From the archives: Robert F. Kennedy on "Face the Nation" in 1967

"Face the Nation" sat down with then-Senator Robert F. Kennedy on November 26, 1967. Sen. Kennedy was questioned by CBS News Correspondent Roger Mudd, New York Times Washington Bureau Chief Tom Wicker, and CBS News Correspondent Martin Agronsky.
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"Face the Nation" is America's premier Sunday morning public affairs program. The broadcast is one of the longest-running news programs in the history of television, having debuted November 7, 1954 on CBS. Every Sunday, "Face the Nation" moderator and CBS News senior foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan welcomes leaders, newsmakers, and experts to a lively round table discussion of current events and the latest news.

[@markboulanger1113]

This was back when we had REAL leaders AND also REAL journalists ! Amazing how far we have fallen in both respects.

[@cervelliinfiore4331]

Blu room Rapallo

[@cervelliinfiore4331]

0:57 utenti ho in ti ti ci f fa n

[@rainbowseeker5930]

These 3 journalists obviously looked up to him with the utmost respect, as if they foresaw they were in front of one of America's Founding Fathers !

[@JessJoanne]

We have one running right now. His son! #Kennedy24

[@markboulanger1113]

Yes, I like him ! Biden is a disaster! @@JessJoanne

[@markbergman1229]

Teddy really nailed it when he said "simply be remembered as a good and decent man, who saw wrong and tried to right it, saw suffering and tried to heal it, saw war and tried to stop it".

[@parvanehshowrai7376]

we have very few of them

[@kentexican5844]

Amen.

[@jefferyepstein9210]

Today's politician sees wrong and finds a way to profit from it. If they see suffering they look for a way to benefit from it. If they see a war they look for a way to drag it on for fear votes.

[@rp3875]

So tragic that his life was taken via aviolence

[@JackSparrow-nq5wh]

​@@rp3875 his life was taken by the Deep State

[@mortimerzilch2608]

I cry every time I see Bobby talking so clearly and emotionally. What a horrible loss to Americans.

[@DemonetisedZone]

Apart from that time he got Marilyn Monroe done in😏

[@bacitahadi2830]

Verdade que perda horrivel tambem choro ate hoje q vejo Robert kennedi falar

[@clc-gl4jn]

@@DemonetisedZone dumb comment. He didn't. All those rumors were to try to get him and JFK out of office by J Edgar Hoover (if they did not shoot them) in saying he was scandalous when Bobby especially was incredibly faithful to his wife being Catholic having 11 kids and they had love at first sight. Bobby was a good gentle soul. All the duplicitous BS rumors were simply another attack on him and his brother...

[@oldsoul2882]

Got that right he is so missed 😭😭😭😭😢

[@deloreswillis9224]

@@bacitahadi2830 me 2 so heartbreaking

[@kellyo8324]

Wow, so calm & civil. Hosts actually let him give full answers w/out interrupting.

[@TipToe67]

real journalists!

[@charlesh1]

Politicians were actually smart, well read and articulate. How refreshing.

[@kellyo8324]

@@charlesh1 I was just an infant then but it certainly seems that the media was kinder & more gentle than now.

[@jameshardison5619]

@@kellyo8324 the media then was not owned by corporations. They would loose their career quickly if they reported a story that was untrue. Everything was fact checked like crazy before you heard anything. You should watch the movie The post to see the integrity. Consumerism has been our death.

[@kellyo8324]

@@jameshardison5619 I will watch it, thx!

[@temporarystranger95]

After Bobby’s powerful final words, you can tell the journalists are left speechless. Incredible man. Real integrity and passion.

[@bluecolor1600]

​@@RetiredVet2020get some glasses! YES, THEY WERE!!🙈👎

[@rainbowseeker5930]

What a great President he might have been....Just think of a possible 8 year term for him running this country, and then compare that to Sleepy Joe's period !

[@barbarabaldwin7120]

INTEGRITY!

[@temporarystranger95]

@@rainbowseeker5930 NO modern president would have compared favorably to Bobby had he lived and been elected President. Our last great political personality, a rock star, beloved by the people, advocate for the poor and dispossessed, singular and unique, transcended labels.

[@dshepherd107]

@@temporarystranger95His son RFK Jr is very much like his father

[@alohatraveler]

Man, what a president he would have made. This country so needed him. Sad

[@janekelley2001]

That's why they killed him.

[@roygonzalez4367]

Robert F Kennedy ; " RFK ,The Greatest President That Never Was ." . . . RIP Brother

[@Tuxster3]

Yep!

[@shawnbiesiada1741]

I totally agree

[@arthurfallowfield6133]

How we needed him. How we still need him. I believe that no one is indispensable, but he was the exception that proved the rule. Anyone who thinks that not so only needs to look at the current President and the UK's current PM.

[@johnedward3404]

**Robert and his brother John,,, both wanted to stop the war,,,, lift up the poor,,, and bring equality,,, to the black community!!!! They were murdered by the dark forces,,, that still run this country!!!! Vote blue!!**

[@Anthony-ws2ve]

@@arthurfallowfield6133 The whole thing that sickens me is the real killer was the the security guard Thane Eugene Cesar, who was standing behind RFK & to his right holding on to his suit coat, when Sirhan who was standing in front of RFK 3 to 6 feet, began firing & the guard was seen pulling out his gun and shot RFK behind his right ear in the mastoid bone, causing powder burns on his right ear lobe.

