Also referred to by his initials RFK, was an American politician. From 1961 to 1964, he was United States Attorney General. From 1965 until his assassination in 1968, Kennedy was a U.S. Senator from New York. He was U.S. President John F. Kennedy's younger brother and acted as one of his advisers during his presidency. For nine months after his brother John's November 1963 assassination, Kennedy served as U.S. Attorney General under U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. In September 1964, however, Kennedy resigned as Attorney General to seek the Senate seat, and within a few years was involved in a public disagreement with Johnson over the Vietnam War.
Kennedy, Robert Francis, 1925-1968
Kennedy, Bobby, 1925-1968, Kennedy, Robert F, 1925-1968
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Together again... Teddy Kennedy, 1932-2009. 28 August 2009
Date: 2009
From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]
Reference: DCDL-0012107
Description: Shows the three Kennedy brothers, from left, John Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and Edward Kennedy. Text reads 'Together again... Teddy Kennedy 1932-2009' and refers to the fact that Ted Kennedy died yesterday 27 August 2009 after battling a brain tumour for a year. Edward Kennedy was the US Senator for Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. In office from November 1962 until his death, Kennedy served nine terms in the Senate. At the time of his death, he was the second most senior member of the Senate, and the third-longest-serving senator in U.S. history. He was best known as one of the most outspoken and effective Senate proponents of liberal causes and bills. For many years the most prominent living member of the Kennedy family, he was the youngest brother of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy, both victims of assassinations, and the father of Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy. John Kennedy was President of the United States from 1961-1963 and was assassinated November 22, 1963. Robert Kennedy began a campaign for the 1968 U.S. presidential election but was assassinated June 25, 2009. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).