Senator John F. Kennedy's wife Jacqueline Kennedy on the program ''Home''. Host Arlene Francis tracked Mrs. Kennedy's daily rounds as a dutiful Georgetown housewife.
Some remarks here about Jackie are unkind. You have to remember, she was quite shy and being a private person did not enjoy the limelight. She put herself out there in support of her husband, who she loved dearly. She also happened to be an extremely intelligent person, well read, poised and spoke several languages fluently.
Oh, another ass heard from. Some day the mother ship will return and bring you all back to your planet and peace will finally reign on earth. Looking forward to that day.
jeanne croghan A friend of mine met her many years ago (probably the ‘80’s) in NYC and said that Jackie was very polite, but my friend knew that she didn’t really want to be bothered talking to a complete stranger (and, of course, it’s hard to blame her).
Arlene Francis was such a multi faceted person. She was a marvelous singer dancer actress interviewer journalist TV host wife and mother. She gave wonderful parties apparently with a superb mix of celebrities artists and politicians. I love watching anything she is in as I do President and Mrs. Kennedy. This program and ones like it were very popular in this era. Especially as most women were homemakers and these shows were daytime viewing.
Jaqueline Kennedy and Arlene Francis on the screen together makes it very enjoyable viewing for this man. And, Senator John F. Kennedy was very handsome and well spoken. In my opinion, the 50's were the pinnacle of American society. A time when elegance, intelligence and manners ruled the day.
I was born in 1980, the 50s have always fascinated me In a very weird way...the 50s to me are creepy or maybe eerie is a better word. It seems like it happened on another planet or something, a place in time that is unlike any other decade. I agree also that it was the shinning moment of Americana
I am from India ..obsessed with American culture and history, an institution on JFK's life and that of a few other presidents. I think American and world culture went down the gutter in the mid 2000s. Even as recent as the 90s things were fine. The internet destroyed society. Fast broadband, social media and instant streaming were the death knell. 70s and 80s America were also grea
Lovely from beginning to end. Interesting how she did such a delightful tour of the White House later as First Lady. "Her voice was ever soft, gentle and low. An excellent thing in woman." Shakespeare, King Lear.
This was a very difficult task for Jackie Kennedy, she was a very private person and married a politician. She became more comfortable as time went on with being in the public eye. Jackie loved JFK and did everything to help him politically and personally. She was only 31 years old when Kennedy took office and was widowed at 34 under horrific circumstances. May they both Rest In Peace.
I have this profound sadness seeing this....sad that he was killed. With all his now known faults, I still wish he'd lived out his life. Which makes me wonder how our world's path would have been altered. Arlene is truly trying to "get blood out of stone" with Jackie....Jackie seems so guarded with her words while on camera...which is the sign of a very smart woman. Please, post more of this HOME series...never knew of it....Arlene is STILL a national treasure....beautiful, bright...lovely!
And yet she was a journalist-editor and expected the same thing from her clients as Arlene. It's kind of a contradiction that I've never understood about her.
I work in Georgetown! I seem to walk through the parts/areas she's walking! I sort of knew that I walk through "history" but I now wonder exactly how much history that is! So cool!
Thank you so much for posting this AMAZING insight into this fabulous couple before they became world famous …… so sad to think he only had a few years left to live
There's a lot of opinions flying around here which I will not comment upon. My only comment is that I appreciate being able to see something of them, when they still had their futures ahead of them, before history stepped in.
This is such an interesting glimpse into JFK's incredible political growth, JFK and Jackie's early relationship and the era in general. I've recently become intrigued by JFK and have been reading several books on the subject and this 'Home' appearance shows how nervous and uncomfortable they were--even JFK whom we remember as the idealistic and charismatic speaker. JFK didn't like PDA and they were very private but here you see how they are so separate. Jackie's distaste of sharing their personal life and trying to create a certain image of being "typical' yet still ideal Americans is palpable (she stated in her yearbook that she didn't want to be a housewife) and JFK is only confident while answering political questions. Jackie said the White House years were the best in her marriage and it's easy to see why: over 6 yrs. they melded together and became a stronger couple and stronger people. Arlene's questions regarding Jackie's traditional wife/woman duties (do you cook? make him breakfast? run errands? press his suits?) show how much things have changed!! It's hysterical how Arlene keeps pointing out the cheesiness of the 'Daily Routine' spot: where is everyone in Georgetown, it seems desolate. Do you know the cleaner's name? Do you ever have someone go with you? Are you on good terms with the butcher, does he give you more?
