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Robert Francis Kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy
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Kennedy appearing before the DNC Platform Committee on August 19, 1964
United States Senator
from New York
In office
January 3, 1965 – June 6, 1968
Preceded by Kenneth Keating
Succeeded by Charles 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
(1925-11-20)November 20, 1925
Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died June 6, 1968(1968-06-06) (aged 42)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of death Assassination
Resting place Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
38°52′52″N 77°04′17″W / 38.88118°N 77.07150°W / 38.88118; -77.07150
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Ethel Skakel (m. 1950)
Relations See: Kennedy family
Children Kathleen, Joseph, Robert Jr., David, Courtney, Michael, Kerry, Christopher, Max, Douglas, Rory
Alma mater Harvard University (A.B.)
University of Virginia School of Law (J.D.)
Profession Lawyer, politician
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Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch U.S. Naval Reserve
Years of service 1944–46
Rank E2 SM USN.png Seaman Apprentice
Unit USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
Battles/wars World War II

Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968), commonly known by his initials RFK, was an American politician from Massachusetts. He served as the United States junior senator from New York from January 1965 until his assassination in June 1968. He was previously the 64th U.S. Attorney General from January 1961 to September 1964, serving under his older brother President John F. Kennedy and his successor, President Lyndon B. Johnson. Kennedy was a member of the Democratic Party, and is seen as an icon of modern American liberalism.

After serving in the United States Naval Reserve as a Seaman Apprentice from 1944 to 1946, Kennedy graduated from Harvard University and the University of Virginia. Prior to entering public office, he worked as a correspondent for The Boston Post and as an assistant counsel to the Senate committee chaired by Joe McCarthy. He gained national attention as the chief counsel of the Senate Labor Rackets Committee from 1957 to 1959, where he publicly challenged Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa over the corrupt practices of its union and authored The Enemy Within, a book about corruption in organized labor.


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