Quotes about Kennedys

Stanley Levison

The [Civil Rights] movement needed the Kennedys too much … It would not be in the interests of the movement to hold on to me if the Kennedys had doubts.

Levison had in his early years been involved with the American Communist Party. Then he broke with the party and denounced it. The FBI using Levison’s early history as a justification, tapped his phones and those of Dr. King’s. J. Edgar Hoover, a virulent opponent of Dr. King and the Civil Rights Moovement reported to President Kennedy and Attorney General Robert Kennedy that Levision was a communist and reported his early history. However, despite the fact that the FBI knew that Levison had broken with the communists, Hoover withheld this fact from the Kennedys who were alarmed that Levison represented a key communist influence in the Civil Rights Movement. King would not break with Levison. See {603873}, {603891}, {603872}, and {603889} showing Hoover’s view of King and Blacks.

John F. Kennedy

I never had any interest in politics. I never would have gone into politics except that when my brother died, my father insisted.

His older brother Joe was designated by the father to carry the family political standard. Joe was killed in World War II. John F. was then the designee.

Nigel Hamilton

I was an 18-year-old kid, and I was in the heart of things in Washington. My interest in American politics and, particularly, the Kennedys, began then.

Pamela Anderson

I have always liked the Kennedys as politicians. They had such great hair.

Andy Warhol

I guess the Kennedys were just too busy having an affair with Marilyn to worry about Vietnam.

Stan Salett

I could get on [with the Kennedys] because I spoke Boston — meaning you never let the other person finish their sentence

He had grown up and gone to Elementary and High School in Boston and was there involved with many politicians and community leaders who tended to have some regional mannerisms.

Letitia Baldrige

The Kennedys tried to avoid using the big U-shaped table, but when they couldn't, they had several tricks - including keeping the flowers simple - to keep it from appearing overly stiff and formal.

David Letterman

How many people saw Arnold's speech last night? I haven't seen that many Kennedys in one place since their last trial.

Kennedys Quotes