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and that is on accurate quote -- an accurate quote from robert kennedy in 1964. scores of media articles and academic books cite this testimony as evidence that asian immigration was expected to go down as a result of the 1965 act. and this is a complete misinterpretation of the technical issue that robert kennedy was testifying about. he was testifying about the interaction of two special rules. between 1924 and 1965, because of the monroe doctrine, western hemisphere immigration was numerically unlimited. as many people from the western hemisphere as wanted to come to the united states, to put it more starkly in connection with current immigration policy debate, as many mexicans as wanted to come to the united states could come to the united states with absolutely no numerical limitation. there were other kinds of economic and health restrictions, but no numerical limitation of qualified immigrants. however, to prevent the immigration of asians, there was a special asian racial attribution rule that all people of asian racial ancestry, wherever born, wherever t
and that is on accurate quote -- an accurate quote from robert kennedy in 1964. scores of media articles and academic books cite this testimony as evidence that asian immigration was expected to go down as a result of the 1965 act. and this is a complete misinterpretation of the technical issue that robert kennedy was testifying about. he was testifying about the interaction of two special rules. between 1924 and 1965, because of the monroe doctrine, western hemisphere immigration was...
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king and robert kennedy were able to do on hunger in an earlier era. and when you look at the pervasiveness of poverty today, you know, there was a front page story in the new york times because we had such a hard time proving that there were people who had no income in mississippi in 1967. nobody wanted to believe it, and orville freeman, and even with robert kennedy coming, they were saying, "there are no people in america who can't afford two dollars for food stamps." well it took, you know, a huge amount of hearings. but jason deparle did a front-page story in the new york times within the last year saying that there were six million americans, one in 50, who had no cash income and were dependent on food stamps. and those people all ought to thank those poor people who made hunger a national issue a long time ago and made those small programs become massive national programs. nobody responded. the absence of voice, the separation of people, one from the other, this growing gap in no voice, which i call the growing corporatization of america. we've
king and robert kennedy were able to do on hunger in an earlier era. and when you look at the pervasiveness of poverty today, you know, there was a front page story in the new york times because we had such a hard time proving that there were people who had no income in mississippi in 1967. nobody wanted to believe it, and orville freeman, and even with robert kennedy coming, they were saying, "there are no people in america who can't afford two dollars for food stamps." well it took,...
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really was extremely grateful if i had that experience because when my dad died one month later robert kennedy christmas season left his eight children in virginia where he came to philadelphia for read father's funeral. if he brought with him a letter from jackie kennedy which he had gotten from her the day before that since is the most beautiful letter you ever want to see first of all. he came to the funeral. to sanders did you want to run for your father's seat. [laughter] he said they sent him up there and a lot of the organization said your father are lined up against you if they take you on but understand we will be there and i said can they ask you a couple questions? explicitly what does we will be it mean? [laughter] he said if they take you on the kennedys will be all for your district in fact, several months later bobby kennedy came in there third year 40,000 people going for 19 straight to 30th street but even during that period i said who can i tell? he said tell them all. really what he said you can tell the maya and the attorney general because we will not lose this. he did not
really was extremely grateful if i had that experience because when my dad died one month later robert kennedy christmas season left his eight children in virginia where he came to philadelphia for read father's funeral. if he brought with him a letter from jackie kennedy which he had gotten from her the day before that since is the most beautiful letter you ever want to see first of all. he came to the funeral. to sanders did you want to run for your father's seat. [laughter] he said they sent...
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and i'm talking about john kennedy not robert kennedy. but you you can't talk about one without the other. they were like that, the line that you just use, that was the lime a proper kennedys for the rest of his life. it was the highest compliment he could take to anybody what you do for john because they were like that. there are like that for the point where at the kennedy described the fact that there is a clichÉ that people are so close that they finish each other's sentences. what ethel kennedy said about bobby's relation to jack is that there are so close they do need to talk. they could just pick up one another's expressions and that is why the closest thing it's not a clichÉ in politics, people talk about copresidents and before people elected when they're on the ticket together and they say this is going to be the closest working relationship we've ever had between the president and vice president. the truth is no president their white mind ever gives up president or vice president or anybody else. but the closest thing that ameri
and i'm talking about john kennedy not robert kennedy. but you you can't talk about one without the other. they were like that, the line that you just use, that was the lime a proper kennedys for the rest of his life. it was the highest compliment he could take to anybody what you do for john because they were like that. there are like that for the point where at the kennedy described the fact that there is a clichÉ that people are so close that they finish each other's sentences. what ethel...
