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Robert F. Kennedy
American politician
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Biden eulogizes Ethel Kennedy as 'hero' who put her own stamp on country
• Oct. 16, 2024, 6:46 PM ET (AP)
Members of the Kennedy family gather for funeral of Ethel Kennedy
• Oct. 14, 2024, 4:53 PM ET (AP)
Ethel Kennedy, social activist and wife of Robert F. Kennedy, has died
• Oct. 10, 2024, 11:57 PM ET (AP)
Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F. Kennedy, suffers stroke
• Oct. 9, 2024, 12:12 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. Read about assassination and attempts involving U.S. presidents and presidential candidates. Robert interrupted his studies at Harvard University to serve in the U.S. Navy during World War II but returned to the university and graduated in 1948. ...(100 of 558 words)