Robert F Kennedy & Jimmy Hoffa - McLellan Committee (1957)

Jimmy Hoffa is questioned on on Improper Activities In Labor Management. 1957 McClellan Committee.
In December 1952, Robert F. Kennedy was appointed assistant counsel for the Committee on Government Operations by the then-chairman of the committee, Senator Joseph McCarthy.Kennedy resigned in July 1953, but rejoined the committee staff as chief minority counsel in February 1954.
When the Democrats regained the majority in January 1955, Kennedy became the committee's chief counsel.
Soon thereafter, the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the U.S. Senate Committee on Government Operations, under the leadership of Democratic Senator John L. McClellan (chair of the committee and subcommittee), began holding hearings into labor racketeering.
Much of the Permanent Subcommittee's work focused on a scandal which emerged in 1956 in the powerful trade union, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. In the mid-1950s, Midwestern Teamster leader Jimmy Hoffa began an effort to unseat Dave Beck, the union's international president.
In October 1955, mobster Johnny Dio met with Hoffa in New York City and the two men conspired to create as many as 15 paper locals (fake local unions which existed only on paper) to boost Hoffa's delegate totals.
When the paper locals applied for charters from the international union, Hoffa's political foes were outraged. A major battle broke out within the Teamsters over whether to charter the locals, and the media attention led to investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.
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For educational purposes.

[@ShaneMcBryde]

For me, there's nothing on Netflix, cable or network tv that is anywhere close to as engaging, compelling and endlessly fascinating as this stuff.

[@darrenforest1492]

I'm with you Shane. Greetings from Australia

[@88_mph76]

Well said sir

[@shannonasberry7641]

i agree in 2022 at the age of 33

[@LuzMaria95]

Truth!!

[@P4boot]

You are very right. Lol Incredible history of events!

[@twoshady518]

Hoffa vs RFK is always pure gold

[@micahwilson1889]

This is just Great pieces of history.

[@MOBFAX]

💯

[@dawngregory6549]

There's nothing like the real thing 👍🏻👏🏻🇺🇸

[@sccc6758]

whats best is you have both john and robert on that panel, i love the looks on jfks face when hoffa is going off if its in this clip., love both brothers

[@tommygunns8984]

I would have loved this had Hoffa brought up Joe Kennedy’s name and talked about his relationship with the mob.

[@chadk890]

That's true.

[@clc-gl4jn]

Wouldn’t have mattered. That was his dad. This was RFK Rob Kennedy was actually fighting these guys BECAUSE of the sins that was having mob ties that his father had. He wanted to create a better world... Can’t blame one man for another man’s sins...

[@bradmeeds1226]

More tabloid fodder made up by political enemies of the Kennedy’s

[@zz424]

Yeah and how is old man paid giancana steal the election in Chicago

[@nessmiaou3424]

@@clc-gl4jn but he sure profited from the connections of his father to get his brother elected and than him attorney general.

[@scottsteel2395]

This is amazing. Thank you for this. EXCELLENT. I've ALWAYS wanted to see this.✌

[@KhaledTheSaudiHawkII]

I love historical pieces like this. I love watching the drama and how people conducted themselves. With the benefit of retrospective context, this is even more entertaining. Im from Saudi Arabia so I have little to no perspective into the minute details of the American culture and politics but I enjoy this stuff nonetheless. As a citizen of a very different culture, it really amazes me what the mobs were able to do taking advantage of the legal system. Where I live, none of this would even be close to happening. Criminals would have been tried and executed not much longer after their first major crime. Watching Sammy the Bull’s story for example was really an educating experience. Thanks for this content! I appreciate it very much.

[@TheMusicCreatorr]

Hoffa should’ve asked Bobby Kennedy where his money came from.

[@papasul29]

Damn right

[@jockoadams3377]

Daddy's insider trading and bootlegging

[@bradmeeds1226]

@@jockoadams3377hater, it wasn’t illegal to sell booze in Canada at that time

[@johnanderson7124]

A very rough and tumble world back then . I think Kennedy and Hoffa were trying to help people in there own ways.

[@jason6010]

Hoffa realky did it. Kennedy only pretended. RFK was an arrogant blowhard.

