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69. I worked with an RN who was there that night

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 06:48 PM

Jun 2014

when he was brought in to Good Sam--as it was referred to in LA--she never got over it.
It was about 5 years later that I knew her.

And Rosey Grier--who tackled Sirhan Sirhan--called one of my roommates one time in '70 or '71, I think it was? She
was an Olympic gold medalist athlete. I couldn't believe it when he told me who he was when asking for her.

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RIP (6/6/1968) [View all] tk2kewl Jun 2014 OP

He would have been a great President. n/t Laelth Jun 2014 #1

If he had been elected. OnlinePoker Jun 2014 #39

. hedgehog Jun 2014 #2

. warrior1 Jun 2014 #3

I remember this like it was last night madokie Jun 2014 #4

. DreamGypsy Jun 2014 #5

Damn panader0 Jun 2014 #6

I nearly weep MsLeopard Jun 2014 #7

So do I. How different our world would be if not for this horrid event. southerncrone Jun 2014 #72

Recommended. H2O Man Jun 2014 #8

Personally hope died for me. I have continued working because he would have wanted us to continue jwirr Jun 2014 #14

... Mnemosyne Jun 2014 #9

America lost an opportunity that would have advanced us years ahead of where we are today. Lint Head Jun 2014 #10

I remember well when I heard the news... jimlup Jun 2014 #11

"a good and decent man who saw wrong and tried to right it mountain grammy Jun 2014 #12

Video here undeterred Jun 2014 #50

Hard to watch even decades later. mountain grammy Jun 2014 #67

Yes it is lovemydog Jun 2014 #88

RIP Bobby .... tweeternik Jun 2014 #13

... progressoid Jun 2014 #15

I remember. A kid on a farm on the prairies Whisp Jun 2014 #16

Happy birthady tk2kewl Jun 2014 #17

Thankyou, tk2kewl Whisp Jun 2014 #20

Oh my God Bobby was just plain beautiful 90-percent Jun 2014 #18

even my mother, a lifelong Republican, was going to vote for him. magical thyme Jun 2014 #19

God bless. (nt) Paladin Jun 2014 #21

He was a much beloved man. Oh what could have been. LoisB Jun 2014 #22

One of the eerie events of my childhood. I dreamed he'd died and when I turned on the TV... nolabear Jun 2014 #23

. Auggie Jun 2014 #24

I remember it vividly... virgdem Jun 2014 #25

Plus one more RufusTFirefly Jun 2014 #31

Sadly, you are right PatrickforO Jun 2014 #73

My idealism didn't die than day liberaltrucker Jun 2014 #85

.. arthritisR_US Jun 2014 #26

Such a sad day in American History. rbrnmw Jun 2014 #27

“Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart..." RufusTFirefly Jun 2014 #28

Thank you. I always share with young people who want to hear lovemydog Jun 2014 #90

Watching his funeral on TV is one of my earliest memories. deutsey Jun 2014 #29

1968 was a watershed year for my political perceptions.... pink-o Jun 2014 #30

me too - that's when I realized the game was rigged here in the US villager Jun 2014 #36

"What we need in the United States... Lifelong Protester Jun 2014 #32

Elizabeth would do... Clyde Tenson Jun 2014 #40

She is rapidly becoming Lifelong Protester Jun 2014 #53

Fifth grade CountAllVotes Jun 2014 #33

I was in Long Beach at the time, not far from downtown L.A. Le Taz Hot Jun 2014 #34

I could not vote yet at the time Leme Jun 2014 #35

Bobby was my guy. RIP. WinkyDink Jun 2014 #37

I still remember staring at the tv in shock, thinking there had been some terrible mistake (the niyad Jun 2014 #38

Loved his sense of humor... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #41

I recall another one of his jokes. thucythucy Jun 2014 #76

I watched as his plane flew over our house on its way to Washington young_at_heart Jun 2014 #42

RIP Senator Kennedy RoccoR5955 Jun 2014 #43

R.I.P. Bobby StarryNite Jun 2014 #44

He was our last great HOPE... MrMickeysMom Jun 2014 #45

Thanks for this remembrance MissDeeds Jun 2014 #46

RIP Bobby Trailrider1951 Jun 2014 #47

That night we sat on a hill near the school dormitory. Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #48

K & R RIP L0oniX Jun 2014 #49

He was too good abakan Jun 2014 #51

Rest in peace, Bobby. Beacool Jun 2014 #52

Thank you for reminding us of this significant day. nt No Vested Interest Jun 2014 #54

. myrna minx Jun 2014 #55

1968 was one heartbreakingly fucked up year Little_Wing Jun 2014 #56

I great man. nm rhett o rick Jun 2014 #57

Such an epic loss. colorado_ufo Jun 2014 #58

It was two days before our wedding. colorado_ufo Jun 2014 #59

I was there. I lived it. Boomerproud Jun 2014 #60

He had recently spoken in St. James Park in San Jose. KamaAina Jun 2014 #61

I'm remembering rickyhall Jun 2014 #62

He was unequivocal The Wizard Jun 2014 #63

. BuelahWitch Jun 2014 #64

K & R SunSeeker Jun 2014 #65

if I could point to the most pivotal WHAT IF, it would be Bobby Skittles Jun 2014 #66

One of my favorite "What If?" topics.....right up there with the survival of Lincoln. nt AverageJoe90 Jun 2014 #80

AWWW you know it AverageJoe90 Skittles Jun 2014 #87

These two pics are from the day he visited my home town Marion Iowa. Puglover Jun 2014 #68

I worked with an RN who was there that night mnhtnbb Jun 2014 #69

The most important year of my life... japple Jun 2014 #70

I learned about it from a waitress around lunch-time in a truck-stop struggle4progress Jun 2014 #71

Why Have I Not Heard ANYTHING About This RoccoR5955 Jun 2014 #74

Corporate McPravda won't even broadcast what Jackie, RFK thought about JFK's assassination. Octafish Jun 2014 #81

I was born in 68... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2014 #75

Here was a good fellow. R.I.P. Bobby Kennedy. ='( AverageJoe90 Jun 2014 #77

I can see myself in my home in California when I heard the news. :( thanks tk2kewl Cha Jun 2014 #78

. d_b Jun 2014 #79

Still makes me cry dflprincess Jun 2014 #82

My eyes burn, tears run down my face and my heart is torn apart after all these years: freshwest Jun 2014 #83

a very sad time. hopemountain Jun 2014 #84

Have been thinking about him all day..... lastlib Jun 2014 #86

A tremendous loss Iwillnevergiveup Jun 2014 #89

One of my great heroes... americannightmare Jun 2014 #91

I think you've put your finger on one of the aspects that made him so special - hedgehog Jun 2014 #92

The country was at a crossroads. RoccoR5955 Jun 2014 #93

While You're Gushing Over Bobbers Wolf Frankula Jun 2014 #94

Are you freakin' kiddin' me! americannightmare Jul 2014 #96

That's Not Jedgarhoovy Wolf Frankula Jul 2014 #97

That was all before his brother's murder and Vietnam... americannightmare Jul 2014 #98

If only....... LongTomH Jun 2014 #95