From the archives: Coverage of Robert F. Kennedy's assassination in 1968

It has been 55 years since Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles after winning the California presidential primary. Watch CBS News' special report covering the tragic news in 1968.
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[@sdhscrosscountry]

I was 13 years old when he was shot. I loved to listen to him speak. He inspired me that we all could make a difference. l met him in 1963 on a Washington DC trip with my family, he shook my hand l will never forget him.

[@malindabful]

My mom always spoke about shaking both his and the president's hands and as a kid it didn't seem like that big of a deal! But as I got older and learned more I realized why it meant so much to her

[@LUM_Hover]

Now we listen to BFK (Bobby F Kennedy) Jr

[@tyrese3745]

Today marks the 55th anniversary of the tragic death of Robert Kennedy.

[@anthonyvasquez1316]

Had RFK won the presidency in 1968. His opponent in 1972 could have been Reagan.

[@cdsorvinyl]

No, Nixon was the one!!

[@davidr5961]

War was tearing the country apart. Lyndon Johnson didn't want to go down ad the first US president to lose a war

[@JConlon96]

RFK should have been our 37th President

[@spokentruth5909]

His son will be the 47th president

[@cosimodirondo972]

Had the Palestinian Arab, Sirhan Sirhan, not taken RFK's life, the 37th U.S. president would have been one of the greatest president in American history.

[@J312z3y11]

We need to get his son in office

[@DK-bb1wd]

@@spokentruth5909delusional

[@yesyouareright9800]

@@cosimodirondo972 israel did it

[@lawrenceevans1289]

RFK would have excelerated race relations in our beloved Nation by leaps and bounds, and I have no doubt America would be a better Nation even today if he could have served as the 37th President of the United States of America...RIP 💝🇺🇸

[@StephenLuke]

RIP Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968)

[@TomSanderson100]

Harry looks like he can hardly believe what he's reading. Such a shock to everyone

[@lucasgameskleijweg3603]

1963 John f kennedy 1968 robert f kennedy

[@jashary15]

Rfk felt that everyone loved him and no one wanted to hurt him, they just wanted to touch him. Sadly he was tragically mistaken.

[@Ybandsoon]

Completely false. He was always aware of the possibility of being murdered

[@jashary15]

@@Ybandsoon I gather you don't agree with me, do you? Well, I suggest you listen to the confidence (some might say overconfidence) he exuded in his biography.

[@RandyR]

55 years and I still remember the shock. Saw John Kennedys grave and eternal flame, back in 65. After all these years; still no clear answer as to why

[@WishpoolVocal]

The US government deep state was and still is a killing machine

[@jeffnaslund]

I was eight years old. Remember it vividly

[@jashary15]

So was I.

[@ysgol3]

@@jashary15 me too, 8 years old, and I remember my parents' sadness so vividly,

[@GeorgeZimmermen]

So was my dad

[@swami1]

4:10 "...into the range of a young, swarthy assailant." Cronkite would be fired today for saying that.

[@wmbrown6]

Sounds like Art Hannes on the introductory V/O.

[@Mark-yy2py]

So, even then- proclaiming support for Israel brought about disastrous consequences.

[@AnthonyAlger4700]

Speaking like that will not build any type of good relationship...

[@ahmadnasir904]

how many of us came here after lemmino's video?

[@dillonbusby]

Thane Eugene Cesar according to RFK Jr

[@Brian-zp1df]

Both Kennedys and Kink knew it was Dulles

[@WatchThisSpaceMedia]

Is this meant as a threat against RFK Jr because of his Presidential campaign?

[@andreidavid3770]

No it is because this is the 55th anniversary of rfk's assassination

[@charlesritt5088]

No , it's simply the 55th anniversary of his famous fathers death

[@yvonneplant9434]

No. What's so sad is that RFK Jr is nothing like his dad though.

[@user-uy2vj5xe8l]

Before Charles kuralt had his second family?

[@edwinseymour1317]

RFK Jr. 2024 🇺🇲👊💥

[@johnwinthrop2702]

As of right now he is my second or 3rd choice behind chris christie and bill hurd.

[@CanWeGetDeep]

So the assassin kept a newspaper clipping of RFK and a note that said “Kennedy must die by a specific date”? ….how convenient for the investigators. Also, did they say he had an 8 shot revolver that shot Kennedy twice and also hit 5 other people? So was he really 7/8 on his shots, or did he reload, or…

[@raelraven3]

The report here was off. RFK was shot 3 times. There were 75 people crammed into the tiny pantry of the Ambassador Hotel. Of course any bullets that were fired were bound to hit someone.

[@doloresl.2150]

Sirhan the patsie, it's suggested he's a Manchurian candidate. Operation artichoke.

[@nes2123]

@@doloresl.2150plus he was shot from behind by a ambassador security guard ,,, plain n simple,,, ask his son he’ll tell you the above

[@doloresl.2150]

@@nes2123 sad. The airplane that took down JFK junior was also suss.

[@stevefrake8922]

Get help. Sirhan did it by himself. Get over it.

[@shahrulamar5358]

Our former Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir was born on the same year as Robert Kennedy. He celebrated his 98th birthday last July. 🇲🇾

[@J312z3y11]

Let's get his son in office!!!

[@libertyann439]

Jr. wanted to free his Sirhan-his father's killer. RFK Jr. is nothing like Bobby Kennedy.

[@sillywabbit7989]

The establishment giving him a "friendly" reminder to obey. 😮🎉

[@spokentruth5909]

RFK JR must win

[@Tessmage_Tessera]

Nah, he has no chance. He's a nutjob and everybody knows it. He's nothing like his father.

[@bessburkhardt2093]

What do you think about Attorney General? I love RFK so much! ❤❤❤

[@howarddowling3849]

🎱

[@scottaznavourian3720]

'In a jet furnished by the white house' even in.death lbj insults him

[@c.c.244]

me George Bush and hunga dairy have a fence Craig

[@user-ko4pe9yd4e]

RFK Jr 2024! Vote the far left out of office.

[@alexanderscott2456]

You're insane if you think that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. isn't some Leftist. He wants total control over the price of energy, virtually criminalizing oil. But he's against vaccines, pharmaceutical companies, and profits. Amazing how the Right and the Left have come full circle..

[@donlittle732]

Wrong Bobby.

[@kolilmd9967]

@@alexanderscott2456 "virtually criminalizing oil" keep spreading propaganda

[@user-uy2vj5xe8l]

Doesn't sound like his dad at all politically.

[@smallybigs7012]

Tryna intimidate his son from running for president☠️

[@artemuspyle4860]

Rather sycophantic "reporting" from Mr. Cronkite.