Justice Rising
University of South Carolina history professor Patricia Sullivan examined Robert Kennedy’s role in the civil rights movement. This was a virtual event hosted by the John F. Kennedy President…
209 viewsUniversity of South Carolina history professor Patricia Sullivan examined Robert Kennedy’s role in the civil rights movement. This was a virtual event hosted by the John F. Kennedy President…
209 viewsHistorian Matthew Algeo chronicled Robert Kennedy’s visit to Appalachia in the winter of 1967-68 and how it fueled his interest to run for president.
598 viewsIn Indianapolis on April 4th, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy announced to a waiting crowd that Martin Luther King, Jr. had been assassinated. Historian Ray Boomhower recounted the events leading up…
2,138 viewsIndependent investigator and author Lisa Pease gave an illustrated talk about her book, A Lie Too Big to Fail: The Real History of the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. For the past 25 yea…
6,763 viewsNot long after midnight on June 5, 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy (D-NY) was shot and mortally wounded in the Los Angeles Ambassador Hotel. He had just delivered a victory speech after winn…
3,950 viewsAuthors Jules Witcover and John Bohrer spoke with U.S. Senate Historian Emeritus Donald Ritchie about Robert F. Kennedy’s political legacy 50 years after his assassination during the 1968 pr…
612 viewsLarry Tye talked about his book Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon, in which he remembers the personal life and political career of Robert F. Kennedy.
1,634 viewsNew York Sen. Robert F. Kennedy announced he was running for president on March 16, 1968. Several members of Congress and two of his descendants marked the 50th anniversary of that announcem…
1,966 viewsThis CBS News special report covers the life and assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy (D-New York) who was shot and killed at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles after winning the Califor…
2,495 viewsThis CBS News report covered Senator Robert F. Kennedy (D-NY) announcing his bid for the 1968 presidential nomination, challenging sitting President Lyndon B. Johnson. The announcement and p…
10,511 viewsChris Matthews talked about his book about the life of Bobby Kennedy and responded to viewer questions and comments about his book. He spoke at the 2017 Miami Book Fair
491 viewsChris Matthews talked about his book Bobby Kennedy, in which he recounts the life of the former senator and presidential candidate. He spoke at the 2017 Miami Book Fair.
2,154 viewsJohn Bohrer, author of The Revolution of Robert Kennedy: From Power to Protest After JFK, and Steven Levingston, author of Kennedy and King: The President, the Pastor, and the Battle over Ci…
806 viewsJournalist Walter Mears talked about his time covering the campaign, administration, and assassination of President John F. Kennedy. He spoke about his time on Kennedy’s campaign and his per…
539 viewsPatricia Sullivan talked about Robert Kennedy and the civil rights movement of the 1960s. She spoke about his early encounters with racism and the evolution of his politics and principles. R…
579 viewsShortly after midnight on June 5, 1968, U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy was shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. He died the next day. Sirhan Sirhan was arr…
2,138 viewsJoseph Palermo discussed his book, In His Own Right: The Political Odyssey of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, published by Columbia University Press. The book merges the public life of Robert…
296 viewsMarch 16, 2008 marked the 40th anniversary of Robert F. Kennedy’s announcement of his candidacy for president of the United States. Historical film footage from the 1968 campaign was shown. …
1,201 viewsThe John F. Kennedy Library hosted a panel discussion on Robert Kennedy’s life and how he might have responded to issues today. An excerpt from a 1968 film about Kennedy was shown, and the m…
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