{"product_id":"robert-f-kennedy-and-the-1968-indiana-primary-9780253350893","title":"Robert F. Kennedy and the 1968 Indiana Primary","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn April 4, 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., arrived in Indiana to campaign for the Indiana Democratic presidential primary. As Kennedy prepared to fly from an appearance in Muncie to Indianapolis, he learned that civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., had been shot outside his hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. Before his plane landed in Indianapolis, Kennedy heard the news that King had died. Despite warnings from Indianapolis police that they could not guarantee his safety, and brushing off concerns from his own staff, Kennedy decided to proceed with plans to address an outdoor rally to be held in the heart of the city's African American community. On that cold and windy evening, Kennedy broke the news of King's death in an impassioned, extemporaneous speech on the need for compassion in the face of violence. It has proven to be one of the great speeches in American political history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarking the 40th anniversary of Kennedy's Indianapolis speech, this book explains what brought the politician to Indiana that day, and explores the characters and events of the 1968 Indiana Democratic presidential primary in which Kennedy, who was an underdog, had a decisive victory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRay E. Boomhower is senior editor of the Indiana Historical Society's journal \u003ci\u003eTraces of Indiana and Midwestern History\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eGus Grissom: The Lost Astronaut, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eJacob Piatt Dunn Jr.: A Life in History and Politics, 1855-1924\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Soldier's Friend: A Life of Ernie Pyle.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Indianapolis, Indiana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press (Ips)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52039792230674,"sku":"9780253350893","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1836b5e3-0296-410c-9648-1fb5a17e165c.jpg?v=1771414278","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/robert-f-kennedy-and-the-1968-indiana-primary-9780253350893","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}