Robert F. Kennedy
(1925-1968)

American Politician, 64th US Attorney General
Civil Rights Advocate
1978 Congressional Gold Medal

birthdate: November 20
birthplace:
Brookline, Massachusetts

Brother of President John F. Kennedy, son of Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy, and one of nine children, Robert F. Kennedy managed his brother's campaign for President in 1960. Later, John Kennedy appointed his brother Robert Attorney General of the United States. Both brothers were "idealists without illusions" as JFK once said of himself and both brothers left lasting marks on history with their stands for civil rights and a more peaceful world. Robert F. Kennedy was elected Senator from New York in 1964 and ran for President in 1968. The central idea of his campaign for President was bringing peace to Viet Nam, but he also championed human rights and social justice and believed strongly that government should strive to preserve and maintain pure air and pure water as the birthright of all people. Like his brother John, Robert Kennedy was assassinated, and died before the Presidential election of 1968. But many believe that his environmental activism laid the groundwork for the government's establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency two years after his death.

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