"NARRATOR:" "Previously on The Kennedys." "I'm feeling so much better now that I'm not doing those shots." "Maybe you should think about stopping." "Well, I'm not a kid any more, but I keep acting like one." "It was humiliating." "I'm taking the kids to Virginia in the morning." "We'll stay a while and I'll do my work from there." "Did Bobby send you here to fix my marriage?" "He doesn't know I'm here." "I want the attack being prepared for wheels up the second the President gives his directive." "(SIGHS)" "I'm glad you're here." "From Dallas, Texas, the flash apparently official," "President Kennedy died at 1:00 pm Central Standard Time." "2:00 Eastern Standard Time, some 38 minutes ago." "MAN ON RADIO:" "As many as 50,000 people are expected to greet President and Mrs Kennedy as they motorcade through downtown Dallas later today." "The President spent the night at the Texas Hotel in Fort Worth." "This trip marks the unofficial beginning of Mr Kennedy's re-election campaign." "He's coming to the Lone Star State to try to bridge the bitter divide between the liberal and conservative wings of the Texas Democratic Party." "In other news, a strong low pressure system in the American Midwest is causing concerns of tornados..." "(BREATHING DEEPLY)" "I just have to tell you Mr President, it's humiliating to me that you had to come down here in the first place, that you don't think I can't handle these boys in my own state." "It's not that I don't think you can handle it." "But I'm the President." "They need to hear it from me." "It just makes it seem like all the rumours I've been hearing are true." "What rumours?" "That you don't want me on the ticket next year." "I've heard all that Lyndon and it's not true." "Well, I wish you'd tell Bobby, 'cause I think he's the one that's spreading them." " What do you really want?" " Just tell me the truth." "If I'm not gonna be on the ticket, tell me now so I can make a graceful exit." "Save me some shred of dignity after what has been the unhappiest period of my life." "Hmm." "I know it's not always been easy for you." "And I appreciate your loyalty to me and I believe you've served the country very well overseas." "So I'll tell you right now, you are on the ticket." "Thank you, Mr President." "The only thing I ask is if you do end up President some day" " you don't revoke my brother's citizenship." " (JOHNSON LAUGHING)" "Oh, how's Jackie?" "She's good." "We were all so distraught when you lost the baby." "You tell her from me, we've got a ballroom full of people downstairs" " just waiting to welcome her back." " Okay." "Well, if it's a boy, how about Patrick?" "Patrick Joseph, for your father'?" "No, I was thinking of Patrick Bouvier, for yours." "Thank you." "It's beautiful up here, isn't it?" " Stay a few more days." " No, I can't." " They can run things without you." " I stay a few more days, they'll figure that out." "I don't think this is what the President had in mind, when we got involved in this struggle." " Sir, our objective over there..." " If changing the regime increases loyalty to Saigon and motivates the South Vietnamese to fight and to sacrifice for their own country." "I think it ought to be considered." "You don't switch horses in mid stream." "We're over there to beat the Commies, pure and simple." "Well, once again your tremendous grasp of the obvious" " is contributing nothing here." " On the contrary, if you had a better grasp of the obvious we'd get some work done, General." "Well, if we are to consider a regime change, I think one of the first..." "I'm sorry Mr President, Dr Walsh is on line two." "Mrs Kennedy went into labour." "Doctor, is my wife all right?" "And the baby?" "It's a boy." "And what?" "This way, sir." "Right here." "Premature infants often have Hyaline Membrane Disease." "It causes the air sacs to collapse with each breath." "The ventilator will hopefully force the sacs to stay open and oxygenate his blood." "JACK:" "Does my wife know?" "WALSH:" "She knows there's a problem." "JACK:" "But she doesn't know how serious." "WALSH:" "No, sir." "I'm sorry, sir." "He didn't make it." "We did everything we could, but..." "I'm sorry, Mr President." "Jack." "(SIGHS)" "He just couldn't hang on." "No." "No." "No." "(SOBS)" "NEWSCASTER:" "It has been a successful visit for President Kennedy, who has been warmly received throughout the state of Texas." "But the political climate in Dallas has raised concerns for his safety and special security measures have been taken." "Nothing must occur that is disrespectful." "And the law enforcement agencies in this area are going to do everything within their power to ensure that no untoward accident or incident occurs." "What did Lyndon want?" "Love." "Poor thing." "I hope you gave it to him." "Oh, yeah, I piled it on pretty good." " You like?" " You look terrific." " Are the exercises helping?" " Well, I think they are." " I feel better." " It's kept me off Jacobson for a while." " I'm so glad, Jack." " How about you?" "You all right?" "I'm just a little nervous." "Well, it's a big crowd down there, if you'd rather not go." "I'll be there." "Okay" "You'll be great." