Photos: Robert F. Kennedy's whistle-stop tour through Nebraska
On April 27, 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy took a train across Nebraska to promote his presidential campaign.Â
Kennedy whistle-stop_Lexington3
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, a candidate in the primary election for president, addresses a Lexington crowd during his rail trip across Nebraska on April 27, 1968. The women behind Kennedy are his wife, Ethel Kennedy (in orange), and Marylin Fowler of Bertrand, Nebraska (in yellow).
20180429_new_kennedytrain_14
Robert F. Kennedy shakes hands during a stop at North Platte, Nebraska during his campaign for the Democratic nomination for president on April 27, 1968. Mary Ann Strasheim, left, is reaching for her mother and children, who were being pushed in the crowd.
RFK - NP
Mary Ann Strasheim, left, points out her family to Robert F. Kennedy during a stop at North Platte, Nebraska, during his campaign for the Democratic nomination for president on April 27, 1968.
20180429_new_kennedytrain_16
Robert F. Kennedy’s train leaves North Platte, Nebraska during his campaign for the Democratic nomination for president on April 27, 1968.
20180429_new_kennedytrain_13
Robert F. Kennedy looks out at the crowd during a stop at North Platte, Nebraska during his campaign for the Democratic nomination for president on April 27, 1968.
20180429_new_kennedytrain_12
Robert F. Kennedy’s train pulls into North Platte, Nebraska, during his campaign for the Democratic nomination for president in 1968.
Kennedy whistle-stop_sidney1
Robert F. Kennedy and his wife, Ethel, during his whistle-stop campaign appearance aboard a Union Pacific Railroad train in Sidney, Nebraska, on Saturday, April 27, 1968. Kennedy was campaigning in the Democratic primary election.
Kennedy whistle-stop_sidney2
Robert F. Kennedy and his wife, Ethel, during his whistle-stop campaign appearance aboard a Union Pacific Railroad train in Sidney, Nebraska, on Saturday, April 27, 1968. Kennedy was campaigning in the Democratic primary election.
Kennedy whistle-stop_sidney3
Robert F. Kennedy’s seven-car Union Pacific Railroad train pulls into Sidney, Nebraska, during his whistle-stop campaign tour across the state April 27, 1968. He was campaigning in Nebraska’s Democratic presidential primary election.
Kennedy whistle-stop_sidney4
Robert F. Kennedy and his wife, Ethel, during his whistle-stop campaign appearance aboard a Union Pacific Railroad train in Sidney, Nebraska, on Saturday, April 27, 1968. Kennedy was campaigning in the Democratic primary election.
Kennedy whistle-stop_sidney5
Robert F. Kennedy waves goodbye from his railcar during a whistle-stop campaign appearance aboard a Union Pacific Railroad train in Sidney, Nebraska, on Saturday, April 27, 1968. Kennedy was campaigning in the Democratic primary election.
Kennedy whistle-stop_sidney6
Robert F. Kennedy and his wife, Ethel, during his whistle-stop campaign appearance aboard a Union Pacific Railroad train in Sidney, Nebraska, on Saturday, April 27, 1968.
Kennedy - Fremont
In Fremont, dozens of spectators climbed the ladders of parked, nearby railroad box cars to catch a glimpse of Kennedy at his last stop before Omaha.
Kennedy whistle-stop_NorthPlatte2
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, a candidate in the Nebraska presidential primary election, waves to the crowd gathered at North Platte, Nebraska, during his whistle-stop tour across Nebraska on April 27, 1968.
Kennedy whistle-stop_Lexington2
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, a candidate in the Nebraska presidential primary election, addresses a crowd gathered at Lexington, Nebraska, during his whistle-stop tour across Nebraska on April 27, 1968. His wife, Ethel, stands at right.
A Kennedy speechwriter said the tour was the most successful day of the senator’s campaign — cut short by his assassination — because he began to believe he could win.Â
Â