[@nachosnomo7871]

You can just feel the contempt Hoffa had towards these congressman because he KNOWS just how dirty and corrupt these condescending hypocrites truly are, or were!!!

[@lc2748]

👍

[@hakimrouachi5940]

Cette mafia satanique dû congrès avec les fils d'un père JO Kennedy trafiquants d'alcool et corrompus qui c'est enrichies grâce à la spéculations avec les Banques et Les faillites organiser par Lui-même voilà L'hypocrisie dès gens qui ce permette de juger Jimmy Hoffa 🙏 cordialement 🇨🇵🙏

[@frankfacts6207]

Proof of your stupid claim is oddly missing from your primitive comments lol

[@ralphiewigs2208]

There was a TV miniseries in the 1980s called "Blood Feud" about the battles between Hoffa and RFK. Robert Blake played a great Hoffa--my favorite portrayal. They really hated each other.

[@mrbluenevertoleratehatred]

This channel should have more subscribers, great channel.

[@jeffmella5678]

Great material. I saw this in some length a while back.

[@thomasdempsey8011]

Those 2 really hated each other Hoffa grew up dirt poor and worked his ass off Those teamsters loans made money for the union the Kennedys all grew up wealthy and don't forget Joe the father made money running illegal booze I'm a 35 year teamster and proud of it Hoffa made the mistake of not taking his pension and retiring it cost him his life

[@jeanneobrien7381]

My father was a Teamster for 40 years. Local 25, Boston. Hoffa had to deal with these scumbag gangsters in NY to gain control of the jt. councils in order to get the presidency of the IBT. He had a lot of f'n balls. And when he did become president of IBT, he did a hell of a job: master freight agreement, for instance. The Pension loans were not giveaways. Union charged interest like any other bank; maybe he gave them a break in the rates, but banks do that too. This McClellan committee was a farce to get brother Jack elected president!

[@jimmylight4866]

One sounds like a Man, one sounds like whiney kid.

[@MOBFAX]

Facts. Lol

[@josephaugstell6194]

This is awesome. Hopefully I can try and find the full length valachi video

[@roywilson4514]

What a fantastic channel. Fucking love Hoffa. Did not give a fuck.

[@jeanneobrien7381]

Hoffa was f'n fearless!!!! RIP Jimmy

[@codylupul5608]

Bro your channel fucking rocks! There is so much phony mob bullshit and story telling liars. But you just give pure facts and let the viewer decide. Cheers keep up the good work.

[@fm.3329]

Top Notch!!! Thank you Sir 👍👍

[@curlyteeth3097]

Mobfax you are the Don! ......INCREDIBLE!!..

[@sean5520]

These 2 had a deep and genuine hatred for each other. Just talking to each other is beneath either one of them.

[@derryneatdreadlocksandstyl9333]

Bobby vs hoffa ,,,i wasnt born wen this was happening,but it appears like this was yesterday,,its so exciting to see even though i dont even know some other names of people being mentioned..it was a great show indeed....

[@huehue4240]

This channel gets very less credit, it's a really good channel, awesome footages

[@beef8319]

I'd love to hear all the scrubbed out parts

[@ericoakes335]

Really appreciate/enjoy the footage

[@MOBFAX]

Thanks for tuning in.

[@Gr504-l1u]

The real criminals are Asking the questions

[@patcaldwell5730]

RFK and JFK should’ve left the mob alone, but hey they had the balls

[@patrickjamesmurphy]

Thanks for posting this video. Would love to see Sam Giancana's full appearance before the McClellan committee - does that video exist?

[@MikeyD22]

No one mentioned Barry Goldwater two down on the right of McClellan?

[@CaliforniaPickin]

Hoffa went to the FRANK SINATRA school of 'I dont remember". Lol. Interesting about the Minute phones. Never heard of them before.

[@brians7901]

Man people had funny voices 60 years ago

[@GreatDetecting]

Great show 👏

[@P4boot]

As much as I liked Pacino’s performance in the Irishman, his portrayal of Hoffa wasn’t accurate. Pacino basically played as himself in the movie. Lol but this stuff is very fascinating to me!

