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As he speaks, he completely breaks down.
I thought, what is happening in America?
To lose Martin Luther King Jr., and then two months later, Bobby Kennedy?
It was too much, he manages after a few seconds.
While Kennedy is certainly treated with great reverence, his flaws and shortcomings are not ignored.
No members of the Kennedy family speak to Porter on-camera.
But it doesnt go far enough down any rabbit holes to make a definitive case.
When engaging in any political flashbacking right now, its tempting to reflect on our current moment.
That, too, is a hard-to-avoid impulse inBobby Kennedy for President.
Even a third-grader would see that and draw a straight line from 1968 to 2018.
When Kennedy tells a reporter, We shouldnt just deplore the violence, deplore the lawlessness.
Moments like that make you understand what John Lewis is still crying about five decades later.
