Robert F. Kennedy
Appearance
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 Los Angeles, California, US | (aged 42)
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 |
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.
Death
[change | change source]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]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Robert F. Kennedy is fatally shot". History.
Other websites
[change | change source]- 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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