HUNTLEY-BRINKLEY INTERVIEW JFK ON TV
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On September 9, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was interviewed in the Oval Office by NBC News anchors David Brinkley* and Chet Huntley**. The interview, which was videotaped, was telecast on the newly expanded "Huntley-Brinkley Report" on NBC television that evening.
President Kennedy began the interview by saying...
"This country has done an outstanding job. A good many countries today are free that would not be free. Communism's gains...have been limited, and I think the balance of power still rests with the West..."
Chet Huntley asked...
"In respect to our difficulties in South Vietnam, could it be that our Government tends occasionally to get locked into a policy...and then finds it difficult to alter...that policy."
The President responded...
"Yes, that is true. We are faced with the problem of wanting to protect the area against the Communists (but) we have to deal with the government there. We are using our influence to persuade the government there to take those steps which will win back support. That takes some time and we must be patient..."
*David Brinkley (1920-2003) was born in Wilmington, NC and attended the University of North Carolina, Emory University and Vanderbilt. He joined NBC News in 1943 and retired in 1997. He is buried in Wilmington.
**Chet
Huntley (1911-1974) was born in Cardwell, Montana. He graduated from
the University of Washington in 1934. He joined NBC News in 1955 and
died of lung cancer at the age of 62. He is buried in Bozeman.
Huntley-Brinkley Report
NBC News Photo (1963)
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On September 9, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was interviewed in the Oval Office by NBC News anchors David Brinkley* and Chet Huntley**. The interview, which was videotaped, was telecast on the newly expanded "Huntley-Brinkley Report" on NBC television that evening.
President Kennedy began the interview by saying...
"This country has done an outstanding job. A good many countries today are free that would not be free. Communism's gains...have been limited, and I think the balance of power still rests with the West..."
Chet Huntley asked...
"In respect to our difficulties in South Vietnam, could it be that our Government tends occasionally to get locked into a policy...and then finds it difficult to alter...that policy."
The President responded...
"Yes, that is true. We are faced with the problem of wanting to protect the area against the Communists (but) we have to deal with the government there. We are using our influence to persuade the government there to take those steps which will win back support. That takes some time and we must be patient..."
*David Brinkley (1920-2003) was born in Wilmington, NC and attended the University of North Carolina, Emory University and Vanderbilt. He joined NBC News in 1943 and retired in 1997. He is buried in Wilmington.
Huntley-Brinkley Report
NBC News Photo (1963)
