HOSPITAL ROOM. 1955 THE NEXT DAY

LBJ is alone in the hospital room. He is finishing getting dressed, 
ready to leave the hospital. RFK enters and the lights come up.

 

RFK
Hello, Senator Johnson? Robert Kennedy

 

LBJ
Oh dear God! I am dead

 

RFK
My father sent me in this auspicious hour

Make my brother Jack your VP when you take on Eisenhower

 

LBJ
Bobby, I won’t choose your brother Jack
He’s a lightweight, he’s a child, he’s a playboy and a hack.

 

RFK
Maybe. But you’ll need him if you’re gonna take the North

 

LBJ
With that pretty boy Boston bum - I’ll come in fourth
A running mate who’s always late, and with a health condition!
At least that’s what his doctor said - I mean his pediatrician

 

RFK
You’ll never win in ‘56. You’re just a Southern boy.
The country’s times are changing and you’re still Dick Russell’s toy
Adlai Stevenson will win but he just doesn’t have your grit
He’ll lose to Eisenhower and we’ll all be in the shit
You might just reconsider, take a minute to review
Or you’ll never make your daddy’s dreams come true

 

RFK exits. LBJ calls after him
 

LBJ
We’ll see, errand boy. I still got some tricks up my sleeve.