RFK vs LBJ Rivalry Explained by RFK Jr

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Bill Maher and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the legacy media’s opposition to his candidacy, the size of LBJ’s head, RFK’s childhood accident, Bill’s old pre-show habit, the RFK Sr. quote that infuriated LBJ, the prank the Kennedy boys played on J. Edgar Hoover, the bravery of losing the South over Civil Rights, vaccines, the number one kller of people, Elon Musk, Bill reads from the New York Times, how liberals have changed, Joe Biden, why RFK is the only one who can beat Trump in a debate, and the heartbreaking story of his father’s assassination.
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[@DanielFrost21]

RFK and LBJ just didn't dislike each other; they hated each other.

[@ilikegreens4324]

You can see the pain in Bill when he knows he's just going to have to listen for a while because it's a subject he has nothing pompous to add

[@seanmurphy26]

That and the fact that poor RFK Jr would be president if did not sound like a toad when he speaks

[@maxa3221]

it's insane how he literally cannot shut up

[@ilikegreens4324]

Me personally could care less about his voice. It's not like trump or biden are some great orators. At least rfk makes sense

[@seanmurphy26]

@@ilikegreens4324 of course, I could Overlook The Voice also, I am just speaking of all of America

[@jody6851]

Or snarky to add, as well.

[@taylorlibby7642]

LBJ was literally the kind of guy who would leave the bathroom door open while taking a sh!t and insist on maintaining eye contact and continuing the discussion the entire time.

[@30AndHatingIt]

This is one instance where I definitely hope that someone isn’t projecting when they say something…

[@taylorlibby7642]

@@30AndHatingIt Hah! Nah, he was kinda nototrious for that.

[@dannyd1572]

Love it!

[@thisguy2720]

And flashed his giant d

[@MP-in7ne]

Sounds like prison politics

[@abaker4692]

His father is my hero. Has been for years. This would be a different country if he had been President.

[@lipanmesh]

Amen!

[@jerry85g7]

Very true

[@jasong3972]

The Kennedy family has plenty of skeletons in their Martha's Vineyard closets. Deep connections with organized crime and corruption. Hopefully RFK Jr is different.

[@QuiChiYang2]

Amen 2dem apples 🍎 🙌‼️

[@stevegamiello6476]

It would have been a much better world today if RFK was President. Plus we wouldn’t be in the mess we are in with China, thanks to Nixon the pos. I think the Kennedy’s were the last democrats that loved America

[@RSTI191]

It's mind blowing listening to this guy talk about these people, "My Uncle", etc. in first person..

[@nickthomas6827]

When JFK was killed, LBJ called RFK up and asked him to read the oath of office to him over the phone "for the correct wording," when it could have been found in any copy of the constitution. LBJ did that as a dominance play over RFK.

[@newyardleysinclair9960]

Bobby Kennedy was a child compared to LBJ. That's why he disliked Johnson. Johnson worked his way up. Bobby was basically appointed. Everyone knew it

[@nickthomas6827]

@@newyardleysinclair9960 not wrong

[@08jag81]

No, LBJ also called IKE for help on the public statement he made at the airport.

[@nickthomas6827]

@08jag81 these things don't contradict

[@08jag81]

In this interview RFK jr seems to be moving away from LBJ/CIA were part of a plot, which is a myth of US history.

[@ub1953]

Lived in L.A. and handed out RFK campaign literature as a child; was outside Good Samaritan Hospital when his dad lay dying...

[@verongraham8534]

Wow. You're historic

[@DallasCowboyFan95]

Rude to smoke right in front of RFK jr.

[@ubon11]

I’m a right leaning guy who despises Democrats and has never once ever voted for a Democrat. The first election where I was old enough to vote was 1988, so I’ve been voting Republican for decades. Anyway, I’m absolutely shocked how much I like and respect RFK Jr. I would be proud to call him my President. I still can’t believe I like a guy with a D beside his name.

[@Elphaba1952]

Why do you "despise" Democrats? They're just people who don't share your political views... but they love their children and wish for only the best for one and all... same as you, I would guess.

[@ubon11]

@@Elphaba1952 For starters, Democrats advocate mutlilating and indoctrinating children. I find that quite evil. They also are very lenient on crime, especially crime perpetrated by minorities, because they feel guilty, I guess? I find that quite evil, too.

