Season 1 – Bobby Kennedy for President

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Paul H @RT61271195 09/20/2023 I was 10 when Robert Kennedy was assassinated, and I remember the day we found out about it. My parents were more into Eugene McCarthy, they didn't fully trust him, but I liked RFK, because for some reason as a 10 year old I liked JFK. I was a little bit of a political head back then. Anyway, I learned a lot more about the man from this TV show, and was very moved by his evolution as a human being over the five years that he was alive after his brother was killed in front of the world. Bobby had a profound effect on this country, on me, and was very inspiring. Well done Documentary. See more MATTHEW R @Irenaeus777 08/18/2023 While the production is top-notch, the doc fails in what a doc should aim to do: tell the truth as unbiasedly as possible. This doc, rather, serves as an encomium, a hymn to RFK. The Kennedys are presented without a sport or blemish. This obsequiousness soaks through every layer. For example, JFK's massive failures are skipped over and we are led to believe that, albeit a bit too slowly, he was a hero for American minorities. We are led to believe that the US went off the rails once Nixon was elected even though Nixon relaxed Cold War hostility, began moving the US out of Vietnam, and supported further Civil Rights legislation. Finally, the doc has a bizarre fascination with the totally unfounded and long-debunked conspiracy theory around RFK's assassination. The doc does not mention that Sirhan confessed to the assassination or that he gave his motivation as retaliation against RFK's pro-Israel measures. Instead, we hear undefined and murky talk about "the courts failing." We are left with an incredible suggestion that the security guard—whose weapon didn't match the bullets that killed RFK—was probably to blame because he had some unsavory opinions about minorities. Thus, although the doc looks good, it is, in the end, little more than a paranoid and uncritical sermon, worshipping RFK as a proxy for current far Left political causes. See more 05/07/2018 Outstanding series about an amazingly interesting figure during an iconic era of American history. See more 05/02/2018 i recommend the new documentary bobby kennedy for president on netflix. it's a very well edited documentary about an extraordinary, charismatic, and determined politician. for those interested in american history and those who wish to learn about politics, this is essential viewinG. See more 04/27/2018 I thought we now hated woman assaulting/abusing white entitled men? This man was toilet bowl scum. Look at what he did to his wife? Look how he treated her. He planned the killing of foreign leaders. If you like fascist style propaganda then by all means enjoy being brainwashed by the people who created this crap. See more Read all reviews

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