Ethel and Robert F. Kennedy Visit Oregon Beach

Item

Media
MP4 VideoMP4 Video
Title
Ethel and Robert F. Kennedy Visit Oregon Beach
Description
A silent film of Senator Robert F. Kennedy arriving in Astoria, Oregon, and walking through the crowd. Film flips to footage of Senator Kennedy walking along the Oregon coast with wife Ethel, dog Freckles, and Oregon State Treasurer Bob Straub at Fort Stevens State Park near Astoria. The shipwreck of Peter Iredale (1906) can be seen in the background during part of their walk along the beach. The Kennedys visited Oregon before the Oregon Democratic presidential primary.
Date
1968-05-24
Creator
Unknown
Coverage
Fort Stevens State Park (state park)
Type
video
Source
Robert W. Straub Collection, MSS 1
Organization
Western Oregon University Archives
Key Words
Robert F. Kennedy, RFK, Ethel Kennedy, Freckles, Astoria, Oregon Primary, Oregon Democratic Primary, beach, coast, Peter Iredale, Oregon shipwreck
Rights
The contents of this collection, including all images and text, are for personal, educational, and non-commercial use only. The contents of this collection may not be reproduced in any form without the express permission of Western Oregon University Archives. For questions or permissions, please contact University Archives at (503) 838-8893 or libarchives@wou.edu.
Identifier
straub_av/5