robert kennedy helped himself. with his ability to touch heartstrings, owe kuwait his concerns with those people who were in the streets, made him much more effective politician in terms of dealing with the protest. >> jules, you covered that campaign, the main opponent at that time was eugene mccarthy that he was running against. can you talk a little bit in mccarthy and how he figures into this equation? >> mccarthy emerged in large part because of what robert kennedy declined to play that role. early on. two young men, allen lowenstein and curtis gantz, students in north carolina or duke created the dump johnson movement. and and it really wasn't going any place. and they tried to recruit first robert kennedy, who wasn't interested. and two or three other politicians. including george mcgovern, said why don't you talk to gene mccarthy? and because mccarthy was not a star in the senate, was not that well known. but he had a certain soft-key charisma of his own. he was not, he was not a bombastic candidate. he was

we were blessed by robert kennedy's life and legacy. thank you. [ applause ] >> in the united states senate, i get to serve with many people but there's one irishman who channels the passion, the pragmatism, the humor of robert f. kennedy. i give you the great senator from the state of pennsylvania, robert casey. >> thank you very much. thank you. i want to first of all thank everyone for this opportunity to be able to celebrate the life and the achievements of robert f. kennedy. i never had the opportunity to meet him, of course, but i know him through his family starting with kathleen and kerry and so many family members who are here. i guess in some way i walk some of the same footsteps as a member of the senate, but more particularly, i just happen to be, by chance, in the office where his brother served in the 1950s. that happens around here when your room assignment comes. i had the chance to be able to work in the same office. the other connection i guess i have is my father introduced him in our hometown of scranton at a st. patr

thank you to the kennedy family and the legacy of a great man, senator robert f kennedy. >> thank you so much congressman. our next speaker was with robert f kennedy the night of the martin luther king assassination in indianapolis. he is a civil right icon. the great congressman john lewis . >>> -- >> thank you very much. i am delighted, very happy, honored, and pleased to be here tonight. robert kennedy represented the very best of america. i did not know him yet, but robert kennedy first influenced my life in 1961, during the freedom ride. i was 21 years old, had all of my hair, and was a few pounds lighter. black people and white people could not be seated together on a greyhound bus. leaving washington dc to travel to the south, seated together, using the same restroom facilities, eating at the same lunch counter. but i tell you it was bobby kennedy who was so sympathetic to what we were doing. to bring down those signs that said white waiting, colored waiting. white men, colored man. more than anything else, he was a sympathetic referee. when an angry mob grew outside the first

. >> this year marks the 50th anniversary of robert f. kennedy's assassination. next, from the robert c. byrd center for congressional history and education, authors jules witcover and john bohrer sat down with u.s. senate historian emeritus donald ritchie to discuss bobby kennedy's political legacy a half century later. this is an hour and 10 minutes. ray: robert f. kennedy was running for president of the united states when he was assassinated in california, just hours after winning the california primary on june 5, 1968. and he died a few hours later on june 6. 1968 was one of those years that historians and journalists alike call a watershed. a time when major change occurs that echoes down through history years later. the united states, of course, has had many watershed date in history, but the year 1968 will always be one that will live in our history books. our panelists today will explore some of the reasons why. we're honored to have with us distinguished veteran journalist jules witcover, who was an eyewitness to the kennedy assassination. he was coverin

>> robert kennedy was probably the most covered person in that. because so many people saw he was the future kennedy -- printed it -- president. i treat him the way i treat any other future president and that is how the press treated him. you could get four or five different accounts of the same event from different angles and i found that so valuable and thanks to the new digital dictation of newspaper it makes it easy for journalists to pull out research. that was the most primary source that you can get for a lot of the events because they want recorded. i could not have done it without them.>> for those of you that don't use it, it has every word and every newspaper. it is is searchable so you can though out anything and find exactly when it appeared in the new york times or the washington post or the chicago tribune or the los angeles time.'s -- los angeles times. we are trying to figure out the balance. you can read the same story in the times and read the tribune and get different takes. they are good reporters in both papers but definitely