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hello there. >> senator robert kennedy ended most of his campaign speeches with the phrase "some menngs as they are and ask why. i dream of things that never were and ask why not." before those dreams would ever become reality, senator kennedy was killed. shot by an assassin in the kitchen of a los angeles hotel. the nation mourned. and for a time politics were forgotten. although the country had lost a man that many loved, his death could not destroy the essential stability of the democratic process. the nation still had to choose a leader, and in time the campaigns began again. >> do we have a nixon poster? >> jim wilson, working for nixon in laconia, was looking forward to the republican national convention. the choices at the miami beach convention were richard nixon, governor nelson rockefeller of new york, who was now working hard for the nomination, and california's governor, ronald reagan. ♪ as the republican delegates gathered in this resort city, it soon became clear that nixon was also their choice by an overwhelming mandate. >> the next president of the united states, ric
hello there. >> senator robert kennedy ended most of his campaign speeches with the phrase "some menngs as they are and ask why. i dream of things that never were and ask why not." before those dreams would ever become reality, senator kennedy was killed. shot by an assassin in the kitchen of a los angeles hotel. the nation mourned. and for a time politics were forgotten. although the country had lost a man that many loved, his death could not destroy the essential stability of...
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kennedy and senator robert f. kennedy who reminds us political violence is no joke. >>> and new polling on the five things trump has said during this campaign that bother voters the most. i doubt the most offensive trump line will come as a surprise. we all know what that is. it's a physical thing he did making fun of somebody. >>> the "hardball" roundtable will be here the tell us something i don't know. sglp some surprising new numbers wish your skin could bounce back like it used to? neutrogena hydro boost water gel. with hyaluronic acid it plumps skin cells with intense hydration and locks it in. for supple, hydrated skin. hydro boost. from neutrogena sglp some surprising new numbers on how donald trump and hillary clinton fare in three states this november. let's check out the scoreboard. in wisconsin, clinton has a 15 point lead over trump among likely voters. that's widened from her four point edge last month. in iowa, it's within the margin of error, trump ahead by one point, 41-40. in other words, even pre
kennedy and senator robert f. kennedy who reminds us political violence is no joke. >>> and new polling on the five things trump has said during this campaign that bother voters the most. i doubt the most offensive trump line will come as a surprise. we all know what that is. it's a physical thing he did making fun of somebody. >>> the "hardball" roundtable will be here the tell us something i don't know. sglp some surprising new numbers wish your skin could bounce...
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kennedy and senator robert f. kennedy who reminds us political violence is no joke. >>> and new polling on the five things trump has said during this campaign that bother voters the most. i doubt the most offensive trump line will come as a surprise. we all know what that is. it's a physical thing he did making fun of somebo. >>> the "hardball" roundtable will be here the telus something i don't know. i'm anne howard and i'm michael howard. we left on our honeymoon in january 2012. it actually evolved into a business. from our blog to video editing... our technology has to hang tough with us. when you're going to a place without electricity, you need a long battery life. the touch, combined with the screen resolution... a mac doesn't have that. we wanted to help more people get out there and see the world. once you take that leap, that's where the magic happens. whmade plastics that tmake them lighter?rs the lubricants that improved fuel economy. even technology to make engines more efficient. what company does all
kennedy and senator robert f. kennedy who reminds us political violence is no joke. >>> and new polling on the five things trump has said during this campaign that bother voters the most. i doubt the most offensive trump line will come as a surprise. we all know what that is. it's a physical thing he did making fun of somebo. >>> the "hardball" roundtable will be here the telus something i don't know. i'm anne howard and i'm michael howard. we left on our honeymoon...
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because robert kennedy was so dynamic as a candidate. it was also because there is a -- muskie was considered almost a certainty to be the nominee at that time. he had been very impressive as humphrey's nominee in 1968. he was also a rather soft-spoken man most of the time, but he had a terrible temper that sometimes came through. that seldom happened with george mcgovern. host: so, who else was running and how they compare to george mcgovern? mr. witcover: as i recall, other senators, first by and fred harris -- but they were all bunched up together. it was considered -- it was muskie's nomination to lose. some of the things that happened in new hampshire that your other guest mentioned, including appearing to cry in a serious -- furious moment outside the local newspapers for things that had been printed about his wife. there was some dispute about whether he was actually crying or not. because it was snowing at the time, and muskie, himself, said he was not crying. nevertheless, that was the impression. histhere were other reasons can
because robert kennedy was so dynamic as a candidate. it was also because there is a -- muskie was considered almost a certainty to be the nominee at that time. he had been very impressive as humphrey's nominee in 1968. he was also a rather soft-spoken man most of the time, but he had a terrible temper that sometimes came through. that seldom happened with george mcgovern. host: so, who else was running and how they compare to george mcgovern? mr. witcover: as i recall, other senators, first by...
