Loving Awareness was a concept of Ram Dass, formerly Richard Alpert who was at Harvard University with Timothy Leary, both told to leave due to their research into psychedelic drugs.

In 1967 he went to India, met guru Neem Kuroli Bama in the Himalayas. Returned with the concept of Loving Awareness, his drug taking decreased, changed his name.

He wrote the book Be Here Now in 1971 on yoga, spirituality and meditation. Sold millions, George Harrison wrote a song Be Here Now for his Living the Material World album.

I would think he told Ronan of the concept, which has nothing to do with JFK, Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi. Ronan added the concept of Defensive Awareness. There's a quote from Ronan in the Radio Caroline Bible "LA is about developing a loving habit" Date not given, would think at the time Caroline adopted it.

Ram Dass website I Am Loving Awareness explaining it.
https://www.ramdass.org/i-am-loving-awareness-giam-life-article/