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Robert F. Kennedy at the White House, 1964
Date of birth	November 20, 1925
Place of birth	Brookline, Massachusetts
Date of death	June 6, 1968(age 42)
Place of death	Los Angeles, California
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Ethel (née Skakel)
Children	Kathleen H. (b.1951) Joseph P. II (b.1952) Robert F., Jr. (b.1954) David A. (1955 � 84) M. Courtney (b.1956) Michael L. (1958 � 97) M. Kerry (b.1959) Christopher G. (b.1963) M. Maxwell T. (b.1965) Douglas H. (b.1967) Rory E.K. (b.1968)
Alma mater	Harvard College (A.B.) University of Virginia School of Law (LL.B.)
Religion	Roman Catholic
Military service
Service/branch	United States Navy Reserve
Years of service	1944-1946
Rank	Seaman Apprentice
Unit	USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
Battles/wars	World War II
United States Senator from New York
In office	January 3, 1965 - June 6, 1968
Succeeded by	Charles E. Goodell
Preceded by	Kenneth Keating
64th United States Attorney General
In office	January 20, 1961 - September 3, 1964
President	John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson
Succeeded by	Nicholas Katzenbach
Preceded by	William P. Rogers
Deputy United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
In office	February 1952 - June 1952

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Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy (November 20, 1925 � June 6, 1968), also referred to by his initials RFK, was an American politician, a Democratic Senator from New York, and a noted civil rights activist. An icon of modern American liberalism and member of the Kennedy family, he was a younger brother of President John F. Kennedy and acted as one of his advisers during his presidency. From 1961 to 1964, he was the U.S. Attorney General.

Following his brother John's assassination on November 22, 1963, Kennedy continued to serve as Attorney General under President Lyndon B. Johnson for nine months. In September 1964, Kennedy resigned to seek the U.S. Senate seat from New York, which he won in November. Within a few years, he publicly split with Johnson over the Vietnam War.

In March 1968, Kennedy began a campaign for the presidency and was a front-running candidate of the Democratic Party. In the California presidential primary on June 4, Kennedy defeated Eugene McCarthy, a fellow U.S. Senator from Minnesota. Following a brief victory speech delivered just past midnight on June 5 at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, Kennedy was assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan. Mortally wounded and unconscious, he survived for nearly 26 hours, dying early in the morning of June 6.

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#2: Fairfax County, Va. - Newsweek Newsweek---...- DC Ethel Kennedy, widow of -Robert F-. -Kennedy-, for example, lived there until she sold the 5.6-acre property Hickory Hill for $8.5 million in 2008.--- - Date : Fri, 12 Nov 2010 02:42:03 GMT+00:00
RFK Jr. Says Congress Is Run by "Narcissistic Hacks" - NBC Washington (blog) NBC Washington (blog)---Robert F-. -Kennedy- Jr. was on hand Wednesday at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History to premiere "Grand Canyon Adventure: Rivers at Risk," a 3D film ... - Date : Thu, 11 Nov 2010 12:50:23 GMT+00:00
Robert F. Kennedy - Sandspur (subscription) Sandspur (subscription)--4 at 7:30 pm, -Robert F-. -Kennedy-, Jr. spoke at the Alfond Sports Center about the importance of energy independence and sustainable enterprise. ... - Date : Fri, 12 Nov 2010 03:17:40 GMT+00:00
Florida Senate Race Splitting Three Ways - The Lincoln Tribune The Lincoln Tribune--Crist, a Republican until recently, is winning support from some key Democrats including -Robert F-. -Kennedy- Junior, whose uncle was President John F. Kennedy ... - Date : Fri, 29 Oct 2010 05:30:16 GMT+00:00
A Ripple Of Hope - ABC Online ABC Online--On the night of Dr. Martin Luther King's murder in 1968, -Robert F-. -Kennedy- was scheduled to make an appearance in an African-American neighbourhood as part ... - Date : Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:46:13 GMT+00:00
Lincoln-signed proclamation for sale - Washington Post (blog) Washington Post (blog)--Purchased by -Robert F-. -Kennedy- in 1964 for $9500, the rare document is being sold by his widow, Ethel Kennedy, and could sell for as much as $1.5 million, ... - Date : Wed, 06 Oct 2010 23:14:18 GMT+00:00
ROBERT KENNEDY - The Upshot The Upshot---Robert F-. -Kennedy- in his office in Washington, DC Kennedy owned one of 48 printed copies of the Emancipation Proclamation that were signed by Lincoln, ... - Date : Wed, 06 Oct 2010 10:27:06 GMT+00:00
Ayers' emeritus status handled poorly - Daily Illini Daily Illini---...- the title of professor emeritus � because one of his books is partially dedicated to the man who killed Kennedy's father, the late -Robert F-. -Kennedy-. ... - Date : Tue, 28 Sep 2010 03:27:51 GMT+00:00
Obama education fixes...Skakel appeal...Blistering heat - 9&10 News 9&10 News--(AP) � Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel has filed another appeal of his 2002 murder conviction. Lawyers for Skakel, a nephew of -Robert F-. -Kennedy's- widow, ... - Date : Tue, 28 Sep 2010 03:30:27 GMT+00:00
RFK's death - Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Sun-Times---Robert F-. -Kennedy- was assassinated in Los Angeles in early June 1968, shortly after winning the California Democratic presidential primary. ... - Date : Fri, 24 Sep 2010 09:07:16 GMT+00:00