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senator mcgovern took up robert kennedy's banner and 78. how much support did mcgovern receive from the kennedy forces after he got the nomination? they campaigned enthusiastically for him. ted kennedy was very good about the whole 10 -- kennedy family and one senator eagleton was .ropped from the ticket he had strong support of the kennedy family. strongviewed as a very ally. robert kennedy had especially high regard for mcgovern. michael in ohio, you are next. >> this talk about the vice president and so on, it's just an example how messed up the whole scenario seemed to be but what i always wondered was how come the democratic party never stood behind hubert humphreys who only four years earlier had a very close election with president and should end why they wouldn't have backed him all along instead of him just person tryinger to run for office. was that humphrey had been a presidential candidate before that and had intimated -- hadn't made it. and also you have to remember ldj was a standard there and 68 until he decided to drop out an
senator mcgovern took up robert kennedy's banner and 78. how much support did mcgovern receive from the kennedy forces after he got the nomination? they campaigned enthusiastically for him. ted kennedy was very good about the whole 10 -- kennedy family and one senator eagleton was .ropped from the ticket he had strong support of the kennedy family. strongviewed as a very ally. robert kennedy had especially high regard for mcgovern. michael in ohio, you are next. >> this talk about the...
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rosanna: and robert kennedy junior. i want to talk about what you are doing after you leave our show here today. >> we are hopping on a plane and flying to des moines, iowa for the iowa state fair. rosanna: your life is to glamorous. >> the state fairs feature food on a stick. any food you can cram on a stick. look at how youeded that is. rosanna: are you the king of the fair there? >> where do you put the batteries in that. rosanna: it is meant for eating. >> we go every couple of years and a lot of us are going. i'm excited. rosanna: going for the night? do you eat the cows too? >> that is the butter cow statute. who is that? rosanna: i don't know. >> it is a state fair. look at the people. great people watching. we are there until saturday and coming home at going to mets game saturday night. it is pride night at the stadium. rosanna: oh, good. >> styx is performing after the game. come on by. rosanna: that is amazing. gearing up for the big i-heart radio jamboree >> yes, september 23, '24 in vegas. we have the stars
rosanna: and robert kennedy junior. i want to talk about what you are doing after you leave our show here today. >> we are hopping on a plane and flying to des moines, iowa for the iowa state fair. rosanna: your life is to glamorous. >> the state fairs feature food on a stick. any food you can cram on a stick. look at how youeded that is. rosanna: are you the king of the fair there? >> where do you put the batteries in that. rosanna: it is meant for eating. >> we go...
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and he has difficulty even with the kind of poetics that robert kennedy had employed, you know, when kennedy -- when king was assassinated. that's not hubert humphrey. hubert humphrey is a great speaker. but how do you speak when, as we just saw in that clip, you had people screaming at you, "dump the hump" who see you as basically an operator for lyndon johnson who's extremely unpopular. so he's in a vice, a political vice, to this moment seems like a squeeze to me. >> and it was impossible for him to presume himself as anything. i mean, it was done for him. you know, he didn't have much chance to really be himself. but interestingly enough, he was a revolutionary in 1948. so he was in the other role in 1948, and he became part of the very establishment, like it or not, he attacked in 1948. >> a big change from the country from '48 to '68. next call, belfast, maine, pat. >> caller: hello. >> hi. >> caller: i worked for hubert humphrey. my husband in the '60s was his press secretary. i was muriel humphrey's press secretary. >> oh, my goodness. >> caller: and we were involved in his 19
and he has difficulty even with the kind of poetics that robert kennedy had employed, you know, when kennedy -- when king was assassinated. that's not hubert humphrey. hubert humphrey is a great speaker. but how do you speak when, as we just saw in that clip, you had people screaming at you, "dump the hump" who see you as basically an operator for lyndon johnson who's extremely unpopular. so he's in a vice, a political vice, to this moment seems like a squeeze to me. >> and it...
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he learned to like robert kennedy. they learned to be friends. paigned for kennedy in '66 when he ran for the senate, and he -- in 1968 they had a meeting in may in early 1968, the kennedy and humphrey people, and they agreed that if humphrey got the nomination, kennedy would support him and if kennedy got the nomination, humphrey would support him. he was pretty much an in-line democrat. he was a party person, bobby kennedy, and so was humphrey. >> next up is ron in everett, washington. welcome to the humphrey discussion, ron. >> caller: thank you. i'd like to jump -- or forward to the 1968 campaign again. could you elaborate -- it's my recollection that president johnson actually in some ways tried to scuttle humphrey's effort, and, of course, that was one of the closest popular elections in history. for example, it's my recollection if the bombing cause had been started a bit earlier, say a month earlier, it could have made the crucial difference. can you elaborate on that? thanks? >> did lyndon johnson try to scuttle his bid for the white hous
he learned to like robert kennedy. they learned to be friends. paigned for kennedy in '66 when he ran for the senate, and he -- in 1968 they had a meeting in may in early 1968, the kennedy and humphrey people, and they agreed that if humphrey got the nomination, kennedy would support him and if kennedy got the nomination, humphrey would support him. he was pretty much an in-line democrat. he was a party person, bobby kennedy, and so was humphrey. >> next up is ron in everett, washington....
