New Jackie Kennedy tapes offer White House insight

Gerald · 09-14-11, 06:36 AM

Audio tapes of Jackie Kennedy, made just months after the assassination of her husband President John F Kennedy, have been released for the first time.

In the interviews with a White House historian, she says civil rights leader Martin Luther King is "a terrible man".

Jackie Kennedy, who died in 1994, reveals how JFK was scathing about Vice-President Lyndon Johnson and some world leaders.

She recalls, too, how her husband joked about the threat of assassination.

Jackie Kennedy opened her heart to White House aide Arthur Schlesinger at her Washington home, four months after JFK was killed in Dallas, Texas, in 1963.

She agreed to the interviews on condition that they would not be released until long after her death.

The eight hours of recordings are the subject of a book - Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life With John F Kennedy - published on Wednesday.

'That spiteful man'

She recalls her husband's scathing words about his Texan Vice-President, Lyndon Johnson, whom he reluctantly made his number two because of the need for a Southerner to balance the ticket.

"Jack said it to me sometimes. He said, 'Oh, God, can you ever imagine what would happen to the country if Lyndon were president?"' she said.

She also strongly criticised Dr King, recalling how her brother-in-law, US Attorney General Robert Kennedy, told her the civil rights leader had been intoxicated at JFK's funeral and mocked Cardinal Richard Cushing's Mass.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14909983

Note: 14 September 2011 Last updated at 09:11 GMT

Catfish · 09-14-11, 07:06 AM

There was also a hint that Lyndon B. Johnson and texan businessmen had planned an assassination of Mr. Kennedy, this part of the text has been revoked (source: newspaper "Die Zeit", last friday).

Gerald · 09-14-11, 07:18 AM

There are certain people who believe in such things....

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	New Jackie Kennedy tapes offer White House insight Audio tapes of Jackie Kennedy, made just months after the assassination of her husband President John F Kennedy, have been released for the first time. In the interviews with a White House historian, she says civil rights leader Martin Luther King is "a terrible man". Jackie Kennedy, who died in 1994, reveals how JFK was scathing about Vice-President Lyndon Johnson and some world leaders. She recalls, too, how her husband joked about the threat of assassination. Jackie Kennedy opened her heart to White House aide Arthur Schlesinger at her Washington home, four months after JFK was killed in Dallas, Texas, in 1963. She agreed to the interviews on condition that they would not be released until long after her death. The eight hours of recordings are the subject of a book - Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life With John F Kennedy - published on Wednesday. 'That spiteful man' She recalls her husband's scathing words about his Texan Vice-President, Lyndon Johnson, whom he reluctantly made his number two because of the need for a Southerner to balance the ticket. "Jack said it to me sometimes. He said, 'Oh, God, can you ever imagine what would happen to the country if Lyndon were president?"' she said. She also strongly criticised Dr King, recalling how her brother-in-law, US Attorney General Robert Kennedy, told her the civil rights leader had been intoxicated at JFK's funeral and mocked Cardinal Richard Cushing's Mass. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14909983 Note: 14 September 2011 Last updated at 09:11 GMT __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	There are certain people who believe in such things.... __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

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Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,765 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	There was also a hint that Lyndon B. Johnson and texan businessmen had planned an assassination of Mr. Kennedy, this part of the text has been revoked (source: newspaper "Die Zeit", last friday).