Repeating today a memorable segment from National Public Radio’s excellent StoryCorps project, aired just ahead of the 55th anniversary of Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination. The reflections of then 17-year-old busboy Juan Romero, who attempted to comfort RFK seconds after he was shot, are a poignant reminder of what we lost on June 5, 1968:
Click on the link to listen to Romero’s brief story, then please read on:
https://www.npr.org/player/embed/615534723/616032009
Bill Eppridge/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)
Bobby Kennedy for President, a four-part documentary series streaming on Netflix, is an illuminating and moving reminder for those of us alive in the ’60s, and a powerful history lesson for those not. When RFK died, the last and possibly best hope of a tumultuous era died with him.
But this is another era, and two months ago, his son announced he is running for president. A fierce champion for the environment, RFK, Jr. is known for heterodox views, including the heresy (among modern Democrats) that female sports should be limited to actual females. I was too young to vote for JFK or RFK, but the more I learn about RFK, Jr. (his memoir, American Values; interviews with truly independent media) the more I think I may yet get to be a Kennedy Democrat.
Meditatio Ephemera 