i did a very nice speech that was handed in handwriting to sargent shriver. he gave it and there was big applause for it. the head of the student association called me and said i am so happy we are sending that speech which is in president and we's personal hand are sending it out to be framed. he had no idea that it wasn't his pen. sorry,o call and say i'm there's a definite rule that any document, the original goes to the president. it stood in the association but not in the same position. be ahere, there may handwritten speech by kennedy in 1961. [applause] this andabout all of gave a very good smile. i don't think he read the speech. senator. you, californiane out to six weeks before the convention to carry out arrangements for the convention for floor communication and i was in the convention hall when president kennedy was nominated. you may not number this but he was nominated on the roll call, but not until the last votes for the delegates were counted from the state of wisconsin. delight somene the of the ecstasy we felt at the moment he would actual

he said sargent shriver and i have probably lost the campaign.e disturbed about that because he was worried how well that would go over with some of the, you know, white governors. >> the deed is done. but bobby soon realizes he can turn the situation to his brother's advantage. he demands the release of king. >> and so my father called the judge. and at that point, things really shifted. >> i understand from very reliable sources that senator kennedy served as a great force in making the release possible. >> all of a sudden jack kennedy was champion of the greatest civil rights leader of them all. >> i'm positive it changed the voting patterns of a lot of african-americans. >> and nixon's support amongst black voters falls off. nixon usually had good political instincts about this kind of thing, but he just blew it. >> there's no doubt that bobby and john f. kennedy exploited that brilliantly. jack kennedy was no civil rights -- he wasn't marching anywhere, that fella. >> now kennedy is riding the polls like a tame pony and victory is in sight.

he said sargent shriver and i have probably lost the campaign. >> you should have went through me firstut that because he was worried how well that would go over with some of the, you know, white governors. >> the deed is done. but bobby soon realizes he can turn the situation to his brother's advantage. he demands the release of king. >> and so my father called the judge. and at that point, things really shifted. >> i understand from very reliable sources that senator kennedy served as a great force in making the release possible. >> all of a sudden jack kennedy was champion of the greatest civil rights leader of them all. >> i'm positive it changed the voting patterns of a lot of african-americans. >> and nixon's support amongst black voters falls off. nixon usually had good political instincts about this kind of thing, but he just blew it. >> there's no doubt that bobby and john f. kennedy exploited that brilliantly. jack kennedy was no civil rights -- he wasn't marching anywhere, that fella. >> now kennedy is riding the polls like a tame pony, and victory is in sight. but nixon has

that is, resign his spot on the ticket and he was replaced by sargent shriver, a cousin by marriage ofnt john kennedy, selected by i guess the democratic national committee at the recommendation of the nominee george mcgovern. what had apparently happened, just to finish this often is given as the all-inclusive is anything else you want to tell us question. he chose not to disclose this. spin now just to get everybody's medical record. >> i mentioned earlier thorough comments or questions, they have to be run down. right now as pointed out to a lot of people don't remember this episode terribly well but it's just built into the process, that you would never say to a candidate, candidates will always be asked the prospect will always be asked the open-ended question is anything you want details that we have a thought to ask you? but to the extent that there is a path that the campaign can travel to if you will trust but verify and look for the areas like medical histories on own initiative with your own due diligence, that's what they are compelled to do. >> i think for the political ju