Robert Francis Kennedy
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Kennedy appearing before the DNC Platform Committee on August 19, 1964
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United States Senator from New York |
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In office January 3, 1965 – June 6, 1968 |
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| Preceded by | Kenneth Keating |
| Succeeded by | Charles Goodell |
| 64th United States Attorney General | |
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In office January 20, 1961 – September 3, 1964 |
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| President |
John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | William P. Rogers |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Katzenbach |
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| 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 |
| Resting place |
Arlington National Cemetery Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. 38°52′52″N 77°04′17″W / 38.88118°N 77.07150°W |
| 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 |
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Harvard University (A.B.) University of Virginia School of Law (J.D.) |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 U.S. Naval Reserve
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| Years of service | 1944–46 |
| Rank |
 Seaman Apprentice
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| 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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