[@SumTingWong1482]

First sentence = tragic ignorance

[@MrFg1980]

@@Elphaba1952 Democrats despise him. Merely reciprocating... sucks doesn't it...

[@lindagunkle8273]

RFK Jr fits in Well with the Republican Party with his Anti Vax Credentials. 🤪

[@steveconn]

LBJ and Bobby just hated each other from the beginning.

[@kevinronske9894]

Wonder if RFK Jr. has seen the image of smiling LBJ looking back at Texas Congressman Albert R. Thomas giving him a wink during his swearing in next to despondent Jackie. Its called The wink of the Century.

[@juliewilt9732]

Sure he has.😉

[@dannyd1572]

No official historian has ever gave validity to it. Only conspiracy theorist. Do you really think LBJ is going to wink at another person with people and cameras everywhere? In the same picutre is Lady Bird really smiling?

[@Nominay]

That was actually a wink back. Johnson had winked at Thomas when Kennedy was still alive at the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce. There's not a photo of that too, but it is on video.

[@jimmycricket5366]

​@@NominaySo damn cold... It's unbelievably evil. But hey, here we are in 2023 and the truth always comes out. Heartbreaking for citizens who thought they could trust their overlords in the gubberment... Reagan did warn everybody.

[@SidewaysBurnouts]

that alone should have had him and his cia buddies in a basement answering questions until he succumbed to questioning like macvsog did to 30k civilians, he is also the traitor behind the uss liberty.

[@williewest5574]

It's obvious to me that Bill doesn't understand Southerners or the South

[@Mr_Don1]

Right. He brought up the fake conspiracy theory about the parties "switching" near the end of the clip. It's funny that people actually believe that.

[@MrFg1980]

Oh, you caught that. Not too surprising, Maher using his breathtaking ignorance to attempt slight of hand. It works like a charm on his applauding trained seals Fridays at 10 o'clock...

[@sunzeneise]

He’s myopic, can’t see beyond his nose, and is wholly uneducated, and smug about himself.

[@porkyfedwell]

Sounds like he understands the south of the 1960s pretty well.

[@celerinojasso4180]

What's there to understand just grits and bigots.

[@mmd195401]

I was 9 years old when JFK was assassinated. I remember many images, but one that stands out is LBJ standing in the back of Air Force One with his hand on the Bible and his right hand held up. He had his obligatory long face (when didn't he?) while standing next to the widow of the man that he most likely had intimate knowledge of all the details of how it happened. When Oswald was shot by Ruby on live television and that Ruby had terminal cancer, my Dad immediately said, "The whole thing is a setup!!" The media was relentless in sticking to the narrative (sound familiar?), but every single American that had any sense knew what it really was.

[@hiddenriverarts]

I was 9, too. It was a psychological turning point for me. I have never trusted this country, from that day to now.

[@jamesanthony5681]

And in almost 60 years, there is not one (1) solid piece of evidence to support a conspiracy/setup/coup -whatever you call it, because there was none. Didn't happen. Oswald acted alone, and if you're a critical thinker that's looked at the evidence, you'd have to agree. Here's the thing about conspiracy or a coup: They usually get found out. Someone spills the beans.

[@margaretlouiseable]

I was 8. LBJ used to go to my family reunions. (My Great grandparents, in central Texas.). He disgusted me, and was an embarrassment. That said it was HE who pushed for equality for Black folks. The Kennedy's get way too much credit. That said I had read "PT 109" as a 4 or 5 year old and was in love with him. My Mother was too. My Dad was an Air Force officer and they were on lock down for awhile. They thought the Soviets did it. Now we know better. Kill the CIA and most of the other 3 letter agencies. And kill the Fed. JFK was right about everything and he LOVED this country. I miss him.

[@erinwright7688]

@@margaretlouiseable i was 6 years-old in Dallas (my Dad was an editorial writer for the Dallas Morning News and my running buddy---we talked politics, so I had an unusual perspective for a first grader). I watched LBJ being sworn in with my Dad, "Grieving? He looks like the cat with a big, fat canary in his mouth."

[@margaretlouiseable]

@@erinwright7688 yep.

