Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his father’s decision as US attorney general to wiretap civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s, describing the ...

Ahead of Martin Luther King Day, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his family’s role in authorizing government surveillance of the civil rights leader. The presidential hopeful told Politico on ...

ATLANTA — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Sunday defended his family’s role in authorizing government surveillance of Martin Luther King, Jr., calling it a necessary step amid the political tensions ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his father’s and uncle’s approval to wiretap the late Martin Luther King Jr., claiming there was “good reason” to monitor him at the time. Kennedy claimed ...

On April 4, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy was on the campaign trail in Indianapolis when he learned that Martin Luther King Jr. had been assassinated and delivered a moving speech as he broke the news ...

On April 5, 1968, the day after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy delivered his "mindless menace of violence" speech before the City Club of Cleveland.

Fifty years after the death of Martin Luther King Jr., WBUR looks at his connections to Massachusetts — especially with the Kennedys. David Margolick is the author of a new book, "The Promise ...

Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 speech following Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination offers a stark lesson in what has changed—and what remains the same—more than 50 years later.

When Robert F. Kennedy learned of Martin Luther King's assassination in April of 1968, he gave an impromptu speech in Indiana. Decades later, it's credited with calming the devastated crowd.

New details have emerged around the imminent release of files concerning the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr, as announced on Thursday by Director ...

On April 4, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy visited Indianapolis on a presidential campaign stop. Before giving his speech, he learned of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination that same day.

Ahead of Martin Luther King Day, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his family’s role in authorizing government surveillance of the civil rights leader. The presidential hopeful told Politico on ...