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50 years ago today, we lost Bobby Kennedy. Here John Lewis emotionally recalls the tragedy, exclusively in Bobby Kennedy for President. #RFK50
They waived, saluted, held signs, flew the flag, and cried. When Bobby’s body was brought from NY to DC for burial on this day 50 years ago, crowds lined the funeral train tracks so densely that the 225-mile journey took eight hours instead of four. RIP newyorker.com/culture/photo-…
“One fantastic thing about a series is you have a lot of time. We live in a fast world of Snapchat and things where we don’t linger, and to me the power of that moment was having people stay in it,” director @dawnporterm said of how she approached portraying the assassination.
“It really really struck me to have everybody experience that feeling of ‘We are going to celebrate you. We are not going to overlook this moment. This is important,’” director @DawnPorter said of the length of the assassination scene in Bobby Kennedy for President.
50 years ago today, Bobby scored a major win by defeating McCarthy in the CA primary. The crowd at The Ambassador Hotel roared with excitement during his victory speech, sure he’d be the next president. Little did they know, those remarks would be his last.bit.ly/2M2cXXx
RFK's barnstorming campaign across California paid off on 6/5, 1968 with victory in the state's primary. With a bright future (and possibly the Democratic nomination) ahead, Bobby traveled to the Ambassador Hotel in L.A. to celebrate his triumph. huffingtonpost.com/joseph-a-… #RFK50
“Books are a vital part of American life,” AG Bobby said while addressing the American Booksellers Association on this day in 1962. You can read his full speech here: justice.gov/sites/default/fi… #RFK50
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Bobby Kennedy for President on Netflix is excellent by the way. Gut-wrenching but also inspiring, thought-provoking and totally absorbing.
“Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total; of all those acts will be written the history of this generation,” — RFK, 1966
MLK's fight for civil and labor rights drew the ire of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. Taking Hoover's advice, then-U.S. Attorney General Bobby Kennedy ordered a wiretap on MLK’s phones in 1963, a little-known black mark on his legacy. Via @TheAtlantic theatlantic.com/magazine/arc…
Watch episode one of Bobby Kennedy for President for more on Bobby’s role as U.S. Attorney General, streaming only on @Netflix. netflix.com/title/80174282
“I think sometimes we have the impression people have always been this way, they sprang fully formed as civil rights heroes. In the RFK story you see someone who had to be pushed and encouraged...but he listened” - director @dawnporter at @BUILDseriesNYC youtube.com/watch?v=ZvR2drzC…
Days before confirming his intention to run for president, Bobby traveled to Delano, CA to meet with United Farm Workers president Cesar Chavez, who was hunger striking in protest of poor conditions & lack of protections for farm laborers. youtube.com/watch?v=qQndvfZy… @UFWupdates
Bobby addressed the farmworkers, saying "We have come here out of respect for one of the heroic figures of our time – Cesar Chavez. I also come here to congratulate all of you, you who are locked with Cesar in the struggle for justice for the farmworker." usatoday.com/story/news/nati…
We mustn't forget that real constructive force comes not from bombs, but from great ideas, warm sympathies, and generosity. – RFK, 1968
Bobby was dedicated to fighting for all Americans, and that included the indigenous people political leaders had been neglecting and actively hurting for centuries. #MondayMotivation nytimes.com/2018/04/16/opini…
