1968-06-22: Letter to Ethel Kennedy from Thomas Merton after the assassination of Robert Kennedy

Title: 1968-06-22: Letter to Ethel Kennedy from Thomas Merton after the assassination of Robert Kennedy
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 See all items with this value
Date: 1968-06-22 See all items with this value
Identifier: Thomas Merton Collection, Section A (Correspondence), "Kennedy, Ethel (Skakel)", 1968/06/22.
Language: English See all items with this value
Publisher: Published in: The Hidden Ground of Love.
Rights: © The Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University. All rights reserved.
Source: Thomas Merton Center Classification, Section A: Correspondence, "Kennedy, Ethel (Skakel)".
Subject: Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968 See all items with this value; Kennedy, Ethel, 1928- See all items with this value; Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968 See all items with this value