrowberry2343
      @lourowberryrowberry2343 Год назад

      Both parties got things done back then, unlike today, as right winger nazi bald headed freaks do not want ANYTHING good for America except hate and division, which is what republicans stand for today.

  • @cks57youto53
    @cks57youto53 6 лет назад +238

    TWO great PRESIDENTS indeed!
    BOTH Agreed Not to be the agressors !
    Both agreed peace to be found !
    It was !
    So often times people want the fight vs peace
    Thank goodness for level heads And finding resolutions in Peace !
    RiP to JFK and Eisenhower !

    • @americangiant1003
      @americangiant1003 4 года назад +3

      Cks57 Youto Both JFK (IMO who cares about his adultery the majority of American President has done it) and IKE are both among my top handful of personal favorite US Presidents ever. And this is coming from a Generation X era kid not yet alive when these 2 great leaders headed the entire free world. Great tape of how these men was discussing as “partners” ways out to avoid the closest the world has been to nuclear war. RIP IKE and JFK.

    • @southefritelien
      @southefritelien 4 года назад +3

      The people wanting wars are those who stand to gain from war, it is the best form of business, apparently, in many different ways, even financing both sides, etc, etc

    • @moohoward
      @moohoward 4 года назад +2

      Peace with a price for the Cuban people. Paid for over a half century now. Sometimes there are no good answers to political questions.

    • @fisterhr
      @fisterhr 3 года назад

      Now you know why JFK was assassinated.

    • @fisterhr
      @fisterhr 3 года назад

      @@southefritelien Bingo. Now you know why not only Democrats, but Republicans hate Trump too.

  • @sananto6896
    @sananto6896 4 года назад +522

    JFK was as presidential as it gets. One thing he did that I love him for is open up public school gyms during the summer for local youth. Our school had a beautiful wooden floor gym and as a teenager I was addicted to basketball. I spent the whole summer in that gym. It was a Heaven on Earth for me.

    • @CheyennefromTaos
      @CheyennefromTaos 3 года назад +11

      And for founding THE PEACE CORPS. There will never be another JFK.
      After Bobby was killed 💔, America died.

    • @em4227
      @em4227 2 года назад +6

      Nice. And the way kids live today it looks like I coming disaster

    • @venkkooo
      @venkkooo 2 года назад

      @@CheyennefromTaos who is bobby

    • @rowanbarr-waldron4825
      @rowanbarr-waldron4825 2 года назад +1

      @@venkkooo Robert Kennedy

  • @66PHILB
    @66PHILB 3 года назад +285

    Respect and recognition by JFK of his predecessor's knowledge and experience, both political and military, and Ike's willingness to give it regardless of their party affilations.
    This is how real leaders of all kinds behave.

    • @AYVYN
      @AYVYN Год назад +4

      General Eisenhower knew how to win wars, and even more impressive; knew how to *end* wars. His negotiation and geopolitical skills were legendary.

  • @joebeamish
    @joebeamish 4 месяца назад +63

    It’s weird how people spoke without interrupting one another. Super strange.

    • @novaspark4208
      @novaspark4208 3 месяца назад +8

      Its kind of sad that basic manners like this are kind of lost in todays world

    • @dickonmanwoody7599
      @dickonmanwoody7599 Месяц назад

      Dude, I just did that three minutes ago.

  • @jonchaney
    @jonchaney 7 лет назад +268

    Jfk listened to Ike. It's so great how Ike is respectful calling him mr president. Jfk listens and really wants to here what Ike is saying. I really hope we have that now.

    • @mbwilson2625
      @mbwilson2625 4 года назад +17

      There's no one for Trump to call. Bush Sr is dead and the 3 successors were idiots. Wbo would want Clinton, Bush II, or Obama's advice? Carter was a total loser that is responsible for many of todays problems.

    • @Melinda8162
      @Melinda8162 4 года назад +3

      @Julian Exactly. Then he lost his marbles and couldn't remember the shit he did.

    • @Melinda8162
      @Melinda8162 4 года назад +3

      @Julian I loved that synopsis you gave! Very true all that you said! You are very intelligent and I would find it very interesting interacting with someone like that!

