--- title: "18 Bobby kennedy Quotes By Charles Brandt" description: "18 Bobby kennedy quotes by Charles Brandt. Plus more from Charles Brandt and more Bobby kennedy sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/191/charles-brandt-2101_bobby-kennedy_when-asked-by-bobby-kennedy-where-he-d-g_2312414.jpg" --- > [“When asked by Bobby Kennedy where he’d gotten $20,000 in cash to invest in a business venture, Hoffa replied, “From individuals.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/when-asked-by-bobby-kennedy-where-he-d-gotten-20-000-in-cash-to/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/191/charles-brandt-2101_bobby-kennedy_when-asked-by-bobby-kennedy-where-he-d-g_2312414.jpg) > [“At one point Hoffa told Bobby Kennedy regarding the tapes, “To the best of my recollection, I must recall on my memory,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/at-one-point-hoffa-told-bobby-kennedy-regarding-the-tapes-to-the-best/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea0/charles-brandt-2101_bobby-kennedy_at-one-point-hoffa-told-bobby-kennedy-re_924950.jpg) > [“Bobby Kennedy called Jimmy Hoffa “the most powerful man in the country next to the president.” Part”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/bobby-kennedy-called-jimmy-hoffa-the-most-powerful-man-in-the-country/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36e/charles-brandt-2101_bobby-kennedy_bobby-kennedy-called-jimmy-hoffa-the-mos_3050783.jpg) > [“Bobby Kennedy chose the members of the squad himself. He gave the squad a very limited job to do and gave the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/bobby-kennedy-chose-the-members-of-the-squad-himself-he-gave-the/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b1/charles-brandt-2101_bobby-kennedy_bobby-kennedy-chose-the-members-of-the-s_353944.jpg) > [“I went to work for the union around the time all this was going on, right after Jimmy got the president’s job.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/i-went-to-work-for-the-union-around-the-time-all-this-was-going-on/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/738/charles-brandt-2101_bobby-kennedy_i-went-to-work-for-the-union-around-the_2370052.jpg) > [“When a reporter asked Bobby Kennedy what he would do if Hoffa were acquitted, Bobby Kennedy, who said he had “never considered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/when-a-reporter-asked-bobby-kennedy-what-he-would-do-if-hoffa-were/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ff/charles-brandt-2101_bobby-kennedy_when-a-reporter-asked-bobby-kennedy-what_507565.jpg) > [“Twentieth Century Fox commissioned a screenplay of Bobby Kennedy’s book. Budd Schulberg, the celebrated writer of On the Waterfront, wrote the screenplay,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/twentieth-century-fox-commissioned-a-screenplay-of-bobby-kennedy-s/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aef/charles-brandt-2101_bobby-kennedy_twentieth-century-fox-commissioned-a-scr_2361881.jpg) > [“Sheridan wrote in his 1972 book, The Fall and Rise of Jimmy Hoffa: “He went about this by arranging for one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/sheridan-wrote-in-his-1972-book-the-fall-and-rise-of-jimmy-hoffa-he/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62f/charles-brandt-2101_bobby-kennedy_sheridan-wrote-in-his-1972-book-the-fall_1489095.jpg) > [“Jimmy Hoffa had two philosophies that guided his actions. One way or another he expressed them daily and often through word or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/jimmy-hoffa-had-two-philosophies-that-guided-his-actions-one-way-or/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ba/charles-brandt-2101_bobby-kennedy_jimmy-hoffa-had-two-philosophies-that-gu_1434640.jpg) > [“In The Enemy Within, Bobby Kennedy asserted that after the trial, Joe Louis, who was out of work and deeply in debt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/in-the-enemy-within-bobby-kennedy-asserted-that-after-the-trial-joe/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b0/charles-brandt-2101_bobby-kennedy_in-the-enemy-within-bobby-kennedy-assert_2967720.jpg) > [“Live for all America to see in black and white as no newspaper could convey it were tough mobsters wearing diamond pinkie…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/live-for-all-america-to-see-in-black-and-white-as-no-newspaper-could/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/907/charles-brandt-2101_black-and-white_live-for-all-america-to-see-in-black-and_2466547.jpg) > [“On the other hand, in his book, The Enemy Within, Bobby Kennedy wrote about his experiences and observations as chief counsel for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/on-the-other-hand-in-his-book-the-enemy-within-bobby-kennedy-wrote/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c3/charles-brandt-2101_bobby-kennedy_on-the-other-hand-in-his-book-the-enemy_1397427.jpg) > [“Bobby Kennedy gave Cheasty a job with the committee at a salary of $5,000 a year. The FBI planted microphones and