2008, ISBN: 9780253007759

eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), This account of a dramatic moment, and a classic speech, is ';a must-read for anyone interested in presidential politics' (Indiana Magazine of History).On Ap… Plus…

eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), This account of a dramatic moment, and a classic speech, is ';a must-read for anyone interested in presidential politics' (Indiana Magazine of History).On April 4, 1968, Senator Robert F.Kennedy Jr., arrived in Indiana to campaign for the state's 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 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. This book explains what brought the politician to Indiana that day, and explores the characters and events of the 1968 Indiana Democratic presidential primaryin which Kennedy, who had been an underdog, would go on to a decisive victory. [PU: Indiana University Press], Seiten: 192, Indiana University Press, 2008<

ISBN: 9780253007759

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 t… Plus…

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.; PDF; History & Transport > Humamities > Regional & national history > History of the Americas, Pearson Education Limited<

ISBN: 9780253007759

Robert F. Kennedy - And the 1968 Indiana Primary: ab 17.99 € eBooks > Fachthemen & Wissenschaft > Politikwissenschaft Indiana University Press eBook als epub, Indiana University Press

2008, ISBN: 9780253007759

And the 1968 Indiana Primary, eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), [PU: Indiana University Press], Indiana University Press, 2008

2008, ISBN: 9780253007759

eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), [PU: Indiana University Press], Indiana University Press, 2008