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests." "It's a great honour for my wife and I to be here." "She's upstairs organising herself." "Takes her a little longer, but she looks so much better than I do." "(CROWD LAUGHING)" "I suppose it was two years ago..." "You look great." "Hi." "Two years ago in Paris, I introduced myself as the man who accompanied Mrs Kennedy to Paris, and I'm having that same sensation as I travel around Texas a little bit." "(CROWD LAUGHING)" "Nobody wonders what Lyndon and I wear." "Come on we're late." " (DOOR CLOSING)" " What you got there, Lee?" "Some curtain rods." "And it's reliable?" "All right, I appreciate that, Dave." "Thank you." "It's my turn for carpool and then I've gotta go to the..." "What's going on?" "A friend of mine at the AP said they're digging into Marilyn's estate." "They found evidence linking her to Jack." "Oh, God." "It's been a year and a half since she died." "They just won't let it go." " Are they going public with it?" " They'd like to." "He's just giving me a heads up." "I got to make some calls." "In other words, clean up after Jack again?" "Yeah, if you want to put it like that, I suppose." "You're Attorney General, Bobby, you don't find it a little degrading?" "No, I don't find it degrading." "It's my job..." "It's my job to protect my brother." "Besides, I recall at the time, you telling me to be Attorney General." "Exactly, not Jack's Mr Fix-It." "You can't keep doing this." "It's beneath you." " And it's eating you up." " No, no, it's not eating me up," " but clearly it's eating at you." " I can see that it is." "Listen, when he comes under attack that becomes my responsibility." "Okay?" "What do you want me to say?" " He's my brother." " And you're his." "He owes you a little respect." "He shouldn't be asking you to do this kind of thing." "After all this time, I thought you understood what it meant to be a Kennedy." "I've given you eight children." "Just when do I qualify?" "(DOOR SLAMMING)" "(PEOPLE CHATTERING)" "Want me to liven up that soda pop for you?" " Maybe a cherry?" " No, no, no, I'm fine, Peter." "Don't let him tease you, Bobby." " He's just playing the part of Peter Lawford." " It's a part I play rather well." "Well, maybe Sinatra'll hire you for his next picture." "(MARILYN LAUGHING)" "BOBBY:" "Pat, why didn't you tell me Marilyn Monroe would be here." " PAT:" "She's always here." " Well, then I shouldn't be here." "You're my brother." "Why wouldn't you be here?" "She's been with Jack." "If we stopped seeing everyone who's been with Jack," " we'd have no friends." " No!" "Peter!" "Marilyn!" " I don't want to..." "This is a bad idea." " Enjoy yourself, Bobby." " It's a great party, kids." " Marilyn, meet Monsignor Kennedy." " How are you'?" " Hello, Mr Attorney General." "Well, I admire your work." "Let's all have a drink." "Bobby doesn't drink, he doesn't smoke and he doesn't cheat on his wife." "Are you sure you're Jack's brother?" "(CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY)" "(MARILYN LAUGHING)" "So what's it like being the Attorney General?" "Well, it's challenging." "Certainly difficult at times, but I find it very, very gratifying really." "Oh, I was just kidding, silly." "I don't care." "How's it for you?" "Being an actress?" "Is that what I am?" "Well, I think so." " Come on, relax, Mr Attorney General." " (CHUCKLES)" " My dad was a producer in the 20s." " Mmm-hmm." " In Hollywood." " Really." "In fact, I once received a six gun and holster from Tom Mix." "Ooh!" "And he would come home from Hollywood and tell us all sorts of stories." "Oh, like what?" "Well, just how people in your business are different from everyone else." "If we were the same, no one would pay to see us." " Oops." " What?" "Oh, no!" " What did you..." " I think I lost my earring." "Oh, I don't..." "I should go." " Oh, there it is!" " Good, you found it." " There you are." " Thank you, Bobby." "Here, take my hand." " You're sweet taking me home." " There you are." " Yeah." "I'll just be a minute." " ED:" "Yes, sir." "Oh, it's chilly." "I think I'm going to build a fire." "A nice big fire." "And then I'm going to take off all my clothes." "There's nothing better than lying buck naked in front of the fire, don't you think?" "Aren't you going to come in and help me build that fire?" "No, I should..." "Ed and I should..." "To..." " I really should..." " No, you should send him back," " you can get a cab later." " Marilyn, I can't do this." "Come on, you can't say no to me." "You can't." "I really should go home." "You can fight it all you want, but sooner or later I'll get you." "BOBBY:" "Jack?" "What's going on?" "Is everything okay?" "Marilyn's driving me crazy." "She is crazy." "She