there's obviously a long history of distrust between the kennedys and president johnson, particularly bobbyt never got off the ground, but, again, history could have been completely different. >> indeed. lastly, a source close to the kennedy family that told nbc news today that your paper's coverage was based on a hasty read, has missed the core of the book and much of the news in it. what news might you have missed and what do you suggest that core is that you missed? >> i wouldn't presume to know. i would say that i certainly plead guilty and think my colleagues do in giving this a hasty read. we got a copy of the book late yesterday. we all took portions of it. we did the best we could and we wrote what we thought was as full a distillation as we could of the book in the time we had. i wouldn't presume to say reading a 2,000-word newspaper story would suffice for a 500-plus page memoir. but you know, we're in the information business. we got a copy of the book and we did the best we could. >> it's now 57 consecutive important books that get leaked somehow early. amazing. from the "new yo

home wasn't shaking handse was doing a typical bobby kennedy-type thing deep in thought, wondring what to do in the world. over the last four decades ted's frequent vits strengthened west virginia's bond with him and the kennedy family but he also provided enormous color, interest and fun. him at political rallies in west virginia when a politician was going on and on. iave an album of photographs taken at different phases of the very long, large speakers, long and large speech, and he's this way, wiping his brow and he enjoyed all of it. it was the kennedy courthouse. he loved it. wher he went he found common ground, and listened, and spoke eloquently. he didn't hesitate to plunge into the crowd or jump uin the back of a pickup truck. ined, the american worker knew a strong friend in ted kennedy. that much was clear in the tireless work he did as an advocate for our minders our ou. we had a min seval years ago and johnny isakson speaking not long ago was there, as were members, several members of the "help" cmittee, health, education, labor and pensions committee. we had a contai cave

>>(michelle phillips) the deaths of the great leaders, martin luther king, john f kennedy and bobby kennedygotry and segregation were no longer to be an accepted part of our lives. legendary singer/song writer jackie deshannon made us feel the pain and hope and the message remains the same. ♪ what the world needs now is love, sweet love it's the only thing that there's just too little of what the world needs now is love, sweet love, no not just for some but for everyone. lord, we don't need another mountain, there are mountains and hillsides enough to climb there are oceans and rivers enough to cross, enough to last till the end of time. what the world needs now is love, sweet love it's the only thing that there's just too little of what the world needs now is love, sweet love, no, not just for some but for everyone. lord, we don't need another meadow there are cornfields and wheat fields enough to grow there are sunbeams and moonbeams enough to shine oh listen, lord, if you want to know. what the world needs now is love, sweet love it's the only thing that there's just too little of what t

and it has happened again in the assassination of bobby kennedy.t happened also with the assassination of martin luther king, where there was an element -- there was a racial element as well, of course, with king in which he was denigrated. he was called the false leader of his own people. he was doing the march on washington. and somebody like james earl ray thought that he could kill him with impunity and go on to live in south africa or white rhodesia and be a hero. what you said a moment ago about bringing guns to rallies, i'm waiting for someone in my own party, a democratic party, to put a bill up to stand against the nra to say it's against the law to come within a half mile or mile of the president at any political rally with an armed weapon. how we stand out, if people were showing up, black panthers, with rifles at a political rally for bobby kennedy or mccarthy, police would have witnessinged them off to jail. but today they're allowed to bring a rifle right to the edge of the rally, 500 yards from the president, and i think there should

we're a global organization that bobby kennedy jr. is a cofounder.our mission is to protect and preserve the waterways of the world. we bring polluters to justice. we hold up environmental law. as everybody on both coasts in this country and across america and around the world, we're seeing the ramification thais climate change is having on our communities and our waterways and our health. and i am on a mission to -- to raise awareness on this issue, because we don't have any time left to just kind of, belax about it. particularly when it comes to this climate bill that is -- hopefully pending to be passed in the senate. but with the issue of water, the issue of clean water, the u.n. estimates by the year 2050, 40% of the population on the planet will face life threatening clean water shortages. then we need to do something now. we have to stop the industries that are polluting our waterways. coal is a huge industry. and we talk about polluting the environment and the air and waterways. we have to create more of this actism on the issue, which is wha

