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| Kennedy, Robert F. | | The brother of 35th President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Like his brother, Robert F. Kennedy served in the armed forces and graduated from Harvard University. He also served in his brother’s administration as Attorney General, where he won notoriety for his dogged pursuit of organized crime bosses and then-Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa. As Attorney General he also sent federal troops to enforce the integration of the University of Mississippi. After his brother’s assassination in 1963, Kennedy was elected to the Senate from state of New York. After four years as a Senator, he announced his candidacy for President, winning crucial Democratic primaries in Indiana and Nebraska. Tragically, he was killed on June 5th, in Los Angeles, California, shortly after claiming victory in that state’s primary. |
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