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title: "12 Kennedy Quotes By Chris Matthews"
description: "12 Kennedy quotes by Chris Matthews. Plus more from Chris Matthews and more Kennedy sayings from other authors."
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> [The Kennedys formed a Kennedy party.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/the-kennedys-formed-a-kennedy-party/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

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> [ \[John F. Kennedy\] was Arthur, the guy in the middle of the room with all the swords pointed at him. ... He… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/john-f-kennedy-was-arthur-the-guy-in-the-middle-of-the-room-with-all/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

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> [ \[John F.Kennedy\] liked fresh company, new people to come visit and then leave. ... I think he liked the protection of numbers… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/john-f-kennedy-liked-fresh-company-new-people-to-come-visit-and-then/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

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> [ I see some parallels \[with Barack Obama\] but I don't see the leadership that this guy \[John F.Kennedy\] had of other men… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-see-some-parallels-with-barack-obama-but-i-don-t-see-the-leadership/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

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> [ It was fascinating what a total interest he \[John F. Kennedy\] had in his tradecraft of being a politician. I didn't realize… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/it-was-fascinating-what-a-total-interest-he-john-f-kennedy-had-in-his/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

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> [ The fact is he \[John F.Kennedy\] always had to have somebody around besides Jackie \[Kennedy\]. Whatever their relationship, he wanted company. I… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/the-fact-is-he-john-f-kennedy-always-had-to-have-somebody-around/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

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> [Medicare, getting through that in the '60s, after Kennedy's assassination, where there was such an emotional desire to do something to carry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/medicare-getting-through-that-in-the-60s-after-kennedy-s/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

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> [ I always thought of him \[Jack Kennedy\] as a prince, with a charmed life. He was a guy who was sick and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-always-thought-of-him-jack-kennedy-as-a-prince-with-a-charmed-life/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

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> [ \[John F. Kennedy\] kept a diary and in the White House dictated his thoughts. He felt real guilt at the killing of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/john-f-kennedy-kept-a-diary-and-in-the-white-house-dictated-his/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

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> [ Jean \[Kennedy Smith, JFK's sister\] told me she thinks the whole sports angle has been overplayed, that politics was central to him.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/jean-kennedy-smith-jfk-s-sister-told-me-she-thinks-the-whole-sports/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

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> [How much he was shaped by being in the hospital so much as a kid. Because he was sick, he was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/how-much-he-was-shaped-by-being-in-the-hospital-so-much-as-a-kid/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

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> [“Earlier that year, at the hundredth anniversary of his Harvard club, a member was talking about the spirit of Harvard College and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/earlier-that-year-at-the-hundredth-anniversary-of-his-harvard-club-a/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

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## Other authors on Kennedy

## More by Chris Matthews

> [You don't know whether he's thought through how this is going to affect the Middle East.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/you-don-t-know-whether-he-s-thought-through-how-this-is-going-to/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [Natural-born American means you don't have to be naturalized. You were born to an American mother, like President Obama, no matter where you were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/natural-born-american-means-you-don-t-have-to-be-naturalized-you-were/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [ I think that the candidates who are doing it \[not debating\] are doing a great disservice to the party. It's a sign of an… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-think-that-the-candidates-who-are-doing-it-not-debating-are-doing-a/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [To become a saint in the Catholic Church, the normal procedure is, beatification, requiring one miracle in your name, then canonization, roughly in five…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/to-become-a-saint-in-the-catholic-church-the-normal-procedure-is/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [The whole reason we organize grassroots is, we think any politician that gets elected needs to be held accountable 365 days a year.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/the-whole-reason-we-organize-grassroots-is-we-think-any-politician/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [ I don't sense an \[Barack\] Obama party. I think politics is transactional for him. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-don-t-sense-an-barack-obama-party-i-think-politics-is-transactional/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [What happens to conservatives when they get near the White House? How come they only seem to be talking the good talk at, say,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/what-happens-to-conservatives-when-they-get-near-the-white-house-how/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [I'm closer to anybody who believes that we should lead not from behind, but from the front. Rand Paul is one step behind, leading…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-m-closer-to-anybody-who-believes-that-we-should-lead-not-from/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [Let's not forget, Sarah Palin may not have a golden touch, but she gave Christine O'Donnell candidate a big touch that got her over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/let-s-not-forget-sarah-palin-may-not-have-a-golden-touch-but-she-gave/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [Here's the Republican Party with round heels for anybody who says the right thing at the current moment. Regardless of their record, regardless of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/here-s-the-republican-party-with-round-heels-for-anybody-who-says-the/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [When lightning strikes you want to be there, right there in the room. You, not everybody's going to say yes to you. Just don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/when-lightning-strikes-you-want-to-be-there-right-there-in-the-room/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [Sarah Palin is an empty vessel ready to be filled by ideology that she doesn't even understand, and that is really scary. Nothing is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/sarah-palin-is-an-empty-vessel-ready-to-be-filled-by-ideology-that/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [“Earlier that year, at the hundredth anniversary of his Harvard club, a member was talking about the spirit of Harvard College and saying how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/earlier-that-year-at-the-hundredth-anniversary-of-his-harvard-club-a/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [ I think we all \[americans\] think we're a special country. But the question is, what - what call does that give us? ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-think-we-all-americans-think-we-re-a-special-country-but-the/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [I'm not just gonna go after the black Jesse Jackson they all want to make fun of, but I know the wrong people are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-m-not-just-gonna-go-after-the-black-jesse-jackson-they-all-want-to/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

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                        "text": "“Earlier that year, at the hundredth anniversary of his Harvard club, a member was talking about the spirit of Harvard College and saying how glad he was that the school had produced neither “a Joseph McCarthy or an Alger Hiss.” On hearing that coupling, Kennedy jumped from his chair. “How dare you compare the name of a great American patriot with that of a traitor!” and left the room. As for his father, the very thought”",
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