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Robert F. Kennedy and the 1968 Indiana primary
| Title | Robert F. Kennedy and the 1968 Indiana primary |
| Names | Boomhower, Ray E. |
| Book Number | DBC01214 |
| Title Status | Download Only |
| Medium | Digital Book |
| Download Link | Downloadable talking book. |
| Annotation | "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 rally to be held in the heart of the city's African American community. On that cold and windy evening, Kennedy broke the news of King's death in an impassioned, extemporaneous speech on the need for compassion in the face of violence. It has proven to be one of the great speeches in American political history." "Marking the 40th anniversary of Kennedy's Indianapolis speech, this book explains what brought the politician to Indiana that day, and explores the characters and events of the 1968 Indiana Democratic presidential primary in which Kennedy, who was an underdog, had a decisive victory." Unrated. |
| Narrator | Brake, Dennis. |
| Local Subject | Biography & Autobiography - BIO |
| Adult Book - AD | |
| Adult Non-Fiction - AN | |
| Politics and Government - POL | |
| Current Events / Contemporary Issues - CON | |
| History, United States - HUS | |
| History - HST | |
| Audience Notes | Unrated. Commercial Audio |
| Male narrator. |
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| LC Subject | Presidential candidates - United States - Biography |
| Political campaigns - Indiana - History - 20th century |
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| Primaries - Indiana - History - 20th century |
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| Indiana - Politics and government - 20th century |
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| United States - Politics and government - 1963-1969 |
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| Speeches, addresses, etc., American |
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| Legislators - United States - Biography |
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| Downloadable books |
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| Nonfiction |
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| Talking books |
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| Call Number | 973.922 ANF |
| Language | English |
| Released | 2008 |
| Publication Info | Indianapolis, IN : Indiana State Library, Indiana Talking Book and Braille Library, 2008 |
| Original Publication | Recorded from: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2008. |