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Ep. 70: Bobby Kennedy and His Enemies (Part 2)

The Re-Education with Eli Lake

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Bobby Kennedy's Chrysalis

Many historians argue that the man himself was transformed. This is when Bobby Kennedy turns on the Vietnam War. When he aligns himself with Caesar Chavez and his movement to achieve dignity for the migrant farm workers of California, this is when Bobby's character morphed from tough to tender. He felt compelled to vanquish them, just as he felt compelled toVanquish the scourge of communism and union corruption before.

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