President Reagan's Remarks on Presenting the Robert F. Kennedy Medal to Mrs. Kennedy on June 5, 1981
Full Title: President Reagan's Remarks on Presenting the Robert F. Kennedy Medal to Mrs. Ethel Kennedy. Also Senator Edward Kennedy's Remarks in the Rose Garden on June 5, 1981
Creator(s): President (1981-1989 : Reagan). White House Television Office. 1/20/1981-1/20/1989 (Most Recent)
Series: Video Recordings, 1/20/1981 - 1/20/1989
Collection: Records of the White House Television Office (WHTV) (Reagan Administration), 1/20/1981 - 1/20/1989
Transcript: www.reaganlibrary.gov/researc...
Production Date: 6/5/1981
Access Restriction(s):Unrestricted
Use Restriction(s):Unrestricted
Contact(s): Ronald Reagan Library (LP-RR), 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley, CA 93065-0600
Phone: 800-410-8354, Fax: 805-577-4074, Email: reagan.library@nara.gov
National Archives Identifier:40019745
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Bobby Kennedy is truly missed around the world...so much love and concern he gave the poor and distressed...
It's such a stark comparison to today to listen to these intelligent, articulate men speak and, shock of all shocks, be civil and respectful to each other even when they disagree.
@stevenchelmsford4882
11 ай бұрын
We can learn a lot from this video ... how far we have fallen as a country ... love of country should always be put first above all partisan differences ....
All these years I never realised that Ronald Reagan was so warm and generous. I salute you Sir, from Great Britain. R.I.P: President Reagan and Senator Kennedy.
@danielclingen34
3 жыл бұрын
He wasn’t. At all. He was literally an actor.
@pmv2015
2 жыл бұрын
@@danielclingen34 Have you met him to know this? I could say the same about any other president of this is the case.
@Twotontessie
2 жыл бұрын
A lovely man. One of our greats.
@goblue85
2 жыл бұрын
@@danielclingen34 he was the greatest President ever, we were losing the Cold War when he became President, we won it without firing a shot
@herondelatorre4023
2 жыл бұрын
@@danielclingen34 Times were different back then unlike now. People could have political differences but still be personally friendly towards each other. That's how Ronald Reagan and Edward Kennedy were towards each other. Each one disagreeing politically but respecting each other.
The Reagans and the Kennedy's always had good relations, because they are both in the vein of inspirational leaders. From JFK's "ask not what your country can do for you..." to Reagan's "we are a shining city on a hill" is not a great distance. The fact that two such men were both subject to assassination attempts, one successful one not, tells you something about how the system reacts to inspirational leadership.
@smadaf
2 жыл бұрын
But there's nothing systematic about being a deprived loner who will kill to get attention.
What oratory skills President Reagan had.
@sandraatkins2539
9 ай бұрын
Yes, but remember he had a long career that required such a talent.
Robert Kennedy's greatness was such that even so conservative a President paid him respect. When political difference did not blight personal regard.
@piustwelfth
4 жыл бұрын
It's unfortunate the opposite was seldom true. Pres. Reagan was demonized by the Left.
@robfrancis8690
3 жыл бұрын
Why was the politician Robert Kennedy (Jimmy Carter) great? He helped to destroy the middle class by starting the process that helped bust up the labor unions by labeling them corrupt. Jimmy Hoffa was a great man, not Robert Faker Kennedy.
@franknberry6397
2 жыл бұрын
@@robfrancis8690 OMG!
@shahrulamar5358
2 жыл бұрын
@@robfrancis8690 Hoffa fade away in early 1970s . He never seen again. 😟😟😟
@shahrulamar5358
2 жыл бұрын
@@robfrancis8690 Hoffa still missing to this day. 😟😟😟
It's absolutely amazing that just over two months earlier, 70-yr-old Pres. Reagan had suffered a life-threatening bullet wound. He looks the epitome of good health in this video.
@jimhanold9026
4 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@boomtowncat2876
4 жыл бұрын
At 70, he had a great head of hair too!
@nixtrix-pl8wi
3 жыл бұрын
Imcredible
@musiclover3205
3 жыл бұрын
The person who shot him John Hinckley is living in Williamsburg, Va. He ruined many lives that day and should have never been released.
@lebeautymarq8834
2 жыл бұрын
Hinckley’s family were great friends of the Bush family.
He was a good and decent Man 🙏
Leadership in Washington DC today could use the likes of JFK, RFK and Ronald Reagan. They are sorely missed! RIP.
