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In reply to the discussion: This is a time of shame and sorrow. It is not a day for politics. [View all]Samantha
(9,314 posts)I have read that the speech he gave following Martin Luther King's assassination was one Robert Kennedy composed on the spot. That truly is remarkable. I think there have probably only been a handful of speeches of such magnitude rendered in that fashion; so few would be capable of doing so. But it also denotes that the words are from the heart and not just some paragraphs put together by a speechwriter.
His brother's assassination devastated me. Robert Kennedy's I simply could not believe. It has always been my belief he ran for President to find out more about his brother's assassination and who was involved. I believe he felt that was the only place from which he could acquire the information he desperately sought.
Martin Luther King's assassination hurt and saddened me but it did not surprise me. I think that must have been because he himself expected it would happen one day and voiced that probability openly.
Three men in our history who we will always remember but know can never be replaced -- Martin Luther King, John F. Kennedy and his brother Robert.
Sam