| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 3,894,560,211 visitors served. |
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
Robert Francis Kennedy |
Also found in: Acronyms, Wikipedia | 0.01 sec. |
|
|
Kennedy, Robert Francis
Born Nov. 20, 1925, in Brookline, Mass.; died June 6, 1968, in Los Angeles. US statesman. Brother of J. F. Kennedy. Kennedy was a lawyer by training. Beginning in 1957 he held responsible posts in the US machinery of state. In 1961 he was named attorney general in J. F. Kennedy’s cabinet, a post he also occupied until 1964 in L. B. Johnson’s cabinet. In 1964 he was elected senator from the state of New York. He became known as one of the leaders of the liberal wing of the Democratic Party and criticized the Vietnam policy of Johnson’s administration. In 1968 he announced his intention to seek the Democratic nomination for president; on June 5, at the height of the election campaign, he was fatally wounded by an assassin. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup |
|---|