The Greatest President America Never Had | RFK: America's Lost President

The Greatest President America Never Had | RFK: America's Lost President | Real History

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Жыл бұрын

It is a great ‘what-if’ of the last century. What if Robert F. Kennedy, brother of the murdered JFK, had not himself been assassinated while campaigning for the Presidency in 1968? This documentary reveals how Kennedy transformed from Cold War warrior to advocate of peace, from son of privilege to champion of the down-trodden, from timid adolescent to potential President.
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@ub1953 Жыл бұрын

Quite eerie for me to witness RFK jr. running for President as I distributed election material for his dad as a child...

@crossfam5940 7 ай бұрын

Now’s your chance to vote for a Kennedy!

@libertyann439 6 ай бұрын

@@crossfam5940 Not this one. Jr. is not his father.

@libertyann439 6 ай бұрын

It's amazing how much Ethel and Bobby resemembled each other.

@taliagrace44 Жыл бұрын

We would have a very different America

@Alan1234x 9 ай бұрын

@@taliagrace44we haters love ❤to hate

@williamj.dovejr.8613 10 ай бұрын

I'm a conservative but I have always admired Jack and Bobby. I just want RFK, Jr to be alive at the end of 2024...elected or not.

@conlethbyrne4809 7 ай бұрын

Me too. ❤

@marksteiner2194 3 ай бұрын

I'm voting for Robert KennedyJr, not Biden or Trump come next November.

@flyingosom202 2 ай бұрын

RFK jr will be president.

@rlbrown1009 Жыл бұрын

And now his son walks in his footsteps ❤ What an amazing family!

@BorisJohnson129 Ай бұрын

You’re kidding, right?

@BOBBYSNOW-fh4gf Ай бұрын

His family renounced him.

@RobertVincentMusic 21 күн бұрын

Lol. RFK Jr said that a worm ate part of his brain. He's wacky as hell..

@geraldinegonsalvez5804 7 ай бұрын

In gunning down this father of 11 the assination, robbed 11 children of their father and shot down the democratically determined will of a nation and the people's vote for a president elect of their choice. A Presidency that was halted and stopped short, at the moment of it's very beginning. Truly tragic. May his soul RIP.🙏✨️

@skykat1525 11 ай бұрын

1:12 is horrific. Sleep in eternal peace... You were too young, Bobby...

@matthewmoran4158 Жыл бұрын

Arlene Specter's " magic " bullet has nothing on Sirhan's " magic " gun. He was able to stand six feet in front of RFK and inflict a fatal wound in the back of his head that came from less than two inches away. Amazing.

@gregv79 Жыл бұрын

It's as big a mystery as JFK's assassination. One lady talked about seeing a man and woman flee down the back stairs or something , saying "we just shot Kennedy." I never heard a thing about that being followed up on.

@jamesanthony5681 Жыл бұрын

Please, enough with these conspiracies.

@john1198 Жыл бұрын

@@jamesanthony5681 the pathoologist that dr. Noguchi. Stated rfk was killed with three bullets from the back. And sirhan was in the front. That is not a conspiracy. The la police department said14 shots were fired that is not a conspiracy . . So I guess labeling people who talk the truth conspiracy theory means they are telling the truth .

@ohio72213 Жыл бұрын

@@jamesanthony5681 nothing wrong with discussion

@user-dc1dr9kr8x Жыл бұрын

The point of dropping well known political people in broad daylight is to get away with it publicly so the rest of them fall into line....come on now folks use your brains

@maggotman2024 Жыл бұрын

His work for Joseph McCarthy during the worst of that dark period prepared him to be a ruthless operator like his father.

@AgentClaytonWebb Жыл бұрын

Shame they didn’t root out more commies given how society is today!

@gregv79 Жыл бұрын

This is a great channel. I get goosebumps when I hear the horns playing at the opening 😊

@praisebrown6113 Жыл бұрын

I Once said to my late father that if RFK were living he would have been a great and powerful President. Shame he was cut down on his prime.

@deloreswillis9224 Жыл бұрын

Amen

@marcchevalier3750 Жыл бұрын

karma for being a womanizer and doing bad libteral things

@robertosso5210 6 ай бұрын

He definetely would had become president, but i dont think it would of been in 68. Humphrey still gets the nomination. but rfk would have defintely won in either 72 or 76

@PacoOtis Жыл бұрын

What could have been! Rather common words! Best of luck to all of us!

