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14 Stories You May Not Know About Robert F. Kennedy
Includes RFK repeating the third grade and stealing a cop’s hat at JFK’s wedding
“ Robert Kennedy was once asked to name the most decent man in the Senate. “George McGovern,” he replied. “He’s the only decent man in the Senate. ”
— TIME, 8/16/1968
(Source: TIME)
“ I’m loyal to the Democratic Party, but I feel stronger about the United States and mankind generally. ”
— Robert F. Kennedy
(Source: vanityfair.com)
“ Yes, of course he has the stuff to go all the way. But he’s not going to go all the way. The reason is that somebody is going to shoot him. I know it and you know it. Just as sure as we’re sitting here somebody is going to shoot him. He’s out there now waiting for him. And, please God, I don’t think we’ll have a country after it. ”
— John J. Lindsay on RFK, 1968
(Source: vanityfair.com)
“ Yeah, I think I’ll run. Maybe I’ll run. Yeah, I think I’m going to run. ”
— RFK, speaking to Cesar Chavez, 1968
(Source: vanityfair.com)
“ He was very shy. No small talk. The only politician I’ve ever known who is fond of silence. ”
— Frank Mankiewicz on RFK
(Source: thehill.com)
“ I say to you that Bobby Kennedy is a very sick and dangerous American. We have lots of sick Americans in this country but most of them have a long beard. Bobby Kennedy is a hypocritical, left-wing beatnik without a beard who carelessly and recklessly distorts the facts. ”
