Kennedy defeated McCarthy in the primaries in Indiana and Nebraska. McCarthy defeated Kennedy in Oregon.
The next big primary was in California. Kennedy said he would withdraw from the campaign if he did not win the primary in that important state.
Robert Kennedy won the California primary.
SENATOR ROBERT KENNEDY: “My thanks to all of you. And now, it’s on to Chicago and let’s win there.” [Cheering]
He might have gone on to win his party's nomination for president. And perhaps he might have even won the presidency, just like his brother John.
But Americans would never know.
[Gun-shot from Mutual Broadcasting System coverage of Kennedy shooting]
MUTUAL REPORTER ANDREW WEST [Reporting Live]: “Senator Kennedy has been shot. Is that possible? Senator Kennedy has been shot, possibly shot in the head. [Crowd commotion] I am right here, and Rafer Johnson has a hold of a man who apparently has fired the shot. He still has the gun. The gun is pointed at me…”
Robert Kennedy was shot at the Los Angeles hotel where he had just given his victory speech after the California primary. He died a few hours later. The man who shot him worked at the hotel. Sirhan Sirhan was a Palestinian refugee. He said he blamed Robert Kennedy for the problems of the Palestinians.
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America's two major political parties held their nominating conventions in the summer of nineteen sixty-eight. The Republicans met first. They gathered in Miami Beach, Florida. And it was soon clear which candidate had the most support.
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