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| 0:00.0 | Spexavers have asked me to tell you something important, so I've gone creative and dug out my |
| 0:05.9 | old jack-in-the-box. It's about prices and how they jump up when you least expect them. |
| 0:16.0 | I said jump up when you least expect them. I said jump up when you least expect them. Oh, that Spexaver's glasses still start from 15 pounds. |
| 0:19.0 | Not now, Jack, including standard single vision lenses only. He's going to jump up now isn't he? |
| 0:24.3 | Oh well you're better off with spec savers. Oh I knew it. Ask in store for details. |
| 0:32.2 | Hello welcome to the history hit World Wars podcast I'm James Rogers and in this |
| 0:36.2 | episode we get a rare glimpse into the life of John F. Kennedy. There are so many |
| 0:41.2 | books, articles and films about the 35th President, but it's not often you get to hear about the man from the people who knew him, those who worked for him. |
| 0:50.5 | And in this episode, we get to speak with Deedry Henderson, who was hired by JFK as his research assistant |
| 0:56.1 | as he ran for the presidency in 1959, and Senator Kennedy gave Deedry his post-Second World War diary so she could learn more about his thinking. |
| 1:06.0 | So from this we get to learn about his wartime and post-war thoughts, his experiences |
| 1:10.9 | at Potsdam, his perception of war and leadership and of |
| 1:14.4 | of his idle Winston Churchill. |
| 1:17.1 | But by talking to Deirdrie we get to learn, well, about those questions you have to |
| 1:21.6 | ask anyone who work for JFK. what was he like to work for? |
| 1:26.1 | What was it like the day they won the presidency in that close election over Nixon? |
| 1:31.2 | And how did that fateful day play out in 1963 when JFK was tragically assassinated? |
| 1:38.6 | This is a rare and fascinating episode. Hi, dear Drey, thank you so much for taking the time to join us from the other side of the world, |
| 2:00.0 | from Massachusetts, from Manchester by the sea, to talk about JFK. How are you doing today? |
| 2:05.6 | I'm doing fine and it's a pleasure to speak with you. |
| 2:08.4 | Oh great. Well, let's talk about JFK because there's so many books, articles and films about the |
| 2:16.0 | 35th President of the United States but it really is not very often that we get to hear |
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