Robert F. Kennedy

20 November 1925 – 6 June 1968

Robert Francis Kennedy was an American lawyer and politician who served as United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964 and as a United States Senator from New York from 1965 until his death. A younger brother of President John F. Kennedy, he managed his brother's 1960 presidential campaign and served as a close adviser in the administration. He was shot in Los Angeles in June 1968 while campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination and died the following day.

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Born in Brookline, Massachusetts
20 November 1925

He was the seventh of nine children of Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy.

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Graduated from Harvard University
1948

Kennedy received a bachelor's degree from Harvard after interrupting his studies for naval service during the Second World War.

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Married Ethel Skakel
17 June 1950

The couple married at St. Mary's Church in Greenwich, Connecticut, and had eleven children.

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Earned a law degree from the University of Virginia
1951

He graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law and was admitted to the Massachusetts bar the same year.

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Chief counsel to the Senate Labor Rackets Committee
1957 – 1959

Kennedy led investigations into labour union corruption, including public questioning of Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa.

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Sworn in as United States Attorney General
January 1961 – September 1964

Appointed by his brother President John F. Kennedy, he headed the Department of Justice until September 1964.

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Took office as United States Senator from New York
3 January 1965 – 6 June 1968

Kennedy was elected in November 1964 and served in the Senate from January 1965.

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Announced candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination
16 March 1968

He declared his campaign in the Senate Caucus Room in Washington, D.C.

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Shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles
5 June 1968

Kennedy was shot shortly after addressing supporters following his win in the California primary.

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Died in Los Angeles, California
6 June 1968

He died of his gunshot wounds at the Good Samaritan Hospital roughly 26 hours after the shooting.

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