    • @skiprussell2606
      @skiprussell2606 4 года назад +3

      @Julian Reagan ended the cold war and saved us from WW3.......Mr. Gorbachoff tear down that wall.....Months later the Iron curtain was gone....History!

    • @skiprussell2606
      @skiprussell2606 4 года назад +2

      @Chris Paschal Look up presidents IQs you will find TRUMP near the top, Facts over hate.

  • @TheCousinEddie
    @TheCousinEddie 3 года назад +46

    General Eisenhower had a lot to offer the President in this brief conversation and both men understood it's importance. The General kept his answers brief, but thorough, and President Kennedy gave him time to articulate his points without interruption. The General knew all to well the enormous pressure President Kennedy was under and did not wish to waste his time. It's incredible to have this part of our history archived and publicly available.

    • @marcyking461
      @marcyking461 3 года назад +3

      Two American Presidents on opposite side of the Isle, working together for the benefit of America. Those were the good old days when Patriots were still in charge.

    • @RicardoGarcia-uw6cr
      @RicardoGarcia-uw6cr Год назад +1

      @@marcyking461exactly! Now we have traitors and wicked men in charge 🤦🏽‍♂️

  • @JacobC479
    @JacobC479 3 года назад +76

    I'm so glad this was recorded. Pretty amazing I can listen to two of my favorite presidents talking on the phone.

    • @B.Wayne88
      @B.Wayne88 Год назад

      @chase4255 Who Brandon?

  • @ctdieselnut
    @ctdieselnut Год назад +38

    I feel privileged to even hear this recording, regardless of if the matters spoken about are in the past, and the ramifications have already been established, completed and hashed out. This is a beautiful part of yt, it acts as an archive for political history, and is much better accessible than say, the library of Congress.

  • @bombski5657
    @bombski5657 3 года назад +177

    A big thank you to the guys
    at the JFK library for uploading these videos. They are fascinating.

  • @corycg1956
    @corycg1956 4 года назад +51

    You feel like you’re standing in the same room with him listening to him talk on the phone this has to be very rare.

    • @j.dragon651
      @j.dragon651 3 года назад

      Listen to some of LBJs calls

  • @rogerbrodniak5644
    @rogerbrodniak5644 3 года назад +74

    Eisenhower's presidency, reputation, and stature keeps rising as time rolls on...

  • @par1sh423
    @par1sh423 Год назад +16

    the fact we have these recordings is next to unbelievable .. so much history is lost or murky in the unknown .. this type of historical context cuts right through so much of that. we're very lucky.

  • @bigcountry4539
    @bigcountry4539 4 года назад +66

    I sure do miss the days of such civil and respectful dialogue!

    • @kurtinklern3262
      @kurtinklern3262 2 года назад

      Well, neither of them was an admitted pussy grabber.

  • @Michael-wy2iz
    @Michael-wy2iz 3 года назад +74

    Outstanding. Mutual respect. Kennedy sincerely sought Ike's counsel, and was receptive.

    • @jamesanthony5681
      @jamesanthony5681 2 года назад

      JFK should have sought Ike's counsel before he (Kennedy) went ahead with the Bay of Pigs invasion, just 3 months upon entering the Oval Office. That's what got him (and the world) into the mess.

  • @soundnessofmind7196
    @soundnessofmind7196 3 года назад +460

    Eisenhower was one of the all time great presidents

    • @someguy9293
      @someguy9293 3 года назад +36

      He is up there with Reagan, Kennedy, Teddy Roosevelt, eta.

    • @someguy9293
      @someguy9293 3 года назад +16

      @James Bass That same President, preserved your freedom to say that. Think about that.

    • @xpena7420
      @xpena7420 3 года назад +16

      @@someguy9293 Because he is a highly respected general his acts as president cant be criticized?

    • @scotttild
      @scotttild 3 года назад +3

      Eisenhower would have invaded Cuba if he were president and the Soviet Union would have fired their tactical nukes that we didn’t know about. JFK was able to push back the war mongers.

    • @soundnessofmind7196
      @soundnessofmind7196 3 года назад +31

      Eisenhower built the u.s. interstate system..one of the single most important accomplishments of a president.still has a massive impact down to this day

  • @rsquinlan22
    @rsquinlan22 4 года назад +442

    Now THAT was a perfect call!

