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The Speech That Kept A City Calm

By Jill Ditmire
Published March 22, 2018 at 12:00 AM EDT
Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr., together in Washington, D.C.on June 22, 1963.
National Parks Service/Courtesy John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston
Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr., together in Washington, D.C.on June 22, 1963.

We hear from the people who were in the Indianapolis park on April 4, 1968 when Robert F. Kennedy gave his memorable speech informing the crowd that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had been assassinated.
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Jill Ditmire
Jill Ditmire was no stranger to the broadcast world. Her face and voice were a daily part of the lives of viewers and listeners in the Midwest for 25 years. She was the local news anchor during "All Things Considered" and a contributor to "Morning Edition," "Sound Medicine," "Art of the Matter “Curious Mix” and "Wednesday Live at 5:44." Jill's broadcast experience included anchoring and reporting news at television stations in Indianapolis, Detroit and Lafayette, including WTTV, WRTV, WLFI, WJBK, WTHR, WISH and the Ford Motor Company News Network. She produced her own television series on Indiana Public Television for eight years called “The Good Life” which showcased independent chefs, restaurants and local wineries.
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