Firsts Quote by Pierre Salinger

Jackie Kennedy was magnificent in the days and weeks immediately following her husband's assassination. She was especially wonderful to me.

— Pierre Salinger

I got into the Kennedy White House because at the time I was president of the Women's National Press Club, and they assigned me…

— Helen Thomas

The fact is he [John F.Kennedy] always had to have somebody around besides Jackie [Kennedy]. Whatever their relationship, he wanted company. I think it…

— Chris Matthews

I've been obsessed with the Kennedys since I was a child, and Bobby Kennedy is, hands down, my favorite among them.

— Emily Giffin

I respect the Kennedy family. I respect their service. They do a tremendous amount of good. You don't blame the children for the sins…

— Bernard Goldberg

I don't consider myself part of the Kennedy family. It's almost like a little point of honor. I'm a DiFalco at the end of…

— Carole Radziwill

I love JFK. My mother had been a worker on his campaign and adored him.

— Tim Matheson

I liked Jackie as an individual. I felt bad about how he was treated. He's a better man than me by far.

— Vernon Law

What interested me most about the Kennedys was the family situation. Somehow, they had created this family that lasted over time, they had a…

— Doris Kearns Goodwin

I was the first boy in the Kennedy family to graduate from college.

— Mark Kennedy

I didn't marry into the Kennedy family, I married Anthony Radziwill. I'm proud of him and his family, the Radziwills. They exist, they're real,…

— Carole Radziwill

In two months Joseph Kennedy had taken over my entire life, and I trusted him implicitly to make the most of it.

— Gloria Swanson