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