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ip Memorar * | fe fice — 4 Th 10 “Mr, DeLoach pare: 6-18-62 ee . Tele. Reon FROM : M, sf ‘Geaer _— } O SUBJECT: ATTORNEY GENERAL ROBERT‘ KENNEDY. Mes ISSUES AND ANSWERS TELEVISION PROGRAM ~ 2 ABC-TV, 6-17-62 t. ia The above program was monitored by SA of the Crime Records Division from 4:00 to 4:30 p.m. on 6-17-62, 5 was a local television program and the only person appearing on it as guest was the Attorney General. The moderator of the program asked the Attorney General a series of generally innocuous , questions concerning his actions in the present Administration. The following points of interest were brought up. - Mri Kennedy was questioned as to whether he believed the Preside had exercised too much power in his dealings with the steel industry,and he replied thai the President is certainly not "anti-business, " that the vigorous efforts he had taken to stop the raise in steel prices were done in public interest as he believed steel price raise: would be inflationary. He pointed out that the Administration had assumed the steel industry would not raise prices after the President had exerted pressure to obtail a noninflationary: labor contract. The President's strong action against the steel f industry was occasioned by the fact that steel prices were raised, regardless of the fact that a nontinflationary contract was obtained, Mr. Kennedy pointed out that a Gran Jury hearing is still in progress to determine if antitrust violations were present in connection with the steel price raise. In regard to the Billie Sol Estes case, Mr. Kennedy stated that 75 FBI‘ | agents are still working on this case. He pointed out that this case does not compare ~ with the Teapot Dome scandal of the 1920's since it was ascertained that cabinet mem- bers and other high officials in that Administration had been corrupt. He said the Kennedy Administration will take responsibility for those Government employees in-~_ volved in the Billie Sol Estes case, and he noted that a number have been discharged from their Government positions. He stated in his opinion the criterion in this case is not that corruption has occurred in the Kennedy Administration, but that-the Admin- ,,istration has taken strong action to uncover all facets of the matter. -He said his mY | Department will vigorously prosecute violations of the law discovered in this.case—([> —_ et Tht a) and ke af sunileo 1962 ak, NX “I we and that Congressional co) committees will have a 8 to. FBI repo r that they may conduct necessary yingurless {42> 21292 ¢ 22 1962 NOT RECORDED... Mr. Kennedy stated he believedl&ha) paosk uggortant preblems anna his Department deal with civil rights, organized crime and juvenile delinquency. said he has done a good job in these matters pacing tat «mn XEROX | _ % RIGINAL