[@NkrumahTure]

RFK was a young attorney (Chief counsel) making his bones by going after Hoffa.

[@davidfasano7210]

And the Mob, but we know how it ended for RFK.....!!

[@bradr1913]

@@davidfasano7210 ain't that a fact. Good answer.

[@MikeyD22]

@@davidfasano7210 It didn't end well for Hoffa either. At least Hoffa's crooked ass spent time in the can which was RFK's goal.

[@WorshipSAY10]

What’s with all the skips and looping?

[@brians7901]

I don't really like the way it kept cutting off his answers like they'd ask him a question and I want to hear his response and then the video jumps. Still pretty cool nonetheless

[@thelaw6267]

RFK was the brother in law people made jokes about.

[@portugal5698]

LMFAO. I read that in Jack Nicholson’s voice for a minute!

[@grungetruck8243]

Does anyone have the entire hearing on video?

[@grungetruck8243]

@@DaveSCameron thanks

[@sammysam2615]

Criminals investigating criminals. I wonder if this came up at their card game Giancana: Bobby wtf did you have to bust my balls like that Bobby: you gonna cry like a little girl Sam I honestly think the committee was purely theater IMO

[@jeanneobrien7381]

Theater for the JFK's campaign for President. Typical political bull shit

[@Jon-rd5br]

This channel is so great

[@browningautomatic2393]

good show.

[@MOBFAX]

Salute.

[@tommiejackson5252]

Bobby wouldn't lay off he kept pooking at the 🐻

[@MikeyD22]

And then sent the "bear's" crooked ass to prison.

[@NicoleA.C.-PhD.]

Lmao. Jack ready to get tf outta there , he's got things to do and ppl to see ! 🤣

[@tynework2762]

Holy shiz mobfax been on ya vids all day how in the hell u finding these things yes it's public record but we can normally find these vids

[@vladimirputinforUSA]

Why do you think he will give you his connect... you people ask the dumbest questions

[@_arc.3142]

Can you find the joe gallo hearing?

[@MOBFAX]

I’m not sure

[@kalishakta]

​@@MOBFAXWhy is there so little Kefauver and McClellan video available?

[@MOBFAX]

@@kalishakta I don’t know. The hearings are for the public but the footage from the hearings is owned by the media outlets. They would have to release the footage or someone could buy a license for it.

[@donaldperrotta8514]

Jimmy mopped the floor with Bobby !!

[@jeanneobrien7381]

Absolutely

[@donlittle732]

Ultimately, Hoffa went to jail.

[@MikeyD22]

The same Jimmy that went to prison? Gotcha.

[@mattb8754]

The corrupt investigating the corrupt. Sad thing is they were both people in positions of authority who caused the suffering of others due to their corruption.

[@ericoakes335]

Best channel on KZbin

[@MOBFAX]

Salute

[@-east-coast-florist]

Excellent..!! 👌

[@ScottPeterson-kc9uo]

What started all this? What was the fued about?

[@dennisbedard9850]

RFK: Who do you think did a better job of playing you: Al Pacino or Jack Nicholson?

[@jockoadams3377]

Nicholson played Hoffa best. David Mamet wrote a great script full of Hoffa sharing his philosophy on things.

[@gregmacklin9758]

Nicholson by far.

[@ricardomaycotte7135]

Definitely Jack Nicholson!

[@b.arborio2404]

Jack . The Irishman was a better film, but Jack was a more believable Hoffa than Pacino. All due respect.

[@cd1168]

That’s a good question. I like Pacino better, but as this video shows, Hoffa was patient and articulate with his speech. Pacino shows none of that in the Irishman. Nicholson shows some of it But in general they characterize him as a loud mouthed bafoon, which is false

[@ShaneMcBryde]

Yeah!

