Robert F. Kennedy and the 1968 Indiana Primary

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Robert F. Kennedy and the 1968 Indiana Primary Robert F. Kennedy and the 1968 Indiana Primary Ray E. Boomhower Indiana University Press Bloomington and Indianapolis Portions of this book previously appeared in the spring 1997 and winter 1999 issues of the Indiana Historical Society publication Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History. This book is a publication of Indiana University Press 601 North Morton Street Bloomington, IN 47404-3797 USA http://iupress.indiana.edu Telephone orders 800-842-6796 Fax orders 812-855-7931 Orders by e-mail iuporder@indiana.edu© 2008 by Ray E. Boomhower All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Boomhower, Ray E., date Robert F. Kennedy and the 1968 Indiana primary / Ray E. Boomhower. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-253-35089-3 (cloth) 1. Kennedy, Robert F., 1925–1968. 2. Kennedy, Robert F., 1925–1968— Oratory. 3. Presidential candidates—United States—Biography. 4. Political campaigns—Indiana—History—20th century. 5. Primaries—Indiana—History— 20th century. 6. Indiana—Politics and government—20th century. 7. United States—Politics and government—1963–1969. 8. Speeches, addresses, etc., American. 9. Legislators—United States—Biography. 10. United States. Congress. Senate— Biography. I. Title. E840.8.K4B66 2008 973.922—dc22 2007031882 1 2 3 4 5 13 12 11 10 09 08 For the two most important women in my life: my wife, Megan, and my late mother, Joyce Holdren Let’s dedicate ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago: to tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world. Let us dedicate ourselves to that, and say a prayer for our country and for our people. Rober t F. Kennedy, Apr il 4, 1968, Indianapol is ...