0:00:02 > 0:00:03'Previously on The Kennedys...'
0:00:06 > 0:00:08Is this the magazine? Damn it!
0:00:08 > 0:00:10I can't live like this.
0:00:10 > 0:00:11Jack.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14GERMAN ACCENT: Oh, I know People call me Dr Feelgood.
0:00:14 > 0:00:15I want my patients to feel good.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17Christ, Dad. I need to know the truth here.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18Did you make a deal with Giancana?
0:00:18 > 0:00:19JOE: Sinatra did the deal on his own.
0:00:19 > 0:00:20I had nothing to do with it.
0:00:20 > 0:00:24Regardless of your intent, it's a matter of perception now.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26None of this would've been possible without you, and...
0:00:26 > 0:00:28But now I'm out.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06MAN: Civil rights marchers in Macon county, Georgia,
0:02:06 > 0:02:08were set upon by attack dogs and fire hoses as they
0:02:08 > 0:02:11demonstrated for fair housing and a repeal of poll taxes
0:02:11 > 0:02:13in that beleaguered southern state.
0:02:13 > 0:02:1627 of the marchers were hospitalised.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Bobby: These, er, images are from Macon County
0:02:18 > 0:02:21in your state, Senator Russell.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23I'm sure you gentlemen could, er, reasonably agree
0:02:23 > 0:02:25that these are extremely disturbing images
0:02:25 > 0:02:27and unlawful treatment of ordinary American citizens
0:02:27 > 0:02:29demonstrating for their basic civil rights.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Mr President, as chairman of the Southern Caucus,
0:02:32 > 0:02:36I am appalled and outraged that we in the south
0:02:36 > 0:02:38are being unfairly targeted
0:02:38 > 0:02:40as the purveyors of all that is evil.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42Now, Dick, don't take it like that.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45We're all here in the spirit of reconciliation
0:02:45 > 0:02:47and moderation.
0:02:47 > 0:02:48I beg your pardon,
0:02:48 > 0:02:51but there is nothing in the least bit moderate
0:02:51 > 0:02:52about attack dogs and fire hoses.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Senator, we're not, er, certainly not trying
0:02:55 > 0:02:56to target any, er, one region.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Well, I don't see any photos
0:02:58 > 0:03:00from Boston here, Mr President.
0:03:00 > 0:03:01Well, that really isn't the issue. If I may.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Now are you telling me that negroes are living on Beacon Hill?
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Cos I know for a fact, they are not.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13We have a serious problem brewing in this country, Senator.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15And unless we can provide equal rights for negroes,
0:03:15 > 0:03:16that problem's not gonna go away.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20This is exactly what I was talking about, Mr President.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22You turn me loose on those confederates,
0:03:22 > 0:03:24and I'll have 'em in your corner so fast,
0:03:24 > 0:03:25it'll make your head spin.
0:03:25 > 0:03:26These bastards wouldn't even listen
0:03:26 > 0:03:27to the President of the United States.
0:03:27 > 0:03:28Why would they listen to you?
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Because I know these boys inside and out
0:03:30 > 0:03:32and I know their secrets. Really?
0:03:32 > 0:03:35I know what kind of rub they like on their ribs,
0:03:35 > 0:03:36what kind of scotch they pour,
0:03:36 > 0:03:38and what kind of gals they like to screw.
0:03:38 > 0:03:39Well, that's a pleasant thought.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Mr President, we get out ahead of this thing,
0:03:41 > 0:03:43we can grab the moral high ground.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Oh, I would love to hear your definition of "moral high ground."
0:03:46 > 0:03:47That would be most illuminating.
0:03:47 > 0:03:48I gave up teaching, Mr Attorney general.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50No, this is the most interesting concept coming from the man... JACK: Bobby.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Who stole his first election to the Senate. Bobby.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Well, now there's buying, then there's stealing.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Well, I'm not, er, I'm not gonna debate this with you.
0:03:57 > 0:03:58Good.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Mr President,
0:04:00 > 0:04:02I have seen the evils of Jim Crow.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06My daddy fought the Klan in the Texas legislature.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10And, of course, this is a moral issue.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12That's all fine, but I, er,
0:04:12 > 0:04:14I'm more concerned about law and order right now.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18Very anxious about this issue of, er, rioting in the streets.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20LYNDON: So am I. So am I.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22I do want to utilise your, er, wisdom and experience
0:04:22 > 0:04:24on this, Mr Vice President, and, er,
0:04:24 > 0:04:26I'll be in touch this afternoon.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28I'm available anytime, Mr President. General.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Lyndon.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Damn it, Bobby. You can't treat the guy like that.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34What? I was being nice to him.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36I didn't say half the things I wanted to.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Last year at this time, he was the Senate majority leader -
0:04:38 > 0:04:40one of the most powerful men in this town,
0:04:40 > 0:04:42and he's an afterthought at best now.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44He has massive insecurities, a tremendous ego.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47OK, so why are you defending him?
