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Robert F. Kennedy in 1964, standing at a podium and speaking into a microphone, wearing a suit and tie with a slight smile.
Robert F. Kennedy Robert F. Kennedy served as his brother's attorney general and was elected to the U.S. Senate from New York in 1964.

Robert F. Kennedy

American politician and lawyer
Also known as: Bobby Kennedy, RFK, Robert Francis Kennedy
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William Manchester was an American historian who published three popular volumes about President John F. Kennedy: Portrait of a President: John F. Kennedy in Profile (1961), The Death of a...
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Robert F. Kennedy (born November 20, 1925, Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.—died June 6, 1968, Los Angeles, California) was a U.S. attorney general and adviser during the administration of his brother Pres. John F. Kennedy (1961–63) and later a U.S. senator (1965–68). He was the son of Rose and Joseph P. Kennedy. He was assassinated while campaigning for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination in 1968. Read about assassination and attempts involving U.S. presidents and presidential candidates. Robert...

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