vue - President Elect John F Kennedy - December 1960

New President Select John F. Kennedy presenting his new administration for the press. Among them the new Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. Meeting with Senator George Smathers and Senator Stuart Symington. Symington was considered Kennedy's first choice for vice president but was dropped in favor of Texas Senator Lyndon B. Johnson in the politically tight race. He advised President Kennedy as a member of ExComm during the October 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. At the White House, the stage of history is set for the first meeting between President Eisenhower and Senator Kennedy since the election. The oldest of the nation's presidents and the youngest president-elect meet in an atmosphere of cordial informality to discuss the transition from the present to the incoming administration. Mr. and Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy arriving in Florida with their newborn son John. Former Governor of Minnesota Orville Freeman appointed Secretary of Agriculture. At Palm Beach newsmen cover the Strategy Conference of Vice President Elect-Lyndon Johnson, House Speaker Sam Rayburn and new Senate Majority Leader, Mike Mansfield with President-Elect Kennedy.