Newton Minow: Photos with Two Presidents and Elmo
"Old Goats" interview with Jonathan Alter
Jonathan Alter interviewed Newton Minow in 2021 : JON: I know the broadcasters were very upset with the speech. But how did the Kennedy White House react? NEWTON MINOW: They liked it, though around that time a White House aide [Ralph Dungan] called to say, “We want you to hire Jews but not all Jews.” I said, “Listen, it takes one to catch one.” Sarnoff [ David Sarnoff , the founder of NBC] is Jewish. Paley [ William Paley , the founder of CBS] is Jewish. Goldenson [ Leonard Goldenson , the founder of also-ran ABC] is Jewish. JON: Wow, that took some nerve for him to do that when his boss’ father was the famous anti-Semite Joe Kennedy . I guess that was just standard in those days, huh? NEWTON MINOW: Not uncommon. No offense taken. JON: With the recent deaths of Jean Kennedy Smith , Harris Wofford and Mortimer Caplin , JFK’s siblings, senior White House aides and agency heads are all dead except for you. So you’re one of the only people alive who can ...
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