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Mar 23

RFK Gives Update on JFK Memorial Library

Mar. 23, 1964 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy said today that $5 million, or half the sum required, had been raised for the John...

Mar 22

Reuther Cool to Endorsement of RFK for VP

Mar. 22, 1964 - Walter Reuther, president of the United Automobile Workers, today brushed aside a proposal that the union endorse...

Mar 17

RFK Speaks in Scranton

Mar. 17, 1964 - “I appreciate it, but I think it’s out of place.” In soft-spoken tones, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy was reacting...

Mar 17

Mrs. Kennedy Visits JFK’s Grave on St. Patrick’s Day

Mar. 17, 1964 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy placed a sprig of shamrock on her husband’s grave in Arlington National Cemetery today. She...

Mar 12

RFK: No Feud with Johnson

Mar. 12, 1964 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy today refuted reports of a feud between him and President Johnson. “I have read these...

Mar 10

Committee to Draft RFK for VP Incorporated in Wisconsin

Mar. 10, 1964 - A committee to draft Robert F. Kennedy for Vice President filed incorporation papers in Wisconsin today. The group is...

Mar 7

Lodge Casts Shadow over New Hampshire Primary

Mar. 7, 1964 - The final weekend of the New Hampshire primary campaign opened today with a flurry of activity that projected two...

Mar 6

New Hampshire Governor: RFK Write-In Campaign to Continue

Mar. 6, 1964 - New Hampshire Governor John King said today that the “spontaneous combustion” of the write-in movement for Robert F....

Mar 5

Write-In Campaign for RFK

Mar. 5, 1964 - A growing write-in campaign may produce more votes for Robert F. Kennedy for Vice President than Lyndon B. Johnson will...

Mar 4

Millions Pledged for JFK Library

Mar. 4, 1964 - Fourteen noted architects in this country and abroad will serve on a design advisory committee for the John F. Kennedy...

Mar 4

Hoffa Convicted

Mar. 4, 1964 - The Federal government finally got a conviction against Teamsters president James Hoffa today when a jury in Chattanooga,...

Dec 20, 2023

Attorney General Gives Christmas Party at Justice Department

Dec. 20, 1963 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy gave a Christmas party today, a party that was planned long before an assassin’s...

Dec 9, 2023

Hoffa Denies Kennedy Quote

Dec. 9, 1963 - James R. Hoffa (pictured right in 1958) said today the press had taken out of context a statement he issued after...

Dec 6, 2023

JFK Awarded Posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom

Dec. 6, 1963 - John F. Kennedy today joined the roster of 31 civilian leaders whom he had personally approved to receive the new...

Dec 4, 2023

Robert Kennedy Returns to Work

Dec. 4, 1963 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy returned to his desk at the Justice Department today, but he did not say how long he...

Nov 22, 2023

President Kennedy’s Body Taken to Naval Hospital at Bethesda

Nov. 22, 1963 - After the Presidential jet landed at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland at 5:58 p.m., the coffin containing President...

Nov 21, 2023

Robert Kennedy to Stay Attorney General but “Plans Could Change”

Nov. 21, 1963 - Robert F. Kennedy said today he planned to remain in his Attorney General’s post. There had been reports he would resign...

Oct 15, 2023

Robert Kennedy Testifies on Behalf of Civil Rights Bill

Oct. 15, 1963 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy pleaded with the House Judiciary Committee today to put aside partisanship and agree...

Sep 25, 2023

RFK Commends LAPD in Fight Against Organized Crime

Sept. 25, 1963 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy today commended the Los Angeles Police Department for its fight against organized...

Sep 25, 2023

RFK Testifies before Senate Committee on Organized Crime

Sept. 25, 1963 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy (pictured with Senator Edmund Muskie) said today that organized crime had become a...