Martin Luther King, Jr. Special Christmas Eve Message from Apollo 8 , see related press release. The capital is rife with rumors of revolution and military takeover, and the government expects a major act of sabotage before the opening of the Olympics on 12 October. If observed, this ban will smooth things out for the Olympics, but the students by no means have given up, and any armistice will be uneasy at best.
The government has not abandoned its charges that leftists are responsible for the disorders. Transcripts of audiotapes of the Apollo 8 telecast, December 24, Findings on Martin Luther King, Jr. Proclamation , designating April 7, , as a day of national mourning for MLK. Robert F. Kennedy - biography. Kennedy Speeches. Phone excerpt: President Lyndon Johnson talks about the turbulent events in the first four months of , including Tet and the Pueblo incident.
Finding Aid to Campaign Records Collection. Proclamation , creating Martin Luther King, Jr. The crew of Apollo 8 was armed with still and movie cameras to photograph the Moon; but the most enduring image of their mission is this photograph of their own home, planet Earth. National Archives, Records of the U.
Information Agency [PSDc. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. March 29, Memphis, Tennessee: National guardsmen brandishing bayonets block civil rights activists trying to stage a protest on Beale Street. The marching demonstrators, wearing signs which read 'I Am A Man', were also flanked by tanks. April, Hue, South Vietnam: As fellow troopers aid wounded colleagues, a paratrooper of A Company, st Airborne, guides a medical evacuation helicopter through the jungle foliage to pick up casualties during a five-day patrol.
May 1, Britain: A black man walks past graffiti stating 'Powell For PM', referring to the Conservative politician Enoch Powell, who caused controversy with outspoken comments on black immigration and racial integration, particularly in his infamous 'rivers of blood' speech.
June 5, Los Angeles, USA: Senator Robert Kennedy lies sprawled semi-conscious in his own blood after being shot in the head and neck, while Juan Romero, a busboy at the Ambassador hotel, tries to comfort him. If a media asset is downloadable, a download button appears in the corner of the media viewer.
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