Speeches of Robert F. Kennedy
Speeches of Robert F. Kennedy
Speeches of Robert F. Kennedy
Speeches of Robert F. Kennedy
Color footage of the burial of President John F. Kennedy (JFK) at Arlington National Cemetery. Jackie, Bobby, and Teddy light the eternal flame at the grave site. RFK standing with Jackie by the casket shaking hands with priests.
Speeches of Robert F. Kennedy
August 27, 1964. Atlantic City, New Jersey Excerpt from Tribute to John F. Kennedy at the Democratic National Convention. Robert Kennedy's Address to the Democratic National Convention. Man introduces RFK, "And now, it is my privilege and honor to introduce the man who stood closer to him in times of crisis and in times of fun than anyone else - his brother, Robert Kennedy." Standing ovation. CU emotional RFK. CU Ethel Kennedy in the audience. RFK starts to speak but the crowd won t stop cheering. Shots of JFK and Jackie riding in an open car on Inauguration Day 1961 over audio of cheering crowd at convention. MS Robert Kennedy speaking, "I first want to thank all of you delegates to the Democratic National Convention and the supporters of the Democratic Party for all that you did for President John F. Kennedy." edit "No matter what talent an individual possesses, what energy he might have, no matter how much integrity and how much honesty he might have, if he is by himself, and particularly a political figure, he can accomplish very little. But if he is sustained, as President Kennedy was, by the Democratic Party all over the United States, dedicated to the same things that he was attempting to accomplish, he can accomplish a great deal. No one knew that more than President John F. Kennedy. He used to take great pride in telling of the trip that Thomas Jefferson and James Madison made up the Hudson River in 1800 on a botanical expedition searching for butterflies; that they ended up down in New York City and that they formed the Democratic Party. He took great pride in the fact that the Democratic Party was the oldest political Party in the world..."