jules, can you talk about what was robert kennedy's extraordinary political appeal? he stands out among his generation and most of them since then, having a remarkable emotional appeal. jules: i think it started from the loss of john kennedy. he committed himself as i said before to carry out the legacy, but in the process, he developed himself -- i won't call it a cult, but certainly an emotional following himself. because he was a young man who had had a great wealth, but he had also suffered greatly. his family. i remembered once talking to ted .ennedy i had been in washington with robert kennedy during the riots after the assassination of martin luther king. we were in one of the black neighborhoods of downtown washington. a woman came up to him and said, "darling, i knew you would be here. i did." he had that emotional appeal. part of it was his youth. brash.d be very what he considered his people, and that was the people who were needy, who had -- were disadvantaged in some way. really reacted to them and they reacted to him. all the driving force in politics wa

>> robert kennedy was probably the most covered person in that. because so many people saw he was the future kennedy -- printed it -- president. i treat him the way i treat any other future president and that is how the press treated him. you could get four or five different accounts of the same event from different angles and i found that so valuable and thanks to the new digital dictation of newspaper it makes it easy for journalists to pull out research. that was the most primary source that you can get for a lot of the events because they want recorded. i could not have done it without them.>> for those of you that don't use it, it has every word and every newspaper. it is is searchable so you can though out anything and find exactly when it appeared in the new york times or the washington post or the chicago tribune or the los angeles time.'s -- los angeles times. we are trying to figure out the balance. you can read the same story in the times and read the tribune and get different takes. they are good reporters in both papers but definitely

to mark the 50th anniversary of robert f. kennedy's assassination in los angeles, arlington cemetery held a ceremony commemorating rfk's life and legacy. the organization founded in 1968 to honor his memory, hosted this event. >>> ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the invocation by father matt malone. let us pray. we meet up in a moment of mourning, but in an hour for hope. for this memorial not only our remembrance of things past, but the touch stone of our present. and a right of dedication to our future. we gather here in this sacred place where the memory of all our fallen heros repels our heart, the highest aspirations of the nation. to proclaim to our fellow citizens and to the world, bobby kennedy still lives in millions of hearts that seek a newer world. in millions of minds that dream things that never work and ask why not. in every ripple of hope. we make this proclamation, not only through mere human words or earthly gestures, but in this spirit of prayer. that privileged place in every soul were the grace of god transfo

all that violence could have been averted even without robert kennedy being there with hubert humphrey as a presumptive nominee and with the kennedy people to unify the party they just told humphrey with the negotiators so humphrey did. they hammered out the language that made everybody happy the secretary of state and those negotiators said we could deal with that. everybody in graham park wanted to have the lovefest and he put the kebabs on it with the chairman of the committee kellett i don't care if they will be the nominee i run this party to blowout the language and that is when all hell broke loose in grant park so just to allow the personal privilege few minutes ago one of my colleagues 1968 with the tet offensive united states navy right in the middle of that warfare. fifty years later on the anniversary he went back with some widows with the men with whom he had fought rick stand up so we can thank you. [applause] >> by the way the story is in the book two days before he was assassinated at breakneck speed he took a few hour break in the campaign to keep a promise to his kids

i think it would have been a ticket that was a robert kennedy/hubert humphrey ticket. we have a question right there? you have a microphone. yes, sir, sorry. >> can you hear me? change of focus. you described the hierarchy of the kennedy brothers. what was their relationship of john and bobby to teddy? >> so in the hierarchy of the kennedy brothers, first of all, would you repeat the question was, what was the relationship of the kennedy brothers in terms of the hierarchy, and especially where did ted kennedy fit into that relationship? and the rose kennedy's dream was that one of her sons would go into the priesthood. and i would say that -- if they had done that, if jack kennedy had gone into the priesthood, he would have been pope. because that was the kind of guy that jack kennedy was. he was intellectual. he rose above things had bobby kennedy gone into the priesthood, he would have been a parish priest. that's who he was, he was grassroots. ted kennedy, the question would never have come up. but ted kennedy, i think ted kennedy, i'm a massachusetts guy and ted ken

