“Fear not the path of Truth for the lack of People walking on it.” – Robert F. Kennedy Read online, search by keyword, or download. Promises made, promises kept . On June 5, 1968, an excited crowd filled the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles to celebrate Robert F. Kennedy’s victory in the California primary. Around 12:15 a.m., just as he finished a speech and exited through the hotel kitchen, gunfire erupted in the cramped hallway. Bullets struck Senator Kennedy in the head and body; he collapsed,