[@johnrenehan7406]

Im from Australia ; even so far away, growing up we were all aware of the Kennedys and their up n downs all those years ago . .. Facinating to witness one speak so candidly about things he was obviously very privi to ..... Incredable 🙏🏼

[@bdpage2023]

What do you think happened to PM Holt? LBJ liked him.

[@Halotest100]

There is no doubt in my mind LBJ had a role to play the both Kennedy assassinations.

[@jerry85g7]

He didn't know about it but he helped cover it up.

[@nightowl5475]

@@jerry85g7He knew in advance about both murders. His mistress verified that when he told her. He had own sister killed.

[@Halotest100]

@@jerry85g7 His henchman Mac Wallace's finger print was found on the 6th floor snipers nest. It was a 32 point match.

[@jerry85g7]

@@nightowl5475 Well damn

[@23Robusto]

@@Halotest100 exactly

[@thaidomain]

Not sure that smoking cigars does any good to RFK’s voice.

[@daphneduryea9136]

Probably why he did it.

[@wunk7]

His voice is from a neurological disorder causing his vocal chords to involuntarily tighten. His thought isn’t actually rough even thought it sounds like it

[@goblinslayer7096]

It’s amazing how Bill just won’t catch onto the fact that he has no idea what he’s talking about.

[@kate2create738]

I think he’s a few years behind at least getting the basic facts straight. Like how he only recently went after the woke, after the woke shredded what our future could have had for self grandiose virtue signaling. Or how badly he wanted Trump out that he wished us all to go through a bad economy, again.

[@jetpack5]

I love listening to lawyers speak. They are very good at explaining things

[@MCharles1919]

It wasn't on a video. RFK actually spoke it live at the convention. it was "and pay no heed to the garish sun" The reference was not missed by LBJ.

[@globescape4771]

That cracked me up. RFK Jr playing with the button and messing with J Edgar Hoover.

[@marklenhay5903]

J edgar got the last laugh

[@jimmycricket5366]

​@@marklenhay5903savage!

[@Sean.thegreat]

​@@marklenhay5903dumb comment the country suffers from what those fools done

[@ABCBUGGYNZ]

I never in all my dreams thought this kinda TV was possible in America in 2023. Kudos to everyone involved.

[@jaynsilentboom]

The level of excitement for a well functioning Kennedy is enormous, and a lot of people aren’t aware of it yet, but will be soon. I like this guy a lot.

[@Canoga_Knuckles]

Why was Johnson sending the attorney general the United States Attorney General to settle political rivalries in other countries...? That’s a job for the Secretary of State

[@robertpolityka8464]

My personal belief, is that although LBJ dispised RFK, Kennedy was technically part of the Johnson Team and needed to be visible working as part of the team. I can understand that RFK mourns for his brother and that he hates LBJ, but Bobby Kennedy is paid to do a job. He's not doing his job, by hiding at the Kennedy Compound or at his house, Hickory Hill. His Deputy Attorney General, is running the Justice Department. (LBJ also know that "firing" RFK from the job, is "political suicide". He'd probably prefer keeping RFK as AG, despite any personal animosity. It would be a case of a "skunk inside a tent pissing out", instead of RFK's time as a Senator, being a "skunk outside a tent pissing in.") By having RFK out of the country , he is visible doing something, as part of the administration. RFK wouldn't be moping at his mansion. It could be a sign, of somebody trying to move forward, after the death of a loved one. Also, LBJ might think that having RFK out of the country would prevent Kennedy from scheming to get the Presidential or Vice Presidential Nomination for himself. LBJ might even claim the trip, to be "helping build up Bobby's foreign policy credentials", for a future run in 1972. (Assuming LBJ ran in 1964 and 1968...and won.) Johnson could also work on getting the Presidential Nomination for himself.

[@johndohner1206]

Good to hear Johnson cared about Robert Kennedy. Only hear bad things about Johnson's relationship with the Kennedys.

[@downtownbrown50]

You have heard the truth. Kennedy thought Johnson was a country bumpkin with no manners. 😅

[@jimmycricket5366]

He didn't... It was literally a momentary twinge of guilt.

[@prg54]

Bill Maher should have stayed in silence all along the interview.

[@PoppysGuitar]

Bill is excited give him a break.