who is robert f kennedy? never heard of him. in 1968, in one campaign running against each other with pygmies in the national polls. lyndon johnson, richard nixon, robert f kennedy, eugene mccarthy, hubert humphrey, new york governor nelson rockefeller, michigan governor george romney, a newcomer to politics but won three times, massive elections in michigan each time as a republican, winning in a very blue state, the one man just before his assassination, john f. kennedy said that is the one guy i don't want to run against in 1964. the wildcard, george wallace, former governor of alabama who in his inaugural address as governor said segregation today, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever and when bobby kennedy, the permit of justice, tried to integrate the university of alabama, stood and blocked the front door with the tv camera saying this is an intrusion on our rights, a major standoff, george wallace was running as a third-party candidate and at one point, 25% in the polls, kept kicking up and kicking up. george wallace

we are talking about mccarthy beat lbj before robert kennedy got into it. the truth was, he gets into it and he looks like the ultimate, the cutthroat politician who let mccarthy do the tough work in new hampshire and bobby kennedy takes his mantle away four days later and the national columnist sent a telegram to ted kennedy saying that what you just -- what your brother just did in new hampshire shows patrick did not drive all the stakes out of back and look at what happened, the evidence is clear. bobby kennedy decided to enter and he decided it was only fair that mccarthy was fighting new hampshire for a long time. it was only fair to give mccarthy the clear shot before he came in. when he was being a gentleman and doing the kind of thing that the political campaign manager and him would've asked him to do he ended up hurting myself deadly with the brush and it took almost the entire campaign for the reporters to come around and trust bobby kennedy but by the end of the campaign one of the other ways that that campaign offers a dramatic contrast to what

james baldwin had met robert kennedy that night for the first time, met president kennedy intel and -- as well, a year later they got together and had meeting on civil rights in new york in which baldwin assembled a small group of african-american leaders including lorraine and others and it was identified by some as the most contentious meeting they had ever seen and yet it was significant because it had implications for basically helping robert kennedy understand better the concerns of african americans on the issues of segregation and -- and other racial issues, so it was important and it was outgrowth of this dinner. william was there. baldwin was living on william's property at the time in connecticut. william and rose stiren, would later go onto write confessions of turner and -- and sofi's choice. they established -- the stirens and the kennedys established a friendship which lasted till today, robert kennedy and his family and ted kennedy as well. john glenn was there, the hero of the hour, he sat at mrs. kennedy's table. he had just orbited the earth. anyone who wanted to tal

said many times in my career that i was inspired by the kennedy brothers to be interested in politics. this evening on the 50th anniversary of robert f kennedy announcing the presidency in this room as did his brother jack as did his brother ted. it is an incredible moment in time to remember. it was for me and it was for anyone in this room who was alive at that time. they inspired a generation of americans. they helped to lift are gauged to the constellation of possibilities for ourselves and for the world. that inspiration continues to live on even today. that dawning of a bright better future lifted up the spirit of an entire nation and gave us hope, it gave us reassurance and it gave one boy a dream. it turns out the same thing happened not just for irish boys in massachusetts but every nationality in our country and the planet. it helps to inspire them as well. i am honored to be here to kick off this incredible celebration because he was one of the greatest public servants this nation has ever known as a senator, attorney general and presidential. he was a true liberal because i'm -- before liberal became a bad word and one

