The Rise of RFK Jr.

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🗓️ 24 November 2025

⏱️ 118 minutes

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Tracing the dramatic and controversial rise of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., FRONTLINE examines how the scion of a storied dynasty endured tragedy and scandal, broke with the Democratic Party and his family, stoked conspiracy theories, and is reshaping government and public health.

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0:12.6	Right now, here is the audio cast of the Rise of RFK Jr.
0:20.7	Music Robert of, Jr.
0:39.1	His goal will be to make America healthy again.
0:43.4	Senator Kennedy has been shot.
0:45.2	The young man whose father just was assassinated.
0:47.6	This is an inescapable trauma.
0:49.4	Once you start seeing the world through a conspiratorial lens,
0:52.9	I think you start to see conspiracies everywhere.
0:55.0	They're not playing by the rules. They're not using gold standard science. They're not using evidence.
1:00.0	He's the most famous Kennedy in America right now.
1:02.0	Now on Frontline, the rise of RFK Jr.
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