Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

They had no idea anything about Khrushchev, about how he saw the world, and they saw the Kremlin itself as a monolith, you know, that it's... It's kind of the same way that we look at Putin today. They have this ambition of world conquest, and it's driving them, and there's nothing else they think about. They're absolutely single-minded about it. But actually, there was a big division going on.

between Khrushchev and his joint chiefs and his intelligence apparatus, and they both at one point discovered they were both in the same situation. They were surrounded by spies and military personnel who were intent on going to war, and they were the two guys resisting it.

between Khrushchev and his joint chiefs and his intelligence apparatus, and they both at one point discovered they were both in the same situation. They were surrounded by spies and military personnel who were intent on going to war, and they were the two guys resisting it.

between Khrushchev and his joint chiefs and his intelligence apparatus, and they both at one point discovered they were both in the same situation. They were surrounded by spies and military personnel who were intent on going to war, and they were the two guys resisting it.

So when my uncle, my uncle had this idea of, you know, being the peace president from the beginning, he told Ben Bradley, one of his best friends, who, you know, was the publisher of the Washington Post, or the editor-in-chief at that time, he said... Ben Bradley asked him, what do you want on your gravestone? And my uncle said, he kept the peace.

So when my uncle, my uncle had this idea of, you know, being the peace president from the beginning, he told Ben Bradley, one of his best friends, who, you know, was the publisher of the Washington Post, or the editor-in-chief at that time, he said... Ben Bradley asked him, what do you want on your gravestone? And my uncle said, he kept the peace.

So when my uncle, my uncle had this idea of, you know, being the peace president from the beginning, he told Ben Bradley, one of his best friends, who, you know, was the publisher of the Washington Post, or the editor-in-chief at that time, he said... Ben Bradley asked him, what do you want on your gravestone? And my uncle said, he kept the peace.

He said, the principal job of a president of the United States is to keep the country out of war. And so when he first became president, he... anxiously agreed to meet Khrushchev in Geneva to do a summit. And by the way, Eisenhower had wanted to do the same thing. Eisenhower wanted peace, and he was going to meet in Vienna. But that peace summit was blown up.

He said, the principal job of a president of the United States is to keep the country out of war. And so when he first became president, he... anxiously agreed to meet Khrushchev in Geneva to do a summit. And by the way, Eisenhower had wanted to do the same thing. Eisenhower wanted peace, and he was going to meet in Vienna. But that peace summit was blown up.

He said, the principal job of a president of the United States is to keep the country out of war. And so when he first became president, he... anxiously agreed to meet Khrushchev in Geneva to do a summit. And by the way, Eisenhower had wanted to do the same thing. Eisenhower wanted peace, and he was going to meet in Vienna. But that peace summit was blown up.

He was going to try to end the Cold War. Eisenhower was in the last year of his—in May of 1960. But that was torpedoed by the CIA during the U-2 crash. You know, they sent a U-2 over the Soviet Union. It got shot down, and then they told—and then Alan Dulles told Eisenhower to deny that we had a program. They didn't know that the Russians had captured Gary Francis Powers.

He was going to try to end the Cold War. Eisenhower was in the last year of his—in May of 1960. But that was torpedoed by the CIA during the U-2 crash. You know, they sent a U-2 over the Soviet Union. It got shot down, and then they told—and then Alan Dulles told Eisenhower to deny that we had a program. They didn't know that the Russians had captured Gary Francis Powers.

He was going to try to end the Cold War. Eisenhower was in the last year of his—in May of 1960. But that was torpedoed by the CIA during the U-2 crash. You know, they sent a U-2 over the Soviet Union. It got shot down, and then they told—and then Alan Dulles told Eisenhower to deny that we had a program. They didn't know that the Russians had captured Gary Francis Powers.

And that blew up the peace talks between Eisenhower and Khrushchev. And so, you know, there was a lot of tension. My uncle wanted to break that tension. He agreed to meet with... with Khrushchev in Vienna early on in his term, he went over there and Khrushchev snubbed him.

And that blew up the peace talks between Eisenhower and Khrushchev. And so, you know, there was a lot of tension. My uncle wanted to break that tension. He agreed to meet with... with Khrushchev in Vienna early on in his term, he went over there and Khrushchev snubbed him.

And that blew up the peace talks between Eisenhower and Khrushchev. And so, you know, there was a lot of tension. My uncle wanted to break that tension. He agreed to meet with... with Khrushchev in Vienna early on in his term, he went over there and Khrushchev snubbed him.

Khrushchev, uh, lectured him imperiously about the, you know, the, the terror of American imperialism and, and rebuffed any, you know, they did agree not to go into Laos. They made an agreement that kept the United States, kept my uncle from sending troops to Laos. But, um, It had been a disaster, Vienna.

Khrushchev, uh, lectured him imperiously about the, you know, the, the terror of American imperialism and, and rebuffed any, you know, they did agree not to go into Laos. They made an agreement that kept the United States, kept my uncle from sending troops to Laos. But, um, It had been a disaster, Vienna.

Khrushchev, uh, lectured him imperiously about the, you know, the, the terror of American imperialism and, and rebuffed any, you know, they did agree not to go into Laos. They made an agreement that kept the United States, kept my uncle from sending troops to Laos. But, um, It had been a disaster, Vienna.

So then we had a spy that used to come to our house all the time, a guy called Georgi Bolshagoi. He was this Russian spy my parents had met at the embassy. They had gone to a party or a reception at the Russian embassy, and he had approached them, and they knew he was a GRU agent and KGB. He was both Russian. Oh, he used to come to our house. They really liked him. He was very attractive.