A Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. 2024 Presidential Run | 1968 Campaign Speech of Robert F. Kennedy, Sr.

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As we ready ourselves to hear Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announce his presidential run in the 2024 election, let's listen to excerpts from his father, then Senator Robert F. Kennedy Sr. 1968 campaign. The elements of the 1960's caring for others are heard. The excerpts are from Robert F Kennedy, Sr. speech at the San Francisco Press Club (on political stereotypes and the "new politics"). What similar concerns exist today? Some are:

1. Spending on a war (Vietnam) versus spending on the needs of the country and American people
2. Implementation of superficial labels such as conservative and liberal
3. Intervention in the affairs of other countries

Robert F. Kennedy. Sr. was the brother of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Ted Kennedy. President Kennedy chose his brother Robert R. Kennedy Sr. for his Attorney General. He knew he needed someone he could trust to accompany him to Washington, DC.. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. was assassinated on June 6, 1968.

Original Source
"Ted Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy & Robert Kennedy Speeches"
https://diva.sfsu.edu/collections/sfbatv/bundles/201661

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