</s>FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date: 6/19/62 DAVE HURRAY, Reporter, "Chicago Sun Times" Daily Newspaper, was interviewed at the offices of the newspaper, 400 North Wabash Avenue. He related that he was present in the Embassy Room of the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, at the time of the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. He stated that immediately after making his short victory speech, that immediately at the Senate has been sent to the Colonial Room within the hotel for an interview by the President periodical correspondents. He related that the Colonial Room had been set up as a press room. He said the Embassy room was extremely crowded and although this was the embassy room was entirely crowded with the embassy. He was the didd; that is, through the kitchen, in order to avoid the crush of the crown in the embassy room. No stated that Senator Robert P. Wouly appeared extremely tired, the to the Colonial Room was extremely extremely crowded with people, and to be the Colonel Room in the kitchen to get to the Colonel he believes Senator Robert E. Kennedy's aides probably decided to go through the Kitchen to aldes probably becided to be through the oven to the Colonlint Room so he would like to mobbed by the crowd. No started in EDWARD P. KENNEDY, who was working for Senator ROBERT V. IGNEDY P. LOS ANGELES as a presse aide, might know why Senator ROBERT P. Kennedy took the route to his right which culminated in ROBERTY P. LAKNEY took the Route to his office where he was drawn in may be able to at least some light who was able the decision to take this route to possibly possibly why it was taken. He said BRAINES can be located through the Office of Sonitor EDWARD J. KENEDY in Washington, D.C. present at the Ambassador Hotet at the Time of the assassination, he related to the Ambassadors Hotel at the Chicago based co- respondents that he believes there were no one of the Chicago-based colonies is the west coast representative of the "Chicago Daily News" and while he did not see MOSE at the Ambassador Hotel, he did see at the hospital where which Senator Robert T. Kennedy was takon. He and Mose can be located in Los Angeles through the 348 on 6/13/08-01-01. CHICAGO, IL-DOUGUEH/LANG 0-6/12/08 -01-00-01 Date dictated 6/4/03/09-03 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the Fbi is the FBI and is loaned to your agency. I and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency, 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

**Key Individuals:**

* Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
* Robert F. Kennedy
* John F. Kennedy
* Nina Rhodes
* Michael Rhodds
* Lucy Salinger
* Nelson Rising
* Sharon Rising
* Warren Rogers
* Ion Bruce Rubin

**Key Events:**

* June 5, 1968: Shooting of Senator Robert F. Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles
* June 4-5, 1963: Oregon and California primary elections (mentioned as campaign events)
* May 31, 1968: Meeting between Giesc and Sirhan Bishara Sirhan at the Hollywood Park Racetrack

**Key Locations:**

* Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles
* Embassy Room at the Ambassador Hotel
* Colonial Room at the Ambassador Hotel
* Kitchen area at the Ambassador Hotel
* Ballroom at the Ambassador Hotel
* Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California

**Key Activities:**

* Senator Kennedy's victory speech
* Attempted entry into the Embassy Room by Michael Rounseville and his wife Pat Osborn
* Ion Bruce Rubin's observation of a door leading to the kitchen, where he finds himself in the Embassy Room just as Senator Kennedy is ending his speech
* Shooting incident at the Ambassador Hotel

**Key Evidence:**

* Parking ticket from the Ambassador Hotel parking attendant, which clocked in at 11:55 p.m. on June 1, 1968
* Photograph of Michael Rounseville and Pat Osborn, which appeared in Life magazine along with others depicting the apparent state of shock, but was not taken anywhere near the assassination site

**Key Connections:**

* Nina Rhodes' knowledge of Sirhan Bishara Sirhan wearing a powder blue jacket
* Nelson Rising's statement that he saw someone who looked out of place standing near the kitchen area, possibly wearing jeans and having facial characteristics that didn't seem to fit with the others
* Ion Bruce Rubin's observation of a person in the kitchen area who seemed to be wearing jeans and had facial characteristics that didn't seem to fit with the others

**Key Motives:**

* Sirhan Bishara Sirhan's opposition to Robert F. Kennedy's policies, particularly his support for Israel

**Key Agencies:**

* FBI
* Los Angeles Police Department
* CIA
* Secret Service

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