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#2: Fairfax County, Va. - Newsweek

Newsweek---...- DC Ethel Kennedy, widow of -Robert F-. -Kennedy-, for example, lived there until she sold the 5.6-acre property Hickory Hill for $8.5 million in 2008.--- - Date : Fri, 12 Nov 2010 02:42:03 GMT+00:00

RFK Jr. Says Congress Is Run by "Narcissistic Hacks" - NBC Washington (blog)

NBC Washington (blog)---Robert F-. -Kennedy- Jr. was on hand Wednesday at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History to premiere "Grand Canyon Adventure: Rivers at Risk," a 3D film ... - Date : Thu, 11 Nov 2010 12:50:23 GMT+00:00

Robert F. Kennedy - Sandspur (subscription)

Sandspur (subscription)--4 at 7:30 pm, -Robert F-. -Kennedy-, Jr. spoke at the Alfond Sports Center about the importance of energy independence and sustainable enterprise. ... - Date : Fri, 12 Nov 2010 03:17:40 GMT+00:00

Florida Senate Race Splitting Three Ways - The Lincoln Tribune

The Lincoln Tribune--Crist, a Republican until recently, is winning support from some key Democrats including -Robert F-. -Kennedy- Junior, whose uncle was President John F. Kennedy ... - Date : Fri, 29 Oct 2010 05:30:16 GMT+00:00

A Ripple Of Hope - ABC Online

ABC Online--On the night of Dr. Martin Luther King's murder in 1968, -Robert F-. -Kennedy- was scheduled to make an appearance in an African-American neighbourhood as part ... - Date : Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:46:13 GMT+00:00

Lincoln-signed proclamation for sale - Washington Post (blog)

Washington Post (blog)--Purchased by -Robert F-. -Kennedy- in 1964 for $9500, the rare document is being sold by his widow, Ethel Kennedy, and could sell for as much as $1.5 million, ... - Date : Wed, 06 Oct 2010 23:14:18 GMT+00:00

ROBERT KENNEDY - The Upshot

The Upshot---Robert F-. -Kennedy- in his office in Washington, DC Kennedy owned one of 48 printed copies of the Emancipation Proclamation that were signed by Lincoln, ... - Date : Wed, 06 Oct 2010 10:27:06 GMT+00:00

Ayers' emeritus status handled poorly - Daily Illini

Daily Illini---...- the title of professor emeritus � because one of his books is partially dedicated to the man who killed Kennedy's father, the late -Robert F-. -Kennedy-. ... - Date : Tue, 28 Sep 2010 03:27:51 GMT+00:00

Obama education fixes...Skakel appeal...Blistering heat - 9&10 News

9&10 News--(AP) � Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel has filed another appeal of his 2002 murder conviction. Lawyers for Skakel, a nephew of -Robert F-. -Kennedy's- widow, ... - Date : Tue, 28 Sep 2010 03:30:27 GMT+00:00

RFK's death - Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Sun-Times---Robert F-. -Kennedy- was assassinated in Los Angeles in early June 1968, shortly after winning the California Democratic presidential primary. ... - Date : Fri, 24 Sep 2010 09:07:16 GMT+00:00

Legal offices
Preceded by William P. Rogers	United States Attorney General Served under: John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson 1961-1964	Succeeded by Nicholas Katzenbach
United States Senate
Preceded by Kenneth Keating	United States Senator from New York Served alongside: Jacob K. Javits 1965-1968	Succeeded by Charles E. Goodell

