The gospel according to RFK : why it matters now / edited and with commentary by Norman MacAfee.

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Speeches. Selections
Main Author: Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
Other Authors: MacAfee, Norman
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, 2008.
Edition:New, revised, and expanded edition.
Subjects:
United States > Politics and government > 1963-1969.
Presidents > United States > Election > 1968.
United States > Social policy.
United States > Social conditions > 1960-1980.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
Environmental policy > United States > History > 20th century.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
Physical Description:vii, 200 pages ; 21 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • "These are not ordinary times and this is not an ordinary election" : Washington, D.C., March 16, 1968
  • Ending the war : Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, March 18, 1968
  • The other America : University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, March 18, 1968
  • Dissent in time of war : Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, March 21, 1968
  • National reconciliation : University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, March 21, 1968
  • California rallies : California, March 23, 1968 ; Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, March 24, 1968
  • The grand alliance : Salinas/Monterey, California, March 24, 1968
  • "...through the eyes of the poor" : Olvera Street, Los Angeles, California, March 24, 1968
  • The spirit of the young : Weber State College, Ogden, Utah, March 27, 1968
  • Johnson withdraws : New York City, April 1, 1968
  • Community development : Bedford-Stuyvesant, New York, April 1, 1968
  • On the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. : Indianapolis, Indiana, April 4, 1968
  • On the mindless menace of violence : Cleveland, Ohio, April 5, 1968
  • In Black America : Fort Wayne, Indiana, April 10, 1968 ; Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, April 11, 1968
  • The art of peace : Portland, Oregon, April 17, 1968
  • Celebration in Brooklyn : Bedford-Stuyvesant, New York, April 18, 1968
  • Ending hunger and malnutrition : Washington, D.C., April 23, 1968
  • No more Vietnams : Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, April 24, 1968
  • Health care : Indiana University Medical School, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 26, 1968
  • The American farmland : Otoe County Courthouse, Nebraska City, Nebraska, May 10, 1968 ; Brookings, South Dakota, May 11, 1968
  • The question of welfare : press release, May 19, 1968
  • The new politics : San Francisco, California, May 21, 1968
  • Cleaning our air and our waters : press release, May 26, 1968
  • Victory : Los Angeles, California, June 4, 1968.