@cleverfitz779 Жыл бұрын

Good afternoon everyone

@katfishkobain8809 10 ай бұрын

It’s 1969 with cell phones. We don’t kill, we just cancel.Freedom, is an everlasting journey.

@bikramshrestha9371 16 күн бұрын

❤❤❤You son Mr. Rfk jr.024 will fillful dream this time moment ....for peace happy N prosperity at home N abroad ....

@peacockLife 9 ай бұрын

too much of a coincidence.. Thank you and condolences to the Kennedy family. I think America owes the family a fair election in 2024... ❤‍🩹

@stephenwright8824 5 ай бұрын

RFK Jr you mean? His family has pretty much disowned him. So much for owing them any favours.

@denverbevins4052 Жыл бұрын

Bobby Kenney Jr. can right the party next year. Pray for him.

@willielittle9301 Жыл бұрын

RFK JR will not get the nomination because the Democratic machine has vilified him as an anti vaccine crackpot and because he is the Kennedy that wasn't brainwashed or coerced to believe that fairy tale of the government's version of what actually happened on November 22, 1963 and June 5, 1968...The Democratic czars still want to stay behind go along to get along ancient Joe Biden for another 4 years if you can believe that...J. P. Kennedy 3 would be a very serious Kennedy candidate if and when he ever gets that desire in the future but the secret service will have to be on its A+ game like never before to protect him...

@stephenwright8824 5 ай бұрын

"No... I don't think I will "

@bp0304 3 күн бұрын

Thane Eugene Cesar

@jimkennedy7050 Жыл бұрын

Nix on Nixon

@donaldteuber8588 Жыл бұрын

Like so much of what came out of the 1960s the image of the Kennedys is a perfect example of misplaced nostalgia. A magnificently produced piece of insidious propaganda that contributed to the nightmare we are experiencing today. As a 16 year old volunteer on RFKs Presidential campaign, I learned more about the realities.... and the hypocrisy.... of the political system in general and the Kennedy image in particular than many of my peers would aquire even with masters or doctoral degrees. Few things will assure the success of symbolism over substance better than the martyrdom of an individual. For those who cannot..or are unwilling.. to tear themselves away from fantasy, I suggest they consider the following: Those who will not use the brains and skills they have are no better off than those who have none. They are by their own choice subject to the will and control of those who would be their masters. I consider myself fortunate that at a very young age I encountered and was able to accept the cold, hard truth and realities that escape so many people today. There is little... if any.. real difference between Democrat and Republican ... Conservative and Liberal... Left and Right . They all have a common goal... Total Control of a growing G.D.P. GENERALLY DUMB PUBLIC.

@williamtobin7282 11 ай бұрын

SAD...R F K RIP

@noemirobles7814 10 ай бұрын

Bobby had his share of greed, last to see Monroe before she toook her last breath.

@thebatcave94 Жыл бұрын

Who better to have as an advisor...than ur own brother..who u trust with ur life....I'd do the same.

@terry4137 Жыл бұрын

Not in 69 as he was dead! You mean 68!

@Jasontyo Жыл бұрын

It’s an alternate history story where he did win in 68 and would have been inaugurated in 69

@richmilito5417 Жыл бұрын

Greatest President? BS. His disdain for Johnson was unforgiveable. Johnson did many good thing including Civil Rights legislation. BobbyKennedy had an uncontrollable temper and hatred for adversaries. Not exactly presidential material.

@dougwilson6778 Жыл бұрын

Oops 68 69 baddabing

@TheMoonlightMage Жыл бұрын

@@richmilito5417God forbid he didn't want to do an illegal war in Vietnam lmao

@Connor-tr1dv Жыл бұрын

bombaclatt

@glengrieve544 3 ай бұрын

Rest in eternal peace President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Robert Francis Kennedy America lost so much the day President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Robert Francis Kennedy we're assassinated a terrible tragedy 😢❤😢

@fernandoalvarez2661 7 ай бұрын

I remember BOBY KENNEDY LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY so smart so handsome so full of life God bless him just like his older brother JOHN the best president of a great nation UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 🇺🇸

@vincentlussier8264 9 ай бұрын

He was gunned down too because they didn't want another Kennedy in the Whitehouse! And the same would have happened to Teddy if he didn't have the Chappaquidick thing!

