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Robert F. Kennedy and the 1968 Indiana primary / Ray E. Boomhower.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Boomhower, Ray E., 1959-
- United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Legislators--United States--Biography.
- Legislators.
- Political campaigns--Indiana--History--20th century.
- Political campaigns.
- Presidential candidates--United States--Biography.
- Presidential candidates.
- Primaries--Indiana--History--20th century.
- Primaries.
- Speeches, addresses, etc., American.
- Indiana--Politics and government--20th century.
- Indiana.
- United States--Politics and government--1963-1969.
- United States.
- United States. Congress. Senate--Biography.
- Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968--Oratory.
- Kennedy, Robert F.
- Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (208 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- Mode of access: Internet from Federal Bureau of Investigation web site. Address as of 7/23/08: http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/rfk.htm; current access available via PURL.
- Summary:
- On April 4, 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., arrived in Indiana to campaign for the Indiana Democratic presidential primary. As Kennedy prepared to fly from an appearance in Muncie to Indianapolis, he learned that civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., had been shot outside his hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. Before his plane landed in Indianapolis, Kennedy heard the news that King had died. Despite warnings from Indianapolis police that they could not guarantee his safety, and brushing off concerns from his own staff, Kennedy decided to proceed with plans to address an outdoor
- Contents:
- Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 A Landmark for Peace; 2 The Decision; 3 The Governor; 4 The Speech; 5 The Campaign; 6 The Voters Speak; 7 The Train; Appendix: Robert F. Kennedy's Speech in Indianapolis, April 4, 1968; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613648013
- 9781280671081
- 1280671084
- 9780253007759
- 0253007755
- OCLC:
- 796827231
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