[@constantdarkfog49]

What a great loss, Robert was a compassionate man, he was the pulse of America. RIP

[@billparsons7765]

Pure charisma. Great perspective. Eloquent speaker. Huge loss for the USA and the world that his life was taken so early.

[@nicholasadamson2103]

It was a huge loss. Thank God his son RFK Jr. is stepping up in 2024, and it's going to be one hell of a fight.

[@chriswarmack1786]

Truly ahead of his time. Would've been a fine President

[@pb7491]

Quite possibly the best POTUS the World never received. How he could have changed the course of world history for the better.

[@VonAllenSports]

Murdered by the same power that people are voting for today when they vote for a career politician/Establishment uniparty person.

[@nicholasadamson2103]

Fortunately, we now have his son stepping up to the plate. I'm sure they will try to assassinate him also, its going to be one hell of a fight.

[@VonAllenSports]

@@nicholasadamson2103 they will if his chances of getting in power is increased.

[@ADreamingTraveler]

@@nicholasadamson2103 His son was just complaining on Twitter how the Secret Service won't come protect him not realizing that you have to wait a specific amount of days to receive protection if you're running for president. He just assumed you'd get it instantly for some reason which kind of worries me that he didn't even know how that simple process worked. Also why would he be worried about them protecting him when they took out his dad and uncle lol

[@simonp37]

@@nicholasadamson2103 RFK Jr. will never live up to his fathers legacy. That ship has sailed a looooong time ago.

[@dondipentima4467]

I feel so much emotion hearing RFK speak. I was so honored to shake his hand at OKC airport. His speech at OU that evening was so moving. How different the world would be.

[@vivianpowell1732]

Don DiPentima I too met Robert F. Kennedy. He was the guest speaker at a college newspaper conference I attended in NYC in 1966. My group had a nice conversation with him before the banquet at the conclusion of the conference. Aside from special personal and family moments, meeting Robert Kennedy that night remains the most memorable experience of my life.

[@teresa7648]

And how different the world would be had President Kennedy not been assassinated 😢

[@gladysveigl7583]

Wow, real questions that people want the answers to and no badgering or talking over the guest. What a concept!

[@dalialule6324]

People were classy back then, when they asked a question they let you answer before moving on.

[@melodymurdock459]

If only....... ( Rest in peace dear RFK aka Bobby) One of a kind.....

[@robertsvorinich890]

@@melodymurdock459 I was 16 years old when he was assassinated. I remember visiting my late brother , he was shaken over Bobby's death. I believe had he lived a President RFK would have gotten us out of that terrible war. Many lives would have been saved. RIP Bobby.

[@thomaspick4123]

People were civil back then. No shouting, no stepping someone over that’s talking. The interviewers listened to what the guest was saying and modified their questions accordingly. Today, the press are pigs. No manners. Didn’t their parents teach them properly?

[@andan04]

And guests who answer the question asked rather than pivoting to the rehearsed talking point in response to the question they wish had been asked.

[@donaldauguston9740]

An exceptional man! What a shame we lost him decades too early.

[@johnnypastrana6727]

What a shame that people can't make the connection to the Deep State today. They were the ones who murdered both the Kennedys.

[@stevekern7235]

@@johnnypastrana6727 Think Zionists, They did both and 9/11 as well.

[@nicholasadamson2103]

​@johnnypastrana6727 indeed. RFK Jr has a lot to say on the matter.

[@ChinmayKashid]

Bobby always spoke his mind.. he was less of a politician ,more of a rebel.... Rest in Peace ,Good Sir!!!

[@weston.weston]

He comes across as very smart, capable, ambitious but also humble...such a beautiful mix of characteristics.

[@dogfan4lyfe]

Exactly. I bet he was wearing a thong made of licorice.

[@consuelobuenafe2154]

Oh God! He is class. Very intelligent. And emanates sweetness. Such loss.

[@enshk79]

@Joseph Cacioppo judging people’s personal private lives???

[@MNBluestater]

When he was shot he asked about the condition of those near him. Witnesses reported that Kennedy said, “Is everybody okay? Is Paul all right?” Such a giving, caring man.

[@MNBluestater]

21:00 We desperately needed Bobby at that time, and his legacy would have continued today. He talked about a vision of racial and economic equity, he spoke to our values, he spoke to our conscience and he spoke to our hearts. His points about Vietnam applies as much today in the Middle East-what is our interest vs. our values. The only difference is we got better eliminating fewer people vs. many. We had a fork in the road and chose continued division, wealth vs. those without it, greed. So very sad.

[@bobtaylor170]

@@MNBluestater , thank you for mentioning that. He was a great, heroic figure.

