Stories & Myths: The JFK Assassination, Vietnam, and Watergate
Learn how the assassination of John F. Kennedy led to nearly 20 years of tumult in the United States, including Vietnam and Watergate on this week's Stories & Myths with Dr. Craig von Buseck.
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Transcript
Good evening. Good afternoon.
Good morning. Wherever you are
tuning in from around the
world. We are so glad to have
you join us here tonight for
Stories and Myths yet another
episode of Stories and Myths.
I'm here with the uh Seafair
and Captain John C. Farrell.
So, John you decided to go with
the nautical theme this week.
Yes. I am that I'm my heart is
with those people who are being
affected with the by the
hurricane. Um oh, that's what
it was exactly. Yeah. It's kind
of your way. authenticity comes
through in a beautiful way. I
want you to know II. I'm glad
you appreciate that and have
noticed that um no. well,
you're always stressing the sea
so I was like, I don't I don't
want to just be boring and put
AC so I spelled it out for you.
I'm kind of like a pirate that
way. I'm stressing the sea
Alright, now, moving on. Yeah.
You know that voice you just
did. Yeah. Let's not revisit
that. You don't like my pirate
voice?
No. Well, it it will come out
when appropriate but for now,
we'll we'll it needs some work.
It needs some work. My pirate
voice needs some work maybe It
sounds like you just woke up
after like a long slumber and
you're you have like a fun on
my ship. The red pearl Yes.
Yeah. So, did you ever get that
fixed? That has the black
pearl? I have the red pearl.
Did you ever get that piece
that I was trying to help you
fix? that piece of on top of
your um of your car? Oh yes, I
fixed it that afternoon. Quite.
it took me all of 25 seconds I
think to finish and it took me
about 10 minutes to do just a
little bit. I have the I have
the pirate hands long of
gathering the jewels. It was a
really, really hot and that's
my. Oh, okay. That must be
it.
Yeah. Alright. What do what do
we have on top for the this
evening's episode of Stories
and Myths? Well, we are going
to talk about JFK and what he
meant to American history and
all the um his assassination
and um his involvement with the
Vietnam War as well as we're
going to
be talking a little bit about
Watergate and um some things
that have happened since then.
So, that's why on this program,
we've talked about the
nineteenth century and last
week, we talked about the
eighteenth century. So, I
thought it would be good for us
to come in to the twentieth
century Uh we're just a little
behind the times. We don't
know. It's it's a show about
history so uh. Right, right.
You never know where we're
going to talk about it. Yeah.
we're not talking about
yesterday.
Now this is uh before before I
were born. so Yes. So what What
is our first question? So, the
first question is um it's about
JFK. You say that he ran for
president If he ran for
president today, he would be
considered a conservative and
that is how much of the country
has shifted to the left. I was
wondering if you could explain
that statement a a little
Kennedy was a cold warrior. Uh
he believed in a strong defense
of the United States. uh
Kennedy. He cut taxes. Um he
believed in um in a strong