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Friday, March 7, 2008

Retro Friday: RFK Edition



A YouTube user named JFK1963 has posted, in chronological order, nine videos from CBS News that chronicle the assassination of Bobby Kennedy on June 5, 1968. It's chilling to watch the videos in order, as if you're watching coverage of the event live -- starting with RFK's victory speech at the Ambassador Hotel, having just won the California primary (above).

Below, the cheers from the crowd have turned into screams, as word spreads that Kennedy has been shot and volunteers ask if there are doctors in the house. Other videos show reporters on scene and anchors back in New York (including Mike Wallace) trying to make sense of it all. Click on one of the videos to find the whole collection at YouTube.

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