Is your oxygen mix right? Darn it. Adlai! : Kenny O'Donnell Good. If the sun comes up tomorrow, it is only because of men of good will. : Commander William B. Ecker [answers the phone]. On a pad, Bobby writes the word "ORTSAC"]. : It's called "ORTSAC", I believe. I hate it. Filming & Production Just for once, Norman Mailer got it right. Kenny O'Donnell Mechanical failures are fine. ", 13 Days opens on March 16 in London and from March 23 nationwide, Hollywood goes back to time when Kennedys were unsullied heroes and finds a surprise star, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. What? Jack Kennedy once told a campaign correspondent, pointing to O'Donnell asleep on a plane. That at least is the impression you get from 13 Days, a widely praised but controversial Hollywood thriller which revisits Camelot's greatest triumph and recasts the Kennedys as the unsullied heroes they were before revelations of voracious womanising, interminable CIA plotting and Mafia links took the shine off. : Now I've known the man for fifteen years. Kenny O'Donnell President Kennedy He better, because nobody believes he's up to this - nobody. Good speech, Teddy. That *was* a bad day Hell, I thought there'd be more good days. Kenny O'Donnell Kevin graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications from the University of South Florida in Tampa. There is no doubt the name Kennedy divides people, and there seems to be a real resonance here. : And you, you think I'll play your Judas for you. Helen O'Donnell : : And with the grace of G-d, it'll get you through. Rate Professor O'Donnell. Kiss your Catholic ass? . He denies, however, that his family exercised any undue influence on the script. Kenny O'Donnell Yes, we can! It's very important that he doesn't, or things can go very badly out of control. "The world stood like a playing card on edge" during the Cuban Missile Crisis, he wrote, while the superpowers played poker with humanity. All. Honey, we're not going to let it come to that, I promise. Kenny O'Donnell Kenny O'Donnell Play trailer 2:46 6 Videos 99+ Photos Drama History Thriller In October 1962, the Kennedy administration struggles to contain the Cuban Missile Crisis. [to Bobby] Robert F. Kennedy, a friend and classmate of O'Donnell's at Harvard, had first brought him into his brother John's campaign organization when John ran for the Senate in 1952. Major, a few days ago the President ordered me to help him keep control of what's going on out there. You're in the White House right now because of the Kennedys. Sat 3 Mar 2001 07.12 EST Just for once, Norman Mailer got it right. : And I want my kids to stop eating the candy in the Oval Office. : Everybody wants to. CASHES EARNINGS; WSOP: 8: $435,588: CIRCUIT: 5: $5,855: Results; News; Photos; . | Thirteen Days unfolds from the perspective of Kenneth O'Donnell, who is played by Costner. Well, real life usually is, Walter. [pause] I'm going on TV You know, maybe the American people will go with me, even if their elected representatives won't. The analysts say it was written by someone under considerable stress. You sleeping? 1.5. [Scali has relayed a possible Soviet proffer] Kenny O'Donnell [Kenny eats a piece of the president's breakfast as the president reads the newspaper] : Ted Sorensen | Fuck! [the military has gone to DEFCON 2 without the president's approval] : : This book addresses the assassination right away, and the remainder of the book is a chronological collection of their memories of him. Robert Kennedy Kenneth Patrick O'Donnell [1] (March 4, 1924 - September 9, 1977) was an American political consultant and the special assistant and appointments secretary to President John F. Kennedy from 1961 until Kennedy's assassination in November 1963. Don't take it to court, but we've got good circumstantial evidence. : Kenny O'Donnell Commander, if you are fired upon, the President will be forced to attack the sites that fire on you. He said O'Donnell's only memorable recorded contribution to the discussions was his initial belief that Cuba meant nothing to the electorate. McGeorge Bundy Oh, I don't know; we could have to go down to Lyndon's ranch again, dressed up as cowboys, shoot deer out of the back of his convertible. Kenny O'Donnell Commander William B. Ecker I was Bastard. I'm not calling and canceling on Daley! President Kennedy Kenny O'Donnell There is no expert on the subject; I mean, there is no wise old man. : I wasn't able to write it, Kenny. Kenny O'Donnell Hi. Yeah, um how bad it is is up to you. Jacqueline Kennedy Don't get shot at. Kenny O'Donnell : Kenny O'Donnell Kenny O'Donnell See all events where they placed in-the-money. Kenny O'Donnell I was eating that. ", "You see Kenny?" President Kennedy Another priceless moment from the tapes, when LeMay pounded the table and bellowed, "It's the greatest defeat in our history!We should invade today!' He doesn't want to have to do that. There is no expert on this subject, I mean, there is no "wise old man," there's shit, there's just *us*. He confirmed it, just a little while ago in a letter. The final . What about my men? Jacqueline Kennedy : : Then who is it? : Maybe because he let others tell that story he has been somewhat forgotten. View the profiles of people named Connor Ian Kenneth O'Donnell. We do know from memoir accounts, that Kennedy expressly asked O'Donnell to be at all the meetings where the president was in attendance and offer candid comments in private afterwards.". Kenny O'Donnell Excuse me sir, what the hell is going on here? They can wait for you. : Well, I think we haven't been that impressive today; they have good reason to question our judgment. President Kennedy Pierre Salinger How do you become the KGB top spy in the United States? We don't have anyone to protect us, I don't want to be writing letters home to parents. Kenny O'Donnell However, the film's co-producer Peter Almond is adamant O'Donnell's role was much wider than his title suggested. Ted Sorensen Theodore Chaikin Sorensen (May 8, 1928 - October 31, 2010) was an American lawyer, writer, and presidential adviser. A cold. : : Yeah, some back channel! [talking about the missiles in Turkey] I said for a *second*. Today, the Soviets are reneging. Kenny O'Donnell : Commander William B. Ecker :