- Collection:
- WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
- Title:
- WSB-TV newsfilm clip of an interview with Robert Kennedy as he arrives in Atlanta, Georgia, 1967 September 29
- Creator:
- WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
- Contributor to Resource:
- Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
- Date of Original:
- 1967-09-29
- Subject:
- Legislators--United States
Presidents--Elections, 1968
Political campaigns--United States
Elections--United States
Speeches, addresses, etc
Presidents--United States--Election--1968
Presidential candidates--United States
Low-income housing--United States
Inner cities--United States
Poor--Housing--United States
International trade
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest Movements--United States
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Campaigns
Tet Offensive, 1968
Reporters and reporting--Georgia--Atlanta
Interviews--Georgia--Atlanta
Airports--Georgia--Atlanta - People:
- Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973--Public opinion
Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978
McCarthy, Eugene J., 1916-2005
Lowenstein, Allard K. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, 33.79025, -84.46702
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- moving images
news
unedited footage - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In this WSB newsfilm clip from September 29, 1967, New York senator Robert F. Kennedy greets passersby in an Atlanta airport while he fields questions from reporters about President Lyndon Johnson, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, and his own plans for national office.
The clip begins with Kennedy shaking hands with bystanders as he makes his way through an Atlanta airport. Next, a reporter poses a question to Kennedy; he notes that recent Harris polls show that Kennedy would make a better vice presidential candidate than the incumbent Hubert Humphrey. He then asks Kennedy if he would accept a draft movement at the convention (presumably the 1968 Democratic convention); Kennedy responds that he has no plans to do so. Next, another reporter asks Kennedy if he thinks that the "Dump LBJ" movement could work in 1968, referring to the national "Dump Johnson" movement organized by political activist Allard Lowenstein and anti-Vietnam War members of the Democratic party. Kennedy replies that he does not think so. When asked to elaborate upon his answer, Kennedy says that he believes that if Johnson runs, Johnson will receive the presidential nomination.
On September 29, 1967, Robert Kennedy visited Atlanta to address the World Trade Conference of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. In a forty-five minute speech, Kennedy sought support for low income housing, private sector investment in ghetto neighborhoods, and trade expansion in undeveloped countries. Upon his arrival to Atlanta, Kennedy was greeted by crowds, and during his visit, he was prompted by reporters to respond to questions about seeking higher office. As American involvement in the Vietnam war intensified, many Democrats sought Senator Kennedy's leadership of the party as an anti-war candidate. Early on, Kennedy turned down these appeals. Although he had become increasingly critical of the war, he still supported President Johnson's domestic policies, and saw little to be gained from causing a split in the Democratic Party by challenging Johnson's leadership. This changed after the Tet Offensive, in February of 1968, however, when it became clear that the war would not be winding down as Johnson had previously insisted. Anti-war sentiment intensified, and Johnson was nearly beaten in the New Hampshire Democratic primary by anti-war candidate Eugene McCarthy. With evidence that Johnson could be unseated, Kennedy announced his candidacy for president in March of 1968.
Title supplied by cataloger. - Local Identifier:
- Clip number: wsbn51968
- Metadata URL:
- https://crdl.usg.edu/id:ugabma_wsbn_wsbn51968
- Digital Object URL:
- https://crdl.usg.edu/do:ugabma_wsbn_wsbn51968
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/ugabma_wsbn_wsbn51968/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: wsbn51968, WSB-TV newsfilm clip of an interview with Robert Kennedy as he arrives in Atlanta, Georgia, 1967 September 29, WSB-TV newsfilm collection, reel 1407, 9:45/10:28, Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, The University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 clip (about 43 secs.): color, sound ; 16 mm.
- Original Collection:
- Original found in the WSB-TV newsfilm collection.
- Contributing Institution:
- Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
- Rights:
-
