John R. Hickman Audio Collection. 1925 - 1975. Sound Recordings of Historical Radio Broadcasts, World War II Government Documentaries, and Popular Radio Shows. 1906 - 1993. Lyndon Johnson Addresses the Nation After the Shooting of Robert Kennedy

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John R. Hickman Audio Collection. 1925 - 1975. Sound Recordings of Historical Radio Broadcasts, World War II Government Documentaries, and Popular Radio Shows. 1906 - 1993. Lyndon Johnson Addresses the Nation After the Shooting of Robert Kennedy

1968

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1877331

This sound recording captures President Johnson's words of shock and dismay following the (what was to become fatal) shooting of Senator Robert Kennedy. In his remarks, Johnson described Kennedy as "a young leader of uncommon energy and dedication...whose voice and example has touched millions throughout the entire world."

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National Archives at College Park

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SNAC Resource ID: 6423038

National Archives at College Park

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Kennedy, Robert F. (Robert Francis), 1925-1968

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Robert Francis Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968), also referred to by his initials RFK and occasionally by the nickname Bobby, was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 64th United States Attorney General from January 1961 to September 1964, and as a U.S. Senator from New York from January 1965 until his assassination in June 1968. He was the brother of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Senator Edward Moore Kennedy. Kennedy and his brothers were born into a wealthy,...