[@bdconroy89]

Late to the party here, but what a brilliant man. I remember being shocked and dismayed when I learned he had once sat at the same table as Sen. McCarthy during his infamous hearings, before learning how quickly he had become disillusioned with the process. I later saw an interview where he openly admitted his employment under Sen. McCarthy was a mistake, and then only admired him more for his candidness. President Kennedy may have been more gregarious, charismatic and glamorous than Bobby, but there's no question in my mind that Bobby would have been the one who affected greater change on both American society and the world at large. The good Senator spoke with a clarity and conviction that we sorely need today, and his time serving as AG prior to the assassination of President Kennedy (and his subsequent neutering under President Johnson) only proves he was not afraid to take on the big dogs to do the right thing, no matter the cost.

[@liecrusher3506]

McCarthy was the godfather of one of his children. The only reason he left him, was his not getting along with Roy Cohn.

[@teresa7648]

President Kennedy was great and Bobby was very good too. Just!! Jack was assassinated only a thousand days into his presidency. Ughhh

[@Oseiwe]

Oh God. The death of this man was one of the greatest injustices of the 20th century. Just as smart as his brother, he had deeper convictions. The same hands killed them both because they were too good to be political leaders. I weep

[@LuzMaria95]

I agree. What do you mean by the same hands killed them both tho?

[@earthball2024]

@@LuzMaria95 LBJ may have had influence in killing both of them. Wanting the Presidency.

[@LuzMaria95]

@@earthball2024 thanks for explaining. I’ve been looking into it and now I understand it and I agree. I think he did too.

[@johnshackelford5610]

When he and John professed to go after organized crime was the beginning of the end. Organized crime showed them both who not to mess with. Today, America is ran by organized crime and ptofessional criminals.

[@cindymaceda2999]

Two wackos with guns killed them.

[@mikekev58]

We lost so much in 1968. And we’ve yet to recover.

[@Sean.thegreat]

Agreed!

[@toniscott1029]

It started in 1963 😢

[@Sean.thegreat]

@@toniscott1029 and we've yet to get those Jfk files

[@toniscott1029]

@@Sean.thegreat right. It's maddening!

[@kuroki2986]

​@@toniscott1029 Unfortunately, even if it was confirmed that it was an inside job, nothing would change and no one would do anything

[@micthekwik]

He was the last, great hope for my generation. We could have become so much better then we have.

[@dalialule6324]

I agree. I wouldve had a better life and a job if this man was still around.

[@cherylcarpenter4698]

Agreed

[@suzieparis6821]

Old man Bush killed John n Bobby

[@suavexxi]

We could be so much more Decent a People if Progressives never came to be. Period.

MLK was also taken out. Just their time to go I suppose.

[@bgmeadows6085]

Such civility is very refreshing.

[@rc-darkangel774]

This was a man who was constantly growing! He was willing to admit that he had made some mistakes, I believe he wanted to correct them. Then the end came before he could. A sobering lesson for every person of conscience.

[@jim217ful]

Another corrupted democratic Kennedy that did nothing for the country

[@georgemoomaw9437]

He said: “when you can admit a mistake you can become wiser than when you made the mistake.” He personified that truth.

[@banzobeans]

What's the lesson?

[@rc-darkangel774]

​@@banzobeans I think the lesson was that sometimes mistakes can be made even when you thought you were doing the right thing at first.RFK was a serious anti- communist cold warrior who though confrontation was the best way to deal with the Soviets. Being " Brother -in - Chief changed that.

[@rc-darkangel774]

I am a little surprised RFK gave LBJ that much credit

[@garrettmeadows2273]

Clear, concise, and specific responses. How refreshing.

[@Erikbruun1]

The words of an honorable man. Nobody in politics today speaks like he did.

[@joe18425]

So true, did you hear the rfk speech when he announced martin luther kings death, good as it was not prewritten or rehearsed. It was real, from the heart. Good guy.

[@audreymuzingo933]

AOC often reminds me of him, which also scares me.

[@broughmar]

I'm not a Kennedy fan but he was a more worthy occupant of the Senate certainly than Cortez. Cortez has zero record of acvomplishment and espouses failed leftist policies/ideology (even absurd ideas). In sum, another clownish representative of the modern Democratic party.

[@audreymuzingo933]

@@broughmar Well, um, then it's your lucky day because she is not an "occupant" of the Senate. She has nothing to do with the Senate.

[@bobsapp4643]

Audrey Muzingo AOC never accomplished anything in her life. She’s also been evicted twice, has a credit score in the 400s, got fired in a fast food restaurant and violated campaign finance laws. She’s also not very intelligent.

[@carmenvalenzuela5658]

A beautiful person

[@laurenfiore6701]

A man of conviction who suffered much for this country.

[@karensawchenko1889]

Wow!- All these years later, and he is saying more to address our country’s problems of today than any of our current politicians. His courage, respect, integrity, intelligence, and moral assessments put our current state of politics to shame!!

[@jamesmedina2062]

Trump was bad. Obama was bad. Bush Jr was crooked and stupid. We now see some bright and courageous men running for office. Its now up to the American people to nominate one of them or rebel because the Democratic party has proven itself extremely undemocratic!

[@acw7120]

You can always tell what peoples values and priorities are by what they SAY and DO. What they TALK about most of the day and promote is who they ARE. Even at home. Like the play "Death of a Salesman" by Harold Pinter.

