Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
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]
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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