i, john fitzgerald kennedy, do solemnly swear... that you will faithfully execute the office of president. that i will faithfullexecute... the bright promise of that day blinded many. john kennedy had managed only a razor-thin margin of victory. he was taking over as leader of a country stalled in a recession and beset by problems. the new president promised to get the country moving, but he had no definite program. over the years, john kenneth galbraith had provided john kennedy with economic answers. i went through several stages in my friendship with kennedy. in one, he would ask me what i thought he should do. this was when he was a senator. later, he would ask for the economic reasoning. then he acted on his own and didn't bother to call. many predicted that galbraith would join the administration. instead, he became the ambassador to india. walter heller was appointed chairman of the council of economic advisers. he found the president receptive. he was interested in economics. somebody who had known him for a long time, ken g

fitzgerald kennedy, then on to lyndon johnson's hometown of austin. i stayed in the driscoll hotel in the very room where johnson had thrifts with his mistress. and i was roundly ignored by this mostly texas media. the book has become a "new york times" bestseller. it is an amazon bestseller. it is a used today -- "usa today" bestseller. and i'm gratified about that. i approached the subject as one would approach a murder investigation. indeed, the murder investigation that should have been conducted in dallas in 1963 and never once. and i've come to the conclusion, based on numerous amount of research by those who have done, who have gone before me, that lyndon johnson was the linchpin of a plot that involved numerous others and there is i think substantial research and now, thousands of books been written making a very strong case for the involvement of the cia, for the involvement of organized crime, for the involvement of big texas oil. indeed, i make the case that lbj had a unique relationship with each one of them. let's talk about -- is importa

first of all, when eisenhower handed the keys over to john fitzgerald kennedy, prior to the inauguration, when eisenhower warned-- what eisenhower kennedy about was not the industrial military complex but rather the industrial military congressional complex. but regarding the f-35 it,roversy, shall we call for the kind of work that -- for the kind of warfare that must be engaged in currently, the a-10 is clearly a superior air vehicle. the f-35 is the ultimate boondoggle. that is my only comment, personnel. the host has been engaging america in this conversation. what is the decision-making process behind eliminating these programs as opposed to others? guest: he strikes at the heart of the issue about air superiority. , even the air-10 force will tell you it is the best at protecting troops on the ground. we are trying to move forward and develop the next generation china,ter jets, like in to use for future conflicts. the radically the f 35 will be able to do the same kind of support for troops on the ground as the a-10. this has to be proven out. what happens down the road still has to

first of all, when eisenhower handed the keys over to john fitzgerald kennedy, prior to the inauguration, when eisenhower warned-- what eisenhower kennedy about was not the industrial military complex but rather the industrial military congressional complex. but regarding the f-35 it,roversy, shall we call for the kind of work that -- for the kind of warfare that must be engaged in currently, the a-10 is clearly a superior air vehicle. the f-35 is the ultimate boondoggle. that is my only comment, personnel. the host has been engaging america in this conversation. what is the decision-making process behind eliminating these programs as opposed to others? guest: he strikes at the heart of the issue about air superiority. , even the air-10 force will tell you it is the best at protecting troops on the ground. we are trying to move forward and develop the next generation china,ter jets, like in to use for future conflicts. the radically the f 35 will be able to do the same kind of support for troops on the ground as the a-10. this has to be proven out. what happens down the road still has to

fitzgerald kennedy is barack obama that's another story ok daniel when i get like i'm surprised i'm going to agree with james on this program because we usually don't but he's right you know i mean whatever people are told about ukraine in the united states may be neither here nor there unfortunately i find it devastating that it's still framed in a cold war attitude but you know going as with daniel here ukraine is one russia's border and there are millions of russians in ukraine there are millions of russian speakers there is a very important issue to russia the u.s. continues to accuse russia of having a cold war mentality because of their. nervousness about what's happening on their border look today the nato secretary general was meeting with ukrainian officials talking about closer cooperation with nato but the u.s. accuses russia of having a cold war mentality why is it not a cold war mentality of the u.s. to push russia to nato its doorstep and for the other point that your other guest made this is the typical neo-con response they've put in money for years and years to have

fitzgerald kennedy is barack obama that's another story ok daniel one again i'm surprised i'm going to agree with james on this program because we usually don't but he's right you know i mean whatever people are told about ukraine in the united states maybe neither here nor there unfortunately i find it devastating that it's still framed in a cold war attitude but you know going with daniel here ukraine is one russia's border and there are millions of russians in ukraine there are millions of russian speakers there is a very important issue to russia the u.s. continues to accuse russia of having a cold war mentality because of their. nervousness about what's happening on their border look today the nato secretary general was meeting with ukrainian officials talking about closer cooperation with nato but the u.s. accuses russia of having a cold war mentality why is it not a cold war mentality of the u.s. to push russia to nato its doorstep and for the other point that your other guest made this is the typical neo-con response they've put in money for years and years to have regime ch