[@BruteStrength99]

Senator John L. McClellan was a true American hero and Statesman. Showed great courage conducting these hearings at great personal risk. Despite his fight against desegregation I don't hold that against him. He was a product of his time and since I never heard of any overt acts of of overt racism from him I have no reason to believe he was anything other than the great man people knew him to be. Rest IN PEACE Senator

[@vladimirputinforUSA]

I have more respect for the ones that come out and say they don't like black people than the ones that hide it and pretend they're do but at home they talk about us

[@papasul29]

@@vladimirputinforUSA agree

[@itweety21]

X-Men vs avengers type of battle

[@aananhenderson2689]

Jack just chilling in the back

[@chadk890]

Hoffa looks pissed talking to RFK

[@lumpenomewr]

Can’t blame him, RFK was such a dick.

[@codylupul5608]

@@lumpenomewr yeah an arrogant pompous asshole! If theres people you cant trust, its millionaires kids!

[@histguy101]

I'd imagine idealists are the among most despised in Washington. I've heard JFK would irritated with his brother and his crusade, like "Okay, Bobby. That's great, but can we talk about this later?"

[@scottsteel2395]

He WAS pissed, and I really don't blame him.

[@stevecarey4047]

Hoffa couldn't recall his name .Well done Bobby ,

[@rmcjason836]

No one gona say anything bout JFK?(right next to Bobby)

[@NicoleA.C.-PhD.]

Lmao. Jack ready to get tf outta there , he's got things to do and ppl to see ! 🤣

[@allanjoseph5601]

JFK would have his brains blown out 6 years later. There! I said something.😁

[@christiancharles2866]

​@@allanjoseph5601and Hoffa was kidnapped and murdered!! 😅😅😂

[@christiancharles2866]

​@@allanjoseph5601never to be seen again 😅😅

[@scottburns2600]

Was that JFK sitting to the left of RFK?

[@scottodonnell7121]

Yes, he was a Senator at the time.

[@jeanneobrien7381]

LOVE JIMMY!

[@daviddunne348]

Great talker under pressure rip Jimmy hoffa.

[@nachosnomo7871]

For a so-called "uneducated man", Hoffa held his own against the Harvard educated lawyer, Irish son of a well-known, former bootlegger and organized crime associate!! Makes me really wonder just WHY?? Would Joe Kennedy's son go after the very same men that he(Joe K.) asked to help get his son elected to the presidency!!??

[@P4boot]

@@nachosnomo7871 whats that about??!?

[@lordcromwell396]

Please. The mob got Kennedy elected in Illinois. Chicago to be precise. Then he hired his brother to go after the mob. No wonder they clipped him.

[@Tanesha1990]

Main reason him and his brother ended up unalive. Knocking on the devils door. Everyone knew Hoffa was the MOB. There's no way you would of became chairman of the union w/o the association.

[@TomBoy-tw6qc]

Could've been fishing pals Jim stayed right off the lake

[@juliemessina1743]

Good viewing

[@Normie2388]

Kennedy was a police state guy

[@powell4661]

What kind of phones?

[@leemontoya8028]

It's actions like this from Bobby! is what got JKF killed!

[@johnonda6057]

I always rooted for John Gotti. I'd have cheered for Hoffa, too!

[@WintersWar]

Funny when you live a little, to see how corrupt govt and corporations are and get away with it.. I'm supposed to be outraged at Hoffa and labor's transgressions? nah.

[@MikeyD22]

You sound like a model citizen.

[@allanjoseph5601]

Me too.

[@christiancharles2866]

Gotti was a moron. Bought the mob down.

[@AB-lq1zd]

Your father was a liqueur bootlegger Bobby.

[@mosquitobight]

Original sin?

[@erinsteelman6131]

Love Jimmy Hoffa, now that was a man of the people!

[@MikeyD22]

It seemed like the only time Hoffa lied was when his lips were moving.

[@allanjoseph5601]

Oh ha ha.

[@JAKPM]

Nice watermark in the middle of the video

[@raymondtrevino6080]

RFK WAS A SPOILED BRAT HOFFA HAD TOO FIGHT FOR EVERYTHING HE HAD MY RESPECTS TOO HOFFA CUZ HE WAS A FIGHTER TAKE NO CRAP FROM NO1

[@Gr504-l1u]

Kennedy was funny sounding guy

[@jeanneobrien7381]

bugs bunny

[@theravagedgrapefruit8190]

Isn’t that Q Byrum Hurst Sr. that is Hoffa lawyer? Hoffa called up Owney Madden and asked him for a good lawyer. He suggested Byrum Hurst sr. I think for this hearing too. McClellan being from Arkansas and all.