@tamesiagarner1489 7 ай бұрын

I would say Hubert Humphrey, not RFK

@YTC518 11 ай бұрын

What a wonderful world it would have been if Bobby would of been President! Since then the U.S has been in free fall. Yes he would of been the best president of all time I pray the Kennedy curse is broken and does not rear its ugly head again? That is my concern, If Bobby Jr runs I will definitely vote for him, God Bless him! This is a man we truly need now!👍👍🙏🙏🙏

@delorme9 11 ай бұрын

Bobby Jr is running

@stephenwright8824 5 ай бұрын

@@delorme9 As an independent. Which is a Kiss of death in our first-past-the-post voting system. "Too much the coward to just go REPUBLICAN, Mr Kennedy? Don't think you can win against Trump? Quit now while you're still ahead." Fella looks like a soldier in Whitey Bulger's Winter Hill Gang anyway.

@RobertVincentMusic 21 күн бұрын

RFK Jr said that a worm ate part of his brain. He's crazy. By all means, vote for him.. this ignorant country is circling the drain anyway..

@robertosso5210 10 ай бұрын

we might still have him as president with rfk jr.

@stephenwright8824 5 ай бұрын

Sure, let's elect a guy who's _too cowardly to run as what he really is,_ an anti-science REPUBLICAN! I'd sooner vote for Trump.

@rascalferret 2 ай бұрын

Something was very upset over these brothers...

@mordymitrani4187 Жыл бұрын

No one can say that he would have been a great President with any certainty: It is an unknown

@kayhathaway6956 10 ай бұрын

Well, obviously people are expressing their opinions. This is a perfect forum for those opinions and discussions.

@Moldugas 9 ай бұрын

Would have been very difficult to be worse than L.B. Johnson.

@daniellesouza4638 2 ай бұрын

They didn't let him try to be a President he didn't have the opportunity

@BorisJohnson129 Ай бұрын

@@MoldugasThat’s ironic given how LBJ was a great president

@RobertVincentMusic 21 күн бұрын

@@BorisJohnson129He was a great president with regard to domestic issues.. but not when it came to foreign policies.. especially Vietnam.

@angelagaona2087 4 күн бұрын

Robert F🤍Kennedy Jr❤2024 President💙2024

@divinerespect309 Жыл бұрын

😲😲😲😲

@chrispotter5242 Жыл бұрын

Its true that JFK was the politician, but RFK had something rare that most politicians give lip service to, he could see the people, take the pulse of the people, most important he would listen to the people, doing this he saw that he was also just a person, one that makes mistakes, but he could admit his faults but also saw his strengths, he changed himself from the things he learned. RFK did this by going out and talking to the people and became stronger, his power came from the people, and the power he recieved he turned around and impowered the people. We live in a democracy. Government of the people, by the people, for the people. They say that we lost our way, our innocence,that horrible day in November 1963. I believe that we lost our hope and faith in a hotel kitchen in 1968. I can see alot of RFK in RFKJ yes he has had his share of mistakes but he has served with taking a stand and defending and protecting the environment, his uncle, JFK, in a speech stated that we share this small planet. RFKJr. Fought for our planet, RFK fought for the people. We need our faith, trust, and hope restored, that how we fill truly matters. That our voices are heard and %come together and let those who took JFK and RFK that we havent forgotten, and &

@cm9859 10 ай бұрын

Bobby was as tough as his father, Joe Senior. He was the strongest and toughest of all his brothers. He went after the MOB and did not back down.

@larry1824 11 ай бұрын

There's be fewer names on The Wall

@emeraldkimble7602 22 күн бұрын

Triple h ot wrestlerssoninlawgot dem nomination😊

@69realstar2 Жыл бұрын

Dark forces killed his brother didn't want him anywhere near the Whitehouse...

@RabidSnot Ай бұрын

R.I.P Robert Francis Kennedy we sure could use your help right now at this moment in this disaster of 2024. Love Your Country, Hate Your Government. Silent Majority when you gonna wake up...?

