BackwhenRobertwaskid,hehadachanceencounterwiththenPresidentJohnF.Kennedy.Theinteractionbeganwithahelloandendedwithahandshake.Andlikemanyofuswhohavetouchedgreatness,14yearoldRobertwasleftwonderingifmaybesomeofKennedywouldstaywithhim.Backin2017,whenthisepisodefirstaired,Robertfoundhimselfstillponderingthatencounterandquestion.Andsowiththehelpofwhatwasbrandnewsciencebackthen,andahelpinghandfromNeilDegrasseTyson,hesetouttosatisfythiscuriosityonceandforall.EPISODECREDITS:Producedby-SimonAdlerwithhelpfrom-OnlyHuman:AmandaAronczyk,KennyMalone,JillianWeinbergerandElaineChen.

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