28 March 1961 Factual, TV Movie 52 mins
A look at the daily business of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, with a focus on some of the political issues he faces six weeks into his term. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.
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Joseph Julian as Narrator (voice)
John F. Kennedy as Self
Jacqueline Kennedy as Self
Hubert H. Humphrey as Self
Robert F. Kennedy as Self
McGeorge Bundy as Self
Paul B. Fay Jr. as Self
John Kenneth Galbraith as Self
Arthur Goldberg as Self
Richard Goodwin as Self
Albert Gore Sr. as Self
Walter W. Heller as Self
Eunice Kennedy Shriver as Self
Evelyn Lincoln as Self
John J. McCloy as Self
Kenneth P. O'Donnell as Self
D. A. Pennebaker Camera Operator
Bo Goldman Producer
Robert Farren Editor
Peggy Lawson Editor
Kenneth Stilson Director
Robert Drew Executive Producer
Larry Moyer Editor
Anita Posner Editor
Albert Maysles Director
Richard Leacock Director
D. A. Pennebaker Director
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