called me 15 times this week, each time less coherent." "It's bizarre." "She says that sleeping with the President is her patriotic duty." " She wants to be a good soldier." " So tell her to go join the Marines." "And then she sends me this goddamn thing." "I mean, Bobby, that is just..." "That's way out of line." " God damn, it says "Jack, with love always."" " I know what it says." "Just get rid of it." "Melt it down." "Hide it." "I don't care." "Jack, she is too volatile." "You need to end it with her." "I tried." "Of course." "I can't call her." "It'll be on the White House log." "Can you talk to her, Bobby?" "She likes you." "She'll listen to you." "No way." "This is your mess you deal with it." "Bobby?" "No, no, I live in the real world, Jack." "Where wives get upset when their husbands visit Marilyn Monroe." "I'll never ask you to do something like this for me again." "You have my word." "(EXHALES)" "He said he wants to leave Jackie." "He told me again, just the other day." "He said I'm all that he lives for." "He never said any of those things, Marilyn." "(SIGHS)" "Were you there?" "(SCOFFS)" "You don't know what he wants." "And you're turning him against me because..." "Because you're jealous." "Because he's with me and you're not." "No, no, that's all make believe." "You're living in a dream world, Marilyn." "I'm not making it up, Bobby." "I know what you're feeling in your heart and I know you think it's real." "But what he says to you in passion and what he really means are two different things." "You're a beautiful, gifted girl." " You need to focus on your career." " He said we would get married." " No, he promised me, Bobby." " No." "No, there's no marriage." "It's over." "I want to hear it from him." "I want to hear it from him." "I want to hear..." " Look at me." " No, I know what you really think this is." "A secret." "Jack and me, everyone in town knows about us." "That's why you can't see him any more." "It's over, Marilyn." "You need to forget about Jack." "You're asking me to forget about the man I love." "The man I want to have babies with." "There's no future for you and Jack." "You need to accept that." "You need to accept that." " Bobby just let me talk to him, please?" " Listen to me." "If you try to reach him we will turn this around on you." "We'll make him innocent and you'll be the home wrecker." "For trying to blackmail the President, no studio will hire you." "It's over, Marilyn." " But he loves me, Bobby." " Bye." "MAN ON RADIO:" "But with midterm elections only three months away..." "If you guys don't stop it we're going to tickle you." "(KIDS LAUGHING)" "MAN ON RADIO:" "In Los Angeles, the body of Marilyn Monroe was found by her housekeeper in the early morning hours." "The victim of an apparent suicide." "The 36-year-old film star who tantalised millions throughout her career, but who was herself troubled by alcohol and drug use, had slipped, according to close friends, into a deep despondency for reasons that are, at the moment, unclear." "REPORTER 1:" "Mr President?" "Mr President?" "How are you gonna get the Southern Democrats to support your civil rights legislation?" "I believe that civil rights is a moral issue and certainly hope that our friends in the south will adopt that view." "Sir, what about Vietnam." "Are you considering a troop withdrawal?" "I'm committed to stopping the communists, but the war is in the hands of the Vietnamese." "They're gonna have to win or lose that for themselves." "Thank you." " There's no timeline." " REPORTER 2:" "Over here, Mr President." "What happens if the legislation stays stuck in Senate?" "REPORTER 3:" "Is it still a war we can win, sir?" "REPORTER 4:" "Excuse me, can you tell us..." "Mr President, Mrs Kennedy we will be landing in Dallas in a couple of minutes." "JACK:" "Good." "Weather any better?" "It's cleared up, sir." "Okay." "Why don't you have him put the top down in the car." "Yes, sir." "Lady Bird is very excited for us to be spending the weekend at the ranch." " Yes, I'm thrilled." " It's going to be fun, Jack." "Yeah, it's going to be fun for you." "You'll be out there riding horses with Lady Bird." "I'm going to be up there listening to Lyndon" " complain about Bobby." " Complain about Bobby." " That's right." " Why don't you try changing the subject?" " I never thanked you." " For what?" "Just for, well, making the trip." "Coming with me." "Sure." "Staying with me." "It hasn't always been easy." "And it's never been boring." "It's been a hell of a thing watching you go through these last couple of months." "I don't want to see you suffer like that again." "I'm gonna do everything I can to be the man you deserve." " I love you, Jack." " I love you, too." "I've never been so happy in my life." "What are you doing home?" "I'll work here this afternoon." "Some of the guys from the office are coming by." "Besides that, I didn't want to apologise to you over the phone." "Ethel, I'm