0:04:47 > 0:04:49During the campaign, he told everyone who would listen
0:04:49 > 0:04:51that you were too sick to be President.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Get over it. I did. You sat in that room just now.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55You saw the way those southerners look at us.
0:04:55 > 0:04:56They think we're from another planet.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Lyndon talks the way they do, he thinks the way they do,
0:04:59 > 0:05:02but he's working for me, so do me a favour -
0:05:02 > 0:05:06make him feel important once in a while. Kiss his ass.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08What, that big old hairy ass?
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Yes.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20Are you feeling all right, dear?
0:05:20 > 0:05:22You didn't eat dinner last night.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26You didn't play golf this morning.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28You know, Rosie...
0:05:30 > 0:05:33For the first time in my life, I feel like an old man.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35Not you, Joe. Why, you're just...
0:05:35 > 0:05:38They don't want me any more - Jack and Bobby.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40When I went to Washington the other day,
0:05:40 > 0:05:42that was what it was about.
0:05:42 > 0:05:43Why?
0:05:43 > 0:05:45I...
0:05:45 > 0:05:47It doesn't matter.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50They wouldn't be where they are if it wasn't for you.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03LYNDON: I just talked to Senator Russell.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05He wants you to know that there was no disrespect intended.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08I understand, Lyndon. A lot is said in the, er...
0:06:08 > 0:06:11PHONE BUZZES Heat of battle. Yes.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Yeah, put her on. It's my mother.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18Give her my love.
0:06:18 > 0:06:19Everything all right, mom?
0:06:19 > 0:06:21No, it most certainly is not.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23I heard what you and Bobby did to your father.
0:06:23 > 0:06:24He's brokenhearted.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27Well, it's a little more, er, complicated than that, mother.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29'I am not interested.'
0:06:29 > 0:06:31He dedicated his life to you boys,
0:06:31 > 0:06:33and this is what he gets for it.
0:06:33 > 0:06:34'Can we talk about this a little later?'
0:06:34 > 0:06:36There is nothing to talk about, Jack.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Well, I don't... 'I never thought that I would say this,'
0:06:39 > 0:06:43but I am very disappointed in you.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45RECEIVER CLATTERS
0:06:45 > 0:06:48DIALLING TONE DRONES
0:06:48 > 0:06:49PHONE RINGS
0:06:54 > 0:06:56And so how are you feeling?
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Better than ever.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00I have so much energy.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02That's the idea.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Good day, madam.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES
0:07:07 > 0:07:09We'll do the Phoenix trip on Tuesday.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11On the way back, we'll do St Louis and New Orleans.
0:07:11 > 0:07:12Are you sure you want to do the St Louis trip?
0:07:12 > 0:07:14I have the meeting with the Historical Society.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16We're very close to getting the Civil War pieces
0:07:16 > 0:07:17for the dining room. OK.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19No, no, leave that there. Did you send, Cassini
0:07:19 > 0:07:22the thank-you note and flowers? Yes, ma'am.
0:07:22 > 0:07:23Has he received them? Yes.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Tell Joanna that I moved the armoire to Jack's bedroom.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27It looks much better there. Will do.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29And I'm painting with Caroline after my fitting.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31Ma'am, do you want me just to reschedule some of this?
0:07:31 > 0:07:34No. And I have my phone interview with Look magazine after that.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Yes, ma'am. Mr President.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Tish, you runnin' my girl ragged?
0:07:38 > 0:07:39Actually, no. It's the other way around.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41We've been invited to the opening of the Met this weekend.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Well, I'm sure you, er, graciously
0:07:44 > 0:07:46and, er, politely declined the offer.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49Well, Leonard Bernstein did call me himself.
0:07:49 > 0:07:50I just wanted to go up to the Cape.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52I told him we'd be there.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Yeah. Dad's still a little down.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57Then I'll cancel. PHONE RINGS
0:07:57 > 0:07:59No, no, you go, and, er, I'll take the kids up Saturday,
0:07:59 > 0:08:01you come up on Sunday.
0:08:01 > 0:08:02Don't want you standing up, Lenny.
0:08:03 > 0:08:04This is the President.
0:08:07 > 0:08:08Aw, Jesus.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Mr President.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33I'm Dr Prescott.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35Your father has suffered a massive stroke.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37The right side of his body is paralysed,
0:08:37 > 0:08:40and he's unable to speak.
0:08:40 > 0:08:41Will he survive?
0:08:41 > 0:08:42I believe he will.
0:08:42 > 0:08:47But, um, will he, er... Will he fully recover?
0:08:47 > 0:08:50There may be some marginal improvement...
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Months, a year.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54That's not what I asked you.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58I would appreciate a direct answer.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02I don't think so.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Mr President.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18MAN: A mob of angry students gathered today
0:09:18 > 0:09:20on the Oxford campus of the University of Mississippi
0:09:20 > 0:09:22to protest James Meredith's
0:09:22 > 0:09:24becoming the first negro to enrol at the institution.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27The federal court order allowing Meredith to register
0:09:27 > 0:09:29has gone unheeded by Mississippi officials.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32It is unclear what steps Washington will take...
