In the days following November 22, 1963, the grief that struck Robert F. Kennedy was profound and all-consuming. Circa November 23, Bobby spent the night before his brother John F. Kennedy’s funeral alone in the Lincoln Bedroom at the White House. His friend Charles Spalding later recalled leaving him there, only to hear Bobby dissolve into uncontrollable sobs, crying out, “Why, God?!” The tragedy of losing a brother who had been both a political partner and personal confidant weighed heavily on