@patrickmurawski400 Жыл бұрын

Him winning over Nixon would be slim!

@willielittle9301 Жыл бұрын

Remember...1960 election campaign was extremely close between JFK and Nixon...The Kennedy's knew how to win close elections...

@robertbruce6865 Жыл бұрын

I don’t think that RFK would’ve gotten the nomination in 1968. Humphrey had the Democratic machine behind him. However, if he had run again in 72, I think that he easily wins the Nomination, as Primaries began playing a larger role in the nomination process. And, I believe that he would’ve beaten Nixon.

@willielittle9301 Жыл бұрын

@@robertbruce6865 If not by 1968...Then...definitely...by 1972...since Nixon lied about immediately ending the Vietnam War which was going terribly badly by late 1968...

@ethelhoose1196 6 ай бұрын

He would have been our best president

@belindahawkins4083 Жыл бұрын

Supporting Mc Carthy was a hideous mistake didn't know that he did that

@pedenmk 9 ай бұрын

I have no doubt that R.F.K would have been elected as president. Like his brother he to was eliminated by those that took J.F.K. great presentation. Many thanks from western North Carolina.

@normanbrown9225 Жыл бұрын

I Read some where ROBERT KENNEDY'S SON WAS THINKING OF RUNNING FOR POYUS. Yes OR No?

@kellicoffman8440 Жыл бұрын

He just announced

@Themaddprof Жыл бұрын

Yes, but the son is no comparison. The junior deals in conspiracy quackery.

@suestephan3255 Жыл бұрын

Look, he is not his Dad neither was JFK Jr.( he really didn’t want it. But I’m not a quack for not taking the jab. 2 years later. I have heart condition. People, family separated over this,why? Because people were forceful with their opinions

@robertbruce6865 Жыл бұрын

@@Themaddprof I disagree with his stance on Vaccines, but look at the rest of his platform. A lot of his father’s stances. There’s much more to RFKJR than vaccines. Now, I haven’t picked a candidate. But RFK Sr is my political hero, and RFKJR shares a lot of his father’s beliefs. That makes him appealing in my eyes.

@thebatcave94 Жыл бұрын

Question LBJ...he did it...

@belindahawkins4083 Жыл бұрын

When I was a child there was memorabilia plates flags paper everywhere the Kennedys and King They were praised for the good things they did for ppl But no one mentioned the infidelity all three commited against their wives None of them thought it wrong bc they repeated it time and time again without hesitation all three😢

@lolodee3528 Жыл бұрын

So, j e hoover’s disinformation still works today!! He should’ve been head of kgb, not fbi. The old creep.

@skykat1525 10 ай бұрын

Hmf

@samuelschmidt6236 8 ай бұрын

What would you expect of them, kind of like tiger woods, they were at the top of there game

@mayaflynnster Жыл бұрын

Maya's mom here: againnn.... We all need PEACE in the world...Pray for it! And Honesty in our government!!! RbertRKennedy FK IS AN HOMEST RIGHTE)OU S MANGo USA

@benschlechter Жыл бұрын

And now, Bobby, Jr. is declaring his candidacy for the presidency.

@RobertVincentMusic 21 күн бұрын

Yeah.. and he's nuts. He said that a worm ate part of his brain.

@williamwingo4740 Жыл бұрын

14:28; 34:52 if looks could kill....

@Bill-tz3wg Жыл бұрын

I'd like to see a similar video with William F. Buckley as the president who never was, unless this is a purely partisan venture.

@paulnejtek6588 Жыл бұрын

I mean, it's hard to see a scenario where he would even be a serious candidate.

@Bill-tz3wg Жыл бұрын

@@paulnejtek6588 Buckley? You're probably right when it comes to to actually getting elected but, if he would've run and won, he would've been great. He was brilliant with tremendous potential.

@paulnejtek6588 Жыл бұрын

@@Bill-tz3wg hmmm. I suppose. I admit, I don't know a whole lot about him. I've read national review a few times. Seen firing line a few times. Read an article about catholicism by his son Christopher. Heard a funny story about something his wife once said to Ted Kennedy. Kennedy was partying with them sometime in the 70's. His car was blocked into the driveway or not working. So he asked Buckley for the keys to some other car so he could drive into town and pick up some drinks or snacks or something from somewhere. His wife replied in mock horror that there were 3 bridges on the way to town (this was after Chappaquiddick). I was kinda surprised to find out that they partied with Ted Kennedy.