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Yes, Governor Barnett said that, er, no negro's gonna be
0:09:34 > 0:09:37admitted to the university while he's governor.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39The court order is, er, pretty clear.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41I mean, Meredith has to be admitted to that campus.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Well, listen, this Barnett, he's a mean son of a bitch.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46He doesn't care. Said he's gonna block Meredith at the door.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48You don't think there's any wiggle room. I mean, I... Christ.
0:09:48 > 0:09:49I just don't want to get involved in a state matter.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51No, I know, but I...
0:09:51 > 0:09:53I don't think we he have any choice but to deal with it now.
0:09:53 > 0:09:54It's the Supreme Court.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56It's incredible what's been progressing down there.
0:09:56 > 0:09:57I mean, you wouldn't believe it.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59They've got Klansmen on the radio telling people
0:09:59 > 0:10:01to grab their shotguns and show up at Ole Miss.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03They're predicting a mob of 5,000.
0:10:03 > 0:10:04This could be a real bloodbath.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06This bastard doesn't give me a choice.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09I want Meredith escorted onto the campus by federal marshals.
0:10:09 > 0:10:10That's the problem. They don't have enough.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12I mean, they don't have the kind of firepower
0:10:12 > 0:10:13they need to handle that mob.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15It's Barnett down there, right?
0:10:15 > 0:10:16All right. Get him on the phone for me. I want to talk to him.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18OK.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Mr President. Did I miss an appointment?
0:10:20 > 0:10:23Oh, no, sir. I was upstairs with Mrs Kennedy.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Why?
0:10:26 > 0:10:29I've been treating her for some time now, sir.
0:10:29 > 0:10:30She's been responding quite well.
0:10:32 > 0:10:33Treating her for what?
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Next week you have the Red Cross dinner in San Francisco.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Um, now I can cancel if you'd rather not go.
0:10:38 > 0:10:39No, no. It's important that I be there.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41And from there, I'll fly down to LA
0:10:41 > 0:10:42And speak with the American Film Society.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Terrific.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46Thank you.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48There are some potential conflicts here as well. What do you think?
0:10:48 > 0:10:49Oh, no, no, no. I can do both.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Great. Oh, Mr President.
0:10:51 > 0:10:52Hi, Tish.
0:10:52 > 0:10:53Jack.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Hi.
0:10:55 > 0:10:56Hi.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58I'm doing a photo shoot.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00Yeah. Uh, can I, er, talk to you?
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Sure.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Oh, um...
0:11:05 > 0:11:08I just ran into, er, Jacobson.
0:11:08 > 0:11:09Oh, yeah. He was just here.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Yeah, he told me he's been seeing you
0:11:11 > 0:11:12for a couple of months. Why didn't you tell me?
0:11:12 > 0:11:15Oh, I didn't want to burden you with my problems.
0:11:15 > 0:11:16I was exhausted.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20You don't need Jacobson. I do.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22I'm on 19 different medications.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24It's debilitating.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26I need the guy to stay awake, for Chrissake.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28You're using him to go from San Francisco to LA.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30I'm trying to do my job, and sometimes,
0:11:30 > 0:11:32there just aren't enough hours in the day.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34OK, OK. I just want you to be careful. OK?
0:11:34 > 0:11:36They're very strong, and, er,
0:11:36 > 0:11:38I don't want you to get dependant on that.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40Like you are?
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Stop comparing yourself to me.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Jack, if you want me to just stay home, fine.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46But if not, I need it.
0:11:49 > 0:11:50Tish, I'm ready.
0:11:50 > 0:11:51Terrific. We're ready, everyone.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Let's go.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59BOBBY: Well, the President is extremely concerned
0:11:59 > 0:12:00about this escalating and getting out of hand.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02We don't want violence of any kind.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05Well, how many demonstrators are on the campus now?
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Listen, er, how close are you to the governor?
0:12:08 > 0:12:11Can you, er, get the radiophone to him for me, please.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Thank you. I appreciate that.
0:12:13 > 0:12:18They're gonna put Barnett on line two in...one second.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Hello, Governor. Yeah, this is, er, the Attorney General.
0:12:21 > 0:12:22I have the President of the United States for you.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Hello.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Yes, sir, Mr President.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28I understand, er, you're having some, er, problems down there.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31I want to do what, er, whatever I can to, er,
0:12:31 > 0:12:32help you, er, get through them.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34I appreciate that, Mr President.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36It's a combustible situation.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38I got my police
0:12:38 > 0:12:40'and state troopers on the campus,
0:12:40 > 0:12:43'but, er, these demonstrators are mighty stirred up.'
0:12:43 > 0:12:45Now you have a listen for yourself.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48INDISTINCT SHOUTING AND YELLING
0:12:55 > 0:12:56You hear that?
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Yes, that's all fine. Can we... Can we calm that situation down?
0:12:59 > 0:13:01'How do you suggest we proceed?'
