. I shook hands with JFK in 1960 on a campaign stop in front of the Elton Hotel in Waterbury Ct.I was 14 years old. I had a huge 12 inch button on my Jacket, that said vote for Kennedy He reached over and shook my hand, and said I like that button .My sister just about passed out she was so excited
I was old enough to vote in 1960 and I voted for JFK. He was the first president to do live tv pressers which I always looked forward to mainly because of his humor. His grin was infectious. Watching this hurts my heart.
This man truly was the last of being a true classic, charismatic, clean-cut American man and was what it was all about. He could most definitely be considered the greatest after the founding fathers themselves...
I always thought of Kennedy's humor as little asides, to keep everyone from getting swallowed up in seriousness. They weren't jokes, or put-downs, or ridicules. Just friendly good-natured observations, to bring on a smile, maybe a chuckle. They personalized Kennedy, brought him closer to his audience, made him more likable. And I thought Sorensen wrote some of those lines, or suggested them anyway, in Kennedy's lighter addresses.
PRESIDENT KENNEDY WAS A WONDERFUL MAN & PRESIDENT, HE CARED ABOUT THE WORLD & OUR COUNTRY IT'S A SHAME THAT SOMEONE OR SOMEBODY WANTED THIS MAN DEAD & IT HAPPENED ON NOVEMBER 22ND 1963 MAY HE R.I.P. IN GOD'S LOVING ARMS AMEN.