April 1, 1968

"3,000 Hear Sen. Kennedy"

"A tired but enthusiastic Bobby Kennedy, along with questioning many present U.S. policies, told more than 3,000 persons in the University Auditorium Friday that if he received the (Democratic presidential) nomination, he could win the November election."

Kennedy's speech also outlined plans for ending the Vietnam conflict and urged Americans to "accept more responsibility for the underprivileged."

Kennedy's largest ovation came after he said, "We must make a new effort for peace in Vietnam."

During the question and answer period of his half-hour speech, Kennedy stated that he didn't think he was dividing the Democratic Party by campaigning against Sen. McCarthy and President Johnson. But he did say that the issues were dividing the country anyway, and that it was healthy to discuss them.

"I can't accept these divisions in the United States," Kennedy said.