    • @jonahr.1236
      @jonahr.1236 4 года назад +11

      Lol amen! Even at that, wtf is a “perfect call”? God bless us. We’re screwed if he somehow manages to steal 4 more years.

    • @linusp9316
      @linusp9316 3 года назад +12

      @WheelsAlwaysTurning Let me guess.. "Q" sent you?

    • @michaelmeliambro5117
      @michaelmeliambro5117 3 года назад +6

      @@linusp9316 LOL Wouldn't surprise me....that's where they ALL come from now.

    • @sayloltothetroll6806
      @sayloltothetroll6806 3 года назад +2

      @@linusp9316 THIS IS MAGA COUNTRY!!

    • @AAAFilm-yt7gx
      @AAAFilm-yt7gx 3 года назад +2

      @WheelsAlwaysTurning Crackhead get a shower

  • @veedubber1426
    @veedubber1426 3 года назад +456

    This is the advantage of having leadership with military backgrounds. Respect, cooperation, patriotism, and the ability to humble yourself to ask for help. Not some idiot who thinks he knows everything. These were EDUCATED men. Not playground bullies.

    • @caniborrowapencil5160
      @caniborrowapencil5160 3 года назад +13

      I agree but keep in mind most the world’s worst dictators had military backgrounds as well.

    • @__4762
      @__4762 3 года назад

      喬拜登

    • @davidb2206
      @davidb2206 2 года назад +4

      At least two years of military active duty service in uniform should be required of all presidential candidates, so that they know who they are affecting as commander-in-chief. Congress should amend the Constitution and add this requirement.

    • @johnadams1281
      @johnadams1281 2 года назад +7

      Yep, I agree, Biden is terrible. We badly need Mr Trump back in the WH. At least he loved this country

    • @Icyhotboo
      @Icyhotboo 2 года назад +6

      @@johnadams1281 How in the hell did a Russian get on this site?

  • @apusapus71
    @apusapus71 Год назад +17

    These men between them won a world war and prevented one. Notice there was no small talk and it was over in a few minutes. And they both spoke in coherent sentences! Those were the days...

  • @IkeThe9th
    @IkeThe9th 4 года назад +48

    Former Lieutenant Jack, USN. getting sage advice and pointed questions from General Ike, former Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. Love it.

  • @edmondlau511
    @edmondlau511 Год назад +25

    Fascinating. I got the impression of mutual respect from each man in the way they address each other as Mr. President and General. Eisenhower was obviously older yet still called the president Mr. President and the president still called Eisenhower General despite him having been retired for many years.

  • @indianagrandmary1298
    @indianagrandmary1298 3 года назад +74

    Ike preferred to go by “General”, even when he was President.

  • @hashimwalters7543
    @hashimwalters7543 8 месяцев назад +5

    Pretty dope, JFK has so much poise and maturity in this convo, and still respects Eisenhower’s every word, as if he was listening to his grandfather, pretty dope!

  • @mattiasjansson733
    @mattiasjansson733 4 года назад +370

    A Perfect Call. A Tremendous Call.

    • @vintageb8
      @vintageb8 4 года назад +24

      A huge call

    • @kerimalpaltuncu97
      @kerimalpaltuncu97 4 года назад +8

      @@vintageb8 big call

    • @Kayte-tv2cw
      @Kayte-tv2cw 4 года назад +14

      Mattias Jansson, “Beautiful” call…

    • @dorianphilotheates3769
      @dorianphilotheates3769 3 года назад +7

      Mattias Jansson - Don’t say, “tremendous”; a certain former Oval Office occupant has forever ruined that word...

    • @nicknewman7848
      @nicknewman7848 3 года назад +30

      A big.. beautiful.. call. People have said maybe it's the best..? Maybe it was a perfect call.. I don't know, i've made a lot of calls.. but maybe it was perfect?

  • @jivepatrol6833
    @jivepatrol6833 3 года назад +56

    Ike was a great man and leader! He was perhaps the most underrated President we had. JFK was a visionary and very charismatic. Notice how civil and respectful they are of each other. Traits that are completely lost in politics today.

