Assassination Quote by Jack Newfield

His enemies said he [Robert Kennedy] was consumed with selfish ambition, a ruthless opportunist exploiting his brother's legend. But he was too passionate and…

— Jack Newfield

A deep, black grief gripped Robert Kennedy in the months following his brother's assassination. He lost weight, fell into melancholy silences, wore his brother's…

— Thurston Clarke

“What he’d wanted before had crumbled away, leaving the truth of what Kennedy did to him. It was new, and there was a long…

— Natalie J. Damschroder

Robert Kennedy was such an inspiring figure. His interest in politics seemed to come not from a desire for power, but from a need…

— Elisabeth Shue

What interested me most about the Kennedys was the family situation. Somehow, they had created this family that lasted over time, they had a…

— Doris Kearns Goodwin

“For him (JFK) as he imagined of the British aristocracy, policies were less important than character traits such as dignity, courage, and honor. They…

— Scott Farris

“The good reporters of that era, those who were well educated and who were enlightened themselves and worked for enlightened organizations, liked the Kennedys…

— David Halberstam

When people ask what were the qualities of Bobby Kennedy that they most admired, it was first that he was tough. Second, he told…

— Emilio Estevez

You know, I am not a particular Kennedy apologist or an awed fan - I was 12 when he was murdered - but I…

— Gene Weingarten

Historians will come to their own judgments about President Kennedy. Here is how I choose to remember him. He was an heir to wealth…

— Edward Kennedy

It was fascinating what a total interest he [John F. Kennedy] had in his tradecraft of being a politician. I didn't realize before that…

— Chris Matthews

How much he was shaped by being in the hospital so much as a kid. Because he was sick, he was a reader, and…

— Chris Matthews