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obama12
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« on: January 09, 2011, 07:28:48 PM » |
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It was early in the morning on June 5, 1968. Robert F. Kennedy, one of the frontrunners for the Democratic Nomination and brother of former President John F. Kennedy had just won the important California Primary, and with it, a new wave of momentum. After Kennedy's victory speech he went through a kitchen to get to another ballroom. As he walked through the kitchen to a press conference. Rafer Johnson. a Kennedy bodyguard saw a man that had what looked like a pistol in his hand. As he took it out of his pocket, Johnson who believed he was going to shoot the Senator tackled and disarmed the man, who was later identified to be anti-zoinist Sirhan Sirhan, was arrested and later convicted on charges to kill the Senator. After the assassination attempt, Kennedy was rushed up to a room at the hotel. He was later assigned full time Secret Service protection. After the attempt on Kennedy's life, Democrats focused on who would win the nomination. The current delegate total was as follows.
Hubert Humphrey 561
Robert F. Kennedy 393
Eugene "Gene" McCarthy 258
Humphrey, Kennedy, or McCarthy: Who will it be?
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