Tag Archives: Sirhan

Remembering RFK

Posted on June 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

Image courtesy of KTLA-TV Robert F. Kennedy, Ambassador Hotel, June 5, 1968. Beginning June 1, the Daily Mirror will follow Robert F. Kennedy in the final days of his campaign for the American presidency, from hope and triumph at the … Continue reading →

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June 6, 1968

Posted on June 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

Drawing by Paul Conrad / Los Angeles Times A heavy news day at the Los Angeles Times. Nearly every section carried a story about the death of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, whether it was the mainbar, various sidebars, sports columnists … Continue reading →

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Voices–Juan Romero

Posted on June 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by William Dietsch / Los Angeles Times Juan Romero in a photo dated June 18, 1968. "It is hard to understand. I did nothing. It just happened. Mr. Kennedy was there and he needed someone with him, that’s all." … Continue reading →

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June 5, 1968

Posted on June 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

"Oh no! No! Don’t. . . !" –Robert F. Kennedy, on being put into an ambulance "Get a doctor! Get a doctor!What is America coming to?" "Some people beat the guy’s head and began tearing at his hair." –Paul Houston, … Continue reading →

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Snapshot of history

Posted on June 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Howard Decker Robert F. Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel, a few minutes before he was shot. Thanks, Howard! Check out his blog.

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Voices–Boris Yaro

Posted on June 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

By Boris Yaro Times staff writerJune 6, 1998I went to the Ambassador Hotel 30 years ago to make a victory-party picture of Sen. Robert Kennedy as he won the California presidential primary. I was a Times reporter, but on that … Continue reading →

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Sirhan

Posted on June 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

Sirhan was a "taciturn individual who didn’t say very much; friendly, really pleasant  but hard to get to know. He was brilliant. He was studying Russian when everyone else was barely getting by in Spanish and English."  –William Spaniard, high … Continue reading →

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Refugees

Posted on June 23, 2007 by lmharnisch

June 23, 1957 Pasadena John, 42, runs a health food store on North Lake Street in Pasadena and lives at 861 Elizabeth St., The Times says in a feature story. Born in Holland, he is like many Europeans who came … Continue reading →

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