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Ten O'Clock News; Kennedy family humor
05/29/1991
Profile on the Kennedy family's humor. Examples of Kennedy family dry wit and sense of humor illustrated by quips from Rose, Robert, Edward and John. John Kenneth Galbraith remembers JFK's wit in a speech at a conference as part of the "Profile in Courage" awards at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. Award recipient Charles Weltner shares his favorite JFK story.
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- Series
- Ten O'Clock News
- Title
Kennedy family humor
- Series Description
NIGHTLY NEWS WITH CHRISTOPHER LYDON AND CARMEN FIELDS Began January 1976. Replaced evening news show EVENING COMPASS. Original host: Steve Nevas. Other anchors, Christopher Lydon (1977-91) and Gail Harris (1983). In 1980 - hour long. Ended in 1991.
(PREDECESSORS: Louis Lyons began news operations at WGBH in 1952. The News at 10 began in 1966. The Reporters premiered in 1970. The Evening Compass started in 1974.) Series release date: 1/1976
- Duration
00:05:24
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908-2006
- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
- Kennedy, Rose Fitzgerald, 1890-1995
- Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009
- Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
- Awards
- Locations
- Cambridge (Mass.)
- Genres
- News Report
- Topics
- News
- Contributors
- DelGuercio, Gino (Reporter)
- Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009 (Speaker)
- Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908-2006 (Speaker)
- Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968 (Speaker)
- Kennedy, Rose Fitzgerald, 1890-1995 (Speaker)
- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 (Speaker)
- Citation
- Chicago: “Ten O'Clock News; Kennedy family humor,” 05/29/1991, GBH Archives, accessed July 27, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_CE03DE7FB27341E2B13D379743CFD13B.
- MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; Kennedy family humor.” 05/29/1991. GBH Archives. Web. July 27, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_CE03DE7FB27341E2B13D379743CFD13B>.
- APA: Ten O'Clock News; Kennedy family humor. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_CE03DE7FB27341E2B13D379743CFD13B