Letter Accepting Resignation of Robert F. Kennedy as Attorney General. September 3, 1964 Dear Bob: It is with regret that I have received your resignation. You have played a very vital role in the conduct of public affairs. Both President Kennedy and I sought your counsel on a wide range … Continue reading
Ethel Kennedy gives a rare interview about her life and her marriage to Robert F. Kennedy to Brian Williams and her daughter Rory Kennedy, who was making a documentary about her mother. She talks about enjoying her life surrounded by politics and says that while everything came easy to John … Continue reading
Broadcast journalist Barbara Walters shares a funny anecdote that occurred when Robert Kennedy came to a store in Rockefeller Plaza to be interviewed by the “Today” show. Walters recalls the program having to rent out this store where there lived a resident parrot. The parrot ended up unexpectedly badgering Kennedy … Continue reading
Rob Beemer and Paul Schrade were both injured during the fatal shooting of Robert F. Kennedy by Sirhan Sirhan in a Los Angeles hotel on June 5, 1968. Beemer, producer on the documentary, “Conspiracy Test: The RFK Assassination,” discusses the audio tape that has rekindled conspiracy theories on the presence of … Continue reading
Robert F. Kennedy commemorates the memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. after he was assassinated on April 4, 1968 and asks the crowd to honor King’s message of peace by not reacting violently to the news of his death.