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Well, I believe we can defuse this whole matter
0:13:04 > 0:13:08by keeping Meredith from coming on campus.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10Well, obviously the, er, court has, er, issued
0:13:10 > 0:13:12their, er, order here, Governor.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14And I'm bound by oath to carry it out.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17I'm bound by oath to, er, abide by the laws of my state,
0:13:17 > 0:13:19'which prohibit the mixing of races
0:13:19 > 0:13:21'in public institutions.'
0:13:21 > 0:13:24Well, we, er, we certainly don't want to have to send
0:13:24 > 0:13:27the National Guard down there, Governor.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29Sending in the guard's just throwing gasoline on the fire.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Well, it's gonna get a hell of a lot worse down there
0:13:31 > 0:13:33if you don't, er, get the situation under control
0:13:33 > 0:13:35and get Meredith enrolled, do you understand that?
0:13:35 > 0:13:37'If you don't, it's... not gonna stop here.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40'We're gonna have your state's federal funding withheld,'
0:13:40 > 0:13:42and I'll cut off your, er, poultry subsidies,
0:13:42 > 0:13:45and I'll have the NCCA pull you right out of,
0:13:45 > 0:13:47er, all future ball games.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49You cannot do that. 'Oh, yes, I can.'
0:13:49 > 0:13:51And if you think I've disrupted your way of life now,
0:13:51 > 0:13:52you haven't seen anything yet.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54PHONE CLATTERS
0:13:55 > 0:13:57I thought the, er, ball games,
0:13:57 > 0:13:59er, was a nice touch.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01PILLS RATTLE
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Suppose you know what's going on
0:14:16 > 0:14:17down in Mississippi, Mr Bolden.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Yes, sir. I do.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21Well, we certainly want Meredith to be enrolled,
0:14:21 > 0:14:24but, er...if it means him getting killed
0:14:24 > 0:14:27or, er, any of these other students,
0:14:27 > 0:14:30I'm just, er, hell, I'm not prepared to-
0:14:30 > 0:14:33You don't have to explain anything to me, sir.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40I grew up in a bit of an ivory tower.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45I don't think I met a negro until I was in college.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51I took certain things for granted
0:14:51 > 0:14:55because...
0:14:55 > 0:14:57Well...
0:14:57 > 0:14:58They didn't affect me.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03Learning new ways takes time, Mr President.
0:15:03 > 0:15:04It takes time.
0:15:06 > 0:15:07Mr Bolden.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09Yes, sir.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11Can you, er, can you help me out of this chair?
0:15:11 > 0:15:13Yes, sir.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32Jackie.
0:15:33 > 0:15:34Mr President.
0:15:35 > 0:15:36Where's my wife?
0:15:36 > 0:15:38She's in New Orleans, sir.
0:15:38 > 0:15:39Oh, right.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42Back in the morning. Right.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45This little guy just doesn't want to go to sleep tonight.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Well, I, er...
0:15:47 > 0:15:50I'll take him.
0:15:50 > 0:15:51You sure, sir? He's getting awfully heavy.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54Well, I'm sure. Let's go. I got him.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Oh, yeah. OK.
0:15:56 > 0:15:57Thank you.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Hi. You miss your old man?
0:16:02 > 0:16:07I haven't seen you in a couple of days.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09Mwah. You're not getting lonely, are you?
0:16:09 > 0:16:12OK.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14MAN: The tension is as high as the temperature
0:16:14 > 0:16:17here in Oxford, Mississippi, as James Meredith,
0:16:17 > 0:16:19accompanied by a contingent of federal marshals,
0:16:19 > 0:16:21has arrived on the state university campus.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY
0:16:24 > 0:16:26We will not be permitted to film
0:16:26 > 0:16:28the meeting of Meredith and Governor Barnett
0:16:28 > 0:16:29in the office of the registrar.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31State officials have cited concerns
0:16:31 > 0:16:32for Mr Meredith's personal safety
0:16:32 > 0:16:34as their reason for the exclusion of our cameras.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36PROTESTERS CHEER Yet the man at the centre of this controversy
0:16:36 > 0:16:39seems surprisingly unaffected by the furore surrounding him.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42Mr Meredith appears to be as calm and composed
0:16:42 > 0:16:46as the crowd is raucous and bellicose.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51SHOUTING CONTINUES
0:16:58 > 0:17:00Meredith, I gotta hand it to you.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04You're a mighty brave fella.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06Governor.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08I'm honoured that you're here to welcome me.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10HE LAUGHS
0:17:10 > 0:17:14There are plenty of negro schools out there.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16Are you sure you wouldn't be more comfortable
0:17:16 > 0:17:17with your own kind?
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Sir, I'm a citizen of Mississippi.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22I am with my own kind.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24Now according to the school's charter,
0:17:24 > 0:17:25I've met all the entrance requirements.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28All but one.