    • @Bitchslapper316
      @Bitchslapper316 Год назад +2

      Agreed. Worth noting that Ike had the full respect and trust of FDR as well.

  • @user-em4wh5ji3w
    @user-em4wh5ji3w 4 года назад +96

    Why are people so surprised that Kennedy was referring to him as General lol. While he wasnt active duty, Eisenhower was reinstated to 5 star general after his presidency was over. Every 5 star keeps the rank until death, ready to be recalled for service if need be. The only time a 5 star was removed was when Eisenhower was elected president as that is a civilian office and not a military one.

    • @raymondlee3414
      @raymondlee3414 3 года назад

      Truman sacked MacArthur . . .

    • @sandman5587
      @sandman5587 3 года назад

      But isnt the president technically a general?

    • @tylergaye5457
      @tylergaye5457 3 года назад +1

      People are surprised because he doesn't have to do it.

    • @kodykj2112
      @kodykj2112 3 года назад +1

      @@sandman5587 I don't think so, the President is commander in chief but is not a part of the military. Our military has a civilian leader, so they're not lead internally by one of their own. The President is the highest authority of the executive branch which includes the military.

    • @sammartland932
      @sammartland932 3 года назад

      Moreover, the title President lasts only as long as one is president. After that, it's Governor Clinton, Governor Bush, and so on.

  • @ChiefRangerSmokey
    @ChiefRangerSmokey Год назад +5

    The respect such gentleman had for each other then, we need more of that.

  • @richardcallaway4093
    @richardcallaway4093 2 года назад +12

    Unbelievable the pressure of having the well being of so many lives resting on your shoulders. A heart of gratitude goes out to you Mr. President.

  • @andrewcross8244
    @andrewcross8244 2 года назад +12

    The magnitude of Respect President Kennedy has to President Eisenhower by calling him “General” is next level Respect

  • @jaecenwhite2590
    @jaecenwhite2590 3 года назад +36

    I know Ike preferred “general”, but something about the interaction feels like that title makes it clear the sitting president is asking for a double check of his strategy from a military general point of view and not so much POTUS point of view. Fascinating piece of history.

  • @teamkeller
    @teamkeller 9 месяцев назад +30

    I think President Kennedy was frying bacon while he was having this conversation. What a guy.

    • @Stoic_Zoomer
      @Stoic_Zoomer 2 месяца назад +2

      Probably, radiation damage from the sun has cause the weird popping sounds

  • @kevvo5493
    @kevvo5493 4 года назад +11

    To think I learned about this In school and can go on RUclips to listen to the event is truly amazing.

  • @logoseven3365
    @logoseven3365 7 лет назад +32

    Wow. The Tibet statement was interesting. President Kennedy almost had a deferential tone in his voice. Really good recording.

  • @Eyes-of-Horus
    @Eyes-of-Horus 4 года назад +58

    I was in the middle of the missile crisis in 1962. I was in the Navy and the captain of the ship (I hate calling it that because it was a reconditioned pre WWII tanker) I was on volunteered us to go to the Caribbean even though we were not scheduled to go. In fact, we were pretty much last on the list. But the captain was striking for Rear Admiral and didn't care about the effect his choice has on a pretty much green crew. We had just gotten back from a shakedown cruise at Gitmo several months before and still didn't have the routine quite set in. So, when we left we found out in the middle of floating around the Caribbean that no one knew where we were. We were not assigned to a convoy but on our own and really didn't do much to refuel many ships. To us, it was pretty much a 45 day vacation. But when Kennedy found out that we weren't even supposed to be there (due to a letter written to him by the girlfriend of one of the men on board) he contacted the captain directly and really reamed him out. It wasn't long after that the captain was replaced. Kennedy showed that he truly was the "Commander in Chief" with that.

    • @frankfuoco5968
      @frankfuoco5968 4 года назад +2

      Holy!!!!
      In Montreal as a 9 year old. Ait raid sirens a few times....and lights out.
      I remember my dad shutting off the lights.....This of course was a practise round.

