I liked RFK because he was tough and pugnacious; there is little mystery as to why JFK had Bobby deal with the USSR during the Cuban Missile Crisis instead of someone from the State Department. RFK was also noted for his pursuit of prosecution against organized crime when he was the US Attorney General and he also scared the bejesus out of J. Edgar Hoover, who feared, if RFK became President, he would be ousted as head of the FBI, something even JFK was loath to do; RFK was a great combination of human and humane compassion and pragmatic toughness, something lacking in the years since his death...
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