others caught up in this attack were the assistant to attorney general robert f kennedy. his name was john c installer. he came upon the scene as the students were being attacked and tried to intervene. he announced himself as a federal official and someone proceeded to hit him over the head with a metal pipe and attack him. after what happened with mr. , he went to the federal judge to ask for an injunction. judge johnson issued an injunction, keeping the klan from intervening anymore with the freedom riders. but he also issued an injunction to prevent the freedom riders to continue at the same time. the civil rights leaders came to hold a mass meeting with the citizens of the city of mogomery to support the freedom riders. they held that meeting at this church. this was the church or reverend abernathy. while they were at the church, there were 1500 people inside the church and the mob outside they came to protest was a group of about 3000 people. they attack to the church. they would throw rocks at the church. they turned over cars outside the church. they threw moloto

of course, robert f. kennedy was assassinated that year. he was assassinated during the campaign on the night that he won the california primary. robert f. kennedy won four primaries that year to gene mccarthy's six. and in that bizarre, tragic year, 1968, with the incumbent democratic president not running for re-election but still looming large over the party, as the party voted in primary after primary for democrats who would turn the party against the war, with all of that going on, democrats went to their convention in chicago in 1968 in this very strange circumstance where gene mccarthy had won six primaries and robert f. kennedy had won four primaries but then he'd been killed and nobody else still in the running had won more than one primary anywhere in the country. democrats in that bizarre year, they went to their convention with gene mccarthy having won six primaries and robert f. kennedy having won four primaries. they went to their convention that year and they picked for their nominee hubert humphrey. hubert humphrey had won no

>> robert f. kennedy. >> jimmy: robert f. kennedy. of course.y about that. and in new york, we were talking about what foods you ate here and stuff like that, what you missed from new york. >> it was my favorite -- my favorite thing about new york was its food.. it's the best. >> the pizza. >> jimmy: the pizza is the best. >> today, again, i landed from miami this morning to come to first thing i did was have a hot dog at a hot dog stand. >> jimmy: come on. [ cheers and applause ] >> with everything. >> jimmy: that is the greatest thing. i love thad that. >> with everything. >> jimmy: with everything on it? >> everything. >> jimmy: really? >> yeah. >> jimmy: and --tard, ketchup, everything. >> jimmy: you did everything. >> yeah. >> jimmy: but also, you're a a hot wing girl. >> oh, i love hot wings. atomic wings. absolutely. nuclear.ar. >> jimmy: yeah. >> they're -- i'm indian. it's all about the spice. >> jimmy: oh, no. i'm vindaloo all the way. [ laughter ]india. >> we have to bring you to india. >> jimmy: please. >> oh, my god. fallon on >> jimmy: fallon i

f. kennedy that was from robert f. kennedy. and technically the impression wasn't of john f. kennedy, it was mayor quinnby from the simpsons. >> that was funny. 6 "impact." we'll have a special primetime live edition of "impact" tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. everyone. (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, answer the call already. the future is what's going to make us even greater. this convention center hotel alleviates the problem of traffic. all of which are gonna help the citizens and reduce the taxes. the new miami beach convention center hotel. 1,400 jobs, less traffic on our roads, and no new taxes. you have to think about tomorrow. vote yes for our new convention center hotel. >>> this sunday, fear, loathing and now violence on the trump campaign trail. days before make or break primaries on the second super tuesday, trump's opponents blame him. >> when you have

. >> earlier, i spoke to kathleen kennedy townsend, the daughter of robert f. kennedy the record, that's a superpac that supports hillary clinton. i asked her what she thought her father and her uncle, president john f. kennedy, would have thought of this campaign. >> john kennedy was, you know, we're going to get this generation going and we're going to take charge and we're going to, you know, go to the moon, i mean, he sets high standards for himself and for what the country could do. rather than -- as you know, just on the issue of immigration, he introduced that legislation, which eventually became immigration act of 1964, that said to people around the world, come to the united states. build our country. make it stronger. make it more vibrant. get the best ideas from all over the world. i think my uncle and my father and certainly ted kennedy understood that you could build this country with diversity and with new ideas and new people. and obviously donald trump is appealing to people's fears, in a very sad way. and, you know, i've seen the other side of donald t