kennedy, martin lither king, and now -- luther king, and now robert kennedy. so kennedy's asags nation just like king's a-- assassination just like king's, has a broader warning. it's not clear who, if anyone, can bring the nation together. but in the meantime, the republican party is -- republicans are debating who is going to be their nominee. and by the early summer it is cloor that the person who is going to -- clear that the person who is going to be the nominee is the most unlikely of candidates. richard nixon. why is he unlikely? well, he's lost a lot. he lost to the kennedy in 1960. narrowly, but he loses. he runs for california governor in 1962 and he's -- he loses to pat brown, the liberal that ronald reagan later defeats four years later. and famously says you're not going to have richard nixon anymore after that. he had a very adversarial relationship with the press. he was -- he saw them as the enemy and is highly adversarial. and as is recorded again and again in the history books, pivotal, a pivotal moment of the election for richard nixon was th

early the next morning, robert kennedy died.is death coming just four and a half years after the assassination of his brother and two months after the murder of dr. martin luther king cast another dark shadow of grief across america. duringhis life, -- >> his life, he knew far more than his share of personal tragedy. yet, he never abandoned his faith in america. confidence inhis the spiritual strength of ordinary men and women. capacity ofin the the young for excellence. and in the right of the old and the poor. -- core to a life of dignity. our public life is diminished by his loss. at arlington national secretary -- cemetery, the president paid their -- his last respects. ♪ >> out of this tragic and brutal slaying, the president became even more determined than ever to turn heartbreak into constructive action. , hedata senator's death sent letters to the president of the senate and speak of the house, urgently imploring congress to enact effective gun control laws. >> what in the name of conscience will it take to pass a truly

the president 1968 covers the assassination and funeral of robert f kennedy, lbj's push for tighter gun regulations, vietnam war peace talks, work towards a nuclear nonproliferation treaty with the soviets, and earl warren's retirement announcement. this film from the lbj presidential library is a half-hour. ♪ ♪ headway on. >> we are making headway, particularly on the burden sharing. when i first joined this >> the evening of june 4 had been warm and clear in washington. the president retired just before midnight to the family living quarters of the white house after the state reception for visiting guests. his rest was cut short by a message. at 3:30 a.m., the president was awaken with the news that robert kennedy in the midst of victory in california, had been shot and critically wounded by an assassin. the president's reaction to the shocking event was immediate. he dispatched a plane with special medical assistance to los angeles and later in the day went on nationwide television to announce the appointment of a climateon to study the of violence and extremism in america. >> 200 mi

ray: robert f. kennedy was running for president of the united states when he was assassinated in california, just hours after winning the california primary on june 5, 1968. and he died a few hours later on june 6. 1968 was one of those years that historians and journalists alike call a watershed.

. >> at 3:30 a.m., the president was awaken by the news senator robert kennedy had been shot and criticallyenator -- the day of the senator's death, the president sent letters to the house to enact gun control law. in june, much of the president's attention was a centered on the paris peace talks. a peace negotiator return to washington to report on an impasse. from vietnam, the reports were far from optimistic. instead of a slowdown in hostilities as a result of the peace negotiations, the communists launched a massive wave of assaults through the south to erode resolve on the tightened and grasp leverage in the diplomatic struggle. in a news conference, the president announced the supreme more --warrant -- rren was retiring. ," thish "reel america weekend on american history tv -- this weekend on "american history tv" on cspan3. >> this weekend, a school of aurnalism hosts discussion on how the media covered a convention, especially with street writing and the chicago police response. . here is a preview. >> the black freedom movement was covering all of this as well as black movement. yo

. >> reporter: that's robert kennedy jr. his firm is suing monsanto. there are thousands of others suing elsewhere, including in st. louis where monsanto is based. they say there is way too much evidence to delve into for the rest of this show. but the bottom line is that roundup and its formula is now on trial. sam brock, nbc bay area news. >>> an east bay city is hoping a b big cash reward will help them find an arsonist. they hope the money will convince someone to step forward about a string of construction fires, among the structures burned, 100-unit structure. they are desperate for new housing and the fires have made nearby neighbors feel less secure. >> these arsons are not only bad for the housing crisis but much more importantly, dangerous for human life. >> if you have any information, oakland asks that you call its tip line. we've put thatour website, nbcbayarea.com. >>> trains are up and running again after a deadly crash. it happened in san jose. a car drove right onto the tracks and a train, you can see, hit it. the crash killed the two

