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On This Day in History: Robert F. Kennedy Launches Presidential Campaign

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Erich Hartmann Robert F. Kennedy and his wife Ethel, just before announcing his candidacy for presidency. Washington D.C. USA. March 16, 1968. © Erich Hartmann | Magnum Photos
Erich Hartmann US Senator from New York, Robert F. Kennedy, announcing his presidential candidacy. Washington DC. USA. 1968. © Erich Hartmann | Magnum Photos
Paul Fusco Robert Kennedy funeral train. USA. 1968. © Paul Fusco | Magnum Photos
Erich Hartmann USA. Washington D.C. March 16, 1968. Robert F. KENNEDY, announcing his campaign for presidency. © Erich Hartmann | Magnum Photos
Erich Hartmann Robert F. Kennedy announces his candidacy for the presidency. Washington, D.C. USA. March 16, 1968. © Erich Hartmann | Magnum Photos
Erich Hartmann USA. Washington D.C. March 16, 1968. Robert F. KENNEDY, and his wife Ethel, just before announcing his candidacy for presidency. © Erich Hartmann | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn Robert Kennedy gives a speech at the University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. USA. 1968. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Erich Hartmann USA. Washington, D.C. March 16, 1968. Robert F. KENNEDY announces his candidacy for the presidency. © Erich Hartmann | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn During a Strategy Session for the Campaign. Ted Kennedy to the left and RFK on right. Hickory Hill in McLean. Virginia. USA. 1968. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn UNITED STATES. Pennsylvania. 1968. 'RFK giving a speech at University of Pennsylvania'. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn RFK reaches to greet supporters in Philadelphia parade. Pennsylvania. United States. 1968. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn RFK makes his way through the crowd in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania, United States. 1968. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn Ted Kennedy on the phone during a strategy session at Hickory Hill for Robert Kennedy's presidential campaign. McLean, Virginia. USA. 1968. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Constantine Manos Robert Kennedy during the 1968 Democratic presidential campaign. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. USA. 1968. © Constantine Manos | Magnum Photos
Erich Hartmann Robert F. Kennedy's children attend a press conference announcing Kennedy's run for the presidency. Washington, D.C. USA. 1968. © Erich Hartmann | Magnum Photos
Constantine Manos Robert Kennedy during the 1968 Democratic presidential campaign. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. USA. 1968. © Constantine Manos | Magnum Photos
Constantine Manos Robert Kennedy during the 1968 Democratic presidential campaign. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. USA. 1968. © Constantine Manos | Magnum Photos
Constantine Manos Robert Kennedy during the 1968 Democratic presidential campaign. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 1968. © Constantine Manos | Magnum Photos
Constantine Manos Robert Kennedy during the 1968 Democratic presidential campaign. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. USA. 1968. © Constantine Manos | Magnum Photos