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|birth_date=November 20, 1925
 
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|death_date=June 6, 1968
 
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|description=Brother of murdered US president [[John F. Kennedy]], Robert had been his Attorney General and wanted to become US President himself so he could uncover his brothers killers. Assassinated.
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|description=Brother of murdered US president [[John F. Kennedy]], Robert had been his Attorney General and wanted to become [[US President]] himself so he could uncover his brothers killers. Assassinated.
 
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|birth_place=Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.
 
|birth_place=Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.
 
|death_place=Los Angeles, California, U.S.
 
|death_place=Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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|death_cause=gunshot
 
|religion=Roman Catholic
 
|religion=Roman Catholic
 
|political_parties=Democratic
 
|political_parties=Democratic
|children=Kathleen, Joseph, Robert Jr., David, Courtney, Michael, Kerry, Christopher, Max, Douglas, Rory
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|children=Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Joseph P. Kennedy II, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., David, Courtney, Michael LeMoyne Kennedy, Kerry Kennedy, Christopher G. Kennedy, Max Kennedy, Douglas Harriman Kennedy, Rory Kennedy
 
|relatives=See:, Kennedy family
 
|relatives=See:, Kennedy family
|parents=Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
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'''Robert Francis Kennedy''', commonly known as "Bobby" or by his initials '''RFK''', was an American [[politician]], who served as a Senator for New York from 1965 until his [[Robert F. Kennedy/Assassination|assassination]] in 1968.
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''Not to be confused with his son, [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr]]''
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'''Robert Francis Kennedy''', commonly known as "Bobby" or by his initials '''RFK''', was an American [[politician]], who was a Senator for New York from 1965 until his [[Robert F. Kennedy/Assassination|assassination]] in 1968.
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== Career ==
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[[James DiEugenio]] termed RFK's effort to become [[US president]] "perhaps the most bold and brilliant presidential campaign in the last 60 years.  Here was the last crusade of the [[1960s]]."<ref>https://consortiumnews.com/2018/06/04/distorting-the-life-of-bobby-kennedy/</ref>
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==Assassination==
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{{FA|RFK/Assassination}}
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This was blamed on a "[[lone nut]]", [[Sirhan Sirhan]], but many researchers suggest that it was in fact a contract killing carried out by the [[CIA]] for the [[US Deep state]] through [[Robert Maheu]] and [[Thane Eugene Cesar]].
 
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Latest revision as of 17:51, 24 May 2023

Person.png RFK   IMDB Spartacus WikiquoteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(politician, JFK/Assassination/Premature death)
Robert F. Kennedy.jpg
BornRobert Francis Kennedy
November 20, 1925
Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJune 6, 1968 (Age 42)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of death
gunshot
Alma materHarvard University, University of Virginia
ReligionRoman Catholic
Parents • Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
• Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
Children • Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
• Joseph P. Kennedy II
• Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
• David
• Courtney
• Michael LeMoyne Kennedy
• Kerry Kennedy
• Christopher G. Kennedy
• Max Kennedy
• Douglas Harriman Kennedy
• Rory Kennedy
SpouseEthel Skakel
Member ofKennedy family
Victim ofassassination
Interest ofNicole Shanahan
PartyDemocratic
Relatives • See:
• Kennedy family
SubpageRFK/Assassination
Brother of murdered US president John F. Kennedy, Robert had been his Attorney General and wanted to become US President himself so he could uncover his brothers killers. Assassinated.

Employment.png United States Attorney General

In office
January 20, 1961 - September 3, 1964
DeputyNicholas Katzenbach
Preceded byWilliam P. Rogers

Employment.png United States Senator from New York

In office
January 3, 1965 - June 6, 1968
Preceded byKenneth Keating

Not to be confused with his son, Robert F. Kennedy Jr

Robert Francis Kennedy, commonly known as "Bobby" or by his initials RFK, was an American politician, who was a Senator for New York from 1965 until his assassination in 1968.

Career

James DiEugenio termed RFK's effort to become US president "perhaps the most bold and brilliant presidential campaign in the last 60 years. Here was the last crusade of the 1960s."[1]

Assassination

Full article: RFK/Assassination

This was blamed on a "lone nut", Sirhan Sirhan, but many researchers suggest that it was in fact a contract killing carried out by the CIA for the US Deep state through Robert Maheu and Thane Eugene Cesar.

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