0:17:28 > 0:17:29Governor,
0:17:29 > 0:17:31this is the Supreme Court order
0:17:31 > 0:17:34empowering us to see
0:17:34 > 0:17:38that Mr Meredith's civil rights are not infringed.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40Well...
0:17:40 > 0:17:45Far be it from me to infringe his civil rights
0:17:45 > 0:17:48or disavow the nobility of the court.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50But according to Mr Registrar,
0:17:50 > 0:17:52there's been a small clerical error
0:17:52 > 0:17:56and the freshman class is all full up.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58So if I were you,
0:17:58 > 0:18:01I'd just turn around and go on home.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05Sir, the freshman class is not full, and we both know it.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07If you're not a student or an employee
0:18:07 > 0:18:09of this university,
0:18:09 > 0:18:11you're a trespasser.
0:18:17 > 0:18:18But he's fine otherwise?
0:18:18 > 0:18:21He wasn't, er, harmed in any way?
0:18:21 > 0:18:24No, no, I appreciate that. Thank you.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26All right. Bye.
0:18:26 > 0:18:27RECEIVER CLATTERS
0:18:27 > 0:18:29They're, er, at a stalemate now.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33Barnett won't let him in, er, Meredith refuses to leave.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37I'm not gonna give Barnett a victory
0:18:37 > 0:18:39by pulling out Meredith.
0:18:39 > 0:18:40Meredith has to stay there.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42He's gotta be guarded by marshals and, uh...
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Well, he's on the campus now...
0:18:44 > 0:18:46But I just think, er, we can't get by now
0:18:46 > 0:18:48without, er, having some sort of address by you.
0:18:48 > 0:18:49Just let the American people know
0:18:49 > 0:18:50that this is in the, er, hands of the President.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52I agree.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55I'm gonna go on television tonight.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Well, what's he gonna say on TV?
0:18:59 > 0:19:01That law and order will be maintained,
0:19:01 > 0:19:02and that Meredith will be admitted.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Ugh.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08General...now that's gonna kill me politically.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11Well, this really isn't about your political future.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13You either accept it and you become part of the process,
0:19:13 > 0:19:16or we'll have no choice but to send in the troops.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20I had...hoped we could reason this out.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22This has gone well beyond reason
0:19:22 > 0:19:23because of YOUR actions.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26However, the President is willing to save YOUR face
0:19:26 > 0:19:28and praise YOUR stewardship if you agree to the inevitable.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31HE SCOFFS AND LAUGHS What could I say
0:19:31 > 0:19:34in the light of the overwhelming odds stacked against me?
0:19:34 > 0:19:38You can give me your word that Meredith will be admitted.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41SIGHS: Yes, sir.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43'You have my word.'
0:19:43 > 0:19:44RECEIVER CLATTERS, BELL DINGS
0:19:57 > 0:19:59Please, Joe.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03Bridget made such a wonderful cobbler...
0:20:03 > 0:20:07The last peaches of summer.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11Don't be difficult.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14It's such a waste, Joe.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19I need your help, Michelle.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24I can't feed him.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26I'll take care of it, Mrs Kennedy.
0:20:31 > 0:20:32DOOR CLOSES
0:20:32 > 0:20:35THUNDER RUMBLES
0:20:39 > 0:20:42Hello, Joe.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45THUNDER RUMBLES
0:20:51 > 0:20:54RUMBLING CONTINUES
0:21:30 > 0:21:31Oh.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35Keep within the lines, Rosemary.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40Don't do that. That costs money.
0:21:40 > 0:21:41It's all right, dear.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44No, it's not all right. Don't tell her it's all right.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51Let's do this one, hmm?
0:21:51 > 0:21:53ROSE: My daughter, Rosemary,
0:21:53 > 0:21:58was very upset last year when she was held back.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00We've all tried to help her...
0:22:00 > 0:22:02her brothers and sisters, as well myself.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04My husband travels quite a bit, so he hasn't...
0:22:04 > 0:22:06She doesn't need our life story.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Ask me, all she needs to do is to work harder
0:22:09 > 0:22:11and develop some self-control.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13It's more complicated than that.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15According to the Binet intelligence test,
0:22:15 > 0:22:19Rosemary's IQ is between 60 and 70.
0:22:19 > 0:22:20She'll never advance
0:22:20 > 0:22:23beyond the intellectual capacity of an eight year old.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30But that's impossible.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33I'll hire tutors, er, as many as she needs.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35That is only part of the problem.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38Her fits of temper are expressions of her frustration.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42She understands that she can't keep up with her classmates,
0:22:42 > 0:22:45and this will only get worse as time goes by.
0:22:45 > 0:22:46No, it won't.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48I know my daughter. She'll get better.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51What should we do?
0:22:51 > 0:22:54There are a number of facilities throughout New England
0:22:54 > 0:22:58that do wonderful work with children like Rosemary.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01You...you mean an institution?
0:23:01 > 0:23:04I'm not sending her away.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06Well, we don't have the resources
0:23:06 > 0:23:09or capabilities to help her.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11Then we'll do it ourselves.
