Conversation Details
Roughly six hours after Sen. Robert F. "Bobby" Kennedy [D–New York] was shot in Los Angeles after winning the California Democratic primary, President Johnson placed a call to Sen. Edward M. "Teddy" Kennedy [D–Massachusetts], RFK's younger brother, to express his sympathy. Johnson also explained a new provision he had authorized for Secret Service details to be assigned to all presidential candidates and their families.
Date:
June 5, 1968
Topic:
RFK Assassination
Location
Mansion
Conversation
WH6806-01-13104-13106
Conversation Participants
Presidential Daily Diary Excerpt
![Presidential Daily Diary, 6/5/1968](https://d29j0x7vue4ie8.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2021-04/1968_0605_13104_13106_kennedy_DD.jpg)