State Papers: Trinity academics 'furious' over failure to be invited to Mary Robinson inauguration
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State papers reveal Mrs Kennedy phoned the Irish embassy in Washington hours after John F Kennedy's assassination in November 1963 to ask that members of the Defence Forces participate in His State funeral
President Kennedy’s widow made the call less than 24 hours after her husband’s assassination in Dallas
A war of words erupted between a senior civil servant and Trinity College Dublin (TCD) over angry complaints from academics that a senior member of their university had been snubbed from the inauguration ceremony of President Mary Robinson.
They said the move made it seem like gardaí were “valued differently” to British policemen.