S2E16 The Kennedys
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1960s Civil Rights Movement, MLK, and The Kennedys
MLK called the bill “the most forthright ever presented by an American president.” He predicted that these men would “take the nation a long long way towards the realization of ideals of freedom and justice for all people.” He was talking about JFK and RFK. The Kennedy Brothers... but how did they get there?? We're talking about all of it. Starting with Bobby and Ethel's love story.
Trigger Warning: Sensitive language and violence
This is the true story of the infamous American royal family… the Kennedy family. Joe, Rose, Joe Jr., John or Jack or JFK if you will, Rosemary, Kathleen (Kick), Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Patricia (Pat) Kennedy Lawford, Robert or Bobby or RFK if you will, Jean, and Edward, or Ted (Teddy)… we’ve read all the biographies, watched all the documentaries... here is everything you need to know, complete with all the juicy details.