@stevensicherman4101
11 ай бұрын
You can have RFK Jr
@godssara6758
11 ай бұрын
@@stevensicherman4101 we will take RFK Jr gladly
@dustinmartin8954
7 ай бұрын
Yes indeed, today its all the constant back amd forth bickering, stonewalling and social media bs, while all else is going to hell. I long for the days when both parties set aside their differences and worked together amd brought solutions to fruición. Bygone era imho. 🙏🇺🇲
@johnjackson8401
7 ай бұрын
@@dustinmartin8954 Agree 💯 percent!
@teresadbrownbrown3785
6 ай бұрын
Amen
Reagan got along with everyone. Truly adored and endearing. We miss you, President Reagan, President Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, and Martin Luther King.
@rockyracoon3233
9 ай бұрын
Politics with Reagan ended at 5 p.m. it was not personal with him either.
A true gentleman no matter what political ideology!!! I salute you Sir!
The greatest President we never had. Thank you, Robert. You lived before my time. But you are and will always be my hero.
Ronald Reagan is what we need in a President today....
President Reagan this country will always love you.
@realhvmanbeing
3 жыл бұрын
no we won't reagan is one who the kennedys would expose for being in the deep state
@danielclingen34
3 жыл бұрын
Not at all. life quality here and around the world would be better if Reagan was never President.
@bagofrats3464
3 жыл бұрын
Offf the deficit he left us was great.
@pmv2015
2 жыл бұрын
@@danielclingen34 It would be way worse if Reagan were never president, you little Socialist.
@davidhopeman3591
2 жыл бұрын
@@realhvmanbeing Tell the world what you know about the activities and whereabouts of the Attorney General of the United States and Peter Lawford on August 3rd 1962
back when democrats and Republicans could work together. this country is heading down hill fast
@deathfire096
2 жыл бұрын
please, when both parties were in bed together screwing the people.
@elizandropedraza1286
Жыл бұрын
Than Obama/ Biden, Pelosi , Schumer, and Harris came along to mess everything up ! 😮💨🙄😒🇺🇸🇮🇹🇲🇽
Reagan knew this country has to work together.he respected the kennedys.
Prominent members of both parties sharing a common goal and mutual respect. When was the last time that happened? Now the two sides are focused on bringing fown the side with very little regard for what is actually best for the country.
@jimhanold9026
4 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@LMajorDegs
3 жыл бұрын
9/11 probably, it’s a damn shame
@pixeled9683
3 жыл бұрын
@@LMajorDegs no, obama did
Great tribute to both men, I watched the debate between Reagan and RFK I am honored to see this presntation back in 1981. Thank God it was captured for History.
A great president paying tribute to a great man
this is beautiful.
Very interesting that Ronald Reagan was 7 years older than JFK and was President 20 years after him.
As an American member of the USA from the south, I was not a Kennedy fan until JFK. I seen the light after he became our wonderful President! Robert Kennedy showed his great talent as well when he was assigned the task of being our U. S. A., A Generally speaking! It shows that everybody who is raised in a closely loving environment, will come out of it with loving the population to whom he is living amongst!
Reagan proves that you can be Republican and yet a decent and compassionate politician...
@danielclingen34
3 жыл бұрын
You don’t know much about his presidency do you?
@Optimus18
3 жыл бұрын
You might want to change your comment if you read up on his direct support and funding for murderous, fascist dictators around the globe.
@pmv2015
2 жыл бұрын
@@Optimus18 You might want to read upon how nearly every president did those things. FDR literally persecuted American citizens based on their ethnicity, yet he is regarded as a good president, just like Reagan.
Class act on all sides.
President Regan has wonderful leadership qualities and helping communities in around the world 🌎
RFK and JFK (and MLK) were great men. (so was Reagan)
Both Senator Kennedy and President Reagan were two very distinguished-looking gentlemen on that podium on that special day.
Ethel Kennedy adored Teddy her brother in law and she never wanted to speak in public, Teddy has the same courage at the WH that he had while speaking at St Patrick
@martinjenkins5471
3 жыл бұрын
Teddy was a great speaker with that rich deep voice. All the great ones are gone. I miss them so much.
This is the same Medal that President Carter refused to present......Thank you President Reagan
@ceylaanblue96
6 жыл бұрын
Especially considering how Reagan felt about the Kennedys, politically speaking
@rockyracoon3233
6 жыл бұрын
Ceylaan Blue. Reagan disagreed with the Kennedys but it was never personal with him. As he said once, "When the whistle blows all battles of the day are over".
