Robert Kennedy, Jr. on His Uncle JFK and the Military Industrial Complex

So he , he was surrounded by military industrial complex . And um and he learned very early on in an intelligence apparatus that he realized early on that the purpose of the CIA and the intelligence apparatus was to create a constant pipeline of new wars for the , for the military industrial complex the day three days before he took the oath of office , Eisenhower , who is the outgoing president gave what is probably the most important speech in American history , which was , you know , where he warned against the military industrial conflict . I was at my uncle's inauguration .

Robert Kennedy, Jr. on His Uncle JFK and the Military Industrial Complex

And he said , I want to take the CIA and shatter it into 1000 pieces and scatter it to the winds . And um and then , you know , for the next 1000 days of his presidency , he was at war with his military and intelligence apparatus . They tried to get him to go into Laos .

Robert Kennedy, Jr. on His Uncle JFK and the Military Industrial Complex

But what do you think happens when you get into office ? Like if you're , you're , you're talking about your uncle who's assassinated and you believe the intelligence agencies were part of that ? What happens to you ?

Robert Kennedy, Jr. on His Uncle JFK and the Military Industrial Complex

And he , he stepped out of that meeting and he realized they had been lying to him and trying to trick him . And he said , I want to take the CIA and shatter it into 1000 pieces and scatter it to the winds . And um and then , you know , for the next 1000 days of his presidency , he was at war with his military and intelligence apparatus .

Robert Kennedy, Jr. on His Uncle JFK and the Military Industrial Complex

He , he refused to go to war . So he , he was surrounded by military industrial complex . And um and he learned very early on in an intelligence apparatus that he realized early on that the purpose of the CIA and the intelligence apparatus was to create a constant pipeline of new wars for the , for the military industrial complex the day three days before he took the oath of office , Eisenhower , who is the outgoing president gave what is probably the most important speech in American history , which was , you know , where he warned against the military industrial conflict .