. >> i was in robert f. kennedy high school if anyone knows i don't know. >> jimmy: now you're getting really meta. yeah. this is like to remember. >> i know. [ laughter ] i just want to prove that i actually was there. you know? people would be like, she's just saying things. >> jimmy: no one's doubting, yeah. >> and then i went to india. and my mom taught, because i came here when i was 12. i went back when i was 17. and she obviously thought that, you know, i grew up and i grew up pretty. she sent my pictures in to miss india, and they selected me, and i was like, "oh, my god. the -- times of india knows me? i'm like that pretty?" >> jimmy: you know you were just discovered at like a a grocery -- >> yeah. i was like, they just discovered me at a grocery store. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: they just cut out -- your mom was like sending pictures all around town, yeah. >> yeah, and i won that. and then they sent me to miss world, and i won that too. >> jimmy: gosh. i mean, that's amazing. [ cheers and applause ] not bad.

f. kennedy and robert kennedy. so what is happening is the kennedys become involved in conversations with george wallace beginning really in april 1963. they are very concerned about what is going to happen with the integration of schools in alabama because they are trying to prevent what happened in mississippi earlier, from happening again. they are really try to avoid another powder cake and another mob -- powder -- powder keg. they have already seen from conditions he caving in birmingham in the spring of 1963 that there is this potential for violence if integration of the schools doesn't go successfully. what we see here are a selection of telegrams that were exchanged between kennedy and wallace and between others who were interested in what was happening in birmingham. so the conversation between kennedy and wallace is often contentious. wallace is really looking for a way to set himself up as a national political figure. he uses the integration of the university of alabama has a way to bring himself to the

f. kennedy. that was from robert f. kennedy. [ light laughter ] and secondly the impression wasn't of john f. kennedy. it was mayor quimby from "the simpsons." [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] and so that's two things. at least quote him. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: a real quote. oh, and listen to this. over the weekend, bernie sanders said that if he's elected, he plans to spend $1 trillion to fight unemployment. [ scattered cheers ] when asked what they would do with that kind of money, unemployed people said, retire. [ laughter and applause ] why would i work? a trillion dollars. and did you see this? former new york city mayor michael bloomberg reportedly commissioned a poll to see how he'd do if he ran for president as an independent candidate. he'd be a billionaire new yorker running an unexpected campaign for president. or as one guy called it, "total pipe dream. [ laughter and applause ] never happen. never do it." i read the republican candidates aired a dozen new tv ads last week, even though recent data has shown tv ads are mostly ineffective. chris christie was like, "if tv ads a

great day lucia, hurricane hurricane katrina, new orleans and the mississippi gulf coast won the robert f kennedy book award. his newest book is rightful heritage, franklin d roosevelt and the land of america. that. that book is actually being released in conjunction this week with the tucson festival of books. it is a follow-up to his a best-selling project, the wilderness lawyer which celebrate teddy roosevelt's spirit of outdoor exploration and bold vision to protect. get this, 234 million acres of wild america. let's hear it for professor douglas brinkley [applause]. let's begin with this being the centennial of the national park service, envision what the national park system would be like without the advocacy of the two president roosevelt's. >> thank you for being here, i am very thrilled to be in tucson. i come here every chance i got. i am launching my book here at your festival because a because a lot of this is a bout arizona. and the beautiful places here, all of the grand canyon state magazine places fdr is really responsible for preserving, the civilian conservation corps for buildi

