Robert Kennedy Quotes


That war will never be won militarily.


Context

In the phone conversation, the President agreed. Where the two ended up diverging was how much military action was required before a political settlement could be negotiated on favorable terms.


Citations

Robert F. Kennedy, 1925-1968, U.S. Senator (Democrat, NY), U.S. Attorney General, Telephone conversation with President Lyndon Johnson regarding the Vietnam War, Quoted on PBS The American Experience, July 6, 2006

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Robert Kennedy
  • Born: November 20, 1925
  • Died: June 6, 1968
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Politician

Robert Francis Kennedy, also referred to by his initials RFK or by the nickname Bobby, was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 64th United States Attorney General from January 1961 to September 1964, and as a U.S. Senator from New York from January 1965 until his assassination in June 1968. He was, like his brothers John and Edward, a prominent member of the Democratic Party and has come to be viewed by some historians as an icon of modern American liberalism.