Who was Bobby Kennedy?
By the time Bobby Kennedy was killed he was just 42, frozen in time as the eternal younger brother, the tragic contender rather than the champion. In terms of a legacy, Jeffrey Buchanan, spokesperson for the Robert F Kennedy Memorial human rights foundation, points to the “gospel of political hope” that Kennedy delivered – inspiring people to believe that political action could make a difference. And in terms of what was lost – “You can’t know what would have been, but we lost an exceptional leader – he would have become president and quickly ended the war in Vietnam, he would have worked extremely hard in the areas of racial justice and poverty,” says Mr Edelman. But it’s difficult to predict how such a youthful politician as Robert Kennedy’s views would have developed. Bobby Kennedy was the kind of political figure that does not come around that often, and sadly that we are lacking in the world today. He inspired people, he had a clear vision based on hope, and people believed in him
