Hawking Is One of the Great Joys of My Life

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I started hawking when I was 9 years old. My uncle, President Kennedy, was in the White House at the time. A lot of people were talking about Camelot, and I read a book about Camelot and the young King Arthur called “The Once and Future King” by T.H. White. He was a British falconer who had a chapter in the book about young King Arthur learning falconry. It was very detailed and to me absolutely riveting. RFK, Jr.’s Policies + PoliticsRead More

I started hawking when I was 9 years old. My uncle, President Kennedy, was in the White House at the time. A lot of people were talking about Camelot, and I read a book about Camelot and the young King Arthur called “The Once and Future King” by T.H. White. He was a British falconer who had a chapter in the book about young King Arthur learning falconry. It was very detailed and to me absolutely riveting. 

I became obsessed after reading that book, and I told my Dad and Mom that’s what I wanted to do. There’s not been any time in my life since then that I haven’t had birds and haven’t been involved in the sport. It’s one of the great joys of my life.

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