    • @robinjohnson8149
      @robinjohnson8149 4 года назад +2

      Wow...I wish you wrote more...sorry to see the story end. Lol

  • @bobbysands6923
    @bobbysands6923 Год назад +12

    There's only one word: fascinating. I was born in '58, and IMO these were the two greatest presidents in my lifetime. So, as a conscious , self-aware human being, I have never seen leadership even close to either one of these guys. And if you go back 15, 20 years from this date, you had FDR or Truman. Where is the leadership now?

  • @witheringi9492
    @witheringi9492 Год назад +63

    Two war heroes who experienced the the terror of combat and fought against an existential threat to humanity. They were brothers in arms. As a Canadian I respected and admire them both. I weep at the calibre of leadership in the US today.

    • @chungusmaximus526
      @chungusmaximus526 Год назад

      Kennedy should've invaded Cuba. Your Prime Minister wouldn't have been born and all would have been well in the rest of the Americas.

    • @witheringi9492
      @witheringi9492 Год назад +2

      @@chungusmaximus526 huh? You obviously didn't know the Justin Trudeau is the son of former PM Pierre Trudeau and Margret Trudeau? As for invading Cuba..I know its very American to think they are entitled to invade any country they don't like but that attitude hasn't really worked out if you think of Vietnam Iraq and Afghanistan. It didn't work out for the attempted invasion of Canada either-thank the goddess. Every time I drive by the Niagara river I am so grateful that our ancestors pushed you out.

    • @witheringi9492
      @witheringi9492 Год назад +1

      Obviously I do as I met Pierre Trudeau in the 70's.He provide the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and repatriated the constitution for the Imperialist British, He was a great PM , brilliant and cared deeply for this country. I mourned his death

    • @pollofrito3000
      @pollofrito3000 Год назад +2

      I weep at the calibre of leadership in our country too. No one to vote for.

    • @lourowberryrowberry2343
      @lourowberryrowberry2343 Год назад +1

      @@witheringi9492 I think you are missing the point, as it sounds like you were not alive during this...I WAS...

  • @etherealfoxproductions
    @etherealfoxproductions 2 года назад +349

    To me, this is true patriotism. JFK and General Eisenhower are American heroes. Their actions helped to bring down the Soviet Union and their collaboration is outstanding.

    • @shayabinali
      @shayabinali Год назад +4

      what brought down the Soviet Union was the war in Afghanistan war and saudi Arabia increasing oil production in the market which made the oil prices go down. read before you talk nonsense.

    • @Railhog2102
      @Railhog2102 Год назад +8

      And Ronald Reagen too

    • @diegoestrada56
      @diegoestrada56 Год назад

      He might be an "American Hero" but he is no saint.
      Einsenhower is directly responsible for the many MANY coups and dictatorships that plagued latinoamerican countries in the second half of the 20th century, he gave the green light for the CIA to help the American banana companies to depose DEMOCRATICALLY elected presidents in the name of "fighting the communists" when in fact it was just to push the growth of American Companies and American agendas.
      One example is Guatemala, in 1954 the president of Guatemala started to take land off of the banana companies (The banana companies controlled almost all fertile territory in the country and even then they bought extra territory so that competitors couldn't use it) and started giving some of it to the people, as he was also demanding a minimum wage for the workers employed by the banana companies, of course these companies went directly to the U.S government and demanded a solution, the solution was to label the president of Guatemala a communist and the breaking point was the president buying weapons off of a soviet country, but those were only bought because the president knew Americans were about to invade and he needed to replenish his army, of course no one in the west would sell to Guatemala because the U.S would get mad at them for supplying weapons to a country they were having bad blood with so he had to buy off of the " communist enemy".
      After that the CIA tried to attack the capital of the city with mercenaries and the army of a Guatemala general that was in the U.S side that was set to become the dictator, these attacks failed so the CIA resorted to terror and propaganda tactics in the population, demoralizing citizens and army men alike, it all ended when the president of Guatemala saw how he was running out of support and wanting for the bloodshed to end he resigned and gave the power to the U.S backed dictator.
      The now ex-president of Guatemala died years later in exile, not ever stepping foot in the country, his own country, that he was trying to help.
      This U.S backed dictatorships directly led to the Civil War of Guatemala that started around 1963 that would last more than 35 years, where thousands went missing, a literal genocide of indigenous people happened and the country was left in economic shambles.
      Effects of this civil war can still be felt today, and trials of the U.S backed dictators during the genocides in the civil war are still ongoing, of course none of them squealing that the U.S had any involvement or that they acted upon orders of them to erradicate communism in the population of Guatemala during the civil war (indigenous people were thought to have helped "communists rebels", so that's why they were massacred).

