Joining us, his newest book, called, Bobby Kennedy, a raging spirit. Mr. Matthews, you refer to mr. Kennedy as a misfit. Why . Imagine growing up the younger brother of two big strapping older brothers, jo kennedy, jr. , jack kennedy, both six footers, healthy, wellfed, confident, elegant, popular. He is this little guy. His father called him a runt. Ignoredtl him. He was sort of the irish kid that was not going to get the land. He was not going to inherit anything. I think what happened was, that helped him develop empathy. That was great thing he had. He could emphasize with people in trouble. Poor whites in appalachia, blacks in mississippi delta. Blacks, live living on mow lassies with extended stomachs like they were in africa. He was interested in people that had no votes for him, native americans on reservations. Even joe mccarthy, when he was killing himself with booze. He cared about him and. It had a lot to do with the fact that he was overlooked. Cspan what was the relations