one of my great political heroes of all time was bobby kennedy, and i believe he was a victim of thise of my great political heroes of all time was martin luther king jr., and he was a victim of this. we have seen this kind of violence and destruction, far greater that right now. just go back to 1968. what you have to do is ask your parents what it was like when the city's burned to the ground. cleveland never came back. new jersey still, with all due respect, you can still find buildings that are destroyed. the bronx in new york, places right here in l.a., within a mile or two of the studio, destroyed by anger, violence, viciousness. did not tell me this is the worst. back then, people were being killed for their political beliefs. at least we have some sense of civility. i'm afraid that we're going to lose it. please, i do not want 1960 and again. i think that was the worst year of all in american history. -- i do not want 1968 again. tavis: my question specifically was about this kind of push backed at a sitting president. >> it is not obama. tavis: he is the president. >> by the w

and i think 1968, remember, when everyone around bobby kennedy was encouraging him to run, ted kennedy did not want bobby to run. he was careful enough in the kennedy family, as you know, to frame it politically, not worrying about bobby's safety, although that was unsaid. and i think they both understood that. they feared that this might happen again, and, of course, when both of your brothers are shot and your oldest brother was killed, you have to have that weight of doom in some ways, even though he sort of -- that's why i think he looked forward so often in life as opposed to looking back because that was his only way to deal with tragedy. >> i'm going to read every word of this book. i have been looking at xerox copies this afternoon as we have gotten copies from the book store. here's what senator kennedy wrote about jimmy carter, my old boss. i was a speechwriter for him, as i said before. clearly, president carter was a difficult man to convince of anything. one reason for this was he really did not really listen. those two guys were like oil and water. they never got together

is investigating a stolen condolence letter written by jackie kennedy to ethel kennedy after bobby kennedy'sassination. authorities believe someone stole the letter from a kip el in virginia. the note has changed hands several times selling for as much as $25,000. in 2006 it showed up at a dallas auction house. >>> well, words sometimes just arn't enough to take a look at this video. the story behind this unique race. yeah. >>> and holly is shedding some light on some area treasures. how you can experience them firsthand. we'll be back in just a moment. it's 9:41. >>> a new week, a new round of voting for the high school game of the week. go to myfoxdc.com and click on the sports tab to vote for the high school game of the week. you can pick between: >> go mount vernon. >> a little different this week, tony. you have only until wednesday to vote. we used to do it thursday at noon but it's wednesdays now. we'll be live at the winning game thursday and have highlights on myfoxdc.com. >>> here's some odd video. take a look. and they're off! and we're not talking horses at these races near reno.

is investigating a stolen condolence letter written by jackie kennedy to ethel kennedy after bobby kennedy's assassination. investigators believe someone stole it. the note has changed hands several times selling for as much as $25,000. in 2006 it showed up at a dallas auction house. >>> no more apologies. that is the word tonight from congressman joe wilson. the south carolina republican found himself in the hot seat after he shouted "you lie" during president obama's speech to congress. now as caroline shively reports, he said it is over and done. >> reporter: he says he is done saying he's sorry. >> i am not going o apologize again. i apologized to the president on wednesday night. i was advised then that thank you, now let's get on to a civil discussion of the issues. but i've apologized one time. the apology was accepted by the president, by the vice president, who i know. i have not apologize -- i am not apologizing again. >> reporter: he's talking about his outburst during the president's address to congress wednesday night. mr. obama said illegal immigrants wouldn't get federal money

