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Robert F. Kennedy and the 1968 Indiana Primary
Ray E. Boomhower
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Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages, 30 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; 3JJPK; HBJK; JPHC; JPHF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 11. Weight in Grams: 298.
On April 4, 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., arrived in Indiana to campaign for the Indiana Democratic presidential primary. As Kennedy boarded his flight 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. While on the plane, Kennedy heard the news that King had died. Despite warnings from Indianapolis police that they could not guarantee Kennedy's safety, and brushing off concerns from his own staff, Kennedy decided to proceed with plans to address an outdoor rally to be held in the ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253023780
SKU
V9780253023780
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About Ray E. Boomhower
Ray E. Boomhower is the author of John Bartlow Martin: A Voice for the Underdog (IUP, 2015) and The People's Choice: Congressman Jim Jontz of Indiana. He is Senior Director of the Indiana Historical Society Press, where he edits Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History
Reviews for Robert F. Kennedy and the 1968 Indiana Primary
You do not have to be from Indiana to read this book. Insights on politics and electioneering in the United States abound.
H-Net Reviews
Well-written and handsomely packaged in the style of Kennedy's campaign flyers, Robert F. Kennedy and the 1968 Indiana Primary will likely stand as the definitive historical account of that contest. . . . this ... Read more
H-Net Reviews
Well-written and handsomely packaged in the style of Kennedy's campaign flyers, Robert F. Kennedy and the 1968 Indiana Primary will likely stand as the definitive historical account of that contest. . . . this ... Read more