set…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/bobby-kennedy-gave-cheasty-a-job-with-the-committee-at-a-salary-of-5/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5a/charles-brandt-2101_bobby-kennedy_bobby-kennedy-gave-cheasty-a-job-with-th_598099.jpg) > [“Future presidential candidates Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona and Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts were members of the committee. The committee’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/future-presidential-candidates-senator-barry-goldwater-of-arizona-and/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a91/charles-brandt-2101_attorney-general_future-presidential-candidates-senator-b_3208893.jpg) > [“The jury hung at eleven to one. Promptly a new jury was impaneled. During the second trial a member of the jury…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/the-jury-hung-at-eleven-to-one-promptly-a-new-jury-was-impaneled/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/787/charles-brandt-2101_bobby-kennedy_the-jury-hung-at-eleven-to-one-promptly_2206827.jpg) > [“Jimmy had a loyal supporter in Puerto Rico named Frank Chavez. But however, Frank Chavez was a definite troublemaker. He was very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/jimmy-had-a-loyal-supporter-in-puerto-rico-named-frank-chavez-but/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb5/charles-brandt-2101_bad-thing_jimmy-had-a-loyal-supporter-in-puerto-ri_2700826.jpg) > [“Jimmy Hoffa once said to Frank Sheeran enthusiastically, “If you got it, Irish, a truck driver brought it to you. Don’t ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/jimmy-hoffa-once-said-to-frank-sheeran-enthusiastically-if-you-got-it/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bee/charles-brandt-2101_bobby-kennedy_jimmy-hoffa-once-said-to-frank-sheeran-e_2147531.jpg) > [“Later that same year John F. Kennedy was elected president by a thin margin. The first thing he did was appoint his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/later-that-same-year-john-f-kennedy-was-elected-president-by-a-thin/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7e/charles-brandt-2101_american-history_later-that-same-year-john-f-kennedy-was_300882.jpg) ## More by Charles Brandt > [“You fat fuck,” I said and jumped up and decked him. I broke his jaw, and they expelled me permanently on the spot. Naturally,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/you-fat-fuck-i-said-and-jumped-up-and-decked-him-i-broke-his-jaw-and/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) > [“Hoffa and Brennan formed a trucking company called Test Fleet. The “brains” and his partner put that company in their wives’ maiden names. Test…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/hoffa-and-brennan-formed-a-trucking-company-called-test-fleet-the/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) > [“People in those days didn’t display affection like they do today. I’m still learning how to be affectionate to my grandchildren. I don’t ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/people-in-those-days-didn-t-display-affection-like-they-do-today-i-m/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) > [“Whispers was one of these short Italian guys in his early thirties that you’d see all around South Philly, just trying to get by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/whispers-was-one-of-these-short-italian-guys-in-his-early-thirties/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) > [“And under the contract, management couldn’t fire a Teamster unless they had certain grounds. They had none. Stealing was grounds only if they could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/and-under-the-contract-management-couldn-t-fire-a-teamster-unless/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) > [“But back then we had to amuse ourselves, and fighting seemed to be all we had. Looking back, it was good for us. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/but-back-then-we-had-to-amuse-ourselves-and-fighting-seemed-to-be-all/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) > [“Mary liked to arrange picnics with the kids, and we’d take them to the Willow Grove Amusement Park. I wasn’t always running. When they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/mary-liked-to-arrange-picnics-with-the-kids-and-we-d-take-them-to-the/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) > [“And on the other side of the ledger, unions like the Teamsters often employed their own muscle, their own reigns of terror, including bombings,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/and-on-the-other-side-of-the-ledger-unions-like-the-teamsters-often/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) > [“Only in the movies or comic books do people say they want you to go and hit somebody. All they ever say is that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/only-in-the-movies-or-comic-books-do-people-say-they-want-you-to-go/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) > [“As I learned the ropes I learned that for many good and sound reasons the bosses and the captains sent a guy to whack…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/as-i-learned-the-ropes-i-learned-that-for-many-good-and-sound-reasons/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) > [“Russell