Robert F. Kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy Assassinated in Los Angeles After California Primary Victory

1968-06-05 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

On June 5, 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles moments after declaring victory in the California Democratic presidential primary. He died 26 hours later on June 6, 1968. Kennedy’s assassination, coming just two months after the …

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Attorney General Robert Kennedy Authorizes FBI Wiretapping of Martin Luther King Jr.

1963-10-10 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

On October 10, 1963, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy signed an authorization permitting the FBI to wiretap the telephones of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference offices in New York and Atlanta. The authorization, requested by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, …

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