i just want to thank john seigenthaler and john doar for all that they did to help.. >> i think you so much -- i thank you so much, john, attorney general, kathleen, the sons of robert kennedy, friends of his legacy. how moving it is to be here today. i do not think i can walk into this building without thinking back on the first time i came here, and it was before the swearing-in that we witnessed on tape a moment ago. it was shortly after the president and bob had talked about finally is becoming attorney general of the united states, and attorney general bill rodgers was his predecessor and his friend, he offered him a suite of offices. and he came over the first week in december, and we'll lost in a few days ago as we did a sarge. the attorney general came down with regularity to make the transition easier. and there have been criticism of the president's appointment of robert kennedy as attorney general. the media echoed with words like nepotism. there were members of the conservative bar who questioned whether someone who had not been in court room a turning, f

john seigenthaler, a jongh and in modern journalism r.f.k.'s chief aide. cracked open his skulls during the freedom rights. let me note the interviews that he and john lewis gave in remarkable award winning documentary by stand nelson about the freedom rights soon to be shown on hbo. charlene hunter-gault was the first african-american woman admitted to the university of georgia. she was a valued, get "the new york times" and has on repeated honors for her broadcast journalism in this country. and john doar, the pride of new richmond wisconsin who joined the department during the eisenhower years and soon came to admire r.f.k. and for much of the 1960's personified justice to voting registers throughout the south. you may recall the famous photo of him on the mississippi street facing down an angry crowd alone. we've asked each to tell what they remember best about r.f.k., why he came to stand up for civil rights, and what we have to learn from him. let's start with congressman lewis. [applause] >> well, thank you very much, jack. i must say that i'm honor