@Bill-tz3wg Жыл бұрын

@@paulnejtek6588 - Firing Line has a KZfaq channel (no ads) and I recommend the 1965 episode with television mogul David Susskind. Additionally, if you get the chance I highly suggest the documentary Best of Enemies which chronicles the rivalry between Buckley and Gore Vidal as it played out during the 1968 conventions where they provided final thoughts each night for ABC. This, it's fair to say, was the forerunner of what we see today in political discourse on news programs. Outstanding documentary.

@paulnejtek6588 Жыл бұрын

@@Bill-tz3wg what the hell, I'll give it an hour or two n check it out. Thx 4 the recommend

@paulmarks8979 Ай бұрын

Rfk jr. 24

@RobertVincentMusic 21 күн бұрын

😂

@andersonlozano1874 6 ай бұрын

For the very few negative comments on RFK JR, there are hundreds of supportive comments backing him up. RFK JR 2024 . We will prevail and get this MAN IN OFFICE

@RobertVincentMusic 21 күн бұрын

😂😂

@sabatopecoraro2158 2 ай бұрын

American politics? Even today? Anyway, what about marilynmonroe? Among thousends other crimes?

@shanewoods1980 10 ай бұрын

This country had a great president and thought they were gonna get the best president ever………..that worked out well hasn’t it??

@richarddemuth7077 7 ай бұрын

HOW can THIS be "Real History" when he was NEVER president to show IF he would have been "the greatest"?? 🤔🧐🤨

@mikeodonnell6799 Жыл бұрын

oh please. we dodge a bullet with this guy

@joe92 Жыл бұрын

Who knows what kind of President he'd have been? This is pure wishcasting.

@kayhathaway6956 10 ай бұрын

Well, that’s what these comments are all about. We don’t have to agree but it is good for everyone to be FREE to state their opinions.

@Bedsheet_Necktie 7 ай бұрын

he was an....

@thewkovacs316 Жыл бұрын

we dont know if rfk would have been a good president

@jayrosen6663 Жыл бұрын

Nixon never would have been elected, if Bobby wasn't killed!

@Connor-tr1dv Жыл бұрын

would be bette than what we got now

@ohio72213 Жыл бұрын

He was pretty good in everything else. His brother JFK was good too. I think its a fair idea to make into a video.

@robertbruce6865 Жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks! I never knew that Bobby was murdered during his run for the Presidency! You’re just a fountain of information, aren’t you...

@brianmcghee3597 Жыл бұрын

Exactly.

@robertosso5210 6 ай бұрын

Rfk presidency might not be a lost presidency after all. we can still have him as president thru his son Rfk jr.

@RobertVincentMusic 21 күн бұрын

There's no comparison. His dad would be very disappointed to see how his son turned out. A crazy conspiracy theorist who said that a worm ate part of his brain.

@robertosso5210 20 күн бұрын

@@RobertVincentMusic all his conspiracy theories are all accurate, his uncle and fathers assinnation, the vietnam war, 911, covid were all conspiracies. all part of the military inndustrial complex. as far as the worm on his brain i dont know.

@robertosso5210 20 күн бұрын

@@RobertVincentMusic his conspiracy theories are all true and accurate you should stop being nieve

@robertosso5210 20 күн бұрын

@@RobertVincentMusic military industrial complex!

@dickcheatham1380 Жыл бұрын

Bb be. Bb

@markstone9992 Жыл бұрын

What a JOKE is all is

@robertosso5210 10 ай бұрын

RFK JR. 2024!

@theraceanalystphdprovingha4119 Жыл бұрын

As the Kennedy were learning human rights...it was Robert Kennedy who gave J. Egger Hoover the ok to go subversive on Dr. MLK...audio taps forever.