. >>> 48 years ago, march 16th, 1968, senator robert "f" kennedy announced he was entering the race fornomination posing to a challenge to johnson and to the democratic senator mccathy who was the first to announce his canadasy that year. >> i do not run for the candidacy to oppose any man, but to propose new policies. i previously communicated this decision to president johnson and late last night my brother senator kennedy traveled to wisconsin to communicate my decision to senator mccarthy. i make clear through my brother to the senator that my candidacy would not be an opposition to his, but in harmony. >> senator robert kennedy's campaign lasted less than three months. it ended when he was assassinated here in los angeles on june 5th, 1968. your investments through good times and bad. for over 75 years, our clients have relied on us to bring our best thinking to their investments so in a variety of market conditions... you can feel confident... ...in our experience. call a t. rowe price retirement specialist or your advisor ...to see how we can help make the most of your retirement

. >>> 48 years ago, march 16th, 1968, senator robert "f" kennedy announced he was entering the race fordential nomination posing to a challenge to johnson and to the democratic senator mccathy who was the first to announce his canadasy that year. >> i do not run for the candidacy to oppose any man, but to propose new policies. i previously communicated this decision to president johnson and late last night my brother senator kennedy traveled to wisconsin to communicate my decision to senator mccarthy. i make clear through my brother to the senator that my candidacy would not be an opposition to his, but in harmony. >> senator robert kennedy's campaign lasted less than three months. it ended when he was assassin e assassinated here in los angeles on june 5th, 1968. but not every insurance company understands the life behind it. ♪ those who have served our nation have earned the very best service in return. ♪ usaa. we know what it means to serve. get an auto insurance quote and see why 92% of our members plan to stay for life. (vo) you can check on them. you can worry about them. you can

king and other leaders inside the church reached out to attorney general robert f kennedy and asked him to send in federal troops. instead of the troops coming, the governor called out the national guard. once the freedom riders were taken from the church, they were taken to dr. harris' home. he was a black pharmacist who had been involved in the bus boycott. he provided transportation coordination for the bus boycott. at his home the freedom riders were given safe haven. the other decision was the ride would continue. the next stop the jackson, mississippi. on may 24, 1961, two busloads of freedom riders, many who had been on the early bus from montgomery left montgomery on the trailways bus. when they arrived in jackson, mississippi they did try to integrate the segregated facilities and were arrested. they were all charged with breach of peace. many served anywhere from 30-40 days in jail. over 300 riders were arrested and served times in jackson, mississippi. they never arrived to the destination in new orleans. even after all the activism and rosahe work people like parks and dr. m

great day lucia, hurricane hurricane katrina, new orleans and the mississippi gulf coast won the robert f kennedy book award. his newest book is rightful heritage, franklin d roosevelt and the land of america. that. that book is actually being released in conjunction this week with the tucson festival of books. it is a follow-up to his a best-selling project, the wilderness lawyer which celebrate teddy roosevelt's spirit of outdoor exploration and bold vision to protect. get this, 234 million acres of wild america. let's hear it for professor douglas brinkley [applause]. let's begin with this being the centennial of the national park service, envision what the national park system would be like without the advocacy of the two president roosevelt's. >> thank you for being here, i am very thrilled to be in tucson. i come here every chance i got. i am launching my book here at your festival because a because a lot of this is a bout arizona. and the beautiful places here, all of the grand canyon state magazine places fdr is really responsible for preserving, the civilian conservation corps for buildi

it establishes that he is robert kennedy, after all. not john f. ink what will happen now, mccarthy gets a new life. he's still a long shot. but he has a chance now. i think that, however, you don't write off robert kennedy, because he can come off the floor and win big in california. that's what he has to do. if he didn't win big in california, he's had it. it took joel silverman years to become a master dog trainer. but only a few commands to master depositing checks at chase atms. technology designed for you. so you can easily master the way you bank. 8 layers of wheat... mini-wheats®... and one that's sweet. to satisfy the adult and kid - in all of us. ♪ nutritious wheat for the adult you've grown into and delicious sweet for the kid you'll never outgrow... feed your inner kidult with frosted mini-wheats®. try new kellogg's mini-wheats harvest delights with sweet drizzle and bits made with real fruit. we wonerere. and here. and here. here. and here. uh, here. also in here. back there. behind here. even next to these guys, here. in the nation's l

