Reagan and RFK (1967)

The two debate against an angry English student in an early international town hall debate

[@wgb8210]

Two men, RFK and Ronald Reagan, who had differences with each other, intelligenty and respectfully answered all of the questions directed at them and never uttered a nasty word for the other.

[@heepofreepsexe]

man I wish trump and Biden were like that Exhibit A: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHbbh5qLrp5opKM

[@heepofreepsexe]

@What I think and it's only an opinion yeah pretty I think it's pretty suspicious. but I don't really like either of them anyway...

[@heepofreepsexe]

@What I think and it's only an opinion simple. they're both phonies. also Biden gets involved with scandals and is creepy (as you commented earlier) and trump didn't really help much with the pandemic and the civil rights movement, which were and still are two big priorities right now. also he's a dick. I know a person can be a good leader and be an asshole, but the election brought Trump's true colors out. it was after he praised the Biden bus incident that I lost my tolerance for him

[@heepofreepsexe]

@What I think and it's only an opinion woah, this is a lot to take in, and you definitely know more about this topic than me. I strive to be as politically unbiased as possible, but I'll definitely take that into consideration.

[@heepofreepsexe]

@What I think and it's only an opinion I'm 17. I'm not as wise on this subject as you are.

[@79goldmaster1]

These leaders from the past seem to be much better informed and smarter than today's leaders. I miss the straight talk and honesty of Reagan and Kennedy.

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

Yep

[@scottmoore1614]

From Reagan and Kennedy to Trump and Biden….. What the hell happened to us???

[@alexG106]

@@scottmoore1614 "Education" We've quintupled education spending and somehow produced more idiots than ever before.

[@olympia5758]

@@alexG106 That happens when you allow state governments to control education instead of the federal government.

[@lanawilliams9874]

@@olympia5758 it The feds certianly is not the answer. The local goverments should control the education.

[@Nastyfinger1444]

It is truly wonderful to see how two politicians like this from our past only discuss their positions and do not attack others.

[@rd264]

now please consider the merits of their arguments, and thanks very much in advance.

[@JohnB-dr8sk]

Notice how the two dirtbag media interviewers kept defending the Communist North Vietnamese government who was committing horrific genocides in South Vietnam at the time. They were evil Marxists just as most journalists were and are today.

[@bobmoslow9554]

Like him or not, you have to admit that Bobby Kennedy had guts. As contrasted with the politicians of today, he was straightforward, not talking out of both sides of his mouth. To an audience of conservative pre-med students at a mid-western university, as they challenged him about who was going to PAY for the social programs he was advocating, he strode toward the front of the stage, extended his right arm & pointed with his index finger to each of the different sections of the crowds... "YOU ARE, YOU ARE, AND YOU ARE!". He didn't mince words.

[@qzo55]

Like him or not, Reagan was just as gutsy!

[@clouddweller1195]

a movie actor.

[@qzo55]

Cloud Dweller ......and a Union president, and a Governor......gutsy at both

[@anaranjadisimo]

fuck reagan

[@qzo55]

anaranjadisimo .....nah.......you mean Fuck You

[@jonathanwright8025]

As both Reagan and RFK were of Irish descent, I'm surprised neither of them yelled "We'll get out of Vietnam when you Limey bastards get out of Belfast!" That would have been unpolitic, but I would have loved to have seen the Brits face.

[@prettyjohnshill76]

Jonathan Wright Ulster is British and always will be!

[@andreboone9671]

Jonathan Wright Reagan is a protestant and RFK was a catholic. JKF still the only catholic president in USA history

[@user-tj2ry1vz2v]

Jonathan Wright The overwhelming majority of people in NI want to remain under UK sovereignty. Common sense, really.

[@jonathanwright8025]

I know, I know that are alot of Northern Irish who want to retain the Union, I was just thinking it would be a nice comeback to the annoying questioner.

[@jimscribner8314]

Jonathan Wright My old man was a Roman Catholic JFK Democrat and my mother was a Protestant Nixon Republican. One of my grandmothers was an Irish Catholic who immigrated from Galway and one of my nieces was an Irish Protestant who went to school in Belfast for a while. One of my ancestors was among the English Barons who helped Robin Hood force King John to sign the Magna Carta let me add. As President Kennedy said, "Freedom isn't perfect and democracy has many problems but we've never had to build a wall to keep our people from leaving." The hypocritical Marxist religious fanatic making his little anti-American hate speech scapegoating us for all the political violence in the world as a parrot for Pravda sort of lost the debate when the Berlin Wall fell.

[@ULYSSES-31]

Britain was actually black and white back then.

[@swood943]

hahahahaha

[@SuperBrotherBob]

The Black population wasn't shit in Britain, back then. Don't even go there.....

[@alexpindell4307]

Lol I used I think the world was black and white back then to like the tv shows used to be Sorry I know this is a old comment

[@halfmoon106]

And America was in color!

[@redwater4778]

The blacks went to Britian after the CIA fucked up Jamaica

[@Alert64]

An age when politicians were intelligent and informed and did not need to rely on prepared speeches

[@ciaranfarrell1362]

They were never intelligent and never will be

[@chuckbuckbobuck]

Wow! I never knew that RFK and Ronald Reagan ever crossed paths with each other. Interesting.

[@joecole5643]

They didn't. They were in two different cities.

[@ThatSchmoGuy]

RFK and Reagan had been enemies since Reagan was President of the Screen Actors Guild

[@BetrayerSlayerMusic]

Well you 5'9" and a to eyez, so..