[@marpro765]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@cocotaveras8975]

What a beautiful, amazing person who genuinely cared about the hardships others endured and actively tried to alleviate their sufferings. Like no one else did at that time, he did it and he did it out of the kindness of his own heart, just amazing NEVER FORGET HIM PLEASE.

[@scottsteel4230]

He was a prince that would have been our KING. What a MAGNIFICENT president and leader he would have been for our country.✌️

[@johnedward3404]

**I AGREE,,, BOTH ROBERT AND HIS BROTHER JOHN,,, WANTED US OUT OF VIETNAM!!!! AND WANTED TO INTEGRATE THE COUNTRY!!!!! THAT'S WHY THEY WERE MURDERED,,, BY THE DARK FORCES,,, THAT ARE STILL IN POWER TODAY!!!**

[@BuddyNovinski]

The tragedy of his brother's death changed him considerably. I think of FDR with his battle with polio.

[@100texan2]

Yeah, okay, sure 🙄🙄

[@princeeverlove]

He and John are my Heroes👨🏻✌🏻

[@TomFoti]

We miss you Bobby.

[@ricotheepic840]

We really do.

[@christi-bellator7032]

@@ricotheepic840 He's not dead

[@Tomangel61]

Yes

[@jeffkravitz6457]

You can tell how passionate Robert was about the issue of the war, and I think he would have been a great President at some point had he lived. He had tremendous character and was incredibly smart.

[@erniellerena]

Break my heart to know this guy died the way he did.

[@Tuxster3]

Yep.... 😢😢😢

[@erniellerena]

@@Tuxster3 😕😔

[@MissAshley-jq9gl]

the entire Kennedy family has had tragedy RFK granddaughter was recently found dead of a drug overdose and then you have JFK Jr that was killed in a bad plaine crash.

[@johnedward3404]

**he and his brother were killed,,,, because they wanted to stop the war,,, integrate the country,,, and looked up the poor!!!! Today,,, we see dark forces,,, in control of our government!!!**

@@MissAshley-jq9gl Was it a plane crash or a plain crash?

[@randallmacphee7260]

His composer and general demeanor is the definition of class .

[@tilesetter1953]

Composure.

[@briane173]

Not too many people three generations later are willing to acknowledge the similarities between the America RFK wanted and the America Ronald Reagan wanted. They once shared the same side of the aisle. Elsewhere on KZbin is a debate among Reagan, RFK and international journalists that illustrate the commonality of positions Reagan and RFK shared on the issues of the day, and it was only a question of approach. 1968 was too soon for Reagan to run for President and win, but it was not too late for RFK; and had he not been gunned down at the Ambassador in L.A. I think he would've walked away with the Dem nomination and beaten Nixon. Leaving Humphrey as the only viable candidate left after RFK was assassinated and LBJ walked away pretty much handed Nixon the Presidency -- and while Nixon's foreign policy bona fides were helpful his efforts on the domestic front were abysmal; and of course corrupt. And the GOP at that time was ill-equipped for a Reagan Revolution in dealing with Vietnam and macro-economics; deep divisions within the party between Rockefeller Republicans and conservatives -- same issue Dems had in 1968. RFK could have bridged the gap and captured the support of voters between the two extremist bookends and unified the country. Of that I am certain. But we'll never know.

[@allanjohnson8478]

Are vyou implying that he is even more articulate than Biden??

[@jeremywall7206]

I disagree. He is a product of wealth and privilege, gained through efforts of organized crime indirectly, but for certain either way. Humility boils down to education and experience, being able to relate. I honestly thought his values were sufficient but only in regards to conscious. He never truly experienced the blight of poverty and inability to attend colleges, at any point of the struggle. His religion built a conscious big enough, which supported the drive for knowledge, in turn, allowed him to interpret the constitution on a morale level. The flaw however, his brother and him were very self serving. Notoriety, wealth, and appearance, was the driving force for power for money was and never would be an issue. They clearly were groomed, and groomed by a family built on criminal enterprise, that's why he fought so hard against them, to save face. No, he wasn't experienced enough for the presidency at that time. His life needed more time to understand the issues he spoke about because he could only learn them and could and never lived them. 60 to 65 year old RFK would have done the trick. To think then, and especially now, that any person could serve the country better than LBJ, is insanity. LBJ done more for humanity within the guidelines of American philosophy and values, than any other President in the history of the World. 1 LBJ 2Reagon3Trump. All had the most important qualities of any leader, strength, determination, resolve, follow through, foreign policy, and america first, the ladder gushing confidence into the American working man and the American dream for the pursuit of happiness.

[@huntybangz]

@@jeremywall7206 I wouldn’t give his Catholicism so much credit.

[@technologic21]

He was remarkable. A thoughtful, respectful man, who would have done wonders for this country.

[@nicholasadamson2103]

RFK Jr 2024

[@michaellazzeri2069]

This man was one of my real heroes. I was devastated when we lost him.------------MJL, 76 y/o

[@Kathleen-gl5wh]

Intelligence and compassion. A realist, a great humanitarian.

[@romanclay1913]

"Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and injustice." ROBERT F. KENNEDY University of Cape Town June, 1966

[@sherstewart4907]

Great speech

[@tabo01]

He lacked the balls to go against Johnson, and only did so after McCarthy did.