on the ropes by war, riots, assassination, violence and a future seemingly wrapped in trauma, robert f. kennedycleveland, ohio, where he spoke on april 5, the day after martin luther king was killed. surely we can begin to work a little harder to bind up the wounds among us and become in our own hearts brothers and countrymen once again. his message, his voice, his attitude, his every appearance and intent were clear. he sought to make america great again." i think that's what we're looking for right now where's the positive tone? where's the inclusiveness? where's the message of peace? where's the message of real hope for this country in the republican front-runner's words and instead it's just where you begin. he just continues to churn it. >> well, you know, this country has been through a lot over the course of its history and if you measure 1968 against today, today is like let's get out the party. >> it's nuts. >> exactly. >> it e's is. >> but it's not just donald trump, it's nearly all the candidates including hillary clinton and bernie sanders. there's a foundation. >> and by the way hi

f. kennedy, along with robert kennedy and the reverendjunior led president lyndon johnson to push 1968. >> we have been through a great deal of anguish these last fewt few years. too much anguish to forget. but what about now? be alarming sameness to our gun violence f. columbine high school to tucson parking lot. to a movie theater in aurora and in newtown. these incidents don't decrease gun sales instead gun sales tend to go up. in fact, u.s. gun makersy 11 million firearms in the year after sandy hook. not far from there in hartford,cut, it's a church built by samuel colt's widow. stands unique symbol of just where guns sit in our culture today. mixed in with the cherubs andfind her husband's firearms as art on the walls mingling with the ivy hidden at the top of the church's columns. e guns will always occupy, worshipped by stone. so, i dream -- >> cowan: i killed him. >> cowan: good guys with guns. ome. then those places change every few months... please. time you got the quicksilver card from capital one. quicksilver earns you unlimited 1.5% cash back on every purchase, everywhere

it establishes that he is robert kennedy, after all. not john f. i think what will happen now, is that mccarthy gets a new life. he's still a long shot. but he has a chance now. i think that, however, you don't write off robert kennedy, because he can come off the floor and win big in california. that's what he has to do. but if he doesn't win big in california, he's had it. >>> we want kennedy! we want kennedy! we want kennedy! >> bobby kennedy, having lost oregon, knew that he had to win california, and that would be his ticket to the convention. >> it will take a very big win, a spectacular win in california, to repair the badly shattered kennedy image. >> bobby's going to do it. you know, this was just the way that everybody felt. >> for kennedy, 48%. and for mccarthy, 41%. [ applause ] ♪ ♪ this land is robert kennedy's ♪ >> all of us are involved in this great effort, and it's a great effort not on behalf of the democratic party. it's on behalf of the united states, on behalf of our own people, on behalf of mankind all around the globe -- [ che

in 1960 robert byrd tried to block john f. kennedy'soad to the presidency by endorsing hubert humphrey in the crucial west virginia primary. robert byrd voted against the civil rights act of 1964. and in 1967 senator byrd voted against the confirmation of thurgood marshall, the first african-american appointed to the united states supreme court. in 1971 senator byrd launched a coup against senator ted kennedy by running against senator kennedy for majority whip, a position senator kennedy had held for two years. byrd -- and he won that coup. senator byrd kept climbing the leadership ladder and became the majority leader in 1976. by the time he died in office, robert byrd had become and remains the longest-serving member in the history of the united states senate. when senator byrd set a senate record by casting his 17,000th vote in 2004, ted kennedy said this -- "every time bob casts a vote, he sets a new record. it's not fair, though, that he counts the votes he cast in the roman senate too. but we love him anyway and we never stop lea