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Tom Udall: “One of the criticisms of him was that he was too young to be President. He said well, I'm doing something about that…”

On the recordMarch 3, 2009
One of the criticisms of him was that he was too young to be President. He said well, I'm doing something about that every day.
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Tom Udall
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Udall reflects on Robert Kennedy's response to age criticism during his presidential campaign.

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