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United Press International Washington

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09740.034 Author/Creator: United Press International Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Photograph Date: 7 April 1968 Pagination: 1 telephoto ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm. Order a Copy

One telephoto entitled, "Washington" dated April 7, 1968 taken by United Press International. Depicts Robert F. Kennedy standing at the pulpit of Bethel Methodist Church. Also pictured is the choir and Reverend Walter E. Fauntroy. Wire transfer information lists the memorial services in honor of Martin Luther King Jr., attended by Kennedy.

Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
Fauntroy, Walter E., 1933-

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