    • @huntclanhunt9697
      @huntclanhunt9697 Год назад +14

      LBJ and Carter almost undid all their work...

    • @herpderp3131
      @herpderp3131 Год назад +19

      The last democrat that wasnt a warmonger.

  • @dougler500
    @dougler500 3 года назад +55

    The most wholesome conversation I've ever heard discussing the potential of nuclear war. Politicians were once gentlemen, you know that?

    • @Aceshot-uu7yx
      @Aceshot-uu7yx 2 года назад +2

      It was only relly during this period and only at the top with these guys, they were massive outliers.

  • @rd8285
    @rd8285 7 месяцев назад +2

    I love the conversation between two great leaders as much as all these insightful comments. God bless you all and the souls of these men.

  • @euanelliott3613
    @euanelliott3613 4 года назад +37

    JFK was steady in the face of the crisis, and he gave his brother Bobby the task of dealing with the Soviet representative.
    The brothers managed to avoid WW3 and God bless them for it.

    • @markrobinowitz8473
      @markrobinowitz8473 3 года назад +4

      General LeMay, the mad bomber, hated the Kennedys for this outcome. It is not a coincidence that LeMay went to Bethesda Naval Hospital to gloat during the autopsy of his hated adversary.

    • @captainjakemerica4579
      @captainjakemerica4579 2 года назад

      Bobby Kennedy wasn't as cool as his brother

  • @greglambert6199
    @greglambert6199 Год назад +18

    I think it's very powerful we have presidents working together like this, with all their specialized and worldly experience.
    Having General Eisenhower for an advisor is really quite something!

  • @global001
    @global001 4 года назад +8

    Wow so glad he allowed these recordings. Its incredible to hear a real POTUS at work on real international issues. Today all we would hear is 'if you can do me favour'. JKF had morals.

    • @cindyknudson2715
      @cindyknudson2715 4 года назад +3

      Subtle reference there. I am curious. Have you read the true transcript yourself or just heard Mr. Schiff's or the news medias "parody" (Mr. Schiff's own word) distortion of it? 🌠The more you know....🌟

  • @hayeshumphries311
    @hayeshumphries311 5 месяцев назад +5

    I'm a conservative...this is one of the most pivotal calls in history....the respect...General....he didn't fully rely on his war staff....he heavily relied on the Supreme Commander of WW2 and previous President.....You don't hear that often although in today's climate....JFK would be considered a Republican

  • @dewok4701
    @dewok4701 Год назад +43

    Am not an American but I read so many books from ww1 ,ww2,and up until Eisenhower last term and In my opinion he is by far the greatest general and leader in American history ofcourse I won't count the founding fathers...
    He is an absolutely an incredible person very wise calm and understanding and by far he is one of my favorite characters of all time his leadership and how he handle crisis is incredible

    • @liljimlambert7
      @liljimlambert7 Год назад

      John Newman says he was a evil man who was on Allen Dulles to assassinate Lumumba and Hammerskjold in the Congo telling him to get it done like the wizard of oz and he was president when Os defected and was allowed back into the country with no issue even got a loan from the State Department hmmm

    • @David-lr2tj
      @David-lr2tj Год назад

      Don't sleep on George Marshall.

    • @dewok4701
      @dewok4701 Год назад

      @@David-lr2tj Georg marshal was excellent too but still Eisenhower literally the man on the ground so to speak who hold an entire front with several nations at his command... Kept them inline and hold them together! It's an understatement to say the least to say it needed most level headed and cool person to do the job right!

    • @2x2is22
      @2x2is22 7 месяцев назад

      I think he's the single greatest individual in all of human history. There will be no one like him for thousands of years

  • @Ma-rd9xt
    @Ma-rd9xt 4 года назад +61

    Such a cool piece of history