Robert F. Kennedy's (RFK) approach to his 1968 presidential campaign through primaries; seeking support for RFK before the Indiana primary; utilizing Matt Reese, block captains, and student volunteers in Indiana; receptions to thank local personnel for their help in Indiana; how RFK campaigned in Indiana; opposition from the Indianapolis Star; Hubert Humphrey's growing popularity and support from organized labor; how Eugene McCarthy's campaign affected RFK's; Edith Green's support for RFK in Oregon; RFK campaign staffers who had also worked for JFK versus those who joined RFK's staff later; the campaign challenges ahead for RFK in the spring of 1968.
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 22 (XXII), 6/19/1987, by Michael L. Gillette
Citation
Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 22 (XXII), 6/19/1987, by Michael L. Gillette, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed September 4, 2025, https://discoverlbj.org/item/oh-obrienl-19870619-22-92-33