[@buttafan4010]

... but the CIA crossed both their paths.

[@anthonyfuqua6988]

Reagan was Governor of California. I'm sure they crossed paths.

[@HomicideHenry]

You could tell both Reagan and Kennedy were getting pretty damn annoyed with this British guy who just would not shut up.

[@mr.boxh3ad931]

Reagan always has that look when he's angry, and it's rare to see it.

[@michaelanderic9472]

Fun fact: That was a young John Oliver.

[@geraldinalagos]

Yep! He was like a broken radio we had in my house. We had to disconnect it from the wall, other wise it wouldn't shut up. The british guy was really annoying!

[@jamwither9847]

@@michaelanderic9472 are you joking or is that true

[@honeysucklecat]

British guy was correct. Reagan lies. He was a piece of shit.

[@RonnieFry]

Bobby Kennedy, one of the greatest losses in American politics.

[@vernonbrowne6127]

BULLSHIT!!! 💩💩💩💩💩

[@Charles-hy6gp]

Unfortunalely he didn´t learn from this brother murder. Their biggest mistakes was not having more and better security

[@Jsixk]

@@vernonbrowne6127 That's not bullshit at all trumpie

[@jkrasney1]

Interesting program, where both Senator Robert Kennedy and Governor Ronald Reagan were posed questions regarding the War in Vietnam and the mistakes; i.e., the errors, made by the US government; including the assassination of Diem; yet, both Kennedy and Reagan implored the opportunity of free and binding elections, no matter the outcome. "Profiles in Courage" and men of character - in spite of political differences on the continuum. The United States lost a man, who could have taken the first steps, to enter a greater porthole of global and domestic engagement and responsibility as well as living through his "character," the essence of man - in Robert Kennedy. Governor Reagan could have served as an ideal and compelling competitor, making both men and encouraging by leading the United States, in its constant interest on the pathway of a more "perfect" Union. Senator Kennedy and Governor Reagan - two unlikely; yet, two steadfast, compelling competitors, sharing a positive approach and a meaningful direction, for the future of the United States.

[@tiberiuscanineus8705]

I love both Reagan and RFK. They both opposed the welfare state and much of Johnson's plans. Really, RFK was not a liberal; he was the guardian of justice.

[@epicman004]

Why is it that Democrats and Republicans had smart leaders back then but today the two parties lower my IQ 10 points whenever I listen to them?

[@borborygmus5641]

+epicman004 It's because they have to respond via and are illiberally painted by American Liberal talking head media made up mostly of failed thespian wannabes. Although I must admit, and as you well know as a Brit "Cream isn't the only thing that floats to the top" and as a point of fact " too often is .... ".

[@tommybruner01]

+epicman004 Because politicians today are owned by big money interests. Having their own individual intelligence is no longer a requirement.

[@borborygmus5641]

Tommy Bruner Amen, and foreign money interests at that... "eyes wide shut". The only thing we can do is to enlighten our youth to the fact that virtually every cultural encounter they have may be one of passable subversion.

[@Melchersson]

+epicman004 Long live the Vietnam war! The greatest war that sadly was to short!

[@epicman004]

Melchersson I hope you're joking.

[@richardharoutunian9060]

Amazing how open and respectful this exchange is - on a topic you would never see on television today.

[@cruhm53]

Two great statesmen--principled integrity, loved America, intelligent, learned, visionary, articulate, -one a Democrat and another a Republican. How far we have fallen! R.I.P. President Reagan & Senator Kennedy.

[@paulkellar6222]

Reagan was a great statesman like I took a great dump this morning.

[@12Nordsee]

very true, cruhm55. Well said.

[@pacz8114]

@@paulkellar6222 (Well, then you must be constipated up your Ho Chi Mihn.)

[@danielclingen34]

Reagan was far from having integrity he had scandals and opposed democracy. You can maybe claim that he loved the name “America” but he screwed this country over in so many ways. He is largely responsible for a lot of the problems we face today& have faced for 4 decades.

[@pacz8114]

@@danielclingen34 Here we go again. OK, I'll take the bait, Adolph: please present some viable examples.

[@Dark-7070]

They don’t make politicians like this anymore that actually know and tackle the subject matter with well thought out ideas and respect for each other.

[@montydaniels1054]

That chap from England seemed like he was hell-bent on not allowing either candidate complete an answer...

[@adamwsaxe]

My thoughts exactly. Bobby (RFK), when he gets a full Q&A, is so ready to just move beyond this guys. He gives a little smile . . . but the British dude (nor the moderator) seems to get the hint.

[@montydaniels1054]

@@adamwsaxe Yeah, lol I think knowing how RFK was, personally I think all he wanted to do was tell the guy to accept the first answer given to him and shut the fuck up. Even Reagan looked like he was waiting for someone to say something to that guy... I just know that times were a lot different then than they are now. In fact, this was the first interview I've watched where the reporter was so rude, like he had some agenda....

[@dariusjackelson9915]

Just your typical sanctimonious screaming leftist twit. Probably a college professor in California now...

[@jasonbitten7222]

That "chap" More like a Nancy Boy college twit

[@rstefanie2622]

He's clearly some kind of activist here.

[@markgraham2312]

I am an RFK man, but both RFK and Reagan represented America well.

[@marbury2403]

Nope in all due respect.

[@markgraham2312]

@@marbury2403 Nope what? Your word is vague.

[@jpccola]

@@marbury2403 Nope is a perfect response that sums up the political mindset of the day. It brings no reason or value to a conversation. Just a blunt statement without substance.

