Robert Kennedy On America's Zeitgeist (1968)

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KTVU News footage from January 4th 1968 featuring scenes of Senator Robert Kennedy speaking at San Francisco's Commonwealth Club about the prevailing zeitgeist in America. At one point he states: "Truly we seem to fulfill the vision of [W.B.] Yeats. Things fall apart. The center cannot hold. Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world." Also includes silent views of his audience and ends with Kennedy answering questions from the podium about the bombing of North Vietnam. Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks.

Originally aired on
KTVU
Date aired
1/4/1968
Recording medium
16mm b&w silent/magentic sound film
2:53
Rights for this video belong to
Fox Television Stations, LLC/KTVU
Type of material
local newsfilm
Identifier
KTVU 55-12
Views
8243

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