@rockyracoon3233
6 жыл бұрын
norr4636. Carter was pissed at Ted Kennedy's primary challenge. He felt it helped Reagan to defeat him in November.
@olbigdik
6 жыл бұрын
Carter was a class A turd.
@rockyracoon3233
6 жыл бұрын
Reverend Snow. Well I'd just say Carter was a sore loser.😄
President Reagan was and is the father of the baby boomers generation. You remain the best of the best. You are missed.
@danielclingen34
3 жыл бұрын
Nah he belongs at the bottom of the list, was an absolutely terrible man.
@debbiebrantley61
Жыл бұрын
He wasn’t a terrible man by any means.he was a great man,sure greater than you
@richardpatrick2852
8 ай бұрын
@@danielclingen34takes one to know one
That was wonderful! Never knew about this before now!
Such honorable president Reagan
Good thing politicians are more civil today...😂😂😂 Seriously, RFK, Jr. is the man for 2024!!!
@meaux8
Жыл бұрын
Truth! I was not planning to vote in 2024, but now that RFK, Jr. is running, I will be not only vote for him, but campaign for him as well ~ Such courage and bravery he has with the onslaught of many who view him in a negative manner. We need a Courageous Leader who can listen and act upon all the peoples perspectives.
Great speech Edward ! Totally in keeping with the truth and what he meant to the Nation and the World. Bobby, Erick Hoffer's "True Believer" was the greatest of them all.
Thank you for sharing. Excuse me. I understand but to write is difficult for me. President Reagan c'était un grand homme. Senator Kennedy a si bien honorer son frére. Quel destin pour la famille Kennedy. Que tous leurs âmes repose en paix.
President Reagan was one of the best Presidents America ever had! RIP 🙏 JFK, RFK and Ronald Reagan!
Great men looking past the Red and the Blue.
GOD IS GOOD ♡♡♡
Wow, just don't see how he could get through this 7:35
A great family
No party just friends. The Reagans were good friends with the kennedys.
Reagan was the only president I loved.
Ted Kennedy was polite here, but I remember he said many nasty and hurtful things about Pres. Reagan, something Reagan never did. Pres. Reagan was a gentleman who almost never made personal attacks.
@rockyracoon3233
5 жыл бұрын
Reagan had FAR more class than Ted Kennedy!
@supasaiyajinjay5387
5 жыл бұрын
Ted Kennedy was actually on very good personal terms with the president. But, alas, politics had to make it seem like they weren’t.
@rockyracoon3233
5 жыл бұрын
@@supasaiyajinjay5387 Well, both men were Irish.lol
@euanelliott8068
5 жыл бұрын
Seeing Ronald Reagan and Ted Kennedy standing together feels like looking at a kind of Mount Rushmore come to life.
@travelseatsyellowlab
4 жыл бұрын
Reagan was not an angel.
Excellent speaker. Ted. Was
What happened to today's America? Now you have a president who thinks that being able to say "person, woman, man, camera, TV" is genius.
God Bless and Preserve the Constitutional Federal Republic of the United States of America !!!
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God please bless America again- take us out of these terrible times - Poor Presidential leadership,political strife , moral strife , ethical problems, Lord Jesus come.
Robert Kennedy's term as a senator was longer than John F. Kennedy's presidency.
@paulnejtek6588
Жыл бұрын
How's that sobering?
Mrs. Skakel Kennedy looked considerably older than her 53 years here.
@herondelatorre1737
4 жыл бұрын
Kaylon Centers : I guess Mrs. Kennedy looked older because of the fact she had to raise 11 children by herself after her husband's death. I mean that was much stress and hardship for her to do that alone.
@JR-ju3kj
3 жыл бұрын
@@herondelatorre1737 It's not like she was a poor,single mother on welfare raising children but I would imagine that yes,raising 11 children by one's self,for ANYONE,would be taxing,difficult and stressful. I've heard of some single mothers who had basically a nervous breakdown from the stress of raising children and providing for a family by themselves,so I can certainly understand why she would look considerably older than 53 years old here.
@texan903
3 жыл бұрын
@@JR-ju3kj Ethel Kennedy had millions left to her by her parents in addition to other Skakel trusts that she and her sister still are beneficiaries of to this day. Additionally, she had plenty of hired help and volunteers to help raise the children. As some sources state, Ethel was barely involved in child-rearing responsibilities.
Who is the man in the light blue suit who shakes hands with Reagan and Mrs Kennedy,
I find this extremely distasteful. Ethel Kennedy wasn't even given the opportunity to talk about herself or the man for which the award was presented to, her late husband, Robert Kennedy.
