Bobby Kennedy

Extracted Attributes

• Full Name

  Robert Francis Kennedy

• Nationality

  American

• Also Known As

  Bobby

• Date of Birth

  1925-11-20

• Date of Death

  1968-06-06

• Place of Birth

  Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.

• Place of Death

  Los Angeles, California, U.S.

• Political Party

  Democratic Party

• Government Roles

  U.S. Senator from New York

• Political Ideology

  Modern American liberalism

• Primary Occupations

  Lawyer

Timeline

• Born in Brookline, Massachusetts. (Source: Wikipedia, Britannica)

  1925-11-20

• Managed his brother John F. Kennedy's successful campaign for the U.S. Senate. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1952

• Worked as an assistant counsel to the Senate committee chaired by Senator Joseph McCarthy. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1953

• Served as chief counsel of the Senate Labor Rackets Committee, publicly challenging Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1957-1959

• Conducted his brother John F. Kennedy's successful campaign in the 1960 presidential election. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1960

• Appointed 64th United States Attorney General at the age of 35. (Source: summary, Wikipedia)

  1961-01

• Served as United States Attorney General, advocating for civil rights, fighting organized crime, and involved in U.S. foreign policy related to Cuba, including authoring 'Thirteen Days'. (Source: summary, Wikipedia)

  1961-1964

• His brother, President John F. Kennedy, was assassinated. (Source: summary, Wikipedia)

  1963

• Left the Attorney General office. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1964-09

• Elected U.S. Senator from New York. (Source: Wikipedia, Britannica)

  1964-11

• Began serving as a U.S. Senator from New York. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1965-01

• Served as U.S. Senator from New York, opposing the Vietnam War and championing initiatives to alleviate poverty and human rights. (Source: summary, Wikipedia)

  1965-1968

• Announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination. (Source: Britannica)

  1968-03-16

• Won the California primary. (Source: summary, Wikipedia, Britannica)

  1968-06-04

• Shot by Sirhan Sirhan shortly after winning the California primary. (Source: summary, Wikipedia, web_search_results)

  1968-06-05

• Died from assassination wounds in Los Angeles, California. (Source: summary, Wikipedia, web_search_results)

  1968-06-06

• Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (son of Robert F. Kennedy Sr.) was discussed as a potential nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) under Donald Trump, with plans to challenge the pharmaceutical industry by ending pharma advertising. (Source: related_documents, summary)

  2024 (potential)

Robert F. Kennedy

Robert Francis Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968), also known as RFK and Bobby, was an American politician and lawyer. He served as the 64th United States attorney general from January 1961 to September 1964, and as a U.S. senator from New York from January 1965 until his assassination in June 1968, when he was running for the Democratic presidential nomination. Like his brothers John F. Kennedy and Ted Kennedy, he was a prominent member of the Democratic Party and is considered an icon of modern American liberalism. Born into the prominent Kennedy family in Brookline, Massachusetts, Kennedy attended Harvard University, and later received his law degree from the University of Virginia. He began his career as a correspondent for The Boston Post and as a lawyer at the Justice Department, but later resigned to manage his brother John's successful campaign for the U.S. Senate in 1952. The following year, Kennedy worked as an assistant counsel to the Senate committee chaired by Senator Joseph 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 union's corrupt practices. Kennedy resigned from the committee to conduct his brother's successful campaign in the 1960 presidential election. He was appointed United States attorney general at the age of 35, one of the youngest cabinet members in American history. Kennedy served as John's closest advisor until the latter's assassination in 1963. Kennedy's tenure is known for advocating for the civil rights movement, the fight against organized crime, and involvement in U.S. foreign policy related to Cuba. He authored his account of the Cuban Missile Crisis in a book titled Thirteen Days. As attorney general, Kennedy authorized the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to wiretap Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference on a limited basis. After his brother's assassination, he remained in office during the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson for several months. He left to run for the U.S. Senate from New York in 1964 and defeated Republican incumbent Kenneth Keating, overcoming criticism that he was a "carpetbagger" from Massachusetts. In office, Kennedy opposed U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War and raised awareness of poverty by sponsoring legislation designed to lure private business to blighted communities (i.e., Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration project). He was an advocate for issues related to human rights and social justice by traveling abroad to eastern Europe, Latin America, and South Africa, and formed working relationships with Martin Luther King Jr., Cesar Chavez, and Walter Reuther. In 1968, Kennedy became a leading candidate for the Democratic nomination for the presidency by appealing to poor, African American, Hispanic, Catholic, and young voters. His main challenger in the race was Senator Eugene McCarthy. Shortly after winning the California primary around midnight on June 5, 1968, Kennedy was shot by Sirhan Sirhan, a 24-year-old Palestinian, in retaliation for his support of Israel following the 1967 Six-Day War. Kennedy died 25 hours later. Sirhan was arrested, tried, and convicted, though Kennedy's assassination, like his brother's, continues to be the subject of widespread analysis and numerous conspiracy theories.