[@michaellight8582]

As a Kennedy baby boomer and Reagan supporter I thought both men handled the international press extremely well! I admired both of these politicians. I wished RFK had stayed alive. To have an open mind to both parties can develope your own sense of values. Awesome recording!

[@JohnB-dr8sk]

They did, but it was sad that Americans did not catch on to the fact that the two media interviewers kept defending the Communist North Vietnamese government who was committing horrific genocides in South Vietnam at the time. They were evil Marxists just as most journalists were and are today.

[@jayceegenocide4402]

Thanks for ruining The USA 🙄😠

[@Dylvente]

Why is it inconceivable to me that major politicians would ever have to face such questioning in the United States today?

[@malligrub]

Amazing, a civilized, rational, measured debate about a real issue with genuine concerns raised and directly answered. How the world has deteriorated...

[@ryanhughes6715]

What an incredible example of how far we’ve fallen…

[@briane173]

Are you prepared to hold our education system accountable for the incredibly uninformed _voters_ we have today who are willing to hang on every word uttered by candidates who can barely master basic English let alone an erudite command of the facts? Who don't possess an original thought beyond what the RNC or DNC tells them to articulate? Our agenda-driven journalistic media, our politicians, our jurists, our corporate boardrooms, were virtually all products of the public education system at one point or another; and they who chose to attend universities were presented a steady diet of a single world view under the implicit threat of their GPA being impacted if they didn't recite the party line chapter and verse. As a consequence we collectively have so little knowledge of our own system of government and why it was designed the way it was, as well as a politically whitewashed presentation of our own history, that we can barely function as a nation anymore -- on account of factionalism and political polarization. While government may be failing us, in a system like ours we have to acknowledge the extent to which we citizens have failed each other, by failing to properly raise our kids, to demand better education at the local level, and take ownership of some basic civics, before spouting off about _who_ is right as opposed to _what_ is right as though everything our favorite politicians say is gospel. When did we gleefully accept the politics of personal destruction and the cult of personality as the standard by which we abide in the 21st Century? When was that? I don't remember that being an edict from on high; why are we accepting this as the status quo?

[@1-800-NO-FAULT]

The charismatic electricity of both Reagan and Kennedy on one program is incredible. Its interesting to me that both these men respected each other's skills and political star power. I have to say that we were lucky to have had both serve this country.

[@carlloeber]

.. can you imagine .. they called Reagan stupid .. he was smarter than them all .. he even let them man interrupt him .. amazing .. what a Man ..

[@cosminblk8359]

Reagan was everything but smart. Intuitive maybe ? Maybe he just had good taste ?

[@cosminblk8359]

Reagan was everything but smart. Intuitive maybe ? Maybe he just had good taste ?

[@jimsilvey5432]

These guys sound so much smarter than the leaders we have now. Kennedy was actually willing go concede a point.

[@jayceegenocide4402]

Controlled Opposition

[@jayceegenocide4402]

@@misterrichardc Get real RFK is just as much as a joke as Trump, Biden, & DeFascist

[@jayceegenocide4402]

@@misterrichardc Vivek is a Joke as well he is a Far RightWing MORON

[@alexdevcamp]

​@@misterrichardche does not know how to concede a point. He's still spouting lies about the polio vaccine that was resolved decades ago.

[@JediMasterGeoff]

Who the hell invited Keith Moon to debate on international politics?

[@block9699]

good question

[@artiecompoccia2147]

Keith Moon would not have been that arrogant and obnoxious.

[@thesmartset5060]

WolfmanKenpo I love it when he told Reagan off about US Imperialism...

[@lolomgmetobavi]

My thoughts exactly, at first I thought it was him :D

[@Mattm12095]

Yeah, England is just appalled at US imperialism. Are they forgetting the last 600 years of their own imperialism? I think India, Australia, and South Africa would have something to say about that.

[@paddymac85]

Listening to a brit lecturing anyone on self determination is laughable...

[@pr-ji1ni]

+Paddy MacCarthy The same can be said for Americans, or are you forgetting all they did in Latin America?

[@paddymac85]

retro I agree... Im not american though

[@zeitGGeist]

Paddy MacCarthy but is the content of what he said still ?

[@AnArchyRulzz]

Paddy MacCarthy so just because he is British you assume he is in favour of British colonialism? That is ridiculous fallacy.

[@bdjoh011]

Dave Hobbs No more than the Americans who did not favor Vietnam nor the Iraq War (which Britain was also involved in ironically).

[@StoneBTH]

This is tremendous footage. Thanks for posting. Both RFK and Reagan were brilliant orators and politicians.

[@jetetarro]

Both Reagan and RFK were brilliant orators, both knew how to handle the electoral system and processes, but Reagan was terrifically brilliant at stagnating the middle class,.

[@hannejeppesen2887]

Not a Reagan fan, but a huge RFK and JFK fan. However considering who is President today 2019, I can only say Reagan certainly looks a lot better, at least he didn't embarrass us (the US) or insult people every time he made a speech.

[@selvitr3945]

jetetarro a President always should have the special perfect support charisma characters , an elected leader don’t run secrets even to the extend of endangered human trafficking that is the best

[@tristanmullen8621]

Imagine if this was the 1968 election.

[@cocotaveras8975]

Tristan Mullen RFK would have destroyed Reagan if they were pitted against one another. RFK was a great man with the insight, the eloquence, the compassion, the experience, and the empathy to have been a great president. Watch his announcement of MLK's Passing Speech and you'll see why I believe this.