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kennedy and robert kennedy. the kennedys become involved in conversations with george wallace, beginning really in april 1963. they're very concerned about what is going to happen with the integration of schools in alabama, because they're trying to prevent what happened earlier in mississippi from happening again. so they're really trying to avoid another powder keg and another mob scene happening at a southern university. they know there are students applying to the university of alabama, challenges that are happening in alabama. and they have already seen from conditions decaying in birmingham in the spring of 1963 that there is the 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 also between others who are interested in what was happening in birmingham in april and may 1963. so the conversation between kennedy and wallace is often contentious, and wallace is really looking for a way
kennedy and robert kennedy. the kennedys become involved in conversations with george wallace, beginning really in april 1963. they're very concerned about what is going to happen with the integration of schools in alabama, because they're trying to prevent what happened earlier in mississippi from happening again. so they're really trying to avoid another powder keg and another mob scene happening at a southern university. they know there are students applying to the university of alabama,...
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>> he really did not like robert kennedy. they had had a number of disagreements. they had met at some great length in the month preceding the standing in the schoolhouse door. once again, he used it to talk about the rise of lawlessness in america, but i do not think he was deeply touched by it at all. >> dan carter, in 1968, how serious did hubert humphrey take george wallace? >> humphrey worried about him because he saw him as potentially pulling votes. as time went on i think humphrey came to realize that wallace was going to be pulling boats from nixon. he did not worry about him as much. nixon is the one who came to be deeply concerned about him. as the campaign opened, nixon was so far ahead in the polls that it was only by the time you got to late september that he began to realize that humphrey was moving back a little bit, coming up in the polls, and what -- and wallace was pulling 20% of the votes. these were his voters, his political advisers felt. he had to figure out a way to get the support of wallace voters without directly attacking him. >> preside
>> he really did not like robert kennedy. they had had a number of disagreements. they had met at some great length in the month preceding the standing in the schoolhouse door. once again, he used it to talk about the rise of lawlessness in america, but i do not think he was deeply touched by it at all. >> dan carter, in 1968, how serious did hubert humphrey take george wallace? >> humphrey worried about him because he saw him as potentially pulling votes. as time went on i...
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robert kennedy in the midst of a .rimary in the midst o in the case of king, you had riots on a levelt you just could not see today. i'm not saying that there is not some turmoil in the country at this time, but i don't think you have a sense of the kind of national turmoil that you had in the year of 68. host: independent line in california, mark, you are on. caller: speaking with the first racistabout it was a part of his speaking, it was and the college students, make --that if he could that he could really quiet the college students down, so it was a racist thing, and it was a way -- from the college students from getting out there and expressing their rights as far as protesting. guest: that is a good point. college students were definitely a part of those people that did not hit the silent majority. they were the ones who were loud, they were the ones who were in nixon's mine, tearing down campuses and protesting the vietnam war. that was a crucial element of what richard nixon did. he did not think that protest was a good thing for the country . he constantly said the only peop
robert kennedy in the midst of a .rimary in the midst o in the case of king, you had riots on a levelt you just could not see today. i'm not saying that there is not some turmoil in the country at this time, but i don't think you have a sense of the kind of national turmoil that you had in the year of 68. host: independent line in california, mark, you are on. caller: speaking with the first racistabout it was a part of his speaking, it was and the college students, make --that if he could that...
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>> he really did not like robert kennedy. they had had a number of disagreements. they had met at some great length in the month preceding the standing in the schoolhouse door. once again, he used it to talk about the rise of lawlessness in america, but i do not think he was deeply touched by it at all. >> dan carter, in 1968, how serious did hubert humphrey take george wallace? >> humphrey worried about him because he saw him as potentially pulling votes. as time went on i think humphrey came to realize that wallace was going to be pulling boats from nixon. he did not worry about him as much. nixon is the one who came to be deeply concerned about him. as the campaign opened, nixon was so far ahead in the polls that it was only by the time you got to late september that he began to realize that humphrey was moving back a little bit, coming up in the polls, and what -- and wallace was pulling 20% of the votes. these were his voters, his political advisers felt. he had to figure out a way to get the support of wallace voters without directly attacking him. >> preside
>> he really did not like robert kennedy. they had had a number of disagreements. they had met at some great length in the month preceding the standing in the schoolhouse door. once again, he used it to talk about the rise of lawlessness in america, but i do not think he was deeply touched by it at all. >> dan carter, in 1968, how serious did hubert humphrey take george wallace? >> humphrey worried about him because he saw him as potentially pulling votes. as time went on i...
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correctly that you are with hillary clinton in 2008 when she made reference to the murder of robert kennedy i was not with her when she made those comments. mark: you did talk to her about what happened, right? , misremembering and you are not involved in that it all? >> i was not involved in that. mark: let me just remind people what she said. republicans already bring this up. chance too give you a respond. it was at the end of the nomination fight, and those a question about why she was still staying in the race, and she brought up the notion that things happen late in nomination fights, robert kennedy had been killed late in the nomination fight, some of senator obama supporters looked at that as a reference to the notion that perhaps he could be killed and took some offense at it, so trump was clearly kidding, i believe. it's true it's a topic he should not be joking about. do you see any parallel there? say about republicans who she has the history of making the same kind of remarks off cuff? >> i would say there is absolutely nor parallel -- no parallel. she is talking about a person
correctly that you are with hillary clinton in 2008 when she made reference to the murder of robert kennedy i was not with her when she made those comments. mark: you did talk to her about what happened, right? , misremembering and you are not involved in that it all? >> i was not involved in that. mark: let me just remind people what she said. republicans already bring this up. chance too give you a respond. it was at the end of the nomination fight, and those a question about why she...
