How did you get that kind of access?
Theyd seen me around before, and I just wandered in….
They were just behaving like kids, trying to catch snakes and things like that.
You would have the Secret Service there now, but there wasnt even a security guy.
It was after Bobbys assassination that all changed.
Tell us about that night at the Ambassador Hotel.
You have to remember, Bobby had become a rock star.
And not just the young people.
People are shouting, Sock it to ‘em, Bobby!
Bobby makes a speech and everyone cheers.
Then he goes down steps to the kitchen [to leave the party].
I am about four yards behind him.
I see another exit, and turn to go to it.
A girl screams a blond girl wearing a Kennedy for President boater on her head.
I turn, and Bobby is three-quarters of the way down to the ground.
Then the room turns to absolute panic, people screaming, Not another Dallas!
Not another Dallas!…Ethel [Kennedy]is over him, and saying, Im with you.
What is your most memorable picture from that night?
To me, thats a nightmare.
The screaming will always stay with me.
What was going through your mind?
Basically, I said to myself, This is for history.
This is what I came in the business for.
It was painful, but you dont let your emotions get in your way.
This is beyond your emotions.
I say, The only nightmares Id have would be if I hadnt taken the pictures.
What motivated you to publish these photos now?
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