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From card catalog: Robert F. Kennedy announces that he will accept the Democratic nomination to run for US Senator from New York. He talks about the candidacy and why he wants to run.
Appeals to New Yorkers to vote for him even though he left the state to be a cabinet member.
Question and answer. Mayor Wagner and Mrs. Kennedy speak briefly about the campaign.
Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection
WNYC archives id: 70412
Municipal archives id: T574
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