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maybe obama could be assassinated like robert kennedy. >> there has been this urgency to end this, and, you know, historically that makes no sense. my husband did not wrap up the nomination in 1992 until we won the california primary somewhere in the middle of june, right? we all remember bobby kennedy was assassinated in june in california. >> then we have this kind of obama thing, if they bring in a knife, we're going to bring in a gun. from what i understand, folks in philly like a good brawl. i guarantee barack obama ain't taking my shotguns, so don't buy that malarkey. crazy uncle joe said this. i got two, if he tries to fool with my beretta, he's got a big problem. then john kerry was on with bill maher talking about killing george w. bush. >> we ran away to a wonderful retreat in vermont. that was our get away. >> you could have went to new hampshire and killed two birds with one stone. >> i could have gone to 1500 pennsylvania and killed the real bird with one stone. >> oh, so they actually make real threats, i got it. >> sean, if trump or any trump person had ever said any of
maybe obama could be assassinated like robert kennedy. >> there has been this urgency to end this, and, you know, historically that makes no sense. my husband did not wrap up the nomination in 1992 until we won the california primary somewhere in the middle of june, right? we all remember bobby kennedy was assassinated in june in california. >> then we have this kind of obama thing, if they bring in a knife, we're going to bring in a gun. from what i understand, folks in philly like...
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turbulent for the democrats with president lyndon johnson dropping out of the race and senator robert kennedy's assassination. demonstration outside the convention hall over shadows the proceedings as protesters and anti-vietnam war. >> humphrey lost to republican nixon and of the general election of less than 1% of the popular vote separating the two. george wallace finished third in the race. this portion of the speech is just under 40 minutes. our coverage is from nbc news. >>> mr. chairman. mr. chairman. my fellow america americans, my democrats, i proudly accept the nomination of our party. [ applause ] this moment, this moment is one of personal pride and ratificati ratification, yet one cannot help but reflect the deep sadness that we feel over the troubles and the violence which have erupted regrettably and tragically in the streets of this great city and for the personal injuries which ever occurred. [ applause ] >> it cannot be condoned whatever the source. i know that every delegate to the convention shares tonight my sorrow and my distress over these incidents and may we for just on
turbulent for the democrats with president lyndon johnson dropping out of the race and senator robert kennedy's assassination. demonstration outside the convention hall over shadows the proceedings as protesters and anti-vietnam war. >> humphrey lost to republican nixon and of the general election of less than 1% of the popular vote separating the two. george wallace finished third in the race. this portion of the speech is just under 40 minutes. our coverage is from nbc news....
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nevertheless, while the negotiations were stilted and frustrating to the president and attorney general robert kennedy, whatever wallace and his close supporters said privately, they were scrupulously polite in public comments. meeting with attorney general kennedy in may of 1963, i've heard the tape of that meeting, and it was contentious, often angry, intense, but as soon as they stepped outside for a press conference, the governor was the very soul of graciousness, explaining how he had welcomed the attorney general to alabama, the hospitality state, and he was always welcome back. for george wallace, it was great fun. like a high-level poker game in which he ultimately held the high cards as he carefully choreographed the upcoming confrontation. governor wallace did not anticipate and, in fact, was initially surprised by the boycott and demonstrations that rocked birmingham beginning that april. he was even more surprised by their growing intensity in a worldwide publicity they engendered. and birmingham was quite different to stand in the schoolhouse door. not least because governor wallace was n
nevertheless, while the negotiations were stilted and frustrating to the president and attorney general robert kennedy, whatever wallace and his close supporters said privately, they were scrupulously polite in public comments. meeting with attorney general kennedy in may of 1963, i've heard the tape of that meeting, and it was contentious, often angry, intense, but as soon as they stepped outside for a press conference, the governor was the very soul of graciousness, explaining how he had...
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she brought up the motion that things happen late in nomination fights and robert kennedy had been killedate in the nomination fight. some of then senator obama's supporters looked at that as kind of a reference, the notion that perhaps he could be killed and took some offense at it. so trump was clearly kidding, i believe. it's true that the topic maybe he should not be joking about. not maybe, shouldn't be joking about. do you see any parallel there? what do you say to republicans who say she has a history of making the same kind of remarks off the cuff? >> i would say there's absolutely no parallel. she's talking about a person that i think you have written she had deep respect for. in that race she never said anything remotely as belligerent against then senator obama as donald trump says every day. this takes place against the backdrop of a lot more violence in his rallies. people are actually getting beaten up in his rallies and people are making chants like "lock her up" and even worse in her rallies, then to make a comment about essentially a potential murder of your opponent seem
she brought up the motion that things happen late in nomination fights and robert kennedy had been killedate in the nomination fight. some of then senator obama's supporters looked at that as kind of a reference, the notion that perhaps he could be killed and took some offense at it. so trump was clearly kidding, i believe. it's true that the topic maybe he should not be joking about. not maybe, shouldn't be joking about. do you see any parallel there? what do you say to republicans who say she...