0:23:16 > 0:23:17CROCKERY SHATTERS
0:23:17 > 0:23:20No. No! Rosemary. Rosemary.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23I don't like my food! I don't want to eat my food!
0:23:23 > 0:23:26Please stop. Aah!
0:23:26 > 0:23:28Rosemary, what are you doing?!
0:23:28 > 0:23:30No more food, Daddy! No. No!
0:23:30 > 0:23:31Rosemary, this is our house.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33You don't throw plates at your mother!
0:23:33 > 0:23:37Joe. Joe, don't hurt her.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39Please be careful with her, Joe!
0:23:39 > 0:23:41No. No. No. No! Stop now. Stop it, Rosemary!
0:23:41 > 0:23:44Please. Stop it now. Stop it!
0:23:55 > 0:23:57I've given her a sedative. She'll sleep through the night.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00She may be a little groggy tomorrow,
0:24:00 > 0:24:02but it'll wear off.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04ROSE: Thank you, doctor.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15How many more times are we gonna go through this?
0:24:15 > 0:24:16Oh, Joe, it was my fault.
0:24:16 > 0:24:17I forgot she doesn't like steamed carrots.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20It was the carrots tonight. Last night, it was the dress.
0:24:20 > 0:24:25It'll always be something, and it's gonna get worse.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27Now I love her, Rosie. You know that.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30But...this isn't the best place for her.
0:24:30 > 0:24:31She needs help we can't provide.
0:24:31 > 0:24:32She needs us.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35So do the others, and let's be honest.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37They have a future, and she doesn't.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40She's gonna be like this for the rest of her life.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42She's our gift from God, Joe.
0:24:42 > 0:24:43Please.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48You can visit her whenever you like.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52But I'm insisting now.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00SHE SOBS
0:25:02 > 0:25:04SHE SIGHS
0:25:09 > 0:25:11JACK: A series of courts,
0:25:11 > 0:25:12all the way to the Supreme Court,
0:25:12 > 0:25:14have repeatedly ordered Mr James Meredith's admission
0:25:14 > 0:25:16to the University of Mississippi.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19He is now in residence on the campus.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21This is as it should be.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24For our nation is founded on the principle
0:25:24 > 0:25:26that observance of the law
0:25:26 > 0:25:29is the eternal safeguard of liberty.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32VOICE AMPLIFIED: The President is giving a speech to the nation
0:25:32 > 0:25:35claiming victory over our sovereign rights.
0:25:35 > 0:25:36CROWD SHOUT INDISTINCTLY
0:25:36 > 0:25:40Now I'm giving my own speech to you good people
0:25:40 > 0:25:41and I'm exhorting you
0:25:41 > 0:25:44to rise up in indignation if President Kennedy
0:25:44 > 0:25:47tries to impose his will upon you.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50And defiance of the law is the surest road to tyranny.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53I will uphold the traditions of my state!
0:25:53 > 0:25:55CHEERING And I will honour
0:25:55 > 0:25:58the history of this fine university!
0:25:58 > 0:26:02Americans are free, in short, to disagree with the law,
0:26:02 > 0:26:04but not to disobey it.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08I look around me, and I see all these federal marshals...
0:26:08 > 0:26:10CROWD BOO
0:26:10 > 0:26:12..sent here by people up in Washington
0:26:12 > 0:26:14who think we're nothing but a bunch
0:26:14 > 0:26:16of violent, bloodthirsty hillbillies.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19For in a government of laws and not of men,
0:26:19 > 0:26:23no man, however prominent or powerful...
0:26:23 > 0:26:26The President and his brother don't understand
0:26:26 > 0:26:29that we're a peaceful, God-fearing people. CHEERING
0:26:29 > 0:26:33And no mob, however unruly or boisterous,
0:26:33 > 0:26:36is entitled to defy a court of law.
0:26:36 > 0:26:37We will not retreat.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39Even in the face of the strength
0:26:39 > 0:26:41of the entire federal government,
0:26:41 > 0:26:45we will stand up to tyranny in the name of justice!
0:26:45 > 0:26:49CHEERING
0:26:49 > 0:26:52God bless you all!
0:26:52 > 0:26:55And God bless the great state of Mississippi!
0:26:55 > 0:26:58CHEERING
0:27:06 > 0:27:09SHOUTING
0:27:14 > 0:27:16SHOUTING CONTINUES
0:27:16 > 0:27:18GLASS SHATTERS
0:27:21 > 0:27:23It's a massive riot.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25He riled up the crowd, he withdrew the state troopers.
0:27:25 > 0:27:26The marshals can't control it now.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28Where's Meredith? Well he's safe for now, but...
0:27:28 > 0:27:30I'm gonna prosecute that son of a bitch.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33The hell with that, Bobby. Make him more of a martyr?
0:27:33 > 0:27:34For Chrissake,
0:27:34 > 0:27:35he's not even the problem down there right now.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37We gotta get it under control.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46I want that rioting stopped.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49Now, er...
