Are you sure you aren’t confusing Robert Kennedy with Martin Luther King? Many resources say Kennedy was 5’9” -5’10”. MLK was 5’6”.
How could I confuse Kennedy with King when I interviewed both of them. I don't care what was "said" about Robert Kennedy. I stood right in front of him (on camera) and we are the exact same size! I saw the Coke case being placed behind the podium. By the way, Kennedy was one of the smartest men I ever met. King, not so much.