Web Search Results

• Robert F. Kennedy: Champion for Civil Rights | Smithsonian Institution

  Robert "Bobby" Kennedy, running for the Democratic presidential nomination, was shot by assassin Sirhan Sirhan on June 5, 1968, after winning the California primary. Mortally wounded, he died in the early hours of June 6. This tragically ended one of the most interesting political careers in modern American history. Coming only months after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Kennedy's killing plunged an already dismal year of violence and confrontation into further darkness. The younger [...] brother of President John F. Kennedy, Robert served as his attorney general and was then elected senator from New York. Kennedy entered the 1968 presidential race in opposition to the Johnson administration's Vietnam policy and as a progressive voice on urban and racial issues.

• Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - Wikipedia

  Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (born January 17, 1954), also known by his initials RFK Jr., is an American politician, environmental lawyer, author, conspiracy theorist, and anti-vaccine activist serving as the 26th United States secretary of health and human services since 2025. A member of the Kennedy family, he is a son of senator and former U.S. attorney general Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Skakel Kennedy, and a nephew of President John F. Kennedy. [...] Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. was born at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., on January 17, 1954. He is the third of eleven children of senator and U.S. attorney general Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Skakel. He is a nephew of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Ted Kennedy.( [...] Kennedy was a venture partner and senior advisor at VantagePoint Capital Partners, one of the world's largest cleantechventure capital firms. Among other activities, VantagePoint was the original and largest pre-IPO institutional investor in Tesla, Inc.( VantagePoint also backed BrightSource Energy and Solazyme, amongst others. Kennedy is a board member and counselor to several of Vantage Point's portfolio companies in the water and energy space, including Ostara, a Vancouver-based company that

• Robert F. Kennedy

  Robert Francis Kennedy was born outside Boston in Brookline, Massachusetts, on November 20, 1925, to Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., a politician and businessman, and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, a philanthropist and socialite. He was the seventh of their nine children. Robert described his position in the family hierarchy by saying, "When you come from that far down, you have to struggle to survive." His parents were members of two prominent Irish-American families that were active in the Massachusetts [...] Robert Kennedy's influence in the administration extended well beyond law enforcement. Though different in temperament and outlook, the president came to rely heavily on his brother's judgment and effectiveness as political adviser, foreign affairs counselor, and most trusted confidant. Kennedy exercised widespread authority over every cabinet department, leading the Associated Press to dub him "Bobby—Washington's No. 2-man." The president once remarked about his brother, "If I want something [...] Kennedy was raised at the Kennedy Compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts; La Querida "La Querida (mansion)") in Palm Beach, Florida; and Bronxville, New York; as well as London, where his father served as the U.S. ambassador to the Court of St James's from 1938 to 1940. When the Kennedy family returned to the United States just before the outbreak of World War II in Europe, Robert was shipped off to an assortment of boarding schools in New England: St. Paul's "St. Paul's School (New

• Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy - Wikipedia

  The Robert F. Kennedy Assassination Archives of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth contains a large collection of materials on the assassination. In 2006, American filmmaker Emilio Estevez wrote and directed the film Bobby "Bobby (2006 film)"). He attempted to recreate the scene of the assassination through a fictional account. According to the author Ron Briley, "the history in Bobby is often misleading". [...] (2000 film) RFK "RFK (film)") (2002 film) Bobby "Bobby (2006 film)") (2006 film) RFK Must Die (2007 documentary) The Kennedys "The Kennedys (miniseries)") (2011 miniseries) Ethel "Ethel (film)") (2012 documentary) Killing Kennedy "Killing Kennedy (film)") (2013 film) Jackie "Jackie (2016 film)") (2016 film) Bobby Kennedy for President (2018 miniseries) | [...] | v t e Robert F. Kennedy | | | | --- | --- | --- | | November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968 64th United States Attorney General, 1961–1964 United States senator from New York, 1965–1968 | | |

• Robert F. Kennedy | Biography, Facts, & Assassination - Britannica

  • July 16, 2025, 6:18 PM ET (AP) Robert F. Kennedy (born November 20, 1925, Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.—died June 6, 1968, Los Angeles, California) was a U.S. attorney general and adviser during the administration of his brother Pres. John F. Kennedy (1961–63) and later a U.S. senator (1965–68). He was the son of Rose and Joseph P. Kennedy. He was assassinated while campaigning for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination in 1968. [...] The second of nine children, Kennedy was reared in a family that demanded intense physical and intellectual competition among the siblings—the family’s touch football games at their Hyannis Port retreat later became legendary—and was schooled in the religious teachings of the Roman Catholic church and the political precepts of the Democratic Party. His father, Joseph Patrick Kennedy, had acquired a multimillion-dollar fortune in banking, bootlegging, shipbuilding, and the film industry, and as [...] In November 1964 he was elected U.S. senator from New York. Within two years Kennedy had established himself as a major political figure in his own right. He became the chief spokesman for liberal Democrats and a critic of Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson’s Vietnam policy. On March 16, 1968, he announced his candidacy for the presidency. By June 4 he had won five out of six presidential primaries, including one that day in California. Shortly after midnight on June 5 he spoke to his followers in Los

• Gender

  male

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  association football manager

• Citizenship

  United Kingdom

• Date Of Birth

  6/23/1937

• Date Of Death

  1/11/2025

• Place Of Birth

  Motherwell