0:27:51 > 0:27:52Send in the National Guard.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01INSTRUMENTAL PIANO MUSIC PLAYS
0:28:03 > 0:28:06Look at you. Hmm?
0:28:07 > 0:28:10My handsome man.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14FOOTSTEPS APPROACH
0:28:14 > 0:28:16MUSIC CONTINUES
0:28:16 > 0:28:17Mrs Kennedy.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19So nice to see you.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21I had a last-minute schedule change.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23Where's my mother-in-law?
0:28:23 > 0:28:25She's at mass.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29MUSIC CONTINUES
0:28:30 > 0:28:33Hi, Grandpa.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36MUSIC CONTINUES
0:28:36 > 0:28:38You're wearing the robe we got you for your birthday.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42It looks so nice on you.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45I was in New York this morning,
0:28:45 > 0:28:48and I had to come by and see you before I went back.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52I was barking orders, getting everybody crazy.
0:28:52 > 0:28:53YOU would've been proud of me.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57MUSIC CONTINUES
0:28:57 > 0:28:59And I brought you something.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02Can you guess what it is?
0:29:19 > 0:29:21I ordered it from that store on Savile Row
0:29:21 > 0:29:24you used to shop when you were ambassador.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30You're going to be needing it very soon.
0:29:51 > 0:29:52Mr Kennedy got through the whole day
0:29:52 > 0:29:53without taking a nap.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56I think that's very encouraging.
0:30:02 > 0:30:03After his therapy tomorrow,
0:30:03 > 0:30:05I'll take him for a ride up the Cape.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07He hasn't been out for a couple of days.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11Mm.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13And he could use some more pyjamas.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15He really likes those silk ones, those silk...
0:30:15 > 0:30:17Michelle, I'd prefer to eat alone,
0:30:17 > 0:30:19if you don't mind.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26UTENSILS CLATTER
0:30:28 > 0:30:31Of course.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33I didn't mean to disturb you.
0:30:57 > 0:30:58Thank you, Mike.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02Mrs Kennedy and I really appreciate this.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05I can't take it, Mr Ambassador.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08Just between us.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12OK. Thank you, sir.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20DOOR CLOSES
0:31:20 > 0:31:21Rosemary...
0:31:21 > 0:31:22ENGINE TURNS OVER
0:31:22 > 0:31:25..you can't keep running away from the convent.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28You make the sisters very upset.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30I'm a good girl.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32I know you are,
0:31:32 > 0:31:35but Mommy and Daddy are very worried.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38There are no boys at the convent.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40I like talking to boys.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42Yes.
0:31:42 > 0:31:46It's fine to talk to boys.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50But we don't want anything to happen to you.
0:31:50 > 0:31:56I'm a good girl. I'm...a very good girl.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58Luella,
0:31:58 > 0:32:00take Rosemary to her room.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02I'll be up in a minute.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06Mommy.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08I don't want you to worry.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15Come on, now. It's late. Let's get you to bed.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22ROSE: If she keeps running away,
0:32:22 > 0:32:24anything could happen.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28She could get kidnapped, she...
0:32:28 > 0:32:31She could get pregnant.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35I know.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59SHOUTING
0:33:07 > 0:33:08SHOUTING
0:33:08 > 0:33:10SIRENS WAIL
0:33:10 > 0:33:13GLASS SHATTERS
0:33:13 > 0:33:15SCREAMING
0:33:15 > 0:33:17SHOUTING
0:33:21 > 0:33:23BOBBY: Over 200 people arrested,
0:33:23 > 0:33:25160 wounded, and, er, two bystanders killed
0:33:25 > 0:33:27before the guard took control of the crowd.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29Now the, er, Southern Caucus is calling it
0:33:29 > 0:33:31"an egregious exercise in federal power."
0:33:31 > 0:33:34That son of a bitch. Barnett brought this on himself
0:33:34 > 0:33:36when he pulled out those state troopers.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38Is Meredith still with the marshals?
0:33:38 > 0:33:39Yes, he is.
0:33:39 > 0:33:40Is he safe?
0:33:40 > 0:33:42I believe he's fine.
0:33:43 > 0:33:44DOOR CLOSES
0:33:44 > 0:33:46PHONE BUZZES
0:33:46 > 0:33:49Yes, Mrs Lincoln.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52Barnett.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54Yes, put him through.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58Governor.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00'Sir, I'm here on the campus.'
0:34:00 > 0:34:02Meredith is signing his enrolment papers
0:34:02 > 0:34:03at this very moment.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06His first class is tomorrow morning.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10I believe it's colonial American history.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12Now I hope we can put this rather sordid affair
0:34:12 > 0:34:16behind us and restore an atmosphere of congeniality.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18You lied to me, Governor.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20People died last night because of that.
0:34:20 > 0:34:21I hope you can live with it.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25Mr President, my only regret is, the wrong people died.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38This issue is, er, far from over.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Well, look at it this way, Jack.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44You got Meredith enrolled.