[@tedtimothy9074]

or the 2020 Election

[@useyournogos6845]

@@cocotaveras8975 RFK was way more popular than Nixon, his assassination doomed America's future.

[@brjohn1960]

@@useyournogos6845 That's an absolute fact. JFK's killers would have brought to justice, along with many others whose aim is and was to destroy the country.

[@brjohn1960]

@@cocotaveras8975 His compassion for the people was only matched by MLK and JFK. We never recovered from those dark days.

[@EdgeSanityGaming]

Brits talking about oppression of third world peoples? Now that's rich.

[@galenbrubaker2008]

Lol

[@MiserableOldFart]

***** Actually it's no different from anyone else. Just because the nation's leaders oppressed third world peoples, doesn't mean the people in the streets agreed, any more than US policy in Vietnam or Iraq, etc.

[@secallen]

MiserableOldFart The guys fake indignation is born of guilt at being British and his attempt to distance himself from the source of the wealth that paid for his ass to go to Oxbridge.

[@kyleernst328]

***** So rich it can make one ill...

[@pr-ji1ni]

+EdgeSanity13 Just as ironic as Americans talking about oppression of third world people's after all the s*** they've done in Latin America.

[@Rivenshield]

Behold, young ones, when the Democrats and Republicans disagreed on means but not ends.... and both loved and served our nation. Saul Alinksy has done his work well.

[@borisbadenov651]

Rivenshield I know exactly what you mean. Unfortunately, 95% of our fellow countrymen have no idea what a worthless piece of "progressive," marxist-fascist garbage Saul Alinsky was. What a destructive, evil, and malicious man he was ... and all of it under the guise of "helping the 'poor' and the downtrodden." If anyone deserves to be in hell, he does with ALL of his followers.

[@TheNamelessBeast]

Boris Badenovisback I'm not being instigative but... Can I see some links to your evidence? Because this quote by him creates some conflict. "One of the most important things in life is what Judge Learned Hand described as 'that ever-gnawing inner doubt as to whether you're right.' If you don't have that, if you think you've got an inside track to absolute truth, you become doctrinaire, humorless and intellectually constipated. The greatest crimes in history have been perpetrated by such religious and political and racial fanatics, from the persecutions of the Inquisition on down to Communist purges and Nazi genocide"

[@MiserableOldFart]

Saul Alinsky was a better man than reagan, by far.

[@Rivenshield]

MiserableOldFart You live up to your name, sir.

[@rehmsmeyer]

Rivenshield #NeverAgain

[@orelas167]

I am sorry we did not see more of "Reagan and RFK."

[@SisterRayVU68]

That would've been one hell of an election. I wanted RFK to win in 1968, just to prove as Trump wanted to build a wall, RFK was not going to remove half a million US troops at once if he became President. They are empty campaign promises. Nixon's "Vietmization" approach, was the best Nixon could do with what LBJ left him. RFK knew it, and just like Trump, knew he was not going to end the Vietnam war in several months, or a year!

[@eec589]

SisterRayVU68 RFK is nothing like Donald Trump. The Kennedys genuinely gave a crap about this country's well being more than that orange buffoon.

[@bdjoh011]

+eec Yey I am sure you weren’t even alive back then. Your Democratic Party cares more about illegal aliens than American citizens.

[@eec589]

GBoi1 Your first sentence describes the past. Your second sentence describes the present. I was specifically talking about the Kennedy brothers, yet your comment is a paradox. Therefore you don't have a counterargument.

[@CH-pv2rz]

@Edwin Cervantes no nitwit you were specifically talking about Trump. You douche dems lie about everything.

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

I much prefer RFK over Reagan but both men had integrity and talked like adults. Something we don’t have today.

[@alicesomers2178]

Bobby ❤️ He was one of the greatest politicians America has ever had.

[@fredpearson5204]

Hardly.

[@cocotaveras8975]

AK Somers AGREED! And my favorite political figure of all time.

[@user23159]

@@cocotaveras8975 Besser as his brother or Lincoln.

[@vernonbrowne6127]

Better than his brother?

[@selvitr3945]

Vernon Browne JFK vs RFK debates wow guessing the Americans then too obviously hated tooooo highly intelligents who mocked willing to act law’s

[@briteness]

In tone this is like the questioning of the Prime Minister in Parliament. Both Reagan and RFK held their own. Kennedy comes off particularly well. Such a session would be unthinkable today, but in many ways it was a freer, more open time in the 60s.

[@flp21]

David Carpenter Why would such a session be unthinkable today?

[@briteness]

haydn The reason it would be unthinkable today is that you have a person from another country (England) putting tough foreign policy questions to American political figures, backed up by some real knowledge of the situation on the ground in another country. In a political debate today, politicians would not tolerate the presence of a challenging, non-American questioner. They prefer to whitewash international relations; television generally ignores international perspectives on America. Back in those days, though, the propaganda machine seems to have been a little less comprehensive. Things have been tightening up ever since Reagan.

[@jimscribner8314]

David Carpenter Yes, and many poor stupid socialists who shared your knee jerk anti-American dogmas went to be beaten and brainwashed into drinking cyanide in Guyana with a former Communist Party member who claimed to be Jesus, Foreign socialists who want to save Americans from overpopulation like the Nazis wanted to save Jews from by killing us and stealing all our property for themselves are clearly the ones we should trust instead of our fellow Americans who don't hate us, Totally get your point there. If I was a suicidal gay drama queen too I'm sure I'd agree.

