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RFK's Shooting Turned Photographer into Historian

Jun 6th, 2008 · Photojournalist Bill Eppridge was following Sen. Robert Kennedy into the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel when shots rang out. Despite a request for photographers to leave, he remained in the room, sensing he should document the moment.

Keywords: historian · Sen · Photographs · kitchen · Robert Kennedy · RFK · Ambassador Hotel · sensing · Photojournalist Bill Eppridge

Robert Kennedy: Delivering News of King's Death

Apr 4th, 2008 · When Robert Kennedy spoke to a crowd in Indianapolis, few knew that Martin Luther King Jr. had been assassinated earlier that evening. In delivering the shocking news 40 years ago, Kennedy compared King's death to that of his own brother.

Keywords: Kings · deaths · assassination · Martin Luther King Jr · Robert · Kennedy · Robert Kennedy · Indianapolis

Historian Arthur Schlesinger Dies **

Mar 1st, 2007 · Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. died of a heart attack Wednesday night. He was 89. Schlesinger's books included Robert Kennedy and His Times, the Kennedy administration chronicle A Thousand Days and The Age of Jackson.

Keywords: administration · historian · Pulitzer Prize · Kennedy · chronicles · Arthur · Robert Kennedy · Schlesinger · Schlesinger Jr · His Times · Thousand Days · The Age of Jackson

Wikipedia to Require Contributors to Register

Dec 6th, 2005 · The founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, says users will now be required to register before they can create articles. The change comes amid complaints by journalist John Seigenthaler; his biography on the Web site claimed he was a suspect in the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and his brother, Robert Kennedy. Siegenthaler and Wales discuss the change in a follow up to a previous program on accuracy and accountability at Wikipedia.

Keywords: Complaints · assassination · registered · Wikipedia · Wal · founder · Kennedy · articles · Biography · President John · John Seigenthaler · suspect

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