[@breelee4362]

That's beautiful. And so true. Hope is a powerful threatening force. That's why tyrannical forces seek to destroy it.

[@marpro765]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@IslandGirl-nt6ry]

@@tabo01 LBJ was an effing psycho. An undiagnosed manic depressive. Had a hand in murdering his brother. And 11 kids to raise. Yet still he threw his candidacy in the ring, knowing the danger that lurked everywhere he went.

[@ESHANABROOK]

Robert Kennedy, absolute loss... He was the voice of humanity, and got shot dead.

[@specialoperator8902]

Eric by a foreigner who was no more American than Obama is.

[@damnedyankee946]

@@specialoperator8902 You are one Ignorant sTrumpet ain't cha you numbshit.

[@johnscanlan9335]

Any Kennedy, like all Democrats, ONLY moves his pinkie if he's going to get something out of the deal!

[@LinkRocks]

@@specialoperator8902 2011 called and wants its narrative back.

[@jimoneill7657]

Because of it

[@EagleArrow]

What Gentlemen look like. Journalists back then didn't give their opinions nor interrupt

[@EagleArrow]

@@richardshortall5987 👍

[@alvanwalls8371]

As a 5th grader in June 1968 my entire elementary school loved Bobby Kennedy we were robbed of our generation President

[@danperlman3185]

I was in 3rd grade in 68. Exactly. We were robbed

[@93Jubilee]

Not only your generation; I was in high school, all of the country was damaged.

[@rainbowseeker5930]

@@93Jubilee - Damn that lunatic Sirhan Sirhan...!

[@ADreamingTraveler]

We could have easily had both Kennedy's serve 2 full terms each and this country would have been so much different today because of it

[@markclerici8975]

@@rainbowseeker5930 Sirhan? Com'n, he was only a puppet, like Oswald was. The true instigator was Mr. Richard Nixon and his sorroundigs

[@DB-ol3hw]

Thank you Face the Nation for putting this up.

[@sharpaycutie2]

This needs to be like this again. So decent and dignified, now it’s a circus and a show 😢 throwing insults and jabs like children

[@aguerra1381]

Like Trump does. What a shame. The Americans of that era would have seen right through him. They would have been repelled by his attitude and his behavior!

[@jaelancaster5506]

What a lovely man…so fortunate to have lived in his time. Devastating loss to this country.

[@sav3nad]

and the world😢

[@rubino7736]

RFK once said, "Each time a man stands up for an ideal ,or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out the injustices of others, he sets forth a tiny ripple of hope and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance" He truly lived that truth

[@mellissacompston1950]

We love this man!

[@patriciasmallwood712]

What a great leader we lost. He is missed.

[@peterkierst2744]

A great and good man. A voice that spoke to the best in us.

[@Wizardof]

We need more classic stuff like this. Everyone was acting so professionally.

[@docadams7099]

I'm with you. 100% agreed.

[@notapplicable6274]

Smoke and mirrors now and then. This Kennedy interview was staged to support division in the minds of America. Ever heard of if you can’t dazzle with brilliance then baffle with B.S.? Truth is not a smile in a nice suit! That’s Hollywood slight of hand! Beware then and now!!!🙏🔑🤙

[@maggiemconnor]

@@notapplicable6274 The cabal is great at dividing us, pitting us against one another so we don't pay attention to them run off with all the wealth.

[@ericsneary5430]

@@notapplicable6274 LOL at least your ignorant BS was good for a laugh

[@karenduncan9856]

Watch “What’s My Line” reruns. Manners, etiquette, respect, intelligence.

[@64slugirl]

His phlosophy of US intervention in Vietnam War is why we admired Bobby in the mid to late 60's. It's applicable to the wars we are supporting today in the Middle East. He learned much about Racism and his personal views on racism during his last years too. He was a humanitarian in heart. A good man, as was his brothers. I miss Ted in Senate as well.

[@jameswall3909]

great family of public servants who really loved this country. i'm really proud that there from my home state of massachusetts

[@mustardketchup]

Mary Joe doesn't share your affections for Ted, I'm sure ;)

[@josephlillemon7517]

Pretty sure theres only 2 good Kennedys. Ted is not one of them.

[@Dorothea99]

Thank you for making this available - it brings home how impressive he was and why he is still missed now.

[@teacherlucas9982]

I've just laid my eyes on this guy and after some minutes I can see why he was rooted out. He was true and wanted to impact change. People like him pay the highest price. Always.

[@gerry3RS]

I had never heard of him before a Netflix documentary I saw. And I thought the same thing. This man was non corruptible and for that reason they took him out.

[@Dstew57A]

Yes..just like what happened to Tucker Carlson

[@michaelmilam7285]

"Rooted out"? He wasn't assassinated by the government or anything. He was assassinated due to his support for Israel by a supporter of Palestinian nationalism.

[@johngilmore6688]

​@@michaelmilam7285 .The military industrial complex, & CIA killed him.

[@eagle1984]

@@michaelmilam7285 you really believe that?

[@Johnny53kgb-nsa]

I think Bobby Kennedy would have went down in history as a better President than JFK.