[@briteness]

What a fuckin' weird response. How the fuck do you think you know my politics? In any event, I can tell ya: you are totally, absolutely wrong about me. So gofukyaself, OK?

[@flp21]

David Carpenter You may have a point. Some of these students seemed a bit hostile though. I wonder if they were coached to be tough and ask hard hitting questions. I wish all US Presidential candidates would be grilled in this format with foreign students. It would be both entertaining and help voters make informed decisions.

[@christopherscott3120]

The same frothing-at-the-mouth vitriol, same hostility toward logical debate... I'd swear that British interviewer grew up to be Piers Morgan.

[@jonlanier_]

Now that is funny! I just 'tuned in' to see these two together. Didn't know a wanna-be Beatle was going to take up most the time.

[@johnspencer3994]

I'm betting the damned lying fool never grew up

[@miketheleisureman2334]

extreme leftists....theyre the same today.

[@silverkitty2503]

No he was just right Diem was instated by a RIGGED election ...and the USA helped him....he way over exaggerates his figures but Diem DID put people in concentration camps ....but only about 100k...unfortunately the communist govt put millions in concentration camps...

[@SFKelvin]

Wow, the intelligent programming back then! Also, the quality of debate for debate's sake.

[@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1]

And just in case anyone thinks im being biased I agree with RFK when he says the student should be consistent in criticising North Vietnam as well....Both the UK and US today are far too close to the House of Saud

[@jonlanier_]

Who is the angry wanna-be Beatle?

[@watermelonlalala]

That's Pete, the drummer who got kicked out and replaced by Ringo.

[@libertyann439]

I think he's cute

[@hubertgreen]

Jon Lanier he sucks.

[@EJ160E]

Liam Gallagher

[@Vinnicombe1]

Pete Best is his name.

[@sciedpower]

There is not one American politician today that can compare to RFK in patriotism, knowledge, ideals, preparation and forthrightness.

[@bubbiesdad1792]

And covering up murder.

[@engagementengagement8836]

Andrew Yang

[@julesverne3056]

@@engagementengagement8836 don’t play with me

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

@@engagementengagement8836 Lol

[@chriscurtis8344]

sciedpower you’re absolutely right. These guys were educated? Not full tilt bozo hot heads.

[@northmeister]

Bobby and Ronnie - two great Americans. Period.

[@Bill-uo6cm]

I think you're right.

[@yahmom626]

Thank you !!!

[@StanSwan]

Far from it, two Nazi loving criminals like their KKK Democrat daddy.

[@UserName0043]

Ray Pellerin lol

[@ElliottAS]

Absolutely.

[@malcolmbryant]

Fair play to Reagan and RFK they at least engaged and argued with hostile opponents. Who among today's politicians would dare do that? Everything today is shamefully stage managed. Honest, open debate has been annihilated.

[@patrickbateman1960]

RFK gives well thought through answers, honest and open.

[@OberstKlink21]

Two great politicians giving great answers.

[@curtiscarroll9315]

When the country was really United with intelligent people

[@kmj1976]

To be clear - it wasn’t united then…it was much worse with more people back then ignorantly believing black people were inferior and denying them housing, segregated schools, etc

[@ktcool4660]

Country was divided back then.

[@davidbanner9851]

Today’s politicians would NEVER expose themselves to these kinds of hard-hitting questions. There has always been bullsh*t in politics, but at least these men were brave enough to face the fire.

[@bigmedge]

Two courageous farsighted lions. RIP my dudes

[@totallysmooth1203]

Reagan was a leader. RFK was just another Liberal Kennedy nutcase.

[@pmv2015]

@@totallysmooth1203 RFK was good as well. Reagan himself had respect for people like RFK and JFK.

[@mgoldman60]

We sometimes wonder what kind of President RR would have been if he got into office at a younger age.

[@johngrossi166]

he was a democrat at one time

[@aaronharper444]

Especially if Bush wasn’t involved

[@thehair1474]

The country wasn't ready for Reagan back then. It was FINALLY ready in 1980 after that trainwreck Carter. People forget that back then Reagan DID run for President when he was younger, in 1968 and LOST...to Nixon. He also ran in 1976 and barely lost to Ford. When he finally won in 1980, it was the THIRD time he had run for President. It was also the perfect time for him.

[@johnjamele]

It's amazing to think that these two men could have opposed each other in the 1968 election.

[@Nick83Fairfax]

I love the irony of Governor Reagan's more staunchly defending the motivations and the actions of the American administrations of the 1960s (at the time of the debate, all Democrats) than Kennedy who was a member of the first administration of the decade. I love that conservatives' instincts are defend our country and its actions when challenged by foreigners even when those actions were directed by members of the opposite party. Good for Reagan.

[@keithhyttinen8275]

Bone spurs. Fake at that. "Defend". Uh huh.

[@jasonkauppinen3475]

@@keithhyttinen8275 Asthma, of the type that still allowed Biden to play highschool football.

[@kerrymullin840]

An arrogant British press agent refused to yield to the American statesmen RFK and Reagan,s views making more of a witch hunt than a press conference

[@Brockashocka]

Oh man... former Daily Show correspondent John Oliver is really pissed off in this video.

[@blakespower]

you think Obama could do this type of debate without his teleprompter? or if he did how many times would he say uh uh uuh uh uh uh uh uh

[@benheb68]

Yeah - and that teleprompter is awesome lol. It apparently can be loaded many times faster than republican congressmen can think... www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/29/obama-goes-to-the-gop-lio_n_442331.html See if you can detect the moment when Obama's foot goes up their collective asses. Hilarious.