0:34:44 > 0:34:45It's a good start.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47Uh, yeah, we can meet at, er,
0:34:47 > 0:34:495:00am, before the kids wake.
0:34:49 > 0:34:54Can you do that? I gotta be back by the time the kids get up.
0:34:54 > 0:34:55RECEIVER CLATTERS
0:34:55 > 0:34:58Hi.
0:34:58 > 0:34:59How are you?
0:35:00 > 0:35:01I heard Meredith enrolled this morning.
0:35:01 > 0:35:02That's wonderful.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06Well...
0:35:06 > 0:35:09Yeah, it's a start.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Those calm me down.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16Well, what's, er, what's the problem?
0:35:16 > 0:35:18I can't sleep. I'm wired.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21Jacobson up the dosage?
0:35:21 > 0:35:22Yeah, I asked him to.
0:35:22 > 0:35:23Why?
0:35:23 > 0:35:25Well, I...
0:35:25 > 0:35:28I don't have time to sleep, to be honest.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31Tomorrow, I start at 5:00am now.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33I have the Nobel Peace Prize breakfast at 9:00
0:35:33 > 0:35:36and then I have five state dinners for this month.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38Did you like the foie gras from last Thursday?
0:35:38 > 0:35:39Mm-hmm.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41OK. I'm working on the guest list, too.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43And then we have Kenneth...
0:35:43 > 0:35:44I have to meet with him for 15 minutes.
0:35:44 > 0:35:45Caroline's doing her show-and-tell.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47It sounds like you're doing too much.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50Well, I'm not going to do this job halfway.
0:35:50 > 0:35:51It's all or nothing.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53I'm just saying, maybe we could talk to, er, Tish
0:35:53 > 0:35:56and have her lighten up the, er, schedule a little bit.
0:35:56 > 0:35:57I can handle it.
0:35:57 > 0:36:01Can you? Look at this. You're running yourself ragged.
0:36:01 > 0:36:02Jacobson said I just need...
0:36:02 > 0:36:05No, no, I think, er, you need a break from him.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08Lay off this stuff for a while.
0:36:08 > 0:36:09Hmm?
0:36:11 > 0:36:13Jack...
0:36:17 > 0:36:19I'm afraid.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22What if I can't do it?
0:36:22 > 0:36:24Gonna help you.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32I'm sorry.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38Mr Kennedy's asleep. Will there be anything else?
0:36:38 > 0:36:41No, thank you. Good night.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43Good night, ma'am.
0:37:00 > 0:37:01ROSE: Why is Rosemary here?
0:37:01 > 0:37:04She's had a procedure. I ordered it done.
0:37:04 > 0:37:05Without telling me?
0:37:05 > 0:37:06Well, I didn't want you to worry.
0:37:06 > 0:37:08It's very simple. It's called a lobotomy.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10Just calm her down a bit.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12Is it dangerous?
0:37:12 > 0:37:13No. No, not at all.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15She'll be our happy smiling girl again.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25There you are. She's fine.
0:37:25 > 0:37:26How are you feeling, dear?
0:37:26 > 0:37:29Daddy only just told me about all this.
0:37:29 > 0:37:30You look swell, honey.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34Rosemary.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36It's me. It's Mommy.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Rosemary, your mother's talking to you.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41Answer her.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51Rosemary?
0:37:56 > 0:37:58Rosemary...
0:37:58 > 0:38:00Mommy's here.
0:38:06 > 0:38:07Joe?
0:38:14 > 0:38:17Joe, she...
0:38:17 > 0:38:19She...sh...
0:38:19 > 0:38:22She doesn't know who we are.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25CRYING: She doesn't know who we are.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27Rosemary, talk to me. It's Daddy.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30Rosemary, talk to me.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32ROSE CRIES
0:38:40 > 0:38:42VOICE BREAKING: What have you done?
0:38:42 > 0:38:46How could you do this?
0:38:46 > 0:38:48CRYING: What have you done?
0:39:03 > 0:39:06WAVES CRASH
0:39:09 > 0:39:11I was so happy when Aunt Rose called.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13I've always loved it up here.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16It'll be wonderful spending time with the two of you.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22It's a bit chilly. I'll go get you a blanket.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24I'll be right back.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36How did he react to seeing you?
0:39:36 > 0:39:37It's hard to tell,
0:39:37 > 0:39:40but I don't think he was very happy.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42It's just the surprise.
0:39:42 > 0:39:43He'll be fine.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01Isn't it wonderful
0:40:01 > 0:40:03that Ann has come to be with you?
0:40:09 > 0:40:11I, er...
0:40:11 > 0:40:13I let Michelle go.
0:40:13 > 0:40:18It was just...too hard having her here.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20And besides, Ann is family.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23She's done a few nursing courses,
0:40:23 > 0:40:25and, er...
0:40:25 > 0:40:28She's much better equipped than Michelle
0:40:28 > 0:40:31to handle your needs.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34HE TAPS CHALKBOARD
0:40:43 > 0:40:46Not mine, Joe.
0:40:46 > 0:40:47God's.
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