[@kydominique1404]

Let’s vote !!!

[@nick5797]

23:40 "We love our country for what it can be."

[@johnnypastrana6727]

For that dream like fantasy?

[@dnhy7951]

Very acute, Nick. So many proclaim blind patriotism-love of country period.The concept here is a higher, worthier, more sophisticated,more intelligent and more ambitious option.

[@temporarystranger95]

A beautiful comment that caught my eye, too.

[@nicestrat]

8:36......that's all we need to know about this great man. He could've saved thousands of American lives.

[@dalialule6324]

Yah he couldve saved me from poverty. I live here im the usa and im so poor. Im living off of 1000 dollars a month.

[@zarirdadachanji1732]

After having read The Last Journey, I as an Indian can say is that he had much in common with Gandhi. Why doesn't America elect someone like him? The world sorely needs a leader with his integrity, empathy and courage. His impromptu speech on the death of Dr. King was singularly responsible for avoiding the bloodbath that would have surely followed.

[@AllFirstHand]

I like this format for the show. They need to go back to this.

[@KaranBavandi]

yes the focus is to learn about the interviewee's views and not stack the panel with idiots who repeat the same talking points

[@kw7268]

So nice to hear someone be completely straightforward, even about the value of their candidacy. And, yet, people really wanted him.

[@pharoahhalbert9034]

RFK. A visionary!

[@davidpines]

An intelligent discourse. What a concept. Too bad we do not have it today.

[@GeorgeVreelandHill]

Robert F. Kennedy would have been a great president.

[@mogadon7]

12.45 - Scary. "If I get off the earth in some way"..."Senator no one wants you to get off the earth" THE CABAL DID. And the 2 men that shot him.

[@mattsmith3835]

Unfortunately Thane Eugene Caesar did

[@craigezell4261]

George Vreeland Hill:He sure wouldn't recognize today's democratic party.

[@johnedward3404]

@@craigezell4261 **yes he would recognize the party,,, AND HE WOULD LEAD THE PROGRESSIVE PART OF THE DEMOCRAT PARTY,,, ROBERTS POLICIES WERE MUCH THE SAME AS BERNIE SANDERS!!! THAT'S WHY THE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX PEOPLE,, HAD HIM MURDERED!!!**

[@martinkershaw3894]

Please stop

[@larrywheels762]

Losing his brother took alot of life out of Bobby. He had to be in shock for awhile. Then he starts to regain his spirit, and he's taken out. There's some evil in the human race and I hope hope there's justice in the heavens. The killers got to live a natural life and even got testimonials at their funerals. There's some evil in the world.

[@bassheadchilled1344]

it's in their own fence also, LBJ

[@cocotaveras8975]

A man of immense beauty and integrity incomparable to any person in this country's history.

[@scottsteel4230]

❤️🕯️❤️

[@sueharrison9115]

Yes along with Martin Luther King.

[@Mo-yd8xc]

MLK Jr

[@LuzMaria95]

Him, his brother, and MLK are all in the same boat. All 3 of them were set on making this world a better place. And they did to some extent and they would’ve done more had their lives not been cut short. 🙏🏽

[@teresa7648]

And President Kennedy!!!

[@martinobrien7110]

A MAN OF PRINCIPLE . SADLY LACKING IN THE POLITICS OF TODAY .

[@johnnypastrana6727]

You do realize that Bobby worked for Joe McCarthy as a lad? He was also a ruthless man...you simply don't know all that went on in that day. I do admire him in some ways but he has feet of clay.

[@martinobrien7110]

@@johnnypastrana6727 I DID SAY MAN .

[@willdrucker4291]

And this country’s been down the tubes ever since that tragic night in Los Angeles over 50 years ago

[@alexlarams]

Well, I'd say the starting date was really 11-22-63.

[@mikejones9961]

wrong

[@dalialule8112]

RIP Kennedy brothers. We miss you a lot. 😢💔

[@ricotheepic840]

We miss them very much.

[@peterfranks6243]

@@ricotheepic840 amen

[@vitodanelli]

I miss Marilyn and Mary Jo much more.

[@neecicoleman1690]

Except Ted. Wherever he is, they can keep him. And Joe too. I just want Bobby back, maybe Jack but I could live without him. Jack was a little overrated; I think he could've done better had he stayed in the senate.

[@ericsneary5430]

@@vitodanelli LOL at least you not too bright trolls are good for a laugh

[@David-dr1rk]

"We love our country for what it can be." RFK 23:39

[@jillkjv3816]

I was a little girl in elementary school the day he was shot. I remember waking up late that morning and asking my mom, why didn't you wake me up for school? and she said solemnly "there's no school today, another Kennedy has been shot and killed." I had been five years old when John was killed and remember asking my grandma if I could turn on cartoons, the day of his funeral. "No one is showing cartoons today, the President is being buried." And she went back to her knitting while the funeral played on our old black and white TV.

[@goldilox369]

That's incredibly sad. 😢

[@darkangelmichael6148]

Decency. Humility. Thoughtfulness. Heart.