[@kiandrah8517]

Long reigns at the top of any law enforcement agency always ends badly.

[@dansheehan6828]

Bill is wrong about How the South became GOP red but still an interesting listen here

[@anthonyrobinson6590]

I always found it odd that Bobby got the bad news about his brother from Hoover, and not from Jackie or Kenny O'Donnell or even Johnson.

[@BornAgainCarnivore]

@@scottystcloud7086 I wouldn't say it's the country that is bad but those in power, money and in the government. The government is not for the people, not anymore.

[@johnl7443]

Hoover thoroughly enjoyed placing that call.

[@bartonlee3594]

Bill. LBJ broke apart the Democrat South, not JFK. LBJ was responsible for all of the civil rights legislation that passed Congress. Jack Kennedy did everything he could to appease the Southern senators. Martin Luther King was weary of the Kennedys for that.

[@Baseballisbest67]

He did it to be “liked” not cuz he gave a damn. He also got them voting democrat for many years. And mocked them for it

[@bartonlee3594]

@@Baseballisbest67 Who is the "he" you are referring to? I don't get it.

[@interiordecorator4288]

​@@Baseballisbest67What? Yeh, he did a good thing for them and they rewarded him with their vote. What wrong with that, it's how politics should work.

[@Quinn_M97]

@@bartonlee3594 LBJ, the democrats only passed the civil rights bill to get the black vote. And it worked.

[@bluebonnetbutterfly5728]

I wish Bill would stop interrupting Mr Kennedy. To better hear Mr Kennedy, it’s just out of respect. Let Him finish what He has to say.

[@acmund]

Could you imagine pranking J. Edgar Hoover when you were a little kid? LMAO!

[@jimmycricket5366]

I loved that! The cross-dressing thug, Hoover, would have been very popular with the current admin.😂

[@Daniel_Antonio_Arellano782]

😂😂 Yeah, he could wear his dresses and shit.

[@eldalopez3566]

I LOVE IT!

[@paullino45]

Awesome conversation

[@michaelmessenger2728]

Who benefited the most from JFK death The man who never liked playing second fiddle to he's younger leader. The military industrial complex CIA & the vice president are the culprits. Call for Peace Vote for Kennedy Jr 🦁

[@frankjoyce76]

You forgot Israel financed the CIA

[@williamblair9597]

It was the perfect time and place, the people with the motive to make it happen, and with the desire for money and power rampant a US PRESIDENT was removed from power in the same way they would topple a country's leader who was the person duly elected by its citizens. The apparatus which had been doing violent regime change in South Vietnam and South and Central America had come home to ply its foreign skills domestically. History was changed for the worst and the nightmare we fimd ourselves in today was born.

[@justanotherguy1794]

The evidence for the CIA's culpability in the assassination of JFK is more than circumstantial (see Allen Dulles); the evidence for LBJ's involvement is non existent. FYI, just because something makes inferential "sense" does NOT mean it's right.

[@michaelmessenger2728]

@@justanotherguy1794 Evidence You say The one's we speak of keep that top secret If the vice president had no involvement or prior knowledge of the treachery he would of left no rock unturned until those responsible were hunted into the ground The assassination of the president of USA The most powerful man in the world And the vice president becomes president And life goes on as normal. He was no friend ally or brother of Kennedy Jack didn't trust him or like him. His own vice president, he was forced to concede into allowing him to be his vice A man who hated been second to anyone Yes indeed he was one of the culprits And just because there's no evidence Doesn't prove that it's not true, does it. Big Dicky was a treacherous selfish devil. Jack & Bobby were the best of a bad bunch That peace maker spirit lives on in Bobby Jr The next president of the united states A man to unite the people & bring peace Remember to vote for Kennedy Jr brother

[@johnrenehan7406]

​@@williamblair9597id second that 👌👌

[@paullindsay9451]

Would like to hear him talk about his grandfather Joseph

[@2148aa]

The might be a can of worms best not opened.

[@mcmoolah]

or his uncle Joe

[@Elphaba1952]

@@mcmoolah He never met him...

[@jamesanthony5681]

Bill Maher is smart not to go there.