is investigating a stolen condolence letter written by jackie kennedy to ethel kennedy after bobby kennedy's assassination. investigators believe somebody told that letter from robert and ethel's home in mclean, virginia. the notice changed hands several times. it showed up at a dallas auction house. >>> a lot of buzz in the entertainment world from just a few second of what happened last night. country singer taylor swipt's acceptance speech interrupted by an outburst from kanye west. and beyonce tried to make it all better. did it work? we'll have that coming up. >>> it will be a warm one today and julie wright is here. she will tell us how the morning roads look. there is a look right now at 495 at the american legion bridge. we'll have all the details when fox 5 morning news returns. we ce bunches in honey bunches of oats the prize in the box. well, now there's a prize inside the prize. pecans! pecans! baked into crunchy oat bunches. taste the delicious surprise in every spoonful. new honey bunches of oats with pecan bunches. beautiful. of maxwell house's flavor lock lid. hear that? seal

he also reveals that his other brother, bobby kennedy, was so dispondent after jfk's death, that thefamily worried about his emotional well-being. can "veered close to being a tragedy within a tragedy." five years later bobby was assassinated and ted, the only surviving brother, describes his own deep despair. his heavy drinking. and pushing himself and his staff hard. "i tried," he said, "to stay ahead of the darkness." kennedy also covered chappaquiddick, a car accident which killed a young campaign aide. he was at the wheel and fled the scene, failing to contact police until the next day when the body was found. kennedy called his behavior inexcusable. much as he has since the early days following the accident. >> i regard as indefensible the fact that i did not report the accident. >> reporter: the "time"s reports that kennedy believes the event of chappaquiddick might have shortened the life of his father, who was already sick. on politics, kennedy found ronald reagan charming but removed from the details of policy. the "time"s says he also wrote critically of jimmy carter, with

the former congressman and son of bobby kennedy says he won't seek his uncle ted's massachusetts senate energy that provides discount oil to low income families and that company receives much of its oil from venezuela. >>> 34% of african-american children raised in two parent households what can be done to strengthen the foundation? we are all in this together, right? hill harper is the author of "the conversation." he joins us now with his new book out today. before we talk about the book and i know it's a big part of the conversation that is happening even with the president's personal responsibility with african-american, i got to ask you about this backlash on the speech. you went to harvard and known the president a long time. what do you think of parents saying they don't want their parents to hear from the president? >> it's sad to forme. i've known president obama about 20 years now. it's sad we've gotten into a place where we are using politics to define every movement someone make as if there is some type of hidden or political agenda with something as positive as staying in s

60s the song came up where he said, why do the good ol die young, abraham, mark ineon and later bobby kennedy was added to that. i wondered at t time maybe jesus should have been added as well. that led me into other thoughts that day and i sat there in depue of my church as a 16-year-old and i wondered what would happen when i died? who would come to remember me and more than that i thought, what would i say to those or have they said the things to those that i led and cared for in my life and i concluded i never had so i guess in one way writing the book "tahoe boy" what an opportunity to say things to all of those people that cared for me that meant something in my life and writing a book like this gave me an opportunity to do just that. let me again read just a little bit about the family, the hiey's that came to the carson valley in the 1800's. from all accounts grandpa was an terprising coast not foolish enough to remain a dirt-poor irish farmer, neither was the wise enoh to become a land ch american rancher. witead pat harvested ice out ofrother-in-law wallace park's frozen pond. you h

i was a full-time volunteer for bobby kennedy for his campaign. i saw the nation ripped apart by these double assassinations. and i saw senator kennedy, in addition to being a lion in the senate, become a surrogate father to nieces and nephews. i saw him accept this mantle with enthusiasm and love, and with a commitment that showed. >> i lost my husband, berth through cancer. and i know well, what the end is like, and i know the good time that gross less and less, and the bad time that becomes more and more. ted tend's life was enriched by a very special woman. her name is vicky kennedy. and for me, she is really a mentor of what a wife should be. i've watched her sitting with him writing speeches. i have watched her at weekend retreats. i've watched her fill his life with love, companionship, understanding. and i know a little bit about what the last months of a cancer victim is like. and i can only say to her that well do everything we can to end cancer in our lifetime in this body. yes, ted kennedy leaves very big shoes, shoes that probably will

