1968-06-22: Letter to Ethel Kennedy from Thomas Merton after the assassination of Robert Kennedy
Dublin Core
Title
1968-06-22: Letter to Ethel Kennedy from Thomas Merton after the assassination of Robert Kennedy
Subject
Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968
Kennedy, Ethel, 1928-
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
Description
Thomas Merton offers Ethel Kennedy condolences following the assassination of her husband, Robert F. Kennedy. Merton encloses what he describes as a "rather touching letter from a total stranger in Brazil. Merton expresses shock regarding "Bobby's tragic immolation" and the hope for the country and for peace lost in his passing. Merton references their mutual friend, Fr. Dan Walsh.
Creator
Thomas Merton
Source
Thomas Merton Center Classification, Section A: Correspondence, "Kennedy, Ethel (Skakel)".
Publisher
Published in: The Hidden Ground of Love.
Date
1968 June 22
Rights
© The Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University. All rights reserved.
Relation
Language
English
Identifier
Thomas Merton Collection, Section A (Correspondence), "Kennedy, Ethel (Skakel)", 1968/06/22.
Citation
Thomas Merton, “1968-06-22: Letter to Ethel Kennedy from Thomas Merton after the assassination of Robert Kennedy,” Merton Center Digital Collections, accessed February 15, 2019, https://merton.bellarmine.edu/items/show/17297.