Feb 16, 2016
This week at In The Past Lane, the podcast about history and why
it matters, we take a close look at Robert F. Kennedy. Here's the
lineup: 1) First up, it's a short feature on the basics of the life
of RFK.
2) Next, I speak with author Larry Tye about his new book, Bobby
Kennedy: The Making of A Liberal Icon (2016, Random House). Tye is
the author of many best-selling biographies and he's at his best in
this new look at RFK. One of the myths he's eager to dispel is the
notion that there were two, polar opposite Bobby Kennedys - the bad
boy in the 1950s who worked for Sen. Joseph McCarthy and later
waged war on organized labor and the saintly good guy in the
mid-1960s who fought for social justice.
3. And we bring you two remarkable audio clips from the 1960s.
First, an excerpt from RFK's 1968 speech, "The Mindless Menace of
Violence" and second, Ted Kennedy's eulogy for RFK two months
later. Show page with notes and credits
http://inthepastlane.com/005/