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In reply to the discussion: 1968 (Your Help, Please!) [View all]H2O Man
(73,536 posts)discuss "current events" at the table, during our evening meal. But, of course, my four older siblings were far more liberal than our parents -- who were FDR Democrats.
What used to be interesting for my brothers and I was to listen in, when my father's brothers visited. Dad was one of 14; several of his brothers were in the state police and military intelligence (and Dad's cousins were FBI). One of my favorite uncles was ONI; he was very high-ranking in the programs for SE Asia. Although he was a wonderful uncle, he reflected the intense anti-Kennedy passions that his group felt. He thought JFK was a "communist," and you can imagine how strongly he despised RFK in 1967-68.
Towards the end of my uncle's life, I sent him photos with some of the cards and letters I mailed him. Without thinking, I once included a photo of my oldest son, with RFK, Jr., who had offered him an internship at Pace that summer. (Robert didn't realize my boy was only 13! He was a big kid, very mature, and could grow a thick, full beard by age 12.) My aunt gave me a line of shit that I'll never forget -- "How could you do that to your uncle?" ....blah, blah, blah.