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Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-EAG-06
Graves discusses the Bedford-Stuyvesant project, his and RFK’s involvement, project management issues, and the roles played by men such as Tom Johnston, Ed Logue, and John Doar, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-EAG-05
Graves discusses the volunteer work he was involved in before joining RFK’s presidential campaign (1968), how his relationship with RFK formed and evolved, and his own experience campaigning for others who were seeking elected government positions, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-EAG-04
Graves discusses his role as a black member in RFK’s presidential campaign (1968), the racial dynamics that existed within RFK’s campaign, campaigning in Indiana, Nebraska, Oregon, and California, and the importance of the Omaha University student volunteers for RFK’s Nebraska primary win, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-EAG-03
Graves discusses his role as a black member in RFK’s presidential campaign (1968), the racism that existed within RFK’s campaign, campaigning in Indiana, and the impact Martin Luther King Jr.’s death had on RFK and his campaign, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-EAG-02
Graves discusses his role as a black member in RFK’s presidential campaign (1968), what the dynamics of RFK’s campaign staff looked like, especially pertaining to the lack of black staff members, and issues regarding outreach to black communities in New York and Indiana, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-EAG-01
Graves discusses his knowledge of and involvement in, Robert F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign announcement, the complications surrounding the Indiana primary campaign, issues relating to its organization, non-experienced staff, reaching out to black and minority communities, and Senator Edward M. Kennedy and Franklin W. Holgate’s roles and impact, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-EAG-07
Graves discusses the switch between the Bedford-Stuyvesant Renewal and Rehabilitation Corporation and the Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, the creation of their separate boards, issues that arose between board members, and the involvement of board members such as Tom Johnston, Franklin A. Thomas, and Judge Thomas R. Jones, among other issues.