JFK ANSWERS HUMOROUS VALENTINE'S DAY QUESTION
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) President John F. Kennedy often responded with humor to reporter's questions at his news conferences, but it was rare for him to get a question with built-in humor.
On February 14, 1962, however, a reporter asked...
"Mr. President, this being Valentine's Day, sir, do you think it might be a good idea if you would call Senator Strom Thurmond* of South Carolina down to the White House for a heart-to-heart talk about--(laughter)--the whole disagreement over the censorship of the military speeches and what he calls your defeatist foreign policy?"
JFK responded...
"Well, I think that meeting should be probably prepared at a lower level..." (more laughter)
JFK+50 NOTE
This is from our #1 most popular post, dated February 14, 2011. Although a Democrat like JFK, Senator Thurmond opposed JFK's civil rights policies and as you can see in the response above was not a big supporter of JFK's foreign policy.
*James Strom Thurmond (1902-2003) was born in Edgefield, SC & graduated Clemson University 1923. JST served in US Army in WWII & received the Purple Heart. He was governor of SC 1947-1951 & US Senator (D-SC) 1954-1964 & (R-SC) 1964-2003.
SOURCE
"JFK Answers Valentine's Day Question," February 14, 2011, JFK+50, www.jfk50.blogspot.com/