[@westyraviz]

Hoover had been FBI boss since 1924. This was before Bobby was born. He knew where all the bodies were buried in DC, yet Bobby had the audacity to treat him so shabbily. This is what Ambassador Kennedy specifically warned Bobby against-making very powerful and dangerous enemies.

[@TedATL1]

RFK was very self-righteous.

[@johnl7443]

Hoover blackmailed nearly every member of Congress.

[@dug8377]

The Kennedy’s in my opinion have run into a lot of their tragedies and problems through a lack of fear.

[@patriot9487]

Based Kennedy. Put the politicians and FBI in their place

[@gilles11dupuis]

I love this guy

[@ortforshort7652]

Some rivalry - seems a bit more than a rivalry when LBJ was obviously involved in both RFK's and JFK's murders.

[@nickpaine]

Absurd

[@DeluxeWithCheese69]

​@nickpaine Why, do you have inside information?

[@conchfritters01]

Hadn’t heard about the link to RFK, but his fingerprints are all over JFK’s assassination. Johnson was an awful human.

[@ortforshort7652]

@@nickpaineExplain. If you say absurd, back up your statement with why so?

[@nickpaine]

@@ortforshort7652 The onus is on the op. How is it "obvious" LBJ was "involved" in either? I'm not lacking evidence. You are.

[@marianneexbrayat2431]

RFK Jr has such a brilliant intellect. He is a pleasure to listen to. Far above the current class of politicians.

[@mlt3820]

The idea of a true-blooded Kennedy going back to the White House is incredible.

[@jslberto]

if by incredible you mean hilarious, then yeah

[@chook1311]

If by true blooded you mean lunatic

[@mlt3820]

No. That's not what I mean at all, nor is it a want. All of my life the shooting in Dallas has been a thing to an entire generation of folks who helped raise me. Got one family member who painted a portrait of JFK which was graded to be right up there with Jamie Wyeth's. I don't care about the politics of today while stating the obvious; We have a Kennedy running for the Top Spot. Again. Just like we have another Indiana Jones movie in theaters. What year is it? Thanks for playing, fellas.

[@jslberto]

@@mlt3820 Kennedy sucked back then and this Kennedy sucks too. JFK's reputation was saved only by his stroke of luck with the Cuban Missile Crisis and then being shot. Other than that he was a drug-addicted fool whose daddy bought him the election.

[@bradlott3284]

Let's hope a bullet would stop it before it happens

[@patricklavelle4615]

RFK blew it. Jonson should have been indited before JFK started his limo tour. He wasn't going to be on the ticket

[@taylorlibby7642]

For what?

[@richbutter4579]

Involvement with Bobby baker scandal, a lot of shady Texas dealings. People testifying against Johnson refused to speak against him once he was president

[@ST-rt1qm]

Also if Johnson was NOT on ballot JFK may not have won. Johnson got them many southern votes, a great deal of southern people would've gone with the Republican Richard Nixon if NOT for Johnson.

[@patricklavelle4615]

@@ST-rt1qm Johnson was about to be indited for conspiracy involving kickbacks and murder.

[@conchfritters01]

@@taylorlibby7642LBJ is linked to at least 7 different murders. One of the most awful persons to ever live.

[@howardtaulton8473]

I know it's your set Bill Maher. But RFK JR having to breathe your cigar smoke?

[@daphneduryea9136]

very rude

[@scottmiller9098]

Are those chairs reclaimed furniture from Later with Bob Costas???

[@marysketch4772]

Very interesting.

[@user-ml9rs8kr4w]

RFK Jr is spot on

[@georgehamblin6865]

When the media decides to try and censor a person, I quickly decide to research that person myself. I was anti Covid shot from the beginning because I am skeptical of all mainstream media and our government. I am impressed by Robert Kennedy, Jr. The democrats will “Bernie Sanders” him.

[@MrFg1980]

are The democrats ARE "Bernie Sander'sing" him. It's already happening...

[@gloriaallmomd4686]

Or Tulsi Gabbard him. I also see a distinct possibility they may try to off the guy. They will never let him become POTUS. His main rival will be Gavin Newson, who I suspect will be "installed" at the White House.

[@neilsmith9066]

Unfortunately he also believes in heavy affirmative action which has been the downfall of America for over 50 years

[@vallee7966]

As they should. Jr is a conspiracy nut case. Even his own voice box has revolted over the shit he says.

