Robert F. kennedy

The life and death of Robert F. kennedy. 

Episode Transcript

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A nightmare all too familiar to thisfamily. We'll discuss as we took a
bite out of history with Ingles Markets. He was born into what was considered
American royalty. Robert F. Kennedywas first well known as his brother,
John F. Kennedy's right hand manand later his attorney general. After his
brother's assassination, Robert F. Kennedyservant or Johnson until leaving to run for
US Senates, which he won innineteen sixty four. He championed many causes,

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including getting the US out of Vietnam, poverty awareness, civil rights,
human rights worldwide. In nineteen sixtyeight, Robert F. Kennedy decided to
run for President of the United Stateson the Democratic ticket. He appealed to
the poor, the African Americans,Hispanics, Catholics, and young voters.
Many saw him as the only onethat can unite the country. He won
the California primary on June fifth,nineteen sixty eight, and on that same

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night, just after midnight and justafter accepting his win in the California primary,
RFK was leaving the Ambassador Hotel inla and was shot multiple times.
He died the next day. Hisassassin was a twenty four year old Palestinian
who was retaliating for Kennedy's support ofIsrael and the Six Day War. This
has been a bite out of historywith Ingles market. It's