this is the 50th anniversary of the tragic death of senator robert kennedy. chris matthews has a new book out about senator kennedy. i've gotten to know senator kennedy's grandson, joe kennedy, who is a member of the house here, and this is really something i'm looking forward to. i have another book here, it says 1587: a year of significance. it was a book recommended, again, by secretary mattis. it's about the ming dynasty in china, and he says if you want to understand china, modern-day china, you need to understand the ming dynasty. this book is on the temptations of power, and this is another way to look into the mind season set of what's happened -- mindset of what's happening in the contemporary middle east and islam worldwide with. this little book is something that was recommended to me, it's called immersions, and it's a very interesting book about science. it's the science and mystery of freshwater mussels. we have the widest, largest diversity of freshwater mussels in my district in southwest alabama. this thing that you could probably throw like a

the funeral of robert kennedy assassinated less than five years after his brother john f. kennedy. there's never been such a concentrated focus on a single year and i have to say that it was a list i was a little skeptical since it's height what these kaleidoscopes like photo were for charges that really stand up in the museum stand. on its life with. these photos weren't originally taken to be displayed in a museum but the unusually large format prints made of the more. they're destined to become part of the collection at the const museum bourse book playbacks glossy photos were shot almost entirely in black and white but the photographer who was born in berlin in one nine hundred twenty nine turned down assignments to cover wars. isn't biased those who vote oh my no the robot never sort out war situations taht out of this but was he consciously avoided follow tile events and see once said i don't need to photograph those horas i experienced enough of them during my youth hobbesian one i didn't leave. at the end of one nine hundred sixty eight conflict was brewing in northern irel

. >> at 3:30 a.m., the president was awakened with the news that senator robert kennedy, amidst a victory in the california presidential primary, had been shot and critically wounded by an assassin. the day of the senator's death, president johnson sent letters to the senate and speaker of the house which originally implored congress to enact a meaningful and effective gun control law. in june, much of his attention was centered on the paris peace talks. a report on month, an apparent impasse at those meetings. from vietnam, the reports were far from optimistic. instead of a slowdown in hostilities, the communists had launched a massive new wave of assaults throughout the south to a road resolve on the home front and grasp heightened leverage in the diplomat external. at a news conference on june twice six, the president announced that earl warren was retiring. in making his third and fourth appointments to the high court, the president knew his choices would affect the destiny of the nation long after he himself had left office. america this weekend on c-span 3. >> in his weekly address,

i'm looking forward to that could this is the 50th anniversary of the tragic death of senator robert kennedyr chris matthews has a new book out about senator kennedy. got to know senator kennedy's grandson, joe kennedy, who is a member of the house and this is something i'm looking forward to. i have another book here that says 1587 a year of significance it was a book recommended again by secretary mattis and is about the mean the dynasty in china and he says if you want to understand china-- modern-day china you need to understand the meaning dynasty. this book is on attempt nation of power and it's another way to look into the mindset of what's happening in contemporary middle east and within islam worldwide. this little book is something recommended to me. it's different from the type of reading i usually do. it's called immersions and it's a very interesting book on about science call the science. largest diversity of freshwater mussels in the world. this thing that you can probably throw like a rock in her someone with his supposed to be a book about cuba. just called cuba and the auth

. >> that was robert kennedy jr. there, part of the legal team. the decision in this case could determine the outcome of hundreds of similar cases. >>> well, oakland is hoping a $300,000 reward will lead to the arsonist that caused millions of dollars in damages. the jobs and housing coalition is putting up that reward money. the goal, get someone with information about the string of construction fires to come forward. two of those fires at a 100-unit housing complex caught fire twice in 11 months. oakland says it desperately needs new housing, and hoping someone will come forward before the arsonist strikes again. >>> her battle against pge was made into a hit movie. now aaron brockovich is taking on pge yet again, this time over the north bay wildfires. brockovich is part of the legal team. she says she is concerned about pending legislation that would let pg&e off the hook, according to her, for its role in the fires. >> that is a quiet back door deal that is going to they hope give them a pass. they'll take no responsibility, noaccountability,

