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Kennedy, Robert F. (1925-1968) to Jackie Robinson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09754.08 Author/Creator: Kennedy, Robert F. (1925-1968) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Typed letter signed Date: 13 November 1962 Pagination: 1 p. ; 22.9 x 17.7 cm.

One typed letter addressed to Jackie Robinson dated November 13, 1962 from Robert F. Kennedy. Kennedy appreciates his comments from a letter sent on October 30, 1962. "There is no question in my mind that the progress which was made in the last 22 months will be sustained and accelerated in the next two years."

Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972
Kennedy, Robert Francis, 1925-1968
1945 to the Present
African American History
African Americans
Civil Rights
Politics
The Sixties

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