[@christophersalinas2328]

Robert has a bigger spine than Bernie. Bernie needs a government job. Kennedy does not.

[@CornCod1]

I'm NOT an admirer of LBJ for a lot of reasons, however from a purely tactical standpoint RFK and JFK treated Johnson with humiliating contempt always joking about Johnson being a stupid hillbilly because they were Ivy League snobs and their trash talking got back to him. People forget that whatever moral failings LBJ had, he was one of the most skilled political operatives in DC and they hurt their cause by denigrating him.

[@Baseballisbest67]

Still was a prick

[@suarezguy]

Yes a lot of people seem perplexed to outraged that Johnson resented the Kennedys and never seem to consider if it was provoked and or/mutual (or somehow even that if it was provoked or mutual that doesn't matter).

[@bocajrs7628]

I agree. LBJ was not the kind of person to treat badly. Kennedys showed him no respect and he did not like it. Kennedy did not like him, but his advisors told him he needed Texas to will in 1960 and they were right.

[@bigpapi6688]

Well it was clearly a joke. Obviously anyone that leads the free world isn’t a dumb hick. That’d be like calling a pro bodybuilder a fatass. It’s obviously just joking

[@kerry2921]

The Johnson's were dirty...Lady Bird was the 1 stockholder of Bell helicopters and Sea Land, her companies literally made everything for the Vietnam war, they made millions sending those kids to die in that jungle

[@Sunmoon-gj9gy]

There was no video in 64 , it was a film

[@dashcroft1892]

Major networks would transfer news film to video for ease of distribution to affiliates and reliability of playback vs film, but you’re right in that news crews were not shooting in video at that time.

[@jim7544]

This is REAL history. I'm not a RFK Sr. fan, but this is fascinating.

[@patricklavelle4615]

Yep, He put his wife trough hell.

[@olderolderman4603]

I had the honor to see and shack hand with A.G Robert Kennedy at Roosevelt High School on the same day he was killed ...

[@brav0wing]

There is something about RFK Jr. that I like. There is a certain honesty about him. I'm still skeptical about anything political but I have hopes about RFK Jr.

[@Hanover-ek4jy]

RFK despised LBJ, he thought LBJ was a country hillbilly! Treated him with such distain and disrespect when he was the attorney general! RFK never wanted his brother to pick LBJ as the VP!

[@williamgreeson8387]

LBJ was a provincial Texan, to be sure, the Kennedys underestimated his ruthlessness.

[@robertpolityka8464]

LBJ and Hoover were neighbors for decades. They shared "mutual contempt" for the Kennedys. LBJ waived mandatory retirement for Hoover as FBI Director, and extended his term for an "indefinite period of time". (Hoover would have been forced to retire in 1965, when he reached 70 years old.)

[@stephenfitts7987]

Instead of talking about the past, he should have talked about the future if he is running for president. I’d like to know if he has differences with the democrat party & Biden. His thoughts on the border,China, funding Ukraine,the extreme woke left, the budget,etc. I need to know his policies first if I vote for him

[@artlover1477]

I am sure there is way more to this interview. Probably answering a specific question that Maher asked him.

[@josephkennedy4091]

LBJ lost the solid Democratic South because of his success in passing profound civil rights legislation. JFK was interested I'm passing civil rights legislation but lack the political power in the Senate to do it. Lyndon Johnson had been the master of the Senate. JFK was the Master of the profile, not the skill.

[@cordeg]

Yeah, LBJ and JFK had worked together to stall and water down the Civil Rights Act of 1960 (which, like the Civil Rights Act of 1957 -- and every other civil rights legislation in US history before it -- had been Republican legislation) in the Senate, aiding the southern segregationists. Once president, JFK talked about civil rights but never did anything to expend his political capital to actually DO anything for civil rights. It was LBJ , a man who ironically started his Senate career speaking out AGAINST anti-lynching legislation and had spent his years in the Senate supporting his fellow southern Democratic segregationists, who actually flipped the party on civil rights, dragging the national Democratic party kicking and screaming to the side the Republicans had been on for over a century. LBJ could only get the civil rights act of 1964 passed by relying on the Republican support that had always been there, reversing his own opposition to provisions from the 1957 and 1960 legislation that he had helped get excluded in their final passage. JFK was NEVER going to make that happen.