it covers the assassination and ,uneral of robert f kennedy lbj's push for tighter regulations, vietnam war peace earl warren's retirement announcement. this film from the lbj presidential library is a half hour. ♪ >> the evening of june 4 was warm and clear in washington. the president retire just before midnight to the family living quarters of the white house after the state reception

johnson. >> the president was awakened with the news that senator robert kennedy, in the midst of victory in the california presidential primary, had been shot and critically wounded by an assassin. the senator's death, president johnson sent letters to the speaker of the house and head of the senate, urgently imploring congress to enact a meaningful and effective gun-control law. in june, much of the president's attention was centered on the paris peace talks. early in the month, u.s. negotiator cyrus vance returned to washington. instead of a slowdown in hostilities rather than peace negotiations, the communist launched a massive wave of assaults across the south to a road resolve on the home front and grasp tightened the leverage in the diplomatic struggle. at a news conference on june 20, the president announced chief justice earl moran was retiring. in making his third and north appointments to the high court, the president knew that his choices would affect the destiny of the nation long after he himself had left office. watch this --? weekend --? watch this weekend on c-span3 tv. >

the president was awakened to news that senator robert kennedy had been shot and critically wounded by an assassin. death, the senator's senator -- urgently implored congress to enact meaningful and effective gun control law. in june, much of his attention was centered on the paris peace talks. -- return to washington to report on an apparent impasse at those meetings, while in vietnam, reports were far from optimistic. instead of a slowdown in hostilities as a result of the peace negotiations, the communists have launched a massive new wave of the salts -- of assaults. at a news conference on june 26, the president announced the supreme court chief justice earl warren was retiring. his third and fourth appointments to the high court, the president knew his choices would affect the destiny of the nation long after he himself had left office. america this weekend. this weekend, american history tv is showcasing the history of lubbock, texas, in conjunction with our local cable television partner. to learn more, visit c-span.org/citiestour. we continue with the look at the history of lub

and on friday, programs and the life and legacy of robert if kennedy -- robert f kennedy. tv inamerican history prime time on c-span3. lectures and history, that was committee of the u.s. air force academy teaches a class on the vietnam war's operation rolling thunder air which took place from 1965 to 1968. of theribes the goals campaigns that as destroying north vietnam's transportation systems but also the limitations put in place to avoid antagonizing other communist powers like the soviet union and the people's republic of china. his class runs about 50 minutes. >> thanks, it is good to see you here today. as you know, we did the reading, two big chapters. i had to limit how much you could read. those two chapters focusing on the latter part of rolling thunder. we will establish some good contacts -- good context and discuss airpower in this operation. again, last time we talked about vietnam, this is the second of four lessons.

. >> this year marks the 50th anniversary of robert f kennedy's assassination. next, from the robert c byrd center for congressional history and education, author jules bohrer talk john about his legacy years later. this is an hour and 10 minutes. >> robert f kennedy was running for president when he was a decimated -- when he was assassinated after winning a california primary on june 5, 1968. he died a few hours later on june 6. years thate of those historians and journalists like -- i like call a watershed. alike call a watershed. es yearshat echo later. beneear 1968 will always

. >> reporter: robert kennedy junior says his firm represents people. he says this makes history. >> this is a 50-year-old chemical attack. >> reporter: johnson testified today. he said had he been -- ever suspected there was a link he never would have used the products. he never would've used it in a school environment. he says that would be unethical. this will wrap up and go to the jury august and go to the jury august 10. we are in san francisco. >> can you talk about his health? the cancer has spread? >> reporter: it is a hard discussion. his attorneys say this is a terminal cancer. they say johnson will die from the cancer. on the stand he says he feels better. he had chemotherapy. that made him feel better. he says inside the cancer could build again. they say as difficult as it is to hear they believe it is a terminal cancer. certainly, a tragic case. >>> in missouri, they raised the dock boot that sank leaving 17 people dead. the coast guard found it and brought it to the surface. it will be brought to a secure facility and brought to the natio

