• Robert F. Kennedy was the brother of the 35th United States President John F. Kennedy, as well as his closest political advisor. After running his brother's successful presidential campaign, he was appointed Attorney General. Robert Kennedy was assassinated in Los Angeles during his 1968 bid for the Presidency.

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: November 20, 1925
  2. Birth place: Brookline, Massachusetts
  3. Son of businessman Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
  4. Full Name: Robert Francis Kennedy
  5. Nickname: Bobby, RFK
  6. Religion: Roman Catholic
  7. Education: Harvard College (graduated 1948)
  8. Spouse: Ethel Skakel Kennedy
  9. The 2008 Democratic Convention coincides with the 40th anniversary of Kennedy's presidential campaignBaltimore Sun: Kennedy to appear, may speak at convention (August 25, 2008)
  10. 1961: Appointed Attorney General by his brother John
  11. 1962: Played an instrumental role in the resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis
  12. 1964: Elected Senator for the state of New York
  13. June 6, 1968: Assassinated shortly after defeating Eugene McCarthy in the California Democratic primary
  14. Burial: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia

• JFK Assassination

  The assassination of President Kennedy on November 22, 1963 was a brutal devastation to Robert and the rest of the Kennedy family. Robert was described by many as being a completely different man after his brother's death.

• RFK Assassination

  Shortly after finishing a victory speech to supporters following his win in the California Democratic primary, Kennedy was shot three times by a gunman in the crowd at around midnight on June 5, 1968, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Palestinian immigrant Sirhan Sirhan was arrested and charged with the murder.

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