Robert F. Kennedy
Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968), also called RFK, was an American politician. He is the brother of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy, who was killed during riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza nearly five years ago.
Robert F. Kennedy | |
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 Robert F. Kennedy at the White House, 1964 | |
| United States Senator from New York | |
| In office January 3, 1965 – June 6, 1968 Serving with Jacob K. Javits | |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Keating |
| Succeeded by | Charles E. Goodell |
| 64th United States Attorney General | |
| In office January 20, 1961 – September 3, 1964 | |
| President | John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | William P. Rogers |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Katzenbach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Francis Kennedy November 20, 1925 Brookline, Massachusetts, US |
| Died | June 6, 1968 (aged 42) Los Angeles, California, US |
| Cause of death | Assassination by firearm |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Ethel Skakel (m. 1950-1968, his death) |
| Alma mater | Harvard College University of Virginia School of Law |
Death
Kennedy ran for president in 1968, but was shot multiple times by Sirhan Sirhan in California during the presidential primaries on June 5, 1968. He died during the operation to remove the bullet and bone fragments from his brain on the next day.[1]
Robert F. Kennedy Media
Kennedy's birthplace in Brookline, Massachusetts
Kennedy (second from left) in front of a snow replica of a Navy boat at Bates College
Kennedy (with sisters Eunice and Jean) holding a football at the family's Massachusetts home, c. November 1948
Kennedy, chief counsel to the Senate Rackets Committee, giving a briefing to the press about graft in Operating Engineers Union, (Catalan)
FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover (left), Robert Kennedy (center) and Solicitor General Archibald Cox (right) at the White House on May 7, 1963
President John F. Kennedy signing anti-crime bills in September 1961. Attorney General Robert Kennedy is in the background.
Kennedy speaking to civil rights demonstrators in front of the Department of Justice on June 14, 1963
Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson meet with civil rights leaders at the White House on June 22, 1963
President Kennedy with his brother Robert, (Catalan)
References
- ↑ "Robert F. Kennedy is fatally shot". History.
Other websites
- PBS video on RFK, with long quotes by historiansArchived 2012-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
- The Coalition on Political Assassinations
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