1968 Press Photo Secret Service agent searches fund raising guests in Atlanta
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Description
Following the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, President Johnson ordered federal protection for all presidential candidates. An agent did his duty in Atlanta Thursday night. At left, he opens a binocular case carried by a young lady attending Presidential candidate George Wallace's fund raising speech. At right, the same agent has a man throw open his coat for an inspection.
