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To: Dale Baker who wrote (28448)	9/10/2006 11:03:25 AM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 541045

I have only seen clips of JFK giving speeches (which were written by Ted Sorenson and not himself) but he made a powerful combination of rhetoric and speaking style. At the same time, the few clips I have seen of him at press conferences came across as the smug rich kid he was. Mixed verdict there. I completely agree. That's why I skipped over him. Some of his press conferences appeared to show he could think on his feet but, on reflection, I think it was actually more a talent for quick repartee than for thinking on his feet. As for Reagan and Quayle, I have no sources on the latter but do have some rather distant ones on the former. My sources there are rather unanimous that he knew more than he seemed to appear to know in public but had no talent for complicated thoughts. Which, as you said, one would hope to find in a president. Because, after all, it is a complicated world.