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back in the 50's, -- under bobby kennedy, many hearings going in the union corruption and coercion of union members and the needed to create a lot to protect union members from the union leadership. it is a disclosure act. it is enforced by the department of labour. ironically, that is the one budget being cut by the department of labour. in the department is also engaged in rulemaking which is obviously directed at reducing the reporting requirements of unions in this entire area making it more difficult for union leaders. we have comment on those of course. imagine on health care, and smallish on capitol hill, there is testimony in your packet where i testified in front of the ways and means committee. the president is going to give a speech next week, and we will see if that reshapes where things are or not. our concerns have been fairly clear. we have not hidden this. one is the employer mandate. the house bill says that you, as an employer, except for the smallest employers, must provide a qualified health-care plan defined by the federal government. you have to do that or pay a

king and bobby kennedy were killed ironically enough. i went to -- there was a long conversation that i had with congressman john lewis. he was a marvelous man. a colgressman from georgia, who grew up in that world. he was so angry what happened to what happened to him. the segregated rules of the 1950s and early 60s. he's probably think of his age, for example, he told me that there were no -- they didn't go to high school. they took this rickety old bus and passed the high school, that was for the white kids and they went to the school called the training school. he said that was for college kids. they trained you forork with yo hands. it was rock bottom school. they weren learning astrophysics, you know, that kind of thing. these were menial jobs. and he was passionate and angry enough of his experience that he became one of the founders of perhaps the most militant southern civil rights movement of all, an organization called snic. the young college kids i meet now have no idea what ese letters stand for and i won try to fill it in.

back in the 50's, -- under bobby kennedy, many hearings going in the union corruption and coercion ofmbers and the needed to create a lot to protect union members from the union leadership. it is a disclosure act. it is enforced by the department of labour. ironically, that is the one budget being cut by the department of labour. in the department is also engaged in rulemaking which is obviously directed at reducing the reporting requirements of unions in this entire area making it more difficult for union leaders. we have comment on those of course. imagine on health care, and smallish on capitol hill, there is testimony in your packet where i testified in front of the ways and means committee. the president is going to give a speech next week, and we will see if that reshapes where things are or not. our concerns have been fairly clear. we have not hidden this. one is the employer mandate. the house bill says that you, as an employer, except for the smallest employers, must provide a qualified health-care plan defined by the federal government. you have to do that or pay a fine to t

back in the 50's, -- under bobby kennedy, many hearings going in the union corruption and coercion of union members and the needed to create a lot to protect union members from the union leadership. it is a disclosure act. it is enforced by the department of labour. ironically, that is the one budget being cut by the department of labour. in the department is also engaged in rulemaking which is obviously directed at reducing the reporting requirements of unions in this entire area making it more difficult for union leaders. we have comment on those of course. imagine on health care, and smallish on capitol hill, there is testimony in your packet where i testified in front of the ways and means committee. the president is going to give a speech next week, and we will see if that reshapes where things are or not. our concerns have been fairly clear. we have not hidden this. one is the employer mandate. the house bill says that you, as an employer, except for the smallest employers, must provide a qualified health-care plan defined by the federal government. you have to do that or pay a

. >> we played creeden 15 holes at the bobby kennedy memorial. ah, creeden, creeden. i'm going to give up the game. every shot. boom. we leave, and i'm not suggesting the father might have played around with his score, but he was 4 under the last three holes and won a nintendo 64. closest to the pin. creeden with the ankle wedge. >> that's the good lord working. let's go to bill karins for a check on the latest forecast. >> i haven't talked to pete hamill about journalism the way it used to be and the way it can be again. thank you, "new york post." >> mika, the more you fight it, the worse it gets. painful. but funny. >>> let's talk about hurricane jimena this morning. this powerful category 4 storm. yesterday it weakened to a category 2. the eye popped back out. it is skirting the coast of baja california. it is mostly a rural area. we'll see some damage, but it shouldn't be extreme. yesterday tropical storm erika formed in the atlantic not far from the virgin islands. we do have tropical storm warnings out. this is a storm we'll have to watch. it's going to be a sl

