"On June 5, 1968, 50 years ago, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy died after being shot the night before by Sirhan Sirhan at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. He had just won the California Democratic presidential primary.
Kennedy—whose brother, President John F. Kennedy, had been assassinated less than five years earlier—was a complicated and important figure during a tumultuous time in America’s history.
The author of “Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon,” biographer Larry Tye spoke to The Daily Signal’s Ginny Montalbano earlier this year about RFK’s life and legacy. The following transcript has been edited for length and clarity.
Ginny Montalbano: What do you think is most misunderstood about Bobby Kennedy?
Larry Tye: I think his roots are the most misunderstood bit.
He was an iconic liberal figure, but one of the things that made him credible in building bridges was starting out working for Joe McCarthy. "
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/06/05/what-might-have-been-biographer-reflects-on-the-50th-anniversary-of-rfk-assassination/
Kennedy—whose brother, President John F. Kennedy, had been assassinated less than five years earlier—was a complicated and important figure during a tumultuous time in America’s history.
The author of “Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon,” biographer Larry Tye spoke to The Daily Signal’s Ginny Montalbano earlier this year about RFK’s life and legacy. The following transcript has been edited for length and clarity.
Ginny Montalbano: What do you think is most misunderstood about Bobby Kennedy?
Larry Tye: I think his roots are the most misunderstood bit.
He was an iconic liberal figure, but one of the things that made him credible in building bridges was starting out working for Joe McCarthy. "
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/06/05/what-might-have-been-biographer-reflects-on-the-50th-anniversary-of-rfk-assassination/