“I think that if all of us recognize that we have a responsibility as well as rights and duties as well as privileges, especially in a country like the United States where we, all of us, have the final responsibility for whatever action we take, if we recognize that we have been given a great country, and we have been most fortunate, and if all of us practice the virtues of good citizenship and self restraint, which I think we can do and what we have done throughout our history, then I think we can look forward to our future, all of us, young and old, office holders and citizens, with a good deal of confidence and hope.” Every person in today’s I-Me-My world, including every politician, would benefit by listening and adhering to these words from Senator Kennedy. Thank you, HelmerReenberg, for the many sacrifices you have made in putting together your channel.
Poor Jack always looked young and thin because of his illness. Even before he became president, LBJ would make fun of young Jack because of the way he looked.
@@coolstory6193 yeah they broke into his medical office and stole his medical documents to expose him I guess. We all know Nixon and his people like to break into offices.
I saw in one of the documentaries done last year for the 50th anniversary that she had suffered a miscarriag earlier in 1963 and the Texas trip was her first outing since the loss. Added more poignancy to the events for me.
He answered her question very directly, eloquently, without any hesitation: . . .We have responsibilities as well as rights and duties as well as privileges ...
Interesting to note Jackie on her "casual" morning walk is wearing a brand new deep red wool Pierre Cardin designer suit made in Paris, later worn for official duties in the White House. This is actually a famous suit, now owned by the JFK Library & Museum and lent in recent years to other institutions for public display. Also interesting to note Arlene looking a bit frumpy here -- she soon adopted more stylish hair and dress styles and looked fantastic in the early to mid 1960s on "What's My Line." Younger than she looked here at almost age 50. Jackie was 27 here, so almost half Arlene's age. In fact, she and Jackie's mother were exactly the same age.
She's probably in her first trimester in her pregnancy with Caroline just seven months after giving birth to a stillborn baby girl they would've named Arabella.
How sad to remember that that special couple had only 6 more years before he was assassinated. What would they have done differently had they known, not how he was killed, but only that their time was so short.
The culture was more refined and dignified back then. There were higher standards of public dress and behavior/decorum across the board not just for the upper class like here.
I found it interesting when JFK talked about the increasing responsibility of the vice president since he may have to succeed the president at any time, since 6 years later, his VP would have to succeed him.
Eric Moore Please also answer your same question Eric. Tell us about all your accomplishments. I'm very interested to hear about them. It probably parallels the Kennedys in many, many ways.
Haha this is kind of awkward because Arlene is trying so hard to keep filling the silences, because it's her job. But Jackie doesn't have much to say, so she just answers "yes" or "no" and then Arlene scrambles around trying to think of another question. Arlene's awkwardness is very apparent at this moment when she coughs 😅6:08
I am watching this video in our times of enormous conflicts and president Kennedy could have been talking to each of us about our own responsibilities as citizens of the country and from what I see we are just a big failure. I hate the stupidity of division and the horrible lies and how little we are caring for the well being of our country.
Pat Weaver, Sagourney Weaver's father, was the President of NBC, and wanted to expand the broadcasting time of his network from just evening broadcasts. He put on morning programing with the " Today" show and put Steve Allen's late night program on nationally as "The Tonight Show", both of which are still on the air, today. Pat wanted a noon-time program which is this "Home" show which Arlene Francis hosted, but it didn't last for long.
Ohhhh have we fallen from grace...listening to Kennedy.with his brilliant grace. Intelligence....LOOK where we are now.....a human who POUT..BULLYS..LIES( thats an understatement).a cheating grifter-draftdodger.......How we have FALLEN.....it was magical to see and hear them.......thank you
Sure it was a beautiful morning for America, to watch the lovely Presidential Couple. Airline Francis is adorable too. Sad to think, they died😥 I never forget that awful day, when President John Kennedy was shot... It was very sad day in Israel too. People were quiet and upset, as they listened for hours, to the radio, read the newspapers, and looked at the painful pictures, of the US President, being murdered... So tragic how cruel was the fate of other members of family Kennedy. RIP 🌲🌿🍀🙏