well, presumably all of us don't remember that actually, including me, maybe marty, but under bobby kennedy actually, but many hrings, going into union corruption, and coercion of the union members, and the need to create a law that protects uon members from the excesses of union leadership, that's call the labor management point of disclosure acts it's enforced by the department of labor. ironically, that's the one budget that is being cut by this department of labor. i'll leave it up to you to surmise were that is. the department is also engaged in rule making now, which is obviously directed hat reducing the reporting requirements of unions in this entire area, making it frankly more difficult for union leaders or union members to know what the union leadership is doing if terms of spending their money. and we're going -- we have commented on those of course and we will follow that close limit just to mention on health care, small issue on capitol hill, there's some testimony in your packet, where i testified if front of the ways and means committee, i think that kind of lays out the bas

. >> to senator kennedy and bobby novak ever talked during both of their illnesses qwe? >> yes. it was more geraldine and vicky. theological differences like that -- theological differences like that i do not think it meant a big difference to my father-in-law and his life. i cannot say enough about the generosity that the kennedy family should to my mother-in- law at that time we did showed to my mother-in-law at that time. -- i cannot say enough about the generosity that the kennedy family showed it to my mother- in-law at that time. >> i want to read something off the page 334. "george w. bush's blunders military misadventure in iraq.. ." >> it is interesting. i would not call myself an opponent of the iraq war. it certainly looms over the composition of this book. i have not a big -- i was never a big fan of the rationale that george bush had for it. i would say i supported it, but on a different rationale. which is one reason that i have been surprised to see this book described as an expression of support for american foreign policy, because i think having read the book an

kennedy, jr.: right there. and bobbyhere. >> stahl: he said one of the things that surprised him when he read the book was how personal and intimate it was. >> ted kennedy, jr.: i think one of the things that comes out of this book is, you know, just what a humble man he is. his letter to the pope, you know, just a few short weeks ago. you know, every time i read that letter, i cry, because he's asking for forgiveness. >> stahl: he got it. >> ted kennedy, jr.: and he says that, you know, he's fallen short in his life. but you know, he's never tried... never stopped trying to make right in everything he did. and that's a lesson we can all learn. >> stahl: redemption-- it's a theme in the book. another is how hard it was for ted, sr., to be the baby in the kennedy family. "i was always catching up," he writes, "i was the ninth of nine." >> ted kennedy, jr.: he was sitting there going, "how the hell am i ever going to compete against these brothers of mine, who are just these outstanding individuals? >> stahl: he felt a sen

one of the witnesses of the election day incident, a veteran civil rights activist who served as bobby kennedy campaign manager has called this the most blatant form of intimidation he has ever seen and he quoted martin luther king, with billly clubs blocked the doors of polling places and neither did robert kennedy. it is an absolute disgrace. in july, the "washington times" reported that improper political influence by associate attorney general led to the dismissal of the case. politicizing of career employees. this dismissal came over the objections of career attorneys on the trial team as well as the department's own appeal office which advised that the complaint was, quote, sufficient to support the injunction, end of quote sought by the career lawyers and that the quote, government's predominant interest in preventing intimidation, threats and coercion against voters, end of quote. urging the department pursue a judgment in this case, it was dismissed in may over the career attorney's objections. however, the justified dismissal has not gone unnoticed. i worked with lamar smith to deman

well, there'snother kennedy that also tched my life. his brother, bobby. it was around the time that i first went into the mine. i volunteered in his campaign. and some of you may recall that all through that year @e had quoted george and say that some men keep thhngs as they are and ask why. i dream things that never were. and ask why not? well, you know something? that's who we are in the labor movement. we're people who dream. we dream of men and women working at jobs where theyre treated with respect and they are paid what they have earned. jobs that they look forward to going to every morning. not the kind that they can't wait to get away from every night. we dream of a nation that doesn't matter what color your skin is, whatex or religion yo are, or whether you are gay or straight orhat country your family is from. because here in your america we think everybody aught to have a seat at the table and a chance to stand in the winner ccle every once in a while. we dream of parents being able to look into their children's eye and being able to tell tm th

