If you’ve read this blog for awhile, you’ve probably gotten the hint that I’m one of those rare progressives who doesn’t care much for the Kennedys. I know you’re not supposed to judge the art by the behavior of the artist, but I just can’t separate the political and the personal to the extent the Kennedys require. Still, this heartfelt 1969 clip of Merv Griffin interviewing family matriarch Rose the year after Robert’s assassination is certainly worth watching.