@piustwelfth
4 жыл бұрын
I'm sure she was given the opportunity to speak but deferred to her brother-in-law.
@martinjenkins5471
3 жыл бұрын
She didn't want to speak in public. It would be too hard for what she had gone through. She was left with a large young family and pregnant when RFK died.
@conniethomas4753
2 жыл бұрын
Medal thrown at her?! Maybe I’m tired today! I thought so too.
Ronald Reagan he was really must space
We love you run Reagan rest in peace we should port it to
I feel so bad for rfk n sir jfk
"Semper Fidelis" United States Diplomat Larry Kuchenmeister
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FROM MR SUPERMAN 3BC1 THANK U MR REAGAN GIVING A MEDAL TO RFK WIFE ONE AMERICA'S TOP 3 HEROE'S ALONG WITH HIS BROTHER JFK N FRIEND MLK JR AMERICA'S TOP 3 HEROE'S RFK N MLK JR N JFK THANK U THANK U THANK U
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Late 35th US President John F Kennedy Born : 29 May , 1917 A.D. Died : 22 November, 1963 A.D. Ages : 46 years old. Late 40th US President Ronald Reagan Born : 6 February, 1911 A.D. Died : 5 June , 2004 A.D. Ages : 93 years old.
President edward kennedy should have been
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Funny because in 1961 young Reagan called John Kennedy a communist because Kennedy was pushing for Medicare but here he's like a different person. Medicare became such a successful program
@meaux8
Жыл бұрын
The good news is people change with time ~
Interesting! Ya know...I'm censored now for sharing information on what took over The United States. So much for being related to those that colonized North America. My mom was a Boone once known as 'de Bohun' as in King Henry, I can imagine that The Queen didn't like the fact that Daniel Boone joined a militia and fought in The American Revolution. Of course, they fail to mention that President John Quincy Adams who formed The Anti Mason Party between 1827 to 1836 was also a descendant of The British Royals. Too many things are censored from The American People. Far too many things.
There was civility back then because elected officials and politicians did not view every issue like it was, 'The end of the world if they didn't get their way" They knew that this life is just a brief moment in our eternity. Most believed in an after life, a Judgement which would correct all wrongs. Therefore there was Patience and understanding if the issues of the day were not immediately solved or agreed to by everyone. "Hope for the best" "Do the Best you can" and "Tomorrow is another day" were the Hallmarks of those times. Today. . . . politicians and advocates are living as if THIS World is the Eternal Kingdom and that they are doing "God's work" in advocating for their causes so that anyone who opposed them are considered "Infidels" in their eyes.
Teddy your at Reagan's Whitehouse. Not on the campaign trail
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Race
trump could never stand up to these two men or walk in the shoes of Bobby Kennedy
Reagan & the Kennedys: when the Irish mafia ran the country... things were pretty good! 😂😂
Wow, Teddy was sober
@craigd2352
3 жыл бұрын
Your saying that as everybody can just get past grief easily when the organisation protecting your nation killed both of your brothers
@mikejones9961
3 жыл бұрын
@@craigd2352 he was a drunkard long before that
@craigd2352
3 жыл бұрын
@@mikejones9961 oh I didn’t know that I always thought he was a good guy, I heard about that incident with the car
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Who is the man who reaches up to shake the hand of Reagan and Mrs. Kennedy? He seems obnoxious.
Ronald was a Democrat at one time.
HALF THE AUDIEENCE ARE PROBABLY DEAD
@pinehawk9600
6 жыл бұрын
St D sad but true. Most are gone
@texan903
6 жыл бұрын
A lot of them are Kennedy children/nieces/nephews/cousins. Some are, of course, dead. Many are alive and well.
Robert KENNEDY est mort en 1968..donc le KENNEDY qui est avec REAGAN est Edouard KENNEDY..de la part d'une francaise consternée par tant d'ignorance américaine...
reagen is a p
you and your boys killed him pal
Sorry but Teddy is a better speaker than Reagan
Since jfk only Reagan and trump have really caught my eye as good presidents the rest seemed like puppets
@josephgeorge7385
Жыл бұрын
You're right about two of them take out Trump
The Kennedys were rats.
Rfk is a murderous fake
Basically, Ronald Reagan never liked the Kennedy family.
The Ronald Reagan Library burned down last. Both books were a total loss. Its been reported that Reagan never finished the second coloring book. Gore Vidal
Always acting 🙄can't stand him or Nancy
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