[@blakespower]

don't read huffingtonpost its a liberal left rag

[@patrickilmoni9380]

blakespower Western politicians have for the most part become quite silly characters, since the end of the Cold war. Soon it will be back to the oldschool sorta men ruling the West.

[@philjohnson9372]

blakespower, Do you think any republican out there today is fit to lead our country? Yeah neither does the rest of the country! Good luck finding an electable candidate dumbass!

[@blakespower]

Don't worry I hate both parties they are both the same thing. the country is fucked because we have idiots like you who only vote democrat or republican

[@margretsanz2835]

I do not like this guy questioning RFK, I think it was a set up. My belief on Robert Kennedy is this, he was very courageous!

[@AmirSharifnia]

I swear the English guy looks like a young Daniel Day Lewis!

[@jbelden36]

He looks like a fruity Austin Powers.

[@Falconlibrary]

"Listen, baby, what you American cats are doing in Vietnam is just not COOL. Can't we all just groove together, man?"

[@Falconlibrary]

Daniel Day Lewis is Irish and that's not him. He was 10 years old when this was filmed.

[@Falconlibrary]

***** I know you are, but what I am? Btw my Mom says to tell your Mom that we're not allowed to talk on KZbin anymore on account of we can't get along.

[@jaywunder13242]

Keith Moon at 4:00

[@timcombs2730]

THIS IS AMAZING! RFK and Reagan are both my political heroes from both sides of political spectrum. But don't criticize one without giving equal criticism to the other. Both were equally shady

[@Anthony1900]

🧐

[@KM040656]

I agree. Despite obvious "ideological" differences, John F Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Ronald Reagan were the last of the true politicians who were willing to honestly debate and in the end would do whats best for the American people. I am 66 years old and thank God I was alive during the times of these great American leaders. I fear for what lies ahead for my two sons and their children with the spineless leaders of today. Simply stated, I loved the Kennedy brothers and I loved Ronald Reagan. Many would say that is an impossible statement. But do your research, as the Kennedy family and the Reagans were far more closer than the media would have you believe. They were all very aware that, in the words of JFK, "we all inhabit this small planet, we all breathe the same air, we all cherish our childrens' future...and we are all mortal". We will all pass on, and the work we do today is really for future generations, not ourselves. I love the item that Ronald Reagan kept on his desk - that read: There is no limit to what man may accomplish, as long as he doesn't mind who gets the credit". Think about this. If we were to remove ego from the human spirit, and really recognize that our time on earth is really very short, just imagine what we could accomplish in the name of peace and security for the world. We do not have leaders like this anymore. So sad. Please let me know your thoughts. Kevin

[@MrSoulauctioneer]

whats this student's deal? 1954, neither of those men were in any seat of national power in 1954.

[@AynMax666]

He was making a point about the general behaviour of the U.S. in weaker countries---and remember that back then changes in administration generally resulted in few or no changes in our foreign policy (unfortunately still true).

[@jetetarro]

It was 1967, and Reagan was the Governor of the largest state economy in the US, and Bobby was a US Senator.

[@d23g32]

You missed the OP's point. Yes, the tape was made in 1967, and that's the point. The student questioner was trying to make RR and RFK answer for what did or did not happen in 1954 when both RR and RFK were private citizens. In reality, the questioner was using his "question" opportunity as a platform to bloviate, grandstand, and espouse his own subjective reality.

[@EmeiBaguazhang]

I Loved RR,....but BOY it is nice to listen to the COMMON SENSE of RFK!!

[@mattsmith3835]

The greatest President we never had 😞

[@biologicalentity7153]

@@mattsmith3835 US Democracy and RFK died the same day

[@chrismiller7754]

In a time when Common Sense was actually common.

[@bdctube]

@@biologicalentity7153 Carter was pretty decent and might of gotten reelected had Reagan's people not negotiated to have the hostages in Iran held till after the election.......

[@bootling2552]

Tell him, Bobby. Be angry all you want, but that interrupting is intolerable.

[@ronstadtfanaz]

RFK was the best President that never was.

[@SSJRanulf]

+ronstadtfanaz Amen amen.

[@andronicospalaeologos8280]

+ronstadtfanaz RFK was a seriously mentally unstable, and thin skinned, insecure individual, not made for the rigors of a presidency.. When in control he was better behind the scenes..He was in no way near the complexity in character, thought, intellect, and depth, as John, his brother..John, saw colors, and shades of gray. With Robert, it was just black, and white..But he did mean well...

[@bernie4366]

+Michael Chittum You're schitzophrenic, right?

[@bernie4366]

+Michael Chittum And you wife is Morgan Fairchild.

[@bernie4366]

+Michael Chittum You shouldn't skip your medication.

[@righteousgod8376]

Reagan was savage AF.

[@jimpikoulis6726]

This is real journalism we do not see today

[@jimnormand4430]

Authenticity was once the hallmark of politics, since, the faking of sincerity is the standard.

[@ryanscottm]

I am not a fan of either Kennedy but beyond party lines, look at the level of education, professionalism, and Presidentiality that is demonstrated by both candidates as they debate. These were gentlemen. Why don't we have this kind of quality in our current presidential candidates?

[@alexdevcamp]

Because the voters don't want that anymore. That's exactly what Trump shattered, Jeb and others tried to be civil and he ate their lunch. People want a spectacle.

[@DebbieC96]

Thank you loading this old video, it was enlightening. Thank you.

[@mikereif7240]

Here we see a rare glimpse of drumming great Keith Moon political aspirations of becoming the next Prime minister of Britain. Later on that day he ran into his old pal Roger Daltry and asked him to join his band. The rest is history.

