Kent State Shootings: Digital Archive

Audio Recording: Portage County Prosecutor Ron Kane Press Event and Speech

Kent State Shootings: Digital Archive

Audio Recording: Portage County Prosecutor Ron Kane Press Event and Speech

Description Recording by Bob Carpenter that includes a May 15, 1970 press event by Ronald Kane. This event included tables set out "exhibiting" materials (including shell casings, knives, a portion of a hose, and other items) found by officials after Kent State University dormatories were searched, following the Kent State shootings. Also included on this recording is a speech Kane deliverd at the Lion's Club on May 28, 1970 in which he makes a statement on the sequence events leading up to the dormitory search process, comments on why materials were displayed to the press and others, and why the search was undertaken.
Date 1970-05-15; 1970-05-28
Institution Kent State University
Repository Special Collections and Archives
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Special Rights Notice
This recording was made and/or donated to Special Collections and Archives by Bob Carpenter. Please ensure the following credit line is included in any paper, presentation, or other authorized use of this content: Bob Carpenter papers. May 4 Collection. Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.
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Duration 22:42 minutes
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Format of Original reel-to-reel
Author/Photographer Carpenter, Bob
Subcollection Bob Carpenter papers
Subject(s) Audio recording
Government officials
Journalism, Reporters
Legal cases, Litigation, Trials
Speeches, Lectures, Forums
May 4 Provenance May 4 Collection