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Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-WJB-02
In this interview Brady discusses Robert F. Kennedy's [RFK] decision to run for Senate in 1964; the 1964 Democratic National Convention; working on RFK’s 1964 campaign; numerous speeches made on RFK’s behalf during his Senate campaign; other RFK campaign supporters; appealing to the Jewish and Italian communities of New York during RFK’s Senate campaign; working with Lyndon B. Johnson’s 1964 presidential campaign; RFK’s mood during his 1964 campaign; the “empty chair debate” in 1964; Brady’s relationship with RFK; how RFK reached his decision to run for President in 1968; the Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner; and the battle for delegates among the different candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1968, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-PM-01
This interview covers JFK’s military service during World War II and Munroe’s coverage of the 1960 and 1968 presidential campaigns, among other topics.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-GCS-02
This interview focuses on the role of media in Robert F. Kennedy’s [RFK] 1968 campaign, television spots during the campaign, and RFK’s social and political relationships, among other topics.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-GCS-01
This interview focuses on the aftermath of John F. Kennedy’s assassination, Stevens’ friendship with Robert F. Kennedy [RFK], and RFK’s decision to run for president in 1968, among other topics.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JEN-02
In this interview Nolan discusses Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] as “very sparing... [with] his own opinions;” the meeting in New York on March 13, 1968, to discuss RFK’s presidential candidacy; Nolan’s return to California and setting up RFK’s campaign headquarters and staff there; decisions about purchasing campaign materials and printing petition forms; picking a California delegation for RFK; and bringing people into the campaign, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-DLH-01
In this interview Hackett discusses meeting Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] for the first time at Milton Academy and their continued friendship; working on John F. Kennedy's 1960 presidential campaign, including observations of other members of the campaign staff; the lead up to and working on RFK’s 1968 presidential campaign, including tensions between three different camps and Edward M. Kennedy’s role in the campaign; how RFK changed over the course of his 1968 campaign; and why Hackett thought RFK would have been an unpopular President, among other issues.