[@munimathbypeterfelton6251]

As a Who fan, I think your analogy is hilarious (in a good way)! But as an American historian, I am perplexed by your analogy here. ;) I have always thought that Pete Townshend should have been/still could be a terrific Prime Minister of England though! :)

[@franklindelanoroosevelt7467]

Both these men are great men.

[@jamesyu9926]

Reagan and RFK really were knowledgeable in foreign countries. So much better than clowns in Washington DC.

[@usctrojansable]

The British guy who was asking questions sure does reminds me of John Oliver

[@num1Jaysta]

+usctrojansa They do favor eachother.

[@simonbyrd6518]

I thought Keith Moon

[@levibrown7707]

usctrojansable yeah they’re both annoying af

[@trwent]

John WHO?

[@cocotaveras8975]

usctrojansable Who's that?

[@ortho-g9826]

If you compare these politicians to today's, you know why we've come to where we are now.

[@kingalexander2704]

Just imagine the 1968 election had it been between these two men. Personally I think Reagan looked and sounded more presidential and stronger in his convictions but Kennedy would have been a better democrat nominee than was Humphrey.

[@leemorris2127]

If it was Robert Kennedy versus Nixon in 1968, and it was certainly heading that way after the California primary, it would have been no contest. Kennedy would have stayed on as President until '76. Think about everything that might have changed. Sigh.

[@wayne3210]

People shouldn't underestimate Hubert Humphrey. He was very good politician and speaker.

[@kingalexander2704]

@@wayne3210 He was a party man all the way. That's why the dems wanted him over Kennedy and McCarthy who were harder to control.

[@machia0705]

Never liked RFK, but he handles this Brit. A Brit who sounds like the emotional basket cases we have today, twisting history. Accusing the USA of hypocrisy and meddling into the internal affairs of a country without being asked. Untrue.

[@ktcool4660]

The Brit was spitting the truth & Regan was lying his ass off.

[@matthewgillespie2835]

“We listen to you and you smile so why don’t you listen to us for a second.” What a power move LOL. He looked so smug

[@shermanmcclesky6882]

That would had been the match up for the political ages. Reagan v. RFK for the White House. It would had been the most watched and participated presidential election day ever. What could had been 😔

[@ElijahKraft]

Holy crap that English guy is just as obnoxious and hostile as many journalists are today.

[@jbelden36]

RFK would have easily beaten Nixon in 1968 if he had lived.

[@frereanaktom99]

+LuckyLucy that is why he didn't live

[@abc64pan]

+LuckyLucy And he would have kept us in Vietnam just like Nixon did.

[@JohnnyCage333]

Yup! Yeah most likely he would have. Almost common sense. Unfortunately, he was taken out by "them " just like his poor brother and nephew.

[@JohnnyCage333]

After the assassination of JFK, RFK was Americas next great hope or beacon of light. Then after him the hope went to JFK Jr. Sigh. All 3 of them taken out. And last but not least, Ron, not Rand, Paul. Who is the United States of America's next great hope going to be that we desperately need as a country and people? So damn sad!

[@LarryTaint-qn8pd]

+Fernando Angelone Ron Paul had the media hounds from hell turned against him.

[@thelogicjunkie11]

Now this is how you have a debate. I grew up watching Reagan talk, but not RFK, and what a loss for me. The guy made every good faith effort to clarify things and be reasonable, and what a shame our culture shifted completely away from that, to the cesspool of vicious brattery we have today.

[@LJDRVR]

This would have been a very different country if Bobby had lived.

[@bistrajendra1]

it is unfortunate for the USA and the world that bobby Kennedy didn't live to become president.

[@normanmcneal3605]

Had his brother not been assinated, you would have called him Trumps father.

[@jared1964]

@@normanmcneal3605 Why's that?

[@Jsixk]

@@normanmcneal3605 Wdym?

[@normanmcneal3605]

@@Jsixk Kennedy was conservative, not liberal. That’s what I mean

[@icebreaker9995]

@@normanmcneal3605 what you know he pushed for social justice right so did jfk

[@gabrieljohannson6777]

Thanks for posting! Very interesting.

[@jetetarro]

Interesting, that today, our politicians are never subjugated to such questioning. No media outlet is asking tough questions like these. No one even questions why Republicans talk about "freedom of the individual" and "democracy" while they help export our jobs to the world's largest dictatorship--Communist--or rather corporatist--in nature. Liberals on the other hand, supposedly are financed and support by unions, yet any time they can get a new trade deals with a third world country, they not only negotiate it, but they fail or rather intentionally ignore the human rights and labor rights of those workers, and by doing so, make a competitive disadvantage to American workers, liberals, conservatives and other factions.

[@67lionsoflisbon37]

The shouty, shouty english student only interested in his own voice. A shape of things to come. RR and RFK are very patient. Different times.

[@Constantine_IA]

Damn! Reagan !He looked amazing for a 56 year old

[@adibnassery7551]

Great men who disagreed without being disagreeable. Don't see that in today's politics. Miss the good old days!

[@JWEmbry-wc7qi]

This is back when the politicians had the mental ability to actually answer the question(s) ask - For years now, those in office speak a LOT of WORDS that don't answer the question asked... sad really.

[@gato7908]

A hard hitting journalist and a politician prepared to answer tough questions, and the journalist respectful enough to allow his question to be answered. See how it's supposed to be done?

