George Plimpton / Scott Enyart / Estelyn Duffey / Joseph LaHive / Glen H. Midby / Donald Reinke / Danny G. Bobbitt, June 5, 1968

Item — Box: 13, Recording: 19

Identifier: CSA-K19

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

Many of these tapes were made from reel-to-reel copies duplicated by for Umass Dartmouth directly from the originals, before the collection’s permanent deposit in the CSA in 1987. Others are duplicate copies supplied by CSA after 1987. We do not have copies of every tape in the CSA collection.

Dates

June 5, 1968

Conditions Governing Access

no known restrictions.

Extent

From the Collection: 64.7 Linear Feet (155 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Materials Specific Details

RFK's friend; witness interview. Describes being involved in the struggle for the gun, and the suspect. / Student; witness interview. Describes taking photographs in the kitchen area. / Joseph LaHive's girlfriend; witness interview. Was outside the kitchen area. Describes hearing shots, seeing a woman covered with blood, and comforting a young girl in a white dress. / President, Van Nuys Democratic Club; witness interview. Describes seeing a woman covered with blood, and how he assisted with the capture of the gunman. / Witness interview. Describes struggle for gun, and seeing the capture of the gunman. / Ambassador Hotel employee. Describes having seen, on June 4, a man who had a diagram of the Embassy Room. / Former Ambassador Hotel employee. Describes seeing a man he believes to be the suspect at the hotel two to three weeks earlier, asking about RFK's whereabouts.