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Not long after midnight on June 5, 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy (D-NY) was shot and mortally wounded in the Los Angeles Ambassador Hotel. He had just delivered a victory speech after winn…

Peter Edelman, former staffer to Robert F. Kennedy, and Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee founding member Bernard Lafayette spoke at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of …

The National Museum of African American History & Culture opened an exhibit looking at the 1968 “Poor People’s Campaign,” which Martin Luther King Jr. organized to shift the focus of the civ…

Professor Peter Edelman talked about his book Not a Crime to Be Poor, in which he argues that courts are exploiting the poor by charging excessive fines and fees for minor crimes. He was int…

Constitutional law scholars spoke at a Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee forum on Republican efforts to postpone a vote on a Supreme Court nominee until after the 2016 presidential …

Peter Edelman talked about why the U.S. economy produces great wealth and great poverty at the same time and offered suggestions on how to improve the condition of the tens of millions of Am…

Peter Edelman talked about his view on the Obama administration changes to the 1996 welfare reform law, and reaction from conservatives. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic c…

Douglas Besharov and Peter Edelman talked about federal poverty programs, their cost, and their efficacy in reducing poverty. They also responded to telephone calls and electronic communicat…

Participants in Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 campaign for the Democratic Party presidential nomination discussed the campaign. They spoke about campaign experiences, Kennedy’s message to the Ame…

The John F. Kennedy Library hosted a panel discussion on Robert Kennedy’s life and how he might have responded to issues today. An excerpt from a 1968 film about Kennedy was shown, and the m…

Panelists spoke about poverty in America and around the world, violence and civic disengagement amongst poor populations, and efforts by various groups to redress poverty. Among the issues t…

Peter Edelman talked about the historical importance of RFK’s political career as well as his death, which occurred 40 years ago today. He responded to telephone calls and electronic mail.

March 16, 2008 marked the 40th anniversary of Robert F. Kennedy’s announcement of his candidacy for president of the United States. Friends, relatives, and aides shared memories of the campa…

Marian Wright Edelman, founder and chairman of the Children’s Defense Fund and an organizer of Dr. King’s Poor People’s March; Peter Edelman, aide to Robert F. Kennedy; and Elaine Jones, for…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing on the appointment of Judge John Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated after the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist.…

Participants talked about Welfare and assistance for low-income families. Following their remarks they answered questions from the audience.

Mr. Edelman, the author of Searching for America’s Heart: RFK and the Renewal of Hope, talked about the influence of Robert F. Kennedy on U.S. politics and history. Mr. Edelman was an aide t…

Peter Edelman talked about his book Searching for America’s Heart: RFK and the Renewal of Hope, published by Houghton Mifflin. The book is about the evolution of American liberalism from RFK…

Panelists talked about the new book by Ken Gormley, “Archibald Cox: Conscience of a Nation.” Mr. Cox served as Solicitor General and was also the special prosecutor during the Watergate inve…

A CLOSEUP FOUNDATION discussion examined Federalism Issues and political efforts to return more power to States. John Milewski, Moderator Peter B. Edelman, Law Professor, GEORGE…