Robert Kennedy at the funeral of his brother, President John F. Kennedy, on November 25, 1963. When President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas on November 22, 1963, Robert Kennedy was at home with aides from the Justice Department. J.

2 天之前 · Robert F. Kennedy, attorney general and adviser during the administration of his brother U.S. President John F. Kennedy (1961–63) and later a U.S. senator (1965–68). He was assassinated while campaigning for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination in 1968.

2009年11月9日 · Robert Kennedy served as attorney general under President John F. Kennedy and as a U.S. Senator. He was assassinated while campaigning for president in 1968.

On April 4, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy announced the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. to a majority-black crowd in an Indianapolis park. His impromptu speech is regarded as one of the most powerful and important addresses in American history.

Soon after President Kennedy's death, Robert Kennedy resigned as Attorney General and, in 1964, ran successfully for the United States Senate from New York. His opponent, incumbent Republican Senator Kenneth Keating, labeled Kennedy a "carpetbagger" during the closely contested campaign.

2 天之前 · Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has struggled answer questions at his Senate confirmation hearing about how he would reform Medicaid or Medicare, the government health care programs used by millions of disabled, poor and older Americans. If approved, Kennedy will control a $1.7 trillion agency that oversees food and hospital inspections, hundreds of ...

Mount Kennedy: With a three-man team, Robert F. Kennedy reached the summit of the 13,000 foot (up to that point, the highest unclimbed peak in North America) Canadian mountain near the US border on March 24, 1965. It was named after President John F. Kennedy on January 4, 1965.

Robert F. Kennedy, attorney general and adviser during the administration of his brother U.S. President John F. Kennedy (1961–63) and later a U.S. senator (1965–68). He was assassinated while campaigning for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination in 1968.

Robert F. Kennedy, (born Nov. 20, 1925, Brookline, Mass., U.S.—died June 6, 1968, Los Angeles, Calif.), U.S. politician. The son of Joseph P. Kennedy , he interrupted his education at Harvard University to serve in World War II; he was graduated from Harvard in 1948 and received a law degree from the University of Virginia in 1951.

As Attorney General, Robert Kennedy had in many ways served as the administration’s spokesman on the law, and he was instrumental in persuading Senator Everett Dirksen, the minority leader, to support the bill, ensuring that civil rights supporters could overcome the Southern Democrats’ filibuster.