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Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
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1969-11-04: Telegram from Ethel Kennedy to Fr. Dan Walsh
Ethel Kennedy expresses her regrets that she will not be able to attend the inauguration of the Thomas Merton Studies Center at Bellarmine College in Louisville, Kentucky. She notes the importance of Merton for her and for her husband, the late Bobby Kennedy. -
1968-06-22: Letter to Ethel Kennedy from Thomas Merton after the assassination of Robert Kennedy
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.