[@HaidurShah21]

This was around the period when RFK was becoming a more confident and natural speaker. He was moulding into an original leading political figure. What a shame that he died a year later after this. He would have been a great asset for the USA. It still hurts me as a through and through British citizen born 20 years after his assassination. Anyway, better not think about it or my hair will turn grey before the typical age of possessing it.

[@kevinsvideogameworldkvgw15]

so this is the 1960s version of Skype ?? its amazing to see how things work ....well i don't understand how this worked so maybe I'm the caveman here

[@semiramisbonaparte1627]

satellite

[@CatholicTraditional]

@@semiramisbonaparte1627 Old fashion satellite video

[@Eduananoqutadra]

Who elected Mr Loudmouth Brit as the one to do all the questioning?

[@muelesariocontra]

The difference between American tv and any other tv of that era is astonishing

[@tmwcamden2751]

MUCH more divisive issues then than now, but civility and manners that make today's tools look like staged reality show idiots.

[@schweizer1940]

Are you nuts, we are discussing whether to keep or throw out the amendments to the constitution!! What is more important? What is happening in Nam or in America?? I am a Vet of that war!

[@michaelschaefer1904]

What do you have against reality shows? Our leaders can't even complete sentences. Most are horrible with sound bytes. Avenatti was hyped for President not that long ago. Look where he is now.

[@KolossalYouth]

I watch this only to see Bobby smile. 😍

[@kevinhendryx665]

Robert F. Kennedy, the greatest President we never got to have.

[@bdctube]

Agree 100%.....but these people who think Reagan was honest are extremely lacking in their fact checking.......Reagan started us down the neo liberal economics path which has us in the toilet and looking very third world.....

[@chuckbuckbobuck]

Amen to that. 55 years later and it is still tragededly sad that he was assassinated Rot in prison Sirhan Bishara Sirhan!

[@danburnes722]

It is too bad his son is a total nut

[@1drummer172]

Fortunate to have met and shook hands with RFK when his motorcade came down 52nd street in South Central Los Angeles. He was assassinated shortly afterward at the Ambassador Hotel on Wiltshire Boulevard (since demolished) during that visit to our city.

[@LVVMCMLV]

“My brother need not be idealized, or enlarged in death beyond what he was in life; to be remembered simply 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,”

[@SuperBrotherBob]

Ronald Reagan and Robert Kennedy were honorable men who loved their country. I was privileged to have been alive when they were around, including John F. Kennedy, who by today"s standards would have been considered a staunch Conservative.

[@jonlanier_]

JFK in comparison today is so conservative that today's GOP would call him an extreme Tea Partier.

[@ctmale1956]

Jon Lanier So So right!!!!

[@adub4ever]

It shows how powerful the JFK presidency was, that many conservatives would like to claim him as their own. He ran as a moderate democrat who became more liberal over time. By the context of the time he was no conservative compared to Goldwater or William Buckley.

[@SAHusker]

JFK would NEVER have been considered a staunch conservative. That's a myth being perpetrated by the right-wing. President Kennedy supported minimum wage increases, overtime pay, medicare (which LBJ eventually passed), and was planning his own war on poverty at the time of his death. JFK, in fact, called himself a liberal in the tradition of FDR.

[@Nominay]

SAHusker You sir are correct. JFK's policies were mostly liberal liberal liberal.

[@keithlamontbraggs]

Regan is the type of president we need today ,someone that's stern and a true patriot ,i was blinded by the critisism of liberals as a kid and didn't see the big picture of government ,i now realize today that Reagan was a great president.

[@madmanfrommars]

I come by and watch this clip every now and then. Irregardless of context or particular political affiliation, you actually get to see two very well informed candidates speaking intelligently and in depth regarding a complex foreign issue. Sad that this does not and would not happen today.

[@cocotaveras8975]

madmanfrommars Your right but I think specific attention and praise should be focused upon RFK a she was a truly great man with wise intentions and an honorable and compassionate heart filled with love for so many others. After reading several books, watching interviews and analyzing quotes and speeches---I can firmly announce this man was of a rare nature and breed in our society then and since and is a pillar of what we should strive to become as a nation and as a world! What an amazing human being!

[@cocotaveras8975]

madmanfrommars And also your very VERY right about the second part about that not happening today. It definitely wouldn't--people yelling, screaming and insults punctuated with rude behavior and interruptions, it's simply disgraceful and wrong. Back then, they had respect and decency we seem to have lost that in today's world :(

[@rd264]

yes how wonderful!!! now please consider the merits of their arguments, and thanks very much in advance.

[@aidanotero3126]

I wish the English dude opened a book about Ireland. Hypocrite.

[@echt114]

Colonialism was the only chance at civilization some places ever had.

[@jonlanier_]

You know echt, I think you are correct with that statement.

[@CompleteRespawn]

echt114 And Ireland was not one of them.

[@karimC35]

Regardless of his country’s actions in the past he’s absolutely right about how shitty America is

[@stc40]

Can we add the noble Native Americans to the first chapter....??? Always remember my friend, people in glass houses should NEVER throw stones.....

[@brahsumatra]

For the English to lecture on torture etc such hypocrisy.

[@quartzking3997]

I’m sure this guy is personally complicit in the atrocities of the British Empire

[@genevieveestelle8243]

1968 the deaths of a preacher (King) and a statesman (Kennedy) changed the course of history. “She’s 68 but she says she’s 54..” Maggie’s Farm

[@Splitshot1]

Never saw this before..awesome to who ever posted this.

[@BenGates101]

Amazing they both take turns talking and don’t keep interrupting each other