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greg: robert f. kennedy, jr., the son of robert f. kennedy. great attorney general and civil rights leader. >> you've been spending a lot of time in our neck of the woods. >> i have, yeah. greg: are you into the environment and all that stuff? >> all that stuff like that. greg: saving world. >> clean water. greg: is that your thing? it was actually on the show. you were an environmentalist on greg: in real life you are passionate about this. >> yes. greg: we support all the efforts, ones that make sense. >> how can saving environment not make sense. greg: ones that make sense. people can agree on goal and disagree on the call and disagree on the means to ameliorate the problems. >> we need a episode -- greg: quite possibly. i want to be in that. another son of zorn. this thing looks great cartoon character. >> that's true. greg: but in a very unique way. >> yes. so, so the show is called "son of zorn." it will be on fox after "the simpsons." that is my ex-husband on the show. so he is voiced by jason is set take kiss. he comes back to orange c
greg: robert f. kennedy, jr., the son of robert f. kennedy. great attorney general and civil rights leader. >> you've been spending a lot of time in our neck of the woods. >> i have, yeah. greg: are you into the environment and all that stuff? >> all that stuff like that. greg: saving world. >> clean water. greg: is that your thing? it was actually on the show. you were an environmentalist on greg: in real life you are passionate about this. >> yes. greg: we...
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and larry tie remembers the personal life and political career of robert kennedy. >> c-span's washington journal is live every day with policies that impact you. and on tuesday, josh joins us on the report of what he describes the slowest economic recovery in history. and jeff holmstead will talk about the obama administration plan to limit greenhouse gases from power plants and the president's upcoming speech on climate change. watch c-span's washington journal tuesday at 7 a.m. eastern time. >> now cass sunstein talks about his book, "the world according to star wars," and discusses what can be learned about history, presidential politics, law, economics and culture from the movie "star wars". this is one hour long. >> it is my pleasure to introduce cass sunstein and wis new look "the world according to star wars". he is a professor at harvard law school and the author of legal and politically minded books. with that background, cass admits he is as surprised as anyone he would write a book after the star wars book. he began roughering the films from a frergs perspective and the world
and larry tie remembers the personal life and political career of robert kennedy. >> c-span's washington journal is live every day with policies that impact you. and on tuesday, josh joins us on the report of what he describes the slowest economic recovery in history. and jeff holmstead will talk about the obama administration plan to limit greenhouse gases from power plants and the president's upcoming speech on climate change. watch c-span's washington journal tuesday at 7 a.m. eastern...
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robert kennedy was assassinated. >> i know. >> so tell me was not more insensitive and that didn't disqualify her from being president of the united states. >> you're turning the attention on hillary. >> today she proved that she ran a state department that was pay for may. i could indict her in about three weeks for what she did with the clinton foundation and the state department. we're talking about hundreds of millions of dollars. this corrupt woman was getting and what you're playing is a remark that wasn't meant in the way it is being interpreted. >> speaker of the house, the republican speaker of the house takes it as a bad joke. he shouldn't have done it. he shouldn't have used it. so in other words, the speaker of the house. another person interpreting the candidate is corey lewandowski who has been working with him for over a year. that guy has it wrong. so all the people, middle of the road. people least leaning the direction of donald trump don't read at this time way you do. >> i'm telling that you the clinton campaign is deflecting all of you away from the fact fwifgt story of t
robert kennedy was assassinated. >> i know. >> so tell me was not more insensitive and that didn't disqualify her from being president of the united states. >> you're turning the attention on hillary. >> today she proved that she ran a state department that was pay for may. i could indict her in about three weeks for what she did with the clinton foundation and the state department. we're talking about hundreds of millions of dollars. this corrupt woman was getting and...
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we lost john kennedy in 63 and martin luther king in april of 68 and robert kennedy. my brother was called up in the glenville wright in 1968 when cleveland burned because of those events. you have to frame this in the context of other bigger and he mentioned that already. >> was i try to do in the book that i forgot one thing, karl stokes from cleveland had wonderful description of him. he said he looked like a football player turned partition. it's a great description. you have been wonderful and i would be glad to sign books for anyone who would like to have it. thank you very much. >> hello everybody. thank you so much for coming out. on this really beautiful day. thank you so much for coming. before we start a few housekeeping rules. please silence your cell phones. we have a site that kramer.com and we would love for you to visit. there's the science behind it with what happens to the people who lived it and those who died. as i said there was a particular commitment to kramerbooks and we are so glad he could be with us tonight. wonderful stories and i'm sarah b
we lost john kennedy in 63 and martin luther king in april of 68 and robert kennedy. my brother was called up in the glenville wright in 1968 when cleveland burned because of those events. you have to frame this in the context of other bigger and he mentioned that already. >> was i try to do in the book that i forgot one thing, karl stokes from cleveland had wonderful description of him. he said he looked like a football player turned partition. it's a great description. you have been...
