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 assassinated in 1963 while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas. Robert was assassinated like his brother nearly five years later.
Robert F. Kennedy | |
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| 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 |
| Deputy | Byron White Nicholas Katzenbach |
| Preceded by | William P. Rogers |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Katzenbach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Francis Kennedy November 20, 1925 Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | June 6, 1968 (aged 42) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| 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 U.S. President but was shot multiple times on June 5, 1968 by Sirhan Sirhan in the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, Califronia. Kennedy had won the previous day's California presidential primary. He died on June 6 at the Good Samaritan Hospital during the operation to remove the bullet and bone fragments from his brain.[1]
Robert F. Kennedy Media
Kennedy's birthplace in Brookline, Massachusetts
Ambassador Joseph Kennedy Sr. visits his sons (Robert, second from right) in Boston c. 1939.
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 the Operating Engineers Union, c. January 1958
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.
Robert with his brother John, c. 1963
Robert Kennedy at the funeral of his brother, President John F. Kennedy, on November 25, 1963
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 Archived 2008-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
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