[@jeanneobrien7381]

No.His name was Fitzgerald.

[@truthwinsuk2555]

BRILLIANT stuff. Just shows how RFK was after the mob

[@jasonbeck4497]

Both waked

[@clc-gl4jn]

I’m not here from “the Irishman” I’m here because I love RFK and history Jimmy Hoffa acted like a pure scumbag in life And RFK was a true hero taking on the sins of his father to help better America...

[@scottodonnell7121]

Jimmy accomplished more in his life than both Kennedys combined. He created the middle class. The Kennedys are actually horrible people, ask anyone who has lived in Cape Cod.

[@clc-gl4jn]

@@scottodonnell7121 Actually JFK and RFK both had tried to save every American by taking on the government that was looking to enslave them like the way it is today - they both had gotten shot for it. So your gangster lover Jimmy Hoffa was nothing but a bum shouldn’t even be slightly compared to JFK and RFK. He was a weasel and unions have always been horrible. The middle class never needed them And I hope you realize JFK and RFK were not their father or Ted. They fought against that bullshit

[@bobbyb2901]

@@clc-gl4jn and if it wasn’t for the "Bums" your precious JFK & RFK would of never made it to the White House don’t forget who really controlled the country back then they took them out the same way they put em in FUCK EM nothing but spoiled rich little school boys who thought they could swim with sharks and survive

[@jeanneobrien7381]

BULLSHIT

[@ForeverBennett]

Hoffa was one slimy character.

[@lalallange5890]

Memory issues

[@lindsayjohnston7465]

Can't remember if your friend came into your hotel room

[@MOBFAX]

I wouldn’t be able to remember all of those questions. Lol. Hoffa did a decent job answering. RFK was ruthless. Salute

[@lalallange5890]

@@MOBFAX 🤣🤣........ Another great and fascinating drop Mobbie 😘 Thank you.

[@MOBFAX]

@@lalallange5890 Thanks. I appreciate the support.

[@jockoadams3377]

Remember if you answer incorrectly, even an honest mistake... a little scumbag like RFK will try and nail you on perjury.

[@sharpaycutie2]

you can tell Hoffa was messing with him lol

[@joeysanguine3596]

Thank God Kennedy is no longer with us

[@christiancharles2866]

Be quiet dummy

[@theravagedgrapefruit8190]

Kennedy assumed too much.

[@robg71]

Both Kennedy & Hoff were alike.

[@strnglhld]

Well, yeah…

[@big_time9484]

Well Mr.Chairman...aww it's Call the Friends and Family Plan...aww Now leave Me -Jimmy Hoffa the Fuck along...Now Carry On😒

[@Davidnumber23]

goodnight Jimmy

[@ettorealbertogelli8893]

Hoffa was a real devil more than mafia boss

[@jason6010]

Ask his former members. They loved him.

[@jeanneobrien7381]

@@jason6010 ABSOLUTELY LOVED HIM BY AND LARGE. SOME DIDN'T BUT F'EM

[@Malouco]

I bet I could hv got Hoffa to text message me from the Bahamas on what he wanted me to do with the unions together!!! SIKE

[@candymiguel5769]

Trump

[@nachosnomo7871]

Ronald "Dickhead" Reagan copied straight off of Hoffa's playbook..."I don't recall/ I can't remember"!! LMAO!!!

[@michaeldaley4399]

TEAMSTERS!!! LOCAL848. GRATEFUL SON OF HOFFA! ✊🏻☘️

[@jeanneobrien7381]

Teamster Local 25 here; father was a member 40 years; retired for 12 years, pension check always there. So much for corruption in the fund.......Charlie O'

[@SpartacusErectusJR]

Hoffa is the GOAT

[@montauk6]

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[@vladimirputinforUSA]

Cheerleader for real

[@strnglhld]

🤣🤣🤣

[@kathyh7215]

Going after those people, Bobby effectively signed his death warrant, and that of his brother. What a fool.

and now it's off to chicago and let's win there. BANG and now it's off to the hospital and let's die there.