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i admire robert kennedy, and rob morgan, they were both democrats. >> yep. >> and when i was u.s.ttorney, i had to ask for a special prosecutor against my own attorney general. and i had to bring a case against the teams that cost george bush 41, the teamsters endorsement. i had to make anti-republican sentiments. >> these people take their oath to hillary clinton, barack obama. it is disgraceful what the justice department has become. >> it's so disheartening it's so laced with toll picpolitics. >> we've got a state department hillary clinton turned into sort of a funneling operation for the clinton foundation and the two of them together would make an excellent rico case, racketeering case, like i used to bring not only against the mafia, and also, bolski. and by the way, we won them all. >> and then there's the fbi, where you have jim comey stopping short of recommending charges. >> so why -- why wasn't he investigating the clinton foundation? >> he was very coy about that. it seems like he is investigating the clinton foundation. >> how long is it going to take? are we going t
i admire robert kennedy, and rob morgan, they were both democrats. >> yep. >> and when i was u.s.ttorney, i had to ask for a special prosecutor against my own attorney general. and i had to bring a case against the teams that cost george bush 41, the teamsters endorsement. i had to make anti-republican sentiments. >> these people take their oath to hillary clinton, barack obama. it is disgraceful what the justice department has become. >> it's so disheartening it's so...
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long swath of history, john kennedy was assassinated, martin luther king was assassinated, then robert kennedy was assassinated, the list goes on. and ronald reagan almost killed by an assassination. each time it on took one gunman. who knows what rhetoric, who knows what motivated those people? we know this language is unacceptable. i grew up in texas. i grew up in a gun culture. i've had guns in my hand since i was 5 or 6 years old. for a lot of people who are very strong for the second amendment, what donald trump says about the second amendment reflects badly on them because it goes into the stereotype that everybody in support of the second amendment is gun crazy and some sort of nutjob looking for a target, and that's not the case. >> here's what hillary clinton had to say. >> let me say something about what i think is a critical difference between my opponent and myself. words matter, my friends. and if you are running to be president or you are president of the united states, words can have tremendous consequences. yesterday we witnessed the latest in a long line of casual comments fro
long swath of history, john kennedy was assassinated, martin luther king was assassinated, then robert kennedy was assassinated, the list goes on. and ronald reagan almost killed by an assassination. each time it on took one gunman. who knows what rhetoric, who knows what motivated those people? we know this language is unacceptable. i grew up in texas. i grew up in a gun culture. i've had guns in my hand since i was 5 or 6 years old. for a lot of people who are very strong for the second...
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we lost john kennedy in 63 and martin luther king in april of 68 and robert kennedy. my brother was called up in the glenville wright in 1968 when cleveland burned because of those events. you have to frame this in the context of other bigger and he mentioned that already. >> was i try to do in the book that i forgot one thing, karl stokes from cleveland had wonderful description of him. he said he looked like a football player turned partition. it's a great description. you have been wonderful and i would be glad to sign books for anyone who would like to have it. thank you very much. [applause] >> there are actually more white women in places like indianapolis, chicago and they were described in the same derogatory ways as poor blacks who were living in the city and that is part of our history that we don't talk about. we don't want to really face up to the fact of how important it is. >> now sarah baline recalls the volcanic eruption of mt. saint helens in washington on may 18, 1980 which resulted in the deaths of 57 people and $1 billion in damage. the event was h
we lost john kennedy in 63 and martin luther king in april of 68 and robert kennedy. my brother was called up in the glenville wright in 1968 when cleveland burned because of those events. you have to frame this in the context of other bigger and he mentioned that already. >> was i try to do in the book that i forgot one thing, karl stokes from cleveland had wonderful description of him. he said he looked like a football player turned partition. it's a great description. you have been...
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we have been arguing about this since before robert kennedy went out on his war on poverty. >> the the war on poverty. >> right. the problem is it is very hard to take action as president which gets through congress, becomes law that then has a meaningful change. because so many things get tweeted. it is a long standing problem. one of the things we need to remember that the president himself. >> so much money in politics to even run for office you have to have millions and millions of dollars. you are not going to get somebody from the projects running for president. it's just not possible. instead we have these millionaire, billionaire candidates that people think are so disconnected. >> i'm not suggesting that i'm suggesting the fact that things aren't getting better in those areas. and whatever we're doing isn't working. you know, and whatever candidate -- someone needs a good plan, needs a new plan. because whatever we are doing simply isn't working because we are not winning the war on poverty and i'm taking the last word on that. thank you both. >> thank you. and coming up, rush
we have been arguing about this since before robert kennedy went out on his war on poverty. >> the the war on poverty. >> right. the problem is it is very hard to take action as president which gets through congress, becomes law that then has a meaningful change. because so many things get tweeted. it is a long standing problem. one of the things we need to remember that the president himself. >> so much money in politics to even run for office you have to have millions and...