had taken me with him to Cuba just when Castro was starting to kick everybody out and confiscate their casinos and racetracks and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/russell-had-taken-me-with-him-to-cuba-just-when-castro-was-starting/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) > [“You didn’t know who to trust, but you kept taking cabbies aside and persuading them to sign a card. For some reason there were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/you-didn-t-know-who-to-trust-but-you-kept-taking-cabbies-aside-and/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) > [“Russ quit smoking on a bet with Jimmy Blue Eyes,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/russ-quit-smoking-on-a-bet-with-jimmy-blue-eyes/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) > [“they wanted the guy left right there on the sidewalk as a message to those who needed to know the guy did not get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/they-wanted-the-guy-left-right-there-on-the-sidewalk-as-a-message-to/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) > [“Carlos Marcello and the war orphans did cross my mind during the drive, and I sat the whole way facing the driver. He was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/carlos-marcello-and-the-war-orphans-did-cross-my-mind-during-the/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bobby-kennedy/charles-brandt/#itemlist", "name": "18 Bobby kennedy Quotes By Charles Brandt", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“When asked by Bobby Kennedy where he’d gotten $20,000 in cash to invest in a business venture, Hoffa replied, “From individuals.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Charles Brandt" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/when-asked-by-bobby-kennedy-where-he-d-gotten-20-000-in-cash-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/191/charles-brandt-2101_bobby-kennedy_when-asked-by-bobby-kennedy-where-he-d-g_2312414.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/191/charles-brandt-2101_bobby-kennedy_when-asked-by-bobby-kennedy-where-he-d-g_2312414.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/191/charles-brandt-2101_bobby-kennedy_when-asked-by-bobby-kennedy-where-he-d-g_2312414.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When asked by Bobby Kennedy where he’d gotten $20,000 in cash to invest in a business venture, Hoffa…” — Charles Brandt", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“At one point Hoffa told Bobby Kennedy regarding the tapes, “To the best of my recollection, I must recall on my memory, I cannot remember.” There”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Charles Brandt" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/at-one-point-hoffa-told-bobby-kennedy-regarding-the-tapes-to-the-best/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea0/charles-brandt-2101_bobby-kennedy_at-one-point-hoffa-told-bobby-kennedy-re_924950.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea0/charles-brandt-2101_bobby-kennedy_at-one-point-hoffa-told-bobby-kennedy-re_924950.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea0/charles-brandt-2101_bobby-kennedy_at-one-point-hoffa-told-bobby-kennedy-re_924950.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“At one point Hoffa told Bobby Kennedy regarding the tapes, “To the best of my recollection, I must recall on…” — Charles Brandt", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Bobby Kennedy called Jimmy Hoffa “the most powerful man in the country next to the president.” Part”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Charles Brandt" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/bobby-kennedy-called-jimmy-hoffa-the-most-powerful-man-in-the-country/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36e/charles-brandt-2101_bobby-kennedy_bobby-kennedy-called-jimmy-hoffa-the-mos_3050783.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36e/charles-brandt-2101_bobby-kennedy_bobby-kennedy-called-jimmy-hoffa-the-mos_3050783.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36e/charles-brandt-2101_bobby-kennedy_bobby-kennedy-called-jimmy-hoffa-the-mos_3050783.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Bobby Kennedy called Jimmy Hoffa “the most powerful man in the country next to the president.” Part” — Charles Brandt", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Bobby Kennedy chose the members of the squad himself. 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Budd Schulberg, the celebrated writer of On the Waterfront, wrote the screenplay, but the project was abandoned by the studio. Columbia Pictures then expressed interest in picking up the project but abandoned it as well. In an introduction he wrote to a 1972 book written about Hoffa by Bobby Kennedy’s chief aide, Walter Sheridan, Budd Schulberg explained why the two studios abandoned the project: “A labor tough walked right into the office of the new head of [Twentieth Century Fox] to warn him that if the picture was ever made [Teamster] drivers would refuse to deliver the prints to the theaters. 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