Robert F. Kennedy (1925–1968)
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Robert "Bobby" Kennedy was the seventh of nine children in the wealthy Kennedy family of Massachusetts. When his elder brother John F. Kennedy became President in 1961, Robert was named Attorney General. The brothers had worked together during the campaign, with Robert serving as his brother's toon meer campaign manager. Robert Kennedy had been educated at Harvard University, served in the Navy during World War II, and received his law degree from Virginia Law School in 1951. Then he worked in the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice in 1951 and 1952, where he helped prosecute corruption and income-tax invasion cases. In the following years he served as congressional investigator for committees on Un-American Activities and on Improper Activities in Labor and Management. In 1961 Kennedy became Attorney General under President John F. Kennedy, and stayed on under President Lyndon B. Johnson. In that position he actively promoted civil rights by prosecuting people who violated the civil rights of minorities. He continued his pursuit of civil rights when he became Senator from New York in 1964. He also worked for antipoverty programs, medicare, and other social programs, and spoke out strongly against escalating involvement in Vietnam. Kennedy set out to campaign for the Democratic nomination for President in the 1968 election. He won five of the six primaries he entered and was becoming a formidable challenger, when Sirhan Sirhan, an Arab immigrant, shot him fatally on June 5, 1968. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
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(eng) Do not combine this page with that of the author's son, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Thank you.
Fotografie: Portrait by Robert Shetterly, americansWhoTellTheTruth.org
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Algemene kennis
- Gangbare naam
- Kennedy, Robert F.
- Officiële naam
- Kennedy, Robert Francis
- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- Kennedy, Robert Francis, Sr.
Kennedy, Bobby - Geboortedatum
- 1925-11-20
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1968-06-06
- Graflocatie
- Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Plaats van overlijden
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
New York, New York, USA
Arlington, Virginia, USA
Milton, Massachusetts, USA
Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA - Opleiding
- Harvard University (BA|1948)
University of Virginia (LL.B|1951) - Beroepen
- campaign manager
politician
United States Attorney General (1961-1964)
U.S. Senator (New York ∙ 1965-1968 ∙ Democrat)
Presidential candidate - Relaties
- Kennedy, Joseph P. (father)
Kennedy, Rose Fitzgerald (mother)
Kennedy, John F. (brother)
Kennedy, Edward M. (brother)
Kennedy, Robert F., Jr. (son)
Kennedy, Maxwell Taylor (son) (toon alle 9)
Shriver, Maria (niece)
Kennedy, Caroline (niece)
Lawford, Christopher Kennedy (nephew) - Organisaties
- United States Navy
- Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Congressional Gold Medal (1978)
- Ontwarringsbericht
- Do not combine this page with that of the author's son, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Thank you.
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Thirteen Days: A Memoir Of The Cuban Missile Crisis door Robert F Kennedy
I can't believe I had this book for a few months before I actually read it. Incredible book and now I'm obsessed with the Cuban Missle Crisis.
I can't believe I had this book for a few months before I actually read it. Incredible book and now I'm obsessed with the Cuban Missle Crisis.
Reading it aloud to my 12 year old really helped me focus on and understand what occurred. It was fascinating to read RFK’s behind the scenes report, then read the official documents.
During the thirteen days in October 1962 when the United States confronted the Soviet Union over its installation of missiles in Cuba, few people shared the behind-the-scenes story as it is told here by the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy. In this unique account, he describes each of the participants during the sometimes hour-to-hour negotiations, with particular attention to the actions and views of his brother, President John F. Kennedy. In a new foreword, the distinguished historian and Kennedy adviser Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., discusses the book's enduring importance and the significance of new information about the crisis that has come to light, especially from the Soviet Union.… (meer)
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