Religious faith : As U.S. senator and presidential candidate
Kenneth Keating (R) (inc.) 45.4%

United States Attorneys General

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United States Senators from New York

Class 1		Schuyler * Burr * Schuyler * Hobart * North * Watson * Morris * Bailey * Armstrong * Mitchill * German * Sanford * Van Buren * Dudley * Tallmadge * Dickinson * Fish * P. King * Morgan * Fenton * Kernan * Platt * Miller * Hiscock * Murphy * Depew * O'Gorman * Calder * Copeland * Mead * Ives * Keating * Kennedy * Goodell * Buckley * Moynihan * H. Clinton * Gillibrand
Class 3		R. King * Laurance * Armstrong * D. Clinton * Armstrong * Smith * R. King * Sanford * Marcy * Wright * Foster * Dix * Seward * Harris * Conkling * Lapham * Evarts * Hill * Platt * Root * Wadsworth * Wagner * Dulles * Lehman * Javits * D'Amato * Schumer

Kennedy family

Ancestors of

Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr. (1888 �1969)		James Kennedy and Maria Kennedy parents of --- Patrick Kennedy (m.) Bridget Murphy parents of ------ P. J. Kennedy (m.) Mary Augusta Hickey parents of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.
Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald (1890 �1995)		Philip and Mary Cox * Thomas Fitzgerald and Rosanna Cox * Michael Hannon and Mary Ann Fitzgerald * John Francis "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald (m.) Mary Josephine Hannon parents of Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
Children of

Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy		(in birth order) Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr. * John Fitzgerald Kennedy (m.) Jacqueline Lee Bouvier * Rose Marie "Rosemary" Kennedy * Kathleen Agnes Kennedy (m.) William John Robert Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington * Eunice Mary Kennedy (m.) Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr. * Patricia Kennedy (m./div.) Peter Lawford * Robert Francis Kennedy (m.) Ethel Skakel * Jean Ann Kennedy (m.) Stephen Edward Smith * Edward Moore Kennedy (m./div. 1st) Virginia Joan Bennett; (m. 2nd) Victoria Anne Reggie
Descendants (in birth order)

Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr. (1915 �1944)		None
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917 �1963)		Arabella Kennedy * Caroline Bouvier Kennedy (m.) Edwin Arthur Schlossberg * John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr. (m.) Carolyn Jeanne Bessette * Patrick Bouvier Kennedy
Rose Marie Kennedy (1918 �2005)		None
Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington (1920 �1948)		None
Eunice Kennedy Shriver (1921 �2009)		Robert Sargent Shriver III (m.) Malissa Feruzzi * Maria Owings Shriver (m.) Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger * Timothy Perry Shriver (m.) Linda Potter * Mark Kennedy Shriver (m.) Jeannie Eileen Ripp * Anthony Paul Kennedy Shriver (m.) Alina Mojica
Patricia Kennedy Lawford (1924 �2006)		Christopher Kennedy Lawford * Sydney Maleia Kennedy Lawford * Victoria Francis Lawford * Robin Elizabeth Lawford
Robert Francis Kennedy (1925 �1968)		Kathleen Hartington Kennedy (m.) David Lee Townsend * Joseph Patrick Kennedy II (m./div. 1st) Sheila Brewster Rauch; (m. 2nd) Anne Elizabeth "Beth" Kelly * Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr. (m./div. 1st) Emily Ruth Black (m. 2nd) Mary Richardson * David Anthony Kennedy * Mary Courtney Kennedy (m/div. 1st) Jeffrey Robert Ruhe; (m./sep. 2nd) Paul Michael Hill * Michael LeMoyne Kennedy (m.) Victoria Denise Gifford * Mary Kerry Kennedy (m./div.) Andrew Mark Cuomo * Christopher George Kennedy (m.) Sheila Sinclair Berner * Matthew Maxwell Taylor Kennedy (m.) Victoria Anne Strauss * Douglas Harriman Kennedy (m.) Molly Elizabeth Stark * Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy (m.) Mark Bailey
Jean Kennedy Smith (born 1928)		Stephen Edward Smith, Jr. * William Kennedy Smith * Amanda Mary Smith * Kym Maria Smith
Edward Moore Kennedy (1932 �2009)		Kara Anne Kennedy (m.) Michael Allen * Edward Moore Kennedy, Jr. (m.) Katherine Anne "Kiki" Gershman * Patrick Joseph Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Life		Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 * Motor Torpedo Boat PT-59
Politics		Electoral history * Presidential election, 1960 * New Frontier * Inaugural address * Kennedy Doctrine * Alliance for Progress * Bay of Pigs Invasion * Cuban Missile Crisis * Partial Test Ban Treaty * Kennedy and Latin America
Events		"Happy Birthday, Mr. President" * Assassination * Reaction * State funeral * Presidential timeline
Legacy		Memorial * Aircraft carrier * Library * In popular culture * "Ich bin ein Berliner" * Profile in Courage Award
Books authored		Why England Slept * Profiles in Courage * A Nation of Immigrants
Family		Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis * Caroline Bouvier Kennedy * John F. Kennedy, Jr. (airplane crash) * Patrick Bouvier Kennedy * Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. * Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy * Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. * Robert F. Kennedy (assassination) * Edward M. Kennedy (Chappaquiddick incident)

