Why people recommend it
After Camelot by J. Randy Taraborrelli is a biographical examination of the Kennedy family dynasty. Robert Evans discussed the book on Behind the Bastards during the RFK Jr. episodes in July and August of 2024. Evans used the text to explore early reporting on RFK Jr. and his wife Mary, noting that it cited Bobby's claims regarding her struggles with drinking and frequent violent outbursts. He quoted from a torn affidavit filed by Bobby in the New York Supreme Court in 2011, which alleged years of victimization and physical abuse by Mary, and he referenced the book's framing of this turbulent history as a bleak coda to her life. Furthermore, Evans cited the book while recounting various family anecdotes, such as a Kennedy cousin recalling childhood memories to authors Horowitz and Collier, Bobby Kennedy Jr. describing Lim as a paternal figure, and a former member of the Hyannisport Terrors sharing stories about shooting off firecrackers. Evans also utilized a specific passage from the book to illustrate a prank carried out by the young Kennedy boys.
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Robert Evans — 7 mentions
“and a lot of this is not known at the time of the writing of books like after Camelot which cites Bobby's claims about Mary's drinking and her regular violent outbursts”
“and after Camelot quote based on a torn affidavit Bobby filed in Westchester County's New York Supreme Court on September 16th 2011 he had been victimized by Mary for many years to the extent that physical abuse was involved”
“the author of after Camelot describes this as like a bleak Koda to her whole life story you know been a lonely”
“one of the Kennedy cousins who's you know in the compound of the family later recalled to horowits and colier for their book”
“in the book after camalot Bobby told author Jay Randy Tera barelli quote in many ways limb was a father to me”
“statistically one former member of the hyannisport Terrors later claimed to the author of the book after Camelot quote we'd shoot off firecrackers”
“and I think the most telling passage from this period uh comes from I'm going to read a passage from the book after Camelot describing this one”