An Associated Press reporter, remembering Vogt’s name, telephoned him. Vogt didn’t back down. Maybe he was pleased to have someone seeking his opinion. He said he wouldn’t vote for Kennedy. “The last thing this country needs is more people,” he told the reporter. “And the next to last, in my opinion, is a president of the United States who sets such a bad example.” The comments were swiftly disavowed by Planned Parenthood. A month later, Kennedy was assassinated in Los Angeles. A month after that, on July 11, 1968, Vogt killed himself in his apartment. He left a note whose contents were never
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