[@vivianpowell1732]

Bobby Kennedy had a reputation for being "ruthless" when he served as Attorney General during his brother's administration. To some extent that description came from his demeanor in those days. He was serious and hard-edged, rarely seen smiling. But after JFK was assassinated and grief took hold of Bobby, he mellowed and his temperament became a credit to his wisdom. He became the man you see in this video, fully in charge yet compassionate in equal measure.

[@michaelsiemering513]

The same thing happened to me after my wife passed away, January 2020, I could not have expressed it any more eloquently, Thank you

[@vivianpowell1732]

@@michaelsiemering513 I am sorry to hear that your wife passed away. Blessings to you and your family at this most difficult time. Thank you for replying to me.

[@temporarystranger95]

An aide to RFK once remarked, “It’s not that Bobby was ruthless. It’s that he was incapable of not telling the truth, and sometimes the truth is ruthless.”

[@barbarabaldwin7120]

REAL ANSWERS, REAL QUESTIONS, AND RESPECT ON BOTH SIDES. WOW!

[@rainbowseeker5930]

That's why America was N° 1 in those days...

[@barbarabaldwin7120]

AN HONORABLE MAN 1967--ALAS, WE ONLY HAD HIM FOR ONE MORE YEAR.....

[@sds5502]

AMERICAS LOST PRESIDENT R.I.P. Bobby, your namesake will carry on with your values, humanity , integrity, determination and dedication.

[@RubyBandUSA]

There is such a deep and profound sadness in his face. The Kennedy family -- just like the Sullivan family in WWII -- gave up far too much in service of this country. We owe them a debt of gratitude forever.

[@leilaniaileenlove]

I see it too. Maybe it takes going through intense hardship to see the effects in other people.

[@michaelwilks6268]

I believe that this idealistic and sincere man, would have done his very best to make America the truly great country. That it proclaims itself to be on that long piece of parchment that states all men are created equal.

[@TheJonnyzeus]

I agree, but remember every political life ends in failure. Sadly his life did not run its course.

[@tylsimys67]

@@TheJonnyzeus Abe, FDR, JFK.... All went through unprecedented crises and all died while in the office as more popular than ever.

[@peachesjackofski8363]

When politicians spoke the truth and actually answered questions

[@GBS1043]

ANOTHER CIA HIT

[@omagosh5137]

Thoughtful discussion. How far we have fallen!

[@MrRacket991]

Only 42-years-old, the last year of his life. So much more to give.

[@AlanHirschenhoferII]

old school politics.....something we really need right now, honorable, and ethical.

[@chrisconley8583]

Alan Hirschenhofer II lol you want a Kennedy?? www.forbes.com/2009/08/27/ted-kennedy-soviet-union-ronald-reagan-opinions-columnists-peter-robinson.html

[@anthonymullen6300]

@@chrisconley8583 No... he wants Trump.

[@suzieparis6821]

The liberals killed him/them

[@plasticweapon]

forget it, it never happened.

[@canofbeer2397]

@@suzieparis6821 allen dulles a conservative republican murdered both kennedys. The kennedys were far too liberal for 1960s america.

[@DJ-bj8ku]

Real newsmen. Real statesman. That world is long gone.

[@rokyericksonroks]

DD This is the political center, where most of us have resided all along. We’ve been abandoned.

[@Anthonyprinciotti]

Speaks intelligently, passionately and sincerely about the Vietnam War while owning up to his own past mistakes. It's hard not to feel nostalgic...

[@joycethomas5075]

how civilized is this?? quite a difference from 2019

[@elmiguel6725]

This guy is a phony just like you!!

[@T2G-DJT]

El Miguel Give me a burrito

[@debradoernbach5548]

Love this man and could listen to him all day

[@geezitshuge]

Politicians from both sides could learn something from watching RFK. And the media could also see what true news men used to be like. Class and integrity are long lost arts I'm afraid.

[@lynnjones1211]

Absolutely agree -true politician and true journalists - today’s politicians and journalists should watch this and learn. Robert Kennedy was a class act in every sense.

[@riggingpots3453]

If you asked the youth about this man you would get crickets. Most don't know the President had a brother.

[@mariecatherineletendre3719]

Senator Robert Kennedy was a great statesman who really had an impressive ability to keep focusing on what is best for this country. May we all always honor him!

[@pigurine]

You can tell he still hurts over JFK

[@frankmarrero7088]

He knows Johnson was behind his brother's assassination.

[@colleenstevens3055]

@@frankmarrero7088 my.mother even said that too that it was Johnson rest her soul

[@frankmarrero7088]

@I hate it Here There is quite a connection between Johnson and Israel.

[@Anthony-ws2ve]

I see it too !

[@kingsbrace3736]

@@frankmarrero7088 He does. He also knows that it was his behavior that caused it.

[@dalialule6324]

This brother was too shy, innocent minded and lovable and cute too. God rest his soul. 💖➕

[@Bill-uo6cm]

The questions were horrible. Senator Kennedy kept saying he wanted to talk about the issues and at least halfway through the show every question was about the politics of the presidential campaign. I am going to see if I can listen to the second half ... Senator Kennedy was given a chance to discuss his views on the war during the second half of the show, but since half the show was wasted on questions involving presidential politics, the show ended just as the discussion started getting interesting. And although I am a Republican, I can see that Senator Kennedy was likely a very sincere, thoughtful and honorable man who tried to place principles above politics.

