</s>4.1 11:40-73. H. S. Department of Justire 62- Serial 555 - 659 HQ-587 COPTED FOR=FOPPA Serial 559 - 669 ALLALS REQUESTERS FULL HAIR MEMBER 605 Jess Goldberg 824483 S/R 3/4 all Merman 25313 Bistro FEDERAL BUREA Sec. 14 HO-HEADQUARTERS Crisis Cases S/D HIO-CENTRAL RECORDS CENTER ATION SECTION 14 SELIALIS 558-850 15H1K87T73 14 VOL. FOR Serial # G63 USEDCATION AUTHORITY PERIVED FROM USE CARE IN HANDLING THIS FILE Transfer-Call 3421 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14/76

Summary:  
The documents outline FBI efforts to investigate claims made by comedian Dick Gregory at St. Gregory's College in Shawnee, Oklahoma, in mid-May 1968, where he allegedly stated Senator Robert F. Kennedy or Mayor John Lindsay would be shot before the election. Edward Green, a student, reported hearing part of the speech and discussing it with classmates Gregory Smith and Charles Shiro. The FBI sought to verify these claims by interviewing attendees and contacting Oklahoma City for further action. Photographs taken by photographers Bill Eppridge and Peter Spencer Berkson between June 5–16, 1968, were sent to the FBI for review related to the RFK assassination investigation. John Rodman Justice, a former Kennedy staffer, described his presence at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on June 4, 1968, noting a suspicious couple in the serving area and three gunshots. The FBI also pursued leads involving Jimmy Lee Brice, linked to alleged plots against U.S. officials, though this appears unrelated to RFK.  

Key People:  
- Dick Gregory (comedian accused of making threats)  
- Edward Green (student who heard Gregory’s talk)  
- Gregory Smith and Charles Shiro (students present at Gregory’s speech)  
- John Rodman Justice (Kennedy staffer present at the Ambassador Hotel)  
- Jimmy Lee Brice (linked to alleged presidential assassination plot)  

Key Locations:  
- St. Gregory's College, Shawnee, Oklahoma  
- Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California  
- Oklahoma City (FBI office handling related inquiries)  
- New York and San Antonio (FBI offices coordinating investigations)  

Key Events:  
- Dick Gregory’s alleged statement about RFK and Mayor Lindsay being shot in May 1968  
- FBI interviews with students and staff members to verify claims  
- Review of photographs taken by photographers for potential evidence  
- John Justice’s account of the assassination scene at the Ambassador Hotel  
- Investigation into Jimmy Lee Brice’s alleged involvement in political threats  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Life Magazine (photographers involved in documenting events)  
- U.S. Department of Justice (administrative references)

RFK Declassified Files

62-hq-587_sec_014_ser_585-659-part_1_of_7.pdf

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