[@harryvarner6652]

Perhaps these two should do a little research and see which president got the civil rights legislation passed.

[@johnnypastrana6727]

Junior really butchered the Shakespeare quote: "When he shall die take him and cut him out into stars and he shall make the face of heaven so fine that all the world will be in love with night and pay no worship to the garish sun." ~Willie the bard (Romeo and Juliet)

[@PoppysGuitar]

Thank you.

[@SJam491]

LBJ, JFK, and RFK -- MacBird and the Ken O'Duncs.

[@copout1405]

You may not like Roger Stone particularly, but he wrote a very good book about LBJ and included many enlightening comments concerning the relationship between him and RFK. Leaves one to wonder if some of the same folks were involved in the murder of both brothers.

[@georgea44]

This is what sitting in hell looks like. Hopefully Jnr gets outta there unscathed.

[@MrFg1980]

What a life. They kill your family.

[@OWOT-re5jf]

Why is RFK so hoarse

[@JiafeiProducts6969]

Wdym

[@navasaband]

Save America NOW Trump/RFK Jr. 2024

[@user-nk8ed8uf7n]

I agree

[@ritamccartt-kordon283]

I wonder if Bill knew how many people in the South LOVED JFK & Robert Kennedy Sr.? The day JFK was murdered the students at our school were crying! They let School out early. I will never forget that day.

[@03Babyboomboom]

I've looked at life from both sides now. From win & lose. Still somehow, it's life's illusions, I recall. I really don't know life at All-America.

[@FrankC71]

I remember seeing pics of RFK Jr, LBJ and Robert Kennedy together...Jr us stating what we all knew, such a loser

[@joedale5455]

What a convenient place to end the clip

[@anthonywhelan5419]

He hasn't inherited his father's, and uncle's, oratory skills.

[@jackietreehorn8527]

Nonsense. He is Socrates compared to all the other candidates...

[@tangocharlie6384]

🇺🇸VOTE KENNEDY2024🇺🇸

[@micjam1986]

I bet RFK Jr. Could do a great katherine Hepburn impersonation.😊

[@jamesanthony5681]

*Katharine

[@micjam1986]

@@jamesanthony5681 yeah.. what you said...

[@Ed-uz6em]

Madeline Brown told it all and this is just correlation.

[@frankdisilvio9131]

Wonder how much of a guilt trip Johnson may had been on, fueling the perceived rivalry?

[@virgoddess3456]

Is that a blunt? Bill seems utterly wasted.

[@redskywalker3374]

I wish you the best on election day RFK Jr. 2024 ~! ... what a great thing it would be if this man was elected President ...In my opinion ; He is for the people of this great country America ...the man for the job .

[@homercuts]

Why the hell would they be cruising around in convertibles anyway

[@GavinusMaximusMaster]

Please turn up the contrast on your video.

[@dauthier]

“Take him and cut him out in little stars, and he will make the face of heaven so fine that all the world will be in love with night, and pay no worship to the garish sun.”

[@tedtimothy9074]

I liked Pres. Johnson. I believe he really tried to help people. The tragedy is he got stuck in Viet Nam and did not know how to get out. I hope the same thing doesn't happen to us in Ukraine.

[@The_Loathsome]

Calling his uncle “Jack.” That’s smooth politics right there.

[@uncletony6210]

Everyone who knew him called him Jack.

[@PoppysGuitar]

Garish "Sun" jealous. The garish John-Sun is how Johnson and his people took it.

[@JohnHoulgate]

I believe E. Howard Hunt's deathbed confession.

[@hj179]

He's smiling but still looks like a bad guy. Whereas Kennedy had a nice genuine smile.

[@kathiemc51]

My favorite Democrat.

[@angerycamel2]

Wtf is a garage moon? Can someone explain this to me?

[@johnnypastrana6727]

Garish sun...RFK bumbled the quote: "When he shall die take him and cut him out into stars and he shall make the face of heaven so fine that all the world will be in love with night and pay no worship to the garish sun."

[@angerycamel2]

@@johnnypastrana6727 thanks! Yeah I researched myself and found the shakespear quote. Appreciate the answer though.

