</s>DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE MADE 10-10-19-1987 OFFICE OF RECORDS OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT MATERIAL MUST NOT BE REMOVED FROM NOR ADDED TO THIS FILE THOUT APPROVAL OF THE OFFICE OF REORDS OPERTIONS AND MANAGEMENT By order of the Attorney General Seet. 11th May & FRC. THIS FILE HAS BEEN CHARGED AS INDICATED BELOW Seet, 11th may & FFC. Requested by Division Date Issued Returned Rejected by 1962 Eddell St. 1/2-14 Mls. Marley 10/4 Jull St. 2/2 -14 10/2/14-14-11/14 To TRANSFER FILES ns. Marleys 10/1 Jull C.R. 6/12-17/14 12/2.7/14 Wolf 10/3 Jull Ct. 2-23-23 Kefapest 10/9/11/11-14 6/4-15 dala Blenies 9/6 Hall C.F. 6-17-17 Counties 5/11 Marlle C.E. 3/1/17/11 Countie 55/4 Main C.P.S. 4-27-17 Waigal 55/1 Main Ct. 7/22-77 5/23 Main Cts. 7-26-77 Countoo 55/2 Main Cots. 8:30-77 Buckelley 5/2 /2 Main Clts. 8:20-77 Reuch 2/2 1/4/12/14/15/16/17-18 5/3/13 mains Joutar 5-11-18-18 1/2:10-7/18-19/20/21/20-21/22/20 1/10-71/21-22/24/21 Ross 312 Fad Tr. 2-1-84 2/4 1/6-20-27/24-1/21.1/24.2/24 Call Call

**Key Individuals:**

* John F. Kennedy
* Robert Kennedy
* Philip B. Heymann (Assistant Attorney General)
* Paul G. Flynn (Chief Assistant United States Attorney)
* Drew S. Days III (Assistant Attorney General)
* Vincent T. Bugliosi (lawyer and author of "The Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy")
* Robert K. Steinberg (co-author with Vincent T. Bugliosi)
* John G. Christian
* William W. Turner

**Key Events:**

* Assassination of Robert Kennedy
* Investigation into the assassination
* Request for federal law enforcement involvement in the investigation
* Release of "The Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy" by Vincent T. Bugliosi and Robert K. Steinberg
* 1960 presidential campaign in West Virginia

**Dates:**

* October 10, 1987 (Department of Justice document re-opening Robert Kennedy assassination investigation)
* February 1, 1980 (Assistant Attorney General Philip B. Heymann letter)
* May 14, 1979 (Chief Assistant United States Attorney Paul G. Flynn letter)
* April 6, 1979 (Drew S. Days III letter)
* October 27, 1978 (Vincent T. Bugliosi and Robert K. Steinberg letter)
* June 21, 1978 (Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. letter)
* October 13, 1978 (John G. Christian and William W. Turner letter)

**Locations:**

* West Virginia
* Charleston
* Suburbs outside of Charleston
* Mountains of West Virginia

**Significant Details:**

* John F. Kennedy was aware of the tension surrounding his religious affiliation when he began his presidential campaign in 1956.
* The Kennedy organizational team confronted the issue with seven basic approaches to combat the religious "problem" in West Virginia due to Kennedy's Catholicism.
* Reports from people interviewed in West Virginia about social pressures and family members being ostracized for supporting the Kennedy campaign.

**Connections:**

* John F. Kennedy's experience confronting the religious issue in West Virginia is relevant to understanding his approach to dealing with controversy during his presidential campaign.
* The investigation into the assassination of Robert Kennedy and the request for federal law enforcement involvement are connected to the broader context of government investigations and potential cover-ups surrounding high-profile assassinations.

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