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we are still robert kennedy's rate unselfish, compassionate country.d it's not just that we have the greatest military or that our economy is larger than any on earth. it's also the strength of our values. the strength of the american people. everyone who works harder, dreams bigger and never ever stops trying to make our country and the world a better place. and part of what makes america an exceptional nation is that we are also an indispensable nation. in fact, we are the indispensable nation. people all over the world look to us and follow our lead. my friends, we are so lucky to be americans. it is an extraordinary blessing. it's why so many people from so many places want to be americans too. but it's also a serious responsibility. the decision to remake and the actions we take, even the actions we don't take affect millions, even billions of lives. you know that, you seen it area now all of this may seem evident, especially to men and women who have worn the uniform. you may wonder how anyone could disagree. but in fact, my opponent in this race
we are still robert kennedy's rate unselfish, compassionate country.d it's not just that we have the greatest military or that our economy is larger than any on earth. it's also the strength of our values. the strength of the american people. everyone who works harder, dreams bigger and never ever stops trying to make our country and the world a better place. and part of what makes america an exceptional nation is that we are also an indispensable nation. in fact, we are the indispensable...
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brian, they're not the same thing, what she said was worse, she said i'm not dropping out because robert kennedyassassinated so barack obama might get assassinated. how is that not the same thing or not worse? >> to call out to second amendment people that they should do something with their guns. >> how about the plagiarism? >> online this afternoon -- i've got to take a break, though. jennifer, steve, stay with me, don't go anywhere. but i have one segment i really want you to see right after the break, it's an important one, we have been working on it for months. there's been some interesting behavior at these donald trump rallies. we're going to talk to a reporter who's been at dozens of them, right at a quick break. ♪ only those who dare drive the world forward. introducing the first-ever cadillac ct6. does your mouth often feel dry? multiple medications, a dry mouth can be a side effect of many medications. but it can also lead to tooth decay and bad breath. that's why there's biotene, available as an oral rinse, toothpaste, spray or gel. biotene can provide soothing relief and it helps ke
brian, they're not the same thing, what she said was worse, she said i'm not dropping out because robert kennedyassassinated so barack obama might get assassinated. how is that not the same thing or not worse? >> to call out to second amendment people that they should do something with their guns. >> how about the plagiarism? >> online this afternoon -- i've got to take a break, though. jennifer, steve, stay with me, don't go anywhere. but i have one segment i really want you...
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we're still robert kennedy's great unselfish compassionate country.not just that we have the greatest military or that our economy is larger than any on earth. it's also the strength of our values. the strength of the american people. everyone who works harder, dreams bigger and never ever stops trying to make our country and the world a better place. and part of what makes america an exceptional nation is that we are also an indispensable nation. in fact, we are the indispensable nation. people all over the world look to us and follow our lead. my friends, we are so lucky to be americans. it is an extraordinary blessing. it's why so many people from so many places want to be americans too. but it's also a serious responsibility. the decisions we make and the actions we take, tooechb actions we don't take affect millions, even billions of lives. you know that, you've seen it. now all of this may seem evident, especially to men and women who have worn the uniform. you may wonder how anyone could disagree. but in fact amy opponent in the race has said c
we're still robert kennedy's great unselfish compassionate country.not just that we have the greatest military or that our economy is larger than any on earth. it's also the strength of our values. the strength of the american people. everyone who works harder, dreams bigger and never ever stops trying to make our country and the world a better place. and part of what makes america an exceptional nation is that we are also an indispensable nation. in fact, we are the indispensable nation....
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to boro from one of my heroes as a kid, robert kennedy, and say some things are just not acceptable,this latest murder in chicago, and discuss candidly why. >> charles even on the way donald trump discussed the killing in chicago of dwyane wade's cousin, i mean, it was, i think, his third tweet where he expresses condolences about it, misspelled dwayne's name in the initial tweet. i'm not going to say does it surprise you, but it does seem -- to you, it seems he continues to step on his message? >> not only step on the message. the message itself is flawed and problematic. there is a distinct of a white savior here. unremittingly bleached did he say late view of black america and he, the savior, is the only person who can save you, black people, from your misery. because he has offered not -- no kind of redeeming vision of what black culture has brought to america, what it means to be black in america, what the contributions are, you know, what the positives about culture can be. i think that you do have to balance, when you're trying to reach out to someone, you have to say i apprec
to boro from one of my heroes as a kid, robert kennedy, and say some things are just not acceptable,this latest murder in chicago, and discuss candidly why. >> charles even on the way donald trump discussed the killing in chicago of dwyane wade's cousin, i mean, it was, i think, his third tweet where he expresses condolences about it, misspelled dwayne's name in the initial tweet. i'm not going to say does it surprise you, but it does seem -- to you, it seems he continues to step on his...