Cabinet of President John F. Kennedy (1961 �1963)

Vice President		Lyndon B. Johnson (1961 �1963)
Secretary of State		Dean Rusk (1961 �1963)
Secretary of the Treasury		C. Douglas Dillon (1961 �1963)
Secretary of Defense		Robert McNamara (1961 �1963)
Attorney General		Robert F. Kennedy (1961 �1963)
Postmaster General		J. Edward Day (1961 �1963) * John A. Gronouski (1963)
Secretary of the Interior		Stewart Udall (1961 �1963)
Secretary of the Agriculture		Orville Freeman (1961 �1963)
Secretary of Commerce		Luther H. Hodges (1961 �1963)
Secretary of Labor		Arthur Goldberg (1961 �1962) * W. Willard Wirtz (1962 �1963)
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare		Abraham A. Ribicoff (1961 �1962) * Anthony J. Celebrezze (1962 �1963)

Cabinet of President Lyndon B. Johnson (1963 �1969)

Vice President		None (1963 �1965) * Hubert Humphrey (1965 �1969)
Secretary of State		Dean Rusk (1963 �1969)
Secretary of the Treasury		C. Douglas Dillon (1963 �1965) * Henry H. Fowler (1965 �1968) * Joseph W. Barr (1968 �1969)
Secretary of Defense		Robert McNamara (1963 �1968) * Clark Clifford (1968 �1969)
Attorney General		Robert F. Kennedy (1963 �1964) * Nicholas Katzenbach (1965 �1966) * Ramsey Clark (1967 �1969)
Postmaster General		John A. Gronouski (1963 �1965) * Lawrence O'Brien (1965 �1968) * W. Marvin Watson (1968 �1969)
Secretary of the Interior		Stewart Udall (1963 �1969)
Secretary of the Agriculture		Orville Freeman (1963 �1969)
Secretary of Commerce		Luther H. Hodges (1963 �1965) * John T. Connor (1965 �1967) * Alexander Buel Trowbridge (1967 �1968) * C. R. Smith (1968 �1969)
Secretary of Labor		W. Willard Wirtz (1963 �1969)
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare		Anthony J. Celebrezze (1962 �1965) * John William Gardner (1965 �1968) * Wilbur Joseph Cohen (1968 �1969)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development		Robert Clifton Weaver (1963 �1968) * Robert Coldwell Wood (1969)
Secretary of Transportation		Alan Stephenson Boyd (1967 �1969)

United States presidential election, 1964

Democratic Party		1964 Democratic National Convention
Candidates		Brewster * Brown * Johnson * Kennedy * Randolph * Reynolds * Wallace * Welsh * Yorty
VP Candidates		Dodd * Humphrey * Kennedy * McCarthy
Republican Party		1964 Republican National Convention
Candidates		Fong * Goldwater * Lodge * Nixon * Rhodes * Rockefeller * Scranton * Smith * Stassen
VP Candidates		Miller

United States presidential election, 1968

Democratic Party		1968 Democratic National Convention
Candidates		Branigin * Crommelin * Fisher * Humphrey (campaign) * R. Kennedy (campaign) * Johnson * Lynch * McCarthy (campaign) * McGovern * Moore * Smathers * Young
VP Candidates		Muskie
Republican Party		1968 Republican National Convention
Candidates		Carlson * Case * Fong * Lindsay * Nixon (campaign) * Reagan * Rhodes * N. Rockefeller * W. Rockefeller * Romney (campaign) * Stassen * Volpe
VP Candidates		Agnew * Brooke * Bush * Chafee * Evans * Finch * Hatfield * Javits * Love * Morton * Percy * Tower
Third Party		American Independent Party
Candidate		Wallace (campaign)
VP Candidate		LeMay

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