you know many of my cousins in the robert kennedy family working international human rights. my cousin bobbythe crusader for the environment. i could spend another whole program here, larry, talking about the work. i think what all of us have grown up with is a sense of community service and we've all been grown up to, you know, use our natural gifts to give something back to this country that has given so much to our family. and i think that is the common thread that my father and his brothers and sisters, you know, brought us up to believe. that all of us have gifts. all of us can make a contribution in this society. you don't need to become a public official or elected official to give something back. you can start right in your own neighborhood. i think that -- >> that's why they have the ted kennedy national service act which allows people, grandparents to be foster grandparents, young people to go on and help their communities. it's symbolizes what my dad always believed that patriotism is defined by how you help your fellow americans in the broadest sense. not just wearing the uniform

bobby. >> more than any of them, because teddy kennedy never came off os a chosen one.ing up and in some ways, it speaks to more than anything his persistence, his willingness to continue to engage after dismissed this way and that way and faced with varieties of tragedies both self-created and from the outside world. >> well, yeah. i mean, when he was young, he was a little chubby kid. he was the runt of the litter, the last of the litter, an after-thought. >> handsome older brothers destined to be the president of the united states? >> absolutely. and so by fate and by accident, he is left alive. he is left over three decades as the only kennedy who ever got the opportunity to have gray hair. and i think he took it seriously, especially so after 1980. 1980 was a liberating year for him. >> why? >> he knew then he was never going to be president, so that weight of expectation and anticipation largely held by others and placed upon him as a vehicle for their desires, their ambitions, not necessarily his, the oval office, he was free of that. and he could be become who h

in it senator kennedy talks about his catholic faith for the first time, his regret of the chappaquiddick accident and his despair after the assassinations of brothers john and bobby's the first and only memoir from any of the kennedy brothers. >>> it is now 7:25 on this monday morning. coming up next on fox 5 morning news, it's been one year since the lehman brothers collapse sparked a worldwide recession. since then hundreds of billions of dollars have been spent trying to help the economy bounce back. up next we'll take a closer look at where the economy stands now. >>> also ahead, kanye, oh kanye, striking once again. the outspoken rapper making headlines for his public without burst at an award -- outburst an awards show. >>> don't forget fox 5 morning news is an hour longer starting today. we've got a whole other hour of headlines, traffic and weather starting at 9 a.m. some fun too. stay with us. (announcer) back to school means back to busy mornings. that's why i got them pillsbury toaster strudel. warm, flaky, pastry with delicious sweet filling my kids will love. plus i get two bonus box tops for their school. toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat. s

." >> reporter: what emernlgs in the book is how scarred kennedy was by his brother's assassinations. first jack. then bobby. >> those of us who loved him and have taken him to his rest too. >> reporter: he writes how he, too, feared he would be shot. flinching at 21-gun salutes at arlington cemetery, recoiling when a car backfired recalls a former aide. >> did he a magnificent job containing the anxiety that had to be a part of it. i saw him drop to the ground when there was a loud bang. i saw him ask me to take a boombox away because he thought it was ticking like a bomb. >> reporter: in the end, ted kennedy passed the torch of his legacy to his family and to a new, young president. >> what we face, he wrote, is, above all, a moral issue. at stake are not just the details of policy, but fundamental principles of social justice. and the character of our country. >> reporter: kennedy pulls back the curtain on the terrible losses of his life and his final battle with cancer, as well as the illnesses of his children. and then there is his final advice to his grandson, teddy iii. he writes, "sure there will be

