Robert F. Kennedy Assassination 50th Anniversary
Not long after midnight on June 5, 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy (D-NY) was shot and mortally wounded in the Los Angeles…
The LBJ Tapes: Calls With Robert Kennedy
2018-06-02T18:06:30-04:00https://images.c-span.org/defaults/capitol.jpgC-SPAN Radio notes the 50th anniversary of Robert Kennedy’s assassination with calls with President Johnson. Topics include the Civil Rights Act and racial unrest after its enactment and the war in Vietnam. Also, part of Robert Kennedy’s last speech, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on June 5, 1968 and his brother Edward’s heartfelt tribute at the funeral on June 8. Evan Thomas, whose books include Robert Kennedy: His Life, talked about Robert Kennedy.
Note: Some language may be offensive.
Note: Some language may be offensive.
C-SPAN Radio notes the 50th anniversary of Robert Kennedy’s assassination with calls with President Johnson. Topics include the Civil Rights Act and… read more
C-SPAN Radio notes the 50th anniversary of Robert Kennedy’s assassination with calls with President Johnson. Topics include the Civil Rights Act and racial unrest after its enactment and the war in Vietnam. Also, part of Robert Kennedy’s last speech, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on June 5, 1968 and his brother Edward’s heartfelt tribute at the funeral on June 8. Evan Thomas, whose books include Robert Kennedy: His Life, talked about Robert Kennedy.
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- Lyndon Baines Johnson U.S. President [D] United States
- Ted Kennedy U.S. Senator [D] Massachusetts
- Robert F. Kennedy Attorney General Department of Justice
- Evan Thomas Author
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