14: The Other Ballroom

The story of Bobby Kennedy's bid for the 1968 Democratic Nomination, his last speech in California, and a Michigan woman who was waiting for him to speak in the other ballroom.   Also, the story of the killer Ferris wheel (that never killed anyone).Sources:"Authority Song" by John MellencampYouTube videos of Robert Kennedy and Edward Kennedy speakingPete Hamil's first hand account: https://www.villagevoice.com/pete-hamills-eyewitness-account-of-robert-kennedys-assassination/https://www.maryferrell.org/pages/Essay_-_Incomplete_Justice_-_At_the_Ambassador_Hotel.htmlThurston Clarke recounts in his book, “The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/06/05/the-night-bobby-kennedy-was-shot-the-awful-scene-a-post-reporter-witnessed/What Bobby Kennedy really meant when he said “Now it’s on to Chicago”Rosey Grier: The Lineman Who Tried to Save RFK—And Voted for TrumpGil Troy, Updated Jun. 03, 2018https://www.thedailybeast.com/rosey-grier-the-linebacker-who-tried-to-save-rfkand-voted-for-trumpPatricia Guadalupe, June 6, 2018https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/how-rfk-s-assassination-set-back-latino-civil-rights-talk-n880156Wikipediahttps://features.apmreports.org/arw/campaign68/a1.htmlhttps://pueblo.gpo.gov/Publications/pdfs/6099.pdfhttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/05/us/robert-kennedy-california.html“Bobby For President” documentary on Netflixhttps://www.sos.ca.gov/archives/rfkanniversaryhttps://www.fosters.com/story/news/2017/01/15/ask-jerry-just-3-requirements-to-be-us-president/22669349007/ Jerry Romansky Jan 15, 2017https://www.npr.org/sections/politicaljunkie/2010/05/06/126563608/flashback-friday-on-this-day-in-1968-rfk-wins-indiana-prez-primaryFlashback Friday: On This Day in 1968, RFK Wins Indiana Prez PrimaryMay 7, 2010 8:03 AM ET by Ken Rudinhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries#April:_McCarthy_triumphant,_Humphrey_entershttps://www.latimes.com/projects/la-na-robert-f-kennedy/COLLEEN SHALBY June 4Support the showMusic: Saint Kilda Wedding by Harpo Marks