[@cocotaveras8975]

He is a moral force of good and integrity, not perfect only the Lord is, but he tried to do good.

[@handsome-brute2666]

Speaking on pulling out of Vietnam 🇻🇳🏛💵💵💵💵🌨💰is what put Dr.King on the hit list of the ELITE$ 🔫👿😈👹👁💉💊

[@jaanusergi3358]

Bobby's a great human being!

[@tommorrissey4726]

To Face The Nation: Please PLEASE PLEASE post more of this archival material!

[@platano3000x]

All he was sayin was Everything from the heart...wow very talented guy..

[@richarddavid8519]

RFK would be dead 8 months later by an assassin. He should have accepted secret service protection rather than handle it on his own. RFK told it as he saw it. A rare politician.

[@captainkavern]

secret service wasn't offered to any candidates. At the time only the nominees for the general election had that protection

[@johnnypastrana6727]

He died in early June...so in fact about 5 months later.

[@seanlav8040]

He said his bit

[@mr.dawson1988]

Richard David He was so honest. I liked how he clearly stated that the American people should be troubled by the war in Vietnam.

[@dalialule6324]

@gary robinson i agree with you. 😭

[@NoName32747]

That there is a man who deeply cared and a man who we should all aspire to emulate in many ways.

[@westhoboken8167]

Of all the assasinations there is no doubt in my mind,and I lived through this period as an adult,that the death of Bobby Kennedy was the worst thing that happened to this country.

[@scottsteel4230]

❤️🕯️❤️

[@bobtaylor170]

I was 16. I believe you're right. JFK'S assassination was an unimaginable shock. RFK's created an unspoken sense of futility in many millions of Americans.

[@jeffscheiner1553]

How far we’ve fallen. Just look at that monstrosity in the White House today. Watching this you can see how torn he was. He wanted to run then and there, but feared that it would only be looked at as a personal battle between him and Johnson.

[@rickjohnson5619]

Yes we do have a monster in the white house,who puts a shame of all the men that came before him,and is sick in the head, and has brought out the worst of this country and is right out racist.

[@lilsamantha1]

Im sure jfk and bobby would have love trump. Hope you know that the kennedys back in the days were sort of the black sheep. His whole family did not come from politics they build themselves there specially his father

[@alexwells5974]

Mudd, Wicker, and Agronsky are all too transparent in their desire for RFK to seek the presidency. Kennedy admirably stuck to the issues and didn't give in to their pressure.

[@marcsonnenberg623]

I wish it had stayed that way. Bobby & Ted could have been Senators together for many years. Maybe the Chappaquidick incident never would have happened either.

[@DanStrayer]

Very true. At the same time, I can appreciate them doing it. He’s a big name and he appears to be a strong challenger within the party holding the office: it’s right to broach the subject. But RFK deflected well by making it all about the issues he was bringing to light. Additionally, he mentioned domestic issues he was aligned with LBJ on.

[@rokyericksonroks]

Keen observation, I think you’re right.

[@johnzimmerman340]

I lived through this period and am still affected when seeing RFK being interviewed. The similarities between then, 1968, and today are striking. Today, we once again have an RFK challenging an incumbent president at a Democratic convention that will take place in Chicago. Today, Ukraine has replaced Vietnam as a questionable war that we are involved in.

[@user-jc7ep2xp1c]

We have a chance now with his son, Rfkjr! Let’s do this!

[@mindbeast971]

This is absurd. 50k Americans died in Vietnam - the us is not directly involved in Ukraine at all.

[@OTseven]

As a kid I loved you then.. as an adult I love you now.. Please come back. You're needed.

[@elansings]

“In our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart until, in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of God.”

[@bubbastill2040]

We need a president who's been to that place (like RFK),who has demonstrable empathy for the poor and suffering (unlike the Trumptorious E.G.O.)/BERNIE 2020 !

[@melodymurdock459]

You almost made me cry with that poem.

[@seexzavierfilms]

MLK EULOGY

[@DJ-bj8ku]

elan sings beautiful

[@cre8magic253]

Aeschylus quoted.💛✨

[@prant8998]

He spoke with passion and conviction completly missing today. I liked his hand gestures as well, where he beat his chest with his fist to emphisise his words, as if they came from the heart.

[@cindymaceda2999]

Yes, by beating his chest, he was counting himself among the people who were responsible for the deaths of children and the mutilation of civilians of a country 12,000 miles away in a war that couldn’t be won.

[@cindymaceda2999]

That is humility. Compassion.

[@britt-mariemortlund9174]

He was so wise so talented so warm and compationed. The world had been better with him as president. Such a big loss for us all.♥️♥️🙏🙏

[@irishcowboy42]

What a loss, for humanity. This guy was different class, a huge intellect. He always saw the world as the objective form and not just the insularity of home politics. He had the heart to say that black lives mattered in 67'. that the lives of women and children mattered in war torn vietnam, that the lives of american solidiers were put in such a position that it didn't warrant respect in their own country, that the mafia and drugs were a greater enemy to America than any cold war. The world lost a great human being in 69', America lost a future great president.