so sorry for what I said to you." "To say that you weren't a Kennedy." "That hurt me more than I can tell you." "I know." "The almighty Kennedy's." "That may have been true once when dad was dad, but I don't know any more." "Bobby, this is our time." "I know." "I belong to you and to the children." "You're the Kennedys to me." "Listen to me." "When Jack comes back from Texas, I'm gonna tell him." "I will manage the re-election campaign, but that's it." "I'm through." "No more Mr Fix-It." "I'm done." "If that means we have to leave Washington, then so be it." "Are you okay with that?" "I know you love dancing at the White House." "(BOTH CHUCKLE)" "And I have done it and it was great." "But I also love watching a ball game at Fenway Park." "I love you." "Hey, Lee?" "We're all headed down to the knoll to see if we can get a good look at Kennedy." " Why don't you save me a spot." " Sure thing." "(CROWD CHEERING)" "JACKIE:" "Hello, it's nice to meet you." "JACK:" "Thanks for coming out." "(INDISTINCT)" "For me?" "Thank you." "Uncle Joe." "Please, you can watch the television later." "We're gonna get you to stand today." "Won't that be wonderful?" "To stand all on your own?" "Now, let me help you." "I know you can do it." "You just have to try." "Now, come on, Uncle Joe." "Uncle Joe, please." "Joe, that's enough." "I want to speak to him, Ann, alone." "Your behaviour is an embarrassment." "Next week is Thanksgiving, the children are coming in." "Do you want them to see a pathetic cripple or a man with the courage to fight?" "Look at me." "Joe, look at me this instant." "Kennedys don't cry." "(SOBBING)" "Isn't that what we always taught them?" "Hmm?" "Oh, Joe." "I know how hard this has been for you being held prisoner in your own body, but we have to bow to God's plan and carry on." "We have to set an example that the children and their children will always remember." "You're going to stand up and greet them when they come for Thanksgiving." "That will be your gift to them." "The gift of courage." "I'll help you." "(CROWD CHEERING)" "All right, Joe, stand up." " (JOE GRUNTS)" " Leave him alone, Ann." "He's not strong enough, he can't..." "Ann, dear, stop talking." " Thank you." " You're welcome." "What are you waiting for, boys?" "Dig in." "NEWSCASTER:" "The motorcade is nearing the downtown area." "Where people have been gathering since early morning to get a glimpse of the President and Mrs Kennedy." "You can do it, dear." "You have to try." "Picture the children here Joe, Jack, Bobby." "They all want to see you stand." "NEWSCASTER:" "Very Texas-sized welcome." "People are applauding and waving, ten deep in places, on the Dallas sidewalk." "The crowds are growing more enthusiastic with each succeeding block." "The President and First Lady are clearly enjoying their reception." "Any concerns about embarrassing incidents seem to have melted away in the warm Texas sun." "Bless us, Oh Lord, for these thy gifts which we are about to receive from thy bounty." "Through Christ our Lord, Amen." "You can do it, Joe, if you try." "You're not trying." " Try Joe." " Please, Aunt Rose." "Stop." "It's too much." "Nothing is too much for Joseph Patrick Kennedy." "He can do anything." "(RIFLE FIRING)" "They're going to be so proud of you." "NEWSCASTER:" "Here is a bulletin from CBS news." "In Dallas, Texas, three shots were fired at President Kennedy's motorcade in downtown Dallas." "The first reports say that President Kennedy has been seriously wounded by this shooting." " (PHONE RINGING)" " Well, I just want to be there when they cart him off to jail." "That'll be a good day." "Telephone, Bobby, it's Hoover." "Wow!" "Maybe he's calling to resign." "(ALL LAUGHING)" " How are you?" " I have news for you." "The President has been shot, when I get more details, I'll call you back." " My God." " Bobby?" "Oh, my God." "(PHONE RINGING)" " Hello?" " Bobby, this is Lyndon." "My heart goes out to you and your family." " Thank you." " I'm on the plane." "They're bringing the casket on board, and Ms Kennedy." "The Secret Service told me to leave for my own safety, but I said, "No, I'm not leaving without that casket and Ms Kennedy."" "That's all right." "I'm sure she appreciates that." "I'm not sure whether we're looking at some kind of international communist conspiracy here or what it is, but I think it's important that we have a President." "So I was wondering if it would be all right with you if I took the oath of office before we get in the air." "I suppose that would be the right thing to do." "Now there's some question about the oath." "Who can administer it?" "Does it have to be the Chief Justice?" "I can get that for you." "And could you get me the correct wording?" "Uh-huh." "I'll look into that and I'll get back to you." "Thank you, Bobby." "I appreciate that." "No." "It's okay." "(CHILDREN CRYING)" "(GIRL CRYING)" "Daddy?" "Does this mean that you're going to be president now?"