kennedys, there are people doing amazing things. you know about the work of special olympics that the shrivers have done. my cousin, bobbyspend another whole program talking about the work. i think we've all grown up with a sense of community service and we've all been grown up to use our natural gifts to give something back to the country that has given so much to our family. and think that is the common thread that my father and his brothers and sisters brought us up to believe. that all of us have gifts. all of us can make a contribution in society. you don't need to be an elect ed official to give something back. >> that's why they have the ted kennedy national service act, which may lows people -- grand pirnts to be foster grandparents. young people to hem their communities. it symbolizes what my dead believed. helping the country. not just wearing the uniform in military times, but all types of service as well. >> larry: i think we can safely say, and think our viewers would agree, that after watching this program, ted kennedy's greatest legacy may be his children. the memoir concludes with a store about edward moo

kennedy got away with it. the history channel -- and then on this. john and bobby having an affair with marilyn monroe, right there, having an affair with her. the old man, in germany as an ambassador, -- on the history channel -- and ambassador, going along with hitler's war. the old man buying the election off with mob money and unions. this is all on the history channel. so, don't tell me how great the damn kennedy family is that we are supposed to bal down to them. guest: i think everybody is entitled to their opinion, and that is one of the wonderful aspects of american democracy. thanks for your call. host: calling from fort hood, texas. >> good morning -- sir, you know, i was sad when kennedy -- mr. kennedy got cancer. and i am so sorry that he is dead. but i don't and have never approved of mr. kennedy. i think he is a bad man. he kept the poor people down in boston, keeps the very poor people down and other parts of the country. heat is always wanting to give something to somebody and they never have to work for it. guest: senator kennedy writes on his boo

., jack and bobby, he entered the senate in 1962 and over the decades emerged as an influential and iconic figure in the democratic party. i had the privilege of interviewing senator kennedy several times. we often talked about his family legacy and world-famous last name. what is it like to be a kennedy, to be ted kennedy? you drive around and there's the kennedy center. it can never leave you. it can't leave you. you live and you work here. what is that like? >> well, i think the first impression that i always had is how fortunate i've been to have grown up in a family and been able to learn what i tried to learn and continue to learn. but most people learn what i did from wonderful parents and great brothers and sisters. my sisters do very many interesting and caring things as well, as you're familiar with. so you have the challenges of being measured against the past. but that's really sort of a challenge, isn't it? that's to measure up. it's a high standard and you work at it and some days you measure up. >> larry: do you feel emotional? >> that's another, you know, personal sense of loss is obviously -- continues to -- >> larry: maybe because it's always around you.

well, there is another kennedy that also touched my life. it was his brother, bobby.it was around the time that i first went into the mines. i volunteered in his campaign. and some of you may recall all through that year he often quote george bernard shaw and say some men see things as they are and ask why, i dream things that never were and ask why not. you know something? that is who we are in the labor movement. we are people who dream. we dream of men and women working at jobs where they are treated with respect and paid what they've actually earned. jobs that they look forward to going to every morning, not the kind they can't wait to get away from every night. we dream of a nation where it doesn't matter what color your skin is, what sex or religion you are or whether you are gay or straight or what country your family is from because here in our america we think everybody ought to have a seat at the table and a chance to stand in the winner's circle every once in a while. we dream of parents being a able to look in their childrens' eyes and being able to tell t

well, there is another kennedy that also touched my life. it was his brother, bobby.it was around the time that i first went into the mines. i volunteered in his campaign. and some of you may recall all through that year he often quote george bernard shaw and say some men see things as they are and ask why, i dream things that never were and ask why not. you know something? that is who we are in the labor movement. we are people who dream. we dream of men and women working at jobs where they are treated with respect and paid what they've actually earned. jobs that they look forward to going to every morning, not the kind they can't wait to get@@@@r here in our america, we think everybody should have a seat at the table and a chance to stand in the winner's circle every once in awhile. we dream of parents being able to look into their children's eyes and being able to tell them that if they study and work hard, they can achieve anything. that is the america we dream of. quite frankly, this is our moment to ask why not. thank you. >> i'd like to ask mr. trumka to join u