. >> reporter: robert kennedy junior says his firm represents 800 people with similar stories to johnson. he says this makes history. cmac a 15-year-old -- >> a 50-year-old chemical attack. >> reporter: if he expected a link, he never would have used the products or in an environment where children play. that would have been unethical. the case should be handed to the jury august 10. >>> tragedy in toronto. a gunman opened fire into a restaurant. cmac i saw at least 4 people shot. >> coming up next, what police are saying about a mood of.>>> less months deadly duck boat tragedy -- coming up next, we will talk about last months deadly duck boat tragedy. at at. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to learn more. >>> i

. >> at 3:30 am the president was awaken with the news that senator robert kennedy in the mist of victory in the california primary, had been shot and critically wounded. >> today the senator's death, the president sent the letters to the speakers of the house which implored congress to enact a meaningful and effective gun control law. in june, much of the president's attention was centered on the paris peace talks. all around the month, cyrus vance returned to washington to report on an apparent impasse at those meetings. from vietnam however the reports were ominous. instead of a slow down in hostilities as a result of the peace negotiations, the communist had launched a massive new wave of assault throughout the south. grasped levers in the diplomatic struggle. a news conference on june 26, the president announced that the supreme court chief justice earl warren was retiring. in making his third and fourth appointments to the high court, the president new that his judges would affect the destiny of the nation long after he himself had left office. >> watch reading america, this weekend

. >> at 3:30 am the president was awakened with the news that senator robert kennedy had been shot and critically wounded by an assassin. the day of the center's death president johnson sent letters to the speaker of the house and senate which implored congress to enact a meaningful and effective gun control law. in june much of the president's attention was centered on -- early in the month us negotiator return to washington to report on apparent impasse in those meetings from vietnam however the reports were far from optimistic. instead of a slowdown and hostility, the communists had launched a massive new wave of assault throughout the south, to erode resolve on the home front and heightened leverage in the diplomatic struggle. at a news conference on june 26 the president announced the supreme court chief justice was retiring. in making his third and fourth appointments to the high court the president knew that his choices would affect the destiny of the nation long after he himself had left office. >> watch real america this weekend on american history tv on c-span3 . >> the senat

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friday, the programs in the life and the legacy of robert f. kennedy with a ceremony from arl arling ton national ceremony acknowledging the 50th anniversary of his assassination. watch american history tv in primetime on c-span3. >>> up next here on american history tv on c-span3, a discussion lki 50 years to 1968 and how philadelphia and its citizens were impacted by the vietnam war. this discussion was part of the conference hosted by the historical society of pennsylvania and the lepage center for history and the public interest at villanova university. >> so, we are now continuing our conversation about 1968 and shifting to the discussion of war and what i wanted to do is to briefly introduce our spe speakers and then kick things off and leave plenty of time for conversation so that we have an hour and a quartter to try to delve into the war and what that might tell us about 1968. lett me introduce myself. i'm paul stegy, a historian at the department of history at villanova university and the faculty for the lepage association of public interest.

. >> reporter: robert kennedy jr. represents clients suing monsanto. they believe it will showcase the dangers and practices. sam brock, nbc bay area news. >>> an unbearable heat wave across california creating dangerous conditions for crews battling a number of wildfires in the state and climate change may be adding yet another hurdle. the fire season is just beginning and fire crews have been working non-stop. >> reporter: that's right. and the heat makes matters worse. fires burn with less intensity at night, but that's not always happening now. across california, raging flames, fueled by wind and heat. firefighters struggling to control the fires as temperatures get hotter and the pressure mounts. >> as it gets are going to be w. there'll be a demand for shorter work cycle, more rest, more rest atlanta.t in there. fiefts are making progress with some of these wildfires but still have be a tough time with others. tim brown says crews aren't really getting the break at night, when historically the weather would usually turn cooler. >> we see increase