[@larrylicavoli]

Tell the story about your dad kidnapping Carlos Marcello and dumping him in a jungle in Guatemala

[@liecrusher3506]

A GOOD thing.

[@Longenecker1776]

That would be awesome. I’d love to hear that one.

[@daphneduryea9136]

That was hilarious.

[@larrylicavoli]

@@daphneduryea9136 or the one where rfk and jfk illegally put general edwin walker in an insane asylum

[@k54dhKJFGiht]

Vote for coherency! Know who is CAPABLY running the country! Vote for RFK!

[@elvieyoung5244]

Johnson : " if you get rid of him we'll go to Vietnam "

[@westyraviz]

What was that “that I remember” comment from Bill Maher about RFK not having wanted LBJ to be VP? Remember how? He must mean based of what he heard/read later in life, as he would have been way too young to understand stuff that occurred in national politics in 1960.

[@MrFg1980]

Maher likes to accessorize his omnipotence with a little transcendence...

[@alexandriaocasio-smollett5078]

I find this entire dynamic so incredibly moving. The Kennedys are the closest thing to royalty this country ever had. For better or worse. A lot of it is worse considering what happened to a lot of them. But now after decades of being almost completely away from the political spotlight of his father and uncles, he steps back onto the scene as a potential “white knight“. It was the 3 decades away that makes it even more impactful. Typically I stay away from hyperbole with these types of conversations. But this is literally a hero arc of a shakespearean nature.

[@acornsucks2111]

He would be attacking this man if he were not a Kennedy.

[@duhdoy08]

Rfk Jr needs to run as an independent. He would beat both Trump and biden...provided the feds don't give him the same family treatment.

[@TedATL1]

JFK was far from a willing civil rights leader. MLK left him little choice. And it was LBJ that actually got the legislation passed not JFK. The first 2 civil rights Acts were passed under Eisenhower, who also sent troops to Little Rock. In 1960 Nixon was considered more liberal on civil rights than JFK. It was Nixon after 1968 who desegregated the schools. Not LBJ not JFK.

[@JamesTilsley1]

What’s wrong with his voice?

[@scottmiller9098]

Interview with Katharine Hepburn???

[@uncletony6210]

comment by a fool?

[@sharpaycutie2]

Bobby was def in charge of everything 😂😂😂

[@glennhubbard5008]

Does anyone know what is wrong with Robert's voice?

[@cm9859]

🔴⚪🔵 ROBERT F KENNEDY JR FOR PRESIDENT 🔴⚪🔵

[@sherryllynn1809]

Some of the most profound and longlasting legislation that is important to this country was enacted during the LBJ administration, including for civil rights, infrastructure, and protection of the environment. He may have been gross and unlikable, but look what he DID.

[@MrFg1980]

he'll have 'em voting Democrat for the next hundred years...

[@johnritter5951]

I think most Americans have continued down through the decades in uncertainty about the JFK assassination in '63, not wanting to be associated with conspiracy theorists, but yet not being sure that those same people weren't actually right. Now, however, with RFK Jr. opening up, I believe the uncertainty factor is quickly evaporating and wouldn't be surprised if most Americans now agree with him. --- And now to hear from RFK Jr. that we've been lied to about his dad's assassination also, blows the top off the pot. Would that Democrats today were anything like those of yesteryear... those like RFK Jr. No wonder they are pulling out all the stops to put the stops to his run for the presidency. He may very well get the same treatment as his dad and uncle.

[@jamesanthony5681]

In almost 60 years, there has not been one (1) piece of solid evidence to support a conspiracy, and here's the thing about conspiracies or a coup: They usually get found out. One of the perpetrators spills the beans. It's seemingly impossible to keep it a secret. Neither Ted Kennedy nor RFK Sr. said anything (to my recollection) about the possibility of a conspiracy, and they didn't contradict the conclusions in the Warren Report.

[@porkyfedwell]

I don't think it can be totally discounted that Johnson had a hand in both assassinations. I'm not saying he did have, but it's possible.

[@ektran4205]

LBJ planned it

[@Sayuri81554]

Somewhat misguided to think LBJ felt any compassion for either Kennedy. Robert was packed off to lower his profile here at home.