@belindahawkins4083 Жыл бұрын

U know Bobby really wanted to always wanted to do the right thing But he was raised privileged with infidelity as common as breathing He had never known his father not to cheat on his mother Possibly she told him its something she can deal with it bc he always took care of her and the children but he would go with other women something she accepted as a dutiful wife But with God it is sin and therefore unacceptable forever could only be removed by repentance to God But if u feel it's what husbands do And its acceptable U will never repent To God about it ever Sadly the Kennedy father and sons may be going to the same place bc of infidelity against their wives

@skykat1525 11 ай бұрын

Bobby did not sleep around!

@kayhathaway6956 10 ай бұрын

Bobby did sleep around, but, not much, at all. JFK was looking for his mother. Bobby was not.

@skykat1525 10 ай бұрын

@@kayhathaway6956 I don't think so, comrade...

@thebatcave94 Жыл бұрын

Dallas.....the LBJ take over...

@Sean.thegreat 2 ай бұрын

Lbj had jfk and rfk killed

@RobertVincentMusic 21 күн бұрын

😂

@Sean.thegreat 20 күн бұрын

@@RobertVincentMusic untold america stories lbj cover up look it up

@mayaflynnster Жыл бұрын

SOME HELPFUL PERSON should sEND RFK this video!!!! REINCARNATION???

@antoniodelrey164 Жыл бұрын

He would have been worse than his brother if that’s possible. He was a huge part of JFK’s decision making and acted more like a co-president and did many illegal and was responsible for many horrible secret things. He did not stick to being Attorney General. He was not what this videos falsely make him out to be.

@robertbruce6865 Жыл бұрын

Name some of those “illegal things”. Yes, I’m aware that he ordered the wiretapping of Dr King...which was not illegal.

@antoniodelrey164 Жыл бұрын

@@robertbruce6865 kidnapping and deportation of Carlos Marcelo is one and this may have been a major reason the assassination. Plots to kill Castro. Mind control and brainwashing testing on North Vietnamese prisoners. Read some books. There’s much more. Passing around Marilyn Monroe. Not illegal but immoral in how they did it …

@kengodnavec634 4 ай бұрын

RFK and JFK are American royalty, and you sir are a creep for posting such trash.

@imagine9265 Жыл бұрын

WHAT ALL WE KNOW ABOUT THE KENNEDYS AND THERE HISTORY WE SHOULD BE TAKING THERE NAMES OFF AIRPORTS HIGHWAYS BUILDINGS THEY WERE NOTHING BUT SHANTY IRSH MOB FAMILY..

@jamesanthony5681 Жыл бұрын

*their *Irish

@ohio72213 Жыл бұрын

You know nothing of politics.

@imagine9265 Жыл бұрын

@@ohio72213 I know facts potato head. 🥔

@robertbruce6865 Жыл бұрын

I notice that you have a picture of Lennon as your avatar. You DO realize that Lennon supported candidates like RFK, who promoted peaceful solutions to problems...like Lennon did. He championed the working class...Gee, didn’t Lennon write a song called Working Class Hero? Those pesky facts again...

@cm9859 10 ай бұрын

🔴⚪🔵 ROBERT F KENNEDY JR FOR PRESIDENT 🔴⚪🔵

@scallywag325 Жыл бұрын

The only sad thing about JFK and RFK assassination was that they missed Ted, he was the worst one.

@frisco21 Жыл бұрын

I disagree. Ted Kennedy stumbled as a presidential aspirant, but his work in the US Senate was legendary, and of monumental benefit to the average American. The working classes owe this man a huge debt of gratitude.

@thewkovacs316 Жыл бұрын

that's disgusting and ted was no worse than his brothers...all who were totally screwed up by their degenerate father

@benschlechter Жыл бұрын

@@frisco21 You forget how he drove a car off a bridge a year after RFK's murder and left one of his brother's aides to drown in the car.

@frisco21 Жыл бұрын

@@benschlechter ... _"You forget how he drove a car off a bridge..."_ I've forgotten nothing. You, on the other hand, cannot bring yourself to acknowledge the important work Ted Kennedy did in the Senate to help millions of working-class Americans. I can only conclude, therefore, that you have fallen victim to blind partisan tribalism, presumably fueled by the fact that Kennedy was a Democrat, and you are not. You are a closed-minded, stupid person.

@jamesanthony5681 Жыл бұрын

Teddy was the best politician of the family. A more natural politician than his brothers, a man that worked with republicans on the other side of the aisle.