# RFK Jr. Speech impediment?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 3, 2010, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-speech-impediment/545372 "2010-07-03T00:31:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![ltfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@ltfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ltfire)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2010, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-speech-impediment/545372/1 "2010-07-03T00:31:20Z")

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Does Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have a speech impediment?  
I watched him last night on Olbermanns show, and he seems to huff when he talks. The great Katherine Hepburn did this also. Does he have a medical problem?

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**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-speech-impediment/545372/2 "2010-07-03T00:53:54Z")

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nevermind

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2010, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-speech-impediment/545372/3 "2010-07-03T04:50:26Z")

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Yes, he has a medical problem. I once started a thread on the same subject, but don’t remember the name of his condition.

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**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2010, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-speech-impediment/545372/4 "2010-07-03T05:25:47Z")

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> [@panache45](#):
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> Yes, he has a medical problem. I once started a thread on the same subject, but don’t remember the name of his condition.

[Here it is](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=473836&highlight=kennedy). Spasmodic dysphonia, according to the thread.