RFK's 1964 DNC Speech still holds the record for continuous applause .. (Reply #11)

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MinM (2,650 posts)

11. RFK's 1964 DNC Speech still holds the record for continuous applause ..

for a Convention Speech (22-minutes) commemorating JFK...

Peter Lloyd ‏@prlloyd63 6 Jun 2015 Sydney, New South Wales

@aflashbak Who will ever forget his 22 minutes of applause he received at the 1964 #Democratic convention

#RFK

Of course it was RFK himself being commemorated at the next DNC:

Charles Guggenheim film commemorates RFK @ 1968 DNC

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20 replies	Author	Time	Post
The teenager who cradled RFK as he lay dying [View all]	Cooley Hurd	Jul 2016	OP
Poor guy....	workinclasszero	Jul 2016	#1
Thanks for sharing	loyalsister	Jul 2016	#2
saw it when it first came out, but thank you for posting it again.	niyad	Jul 2016	#3
A sad kick and recommend.	sheshe2	Jul 2016	#4
What could have been	90-percent	Jul 2016	#5
Post removed	Post removed	Jul 2016	#14
Oh what could hald have been	Botany	Jul 2016	#6
Well, I had not cried today until this.	TNNurse	Jul 2016	#7
I'm still devastated. As time goes on, the devastation grows. If only . . .	NBachers	Jul 2016	#8
RFK's words re-enacted...he died before I was born, but I often think.."What if..."	Moostache	Jul 2016	#9
So touching, and a tragic reminder of what could have been.	unitedwethrive	Jul 2016	#10
RFK's 1964 DNC Speech still holds the record for continuous applause ..	MinM	Jul 2016	#11
Thank you for the thread.	leanforward	Jul 2016	#12
I don't think the photo was credited but Bill Eppridge took the photograph and....	Bonhomme Richard	Jul 2016	#13
Terminated With Extreme Prejudice	colsohlibgal	Jul 2016	#15
Many many Americans loved these three men	workinclasszero	Jul 2016	#17
Kick...	fleabiscuit	Jul 2016	#16
I lived through all three and yes, it was devastating. Like all the air had gone out of the room.	gratefultobelib	Jul 2016	#18
To here the vocal complaints of some people today....	Historic NY	Jul 2016	#19
That tragedy was devastating enough for	BlueMTexpat	Jul 2016	#20

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