. >> this is with a great attorney and professor of tax law did for robert kennedy. let me ask you one legal question. if trump was talking about corporate money and wiselberg handles that. if that money was used to pay off someone on the eve of election. it is not his own contribution, it is corporate money. talk about that, judge. >> so, it sounds like you don't really need to have anyone explain the law to you. this is a well-established line saying you can't fungblely. open himself up to a whole species of tax crimes if this money is intermingled and not reported. campaign violations that could be lurking >> why bring in chief financial officer. >> if we are arguing over cash or check, he has us in the direction he wants us in because we are not focused on the bigger picture. not how any honorable president should act. >> do you think this would surprise his people? >> probably not. needs an mri to his financing and campaigns and personal dealing. >> peter baker, we are going to get to this in the next segm, but the manner in which way this guy gets away from his

friday, the 50th anniversary of robert f kennedy's assassination. american history on prime time on c-span3. justice anthony kennedy's retirement brings a significant change to the supreme court. fromw the story on c-span, president trump nominating a replacement, senate confirmation hearings to the swearing-in, all or listen c-span.org, free on the c-span radio app. to law professors explore different interpretations of the u.s. constitution. we will hear from randy barnett of georgetown university and primus from the diversity of michigan. the event in the supreme court chamber was cohosted by the supreme court historical society and the john simon guggenheim memorial foundation. it is about one hour and 15 minutes. let me begin by expressing the society's gratitude to justice ginsburg. you have always been a very generous -- been very generous in giving of your time to the efforts of the society, when we have called upon you.

. >> the president was awakened with the news that robert scented -- kennedy had been shot and critically wounded by an assassin. the senator said that president johnson sent letters to implore congress to enact meaningful and effective gun control laws. in june, the president attention was focused on the guns. they returned to washington to report on an impasse at those meetings. the reports were far from optimistic. instead of a slow down as a result of the peace negotiations , the communist launched more assaults and so the time to leverage and the diplomatic struggle. at a news conference on june 26, the president announced that the supreme court chief justice earl wallin was retiring. and making his third and fourth appointments to the high court, the president knew that his choices would affect the destiny of the nation long after he himself had left office. >> watch real america this weekend on real american tv on c-span3. this weekend, cspan ci tour takes you to lubbock, texas. as we explore lubbock's literary scene and history. saturday at noon eastern, on booktv. author, sean cu

. >> at 3:30 am the president was awakened with the news of robert kennedy that was killed and critically wounded. today president johnson sent letters become the house which implored congress to enact meaningful and effective gun control law. although the tension was centered on the peace talks early in the month negotiators return to washington to report on the impact that those meetings but from vietnam the reports were far from optimistic instead of the slowdown of hostilities as a result of the communists have launched a new wave of assault throughout the south and two high in leverage and the diplomatic struggles for greta news conference on june 26 the president announced the supreme court chief justice warren was retiring. with his appointment to the high court he knew his choices would affect the destiny of the nation long after he had left off on -- office speefive

and on friday, programs on the life and legacy of robert f. kennedy with a ceremony from arlington national cemetery acknowledging the 50th anniversary of his assassination. watch american history tv in prime time on c-span3. >>> coming up on american history tv, more from the symposium 1968. philly and the world. we'll hear from three historians and a professor of latin american studies about 1968 protests for civil rights and social change in philadelphia, germany, and mexico. the lapage center for history and the public interest at villanova university and the historical society of pennsylvania co-hosted this discussion. >>> this has been a wonderful, wonderful day. thank you all so much for coming. thank you to all of our speakers. thank you to my colleagues, both here at hsp and the lapage center, as well as the wonderful volunteers that they brought. we could not have done it without them. so let's give them a round of applause right now. this is our last panel. the theme of which is protest. i think it is appropriate that we're ending on this t