{"id":53354,"date":"2013-05-29T13:18:52","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T17:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/?p=53354"},"modified":"2013-05-29T15:59:13","modified_gmt":"2013-05-29T19:59:13","slug":"plimpton-and-bobby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/2013\/05\/29\/plimpton-and-bobby\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>Plimpton!<\/em> and Bobby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/66351947\" height=\"281\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Writes filmmaker Tom Bean,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>George and Robert Kennedy were close friends for many years, and their relationship weaves into George\u2019s story in interesting ways. Bobby had encouraged George to marry his first wife, Freddy, while they were all traveling on the \u201968 presidential campaign together (George was making appearances and speeches on behalf of the campaign). Later, when Kennedy was assassinated at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, George dove on the attacker and helped disarm him. We spoke with Robert Kennedy Jr. about his memories of George\u2019s relationship with his parents, and I think he perfectly articulated George\u2019s love of adventure and his whole-hearted embrace of life.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Plimpton!<a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmlinc.com\/films\/all\/2013\/05\/22\" target=\"_blank\"><em> is playing<\/em><\/a> <em>at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center at Lincoln Center.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Writes filmmaker Tom Bean, George and Robert Kennedy were close friends for many years, and their relationship weaves into George\u2019s story in interesting ways. 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