</s>BOX NO. 3 Folder NO.80 Photographies of Interview summaries, June -November 1968 RFK Assassination 2017.01/08 1883 2023 RELEASE UNDER E.O. (1678

**Key Individuals:**

* Robert F. Kennedy
* John F. Kennedy
* James Charles Evers: Field Director of the NAACP in Mississippi and co-chairman of Robert F. Kennedy's presidential campaign in Mississippi
* Roosevelt Grier: Actor and friend of Robert F. Kennedy who escorted him to the Embassy Ballroom on June 4, 1968
* James Cagnassola Jr.: Special agent with the FBI who interviewed various individuals related to the assassination
* Booker Griffin: Los Angeles director of the Negro Industrial and Educational Union
* Sirhan SIRHAN: Suspect in the Kennedy shooting

**Key Dates and Locations:**

* March 17, 1968: Robert F. Kennedy's presidential campaign in California
* June 1, 1968: Original plans for Kennedy to spend the night at the Ambassador Hotel were changed
* June 3, 1968: Kennedy campaigned in Los Angeles and spent the evening at Malibu Beach with John Frankenheimer
* June 4, 1968: Kennedy returned to the Ambassador Hotel around 8 p.m. and prepared to deliver a speech
* June 5, 1968: Kennedy was shot in the early morning

**Significant Events:**

* On June 1, 1968, the original plans for Kennedy's itinerary were changed, with him spending the night of June 3-4 at the Ambassador Hotel instead.
* On June 4, 1968, Roosevelt Grier escorted Kennedy to the Embassy Ballroom, where he delivered a speech shortly after midnight.
* On June 5, 1968, Sirhan SIRHAN approached Senator KENNEDY from behind and shot him at close range in the Ambassador Hotel's pantry area.

**Witness Accounts:**

* Booker Griffin observed two people who seemed out of place on June 4, 1968, including Sirhan SIRHAN.
* Griffin had negative eye contact with Sirhan SIRHAN and thought they didn't seem to take to each other.
* Griffin saw Senator KENNEDY throw one of his arms over his face after the first shots were fired.

**Investigations:**

* The FBI interviewed various individuals related to the assassination, including James Charles Evers and Roosevelt Grier.
* Booker Griffin was interviewed on June 7, 1968, at 11:30 a.m.

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