Robert F. Kennedy
Robert Francis Kennedy, also known by his initials RFK, was an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, Kennedy served as the 64th United States attorney general from 1961 to 1964, and as a U.S. senator from New York from 1965 until his assassination in 1968.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Brookline
- Educated at
- University of Virginia School of LawV-12 Navy College Training ProgramHarvard UniversityHarvard CollegeUniversity of Virginia
- Awards
- 🏆 Ernst Reuter Medal🏆 Presidential Medal of Freedom🏆 Congressional Gold Medal
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Trending topics shown first"To say that the future will be different from the present is, to scientists, hopelessly self-evident. I observe regretfully that in politics, however, it can be heresy. It can be denounced as radicali…"
"What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not hatred; what we need in the United States is not violence and lawlessness, but is love, and wisdom, and comp…"
"Martin Luther King dedicated his life to love and to justice between fellow human beings. He died in the cause of that effort. In this difficult day, in this difficult time for the United States, it's…"
"It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, h…"
"The free way of life proposes ends, but it does not prescribe means."
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1925
Born
Birth1968
Died
Death
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