Robert F. Kennedy (1925–1968)
Author of Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis
About the Author
Robert "Bobby" Kennedy was the seventh of nine children in the wealthy Kennedy family of Massachusetts. When his elder brother John F. Kennedy became President in 1961, Robert was named Attorney General. The brothers had worked together during the campaign, with Robert serving as his brother's show more campaign manager. Robert Kennedy had been educated at Harvard University, served in the Navy during World War II, and received his law degree from Virginia Law School in 1951. Then he worked in the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice in 1951 and 1952, where he helped prosecute corruption and income-tax invasion cases. In the following years he served as congressional investigator for committees on Un-American Activities and on Improper Activities in Labor and Management. In 1961 Kennedy became Attorney General under President John F. Kennedy, and stayed on under President Lyndon B. Johnson. In that position he actively promoted civil rights by prosecuting people who violated the civil rights of minorities. He continued his pursuit of civil rights when he became Senator from New York in 1964. He also worked for antipoverty programs, medicare, and other social programs, and spoke out strongly against escalating involvement in Vietnam. Kennedy set out to campaign for the Democratic nomination for President in the 1968 election. He won five of the six primaries he entered and was becoming a formidable challenger, when Sirhan Sirhan, an Arab immigrant, shot him fatally on June 5, 1968. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Do not combine this page with that of the author's son, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Thank you.
Image credit: Portrait by Robert Shetterly, americansWhoTellTheTruth.org
Works by Robert F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy in His Own Words: The Unpublished Recollections of the Kennedy Years (1988) 222 copies
I dream things that never were ... and say why not,: Quotations of Robert F. Kennedy (Stanyan books, 15) (1970) 10 copies
Robert F. Kennedy Thirteen days 9 copies
The quotable Robert F. Kennedy 3 copies
El enemigo en casa 2 copies
Bobby Kennedy off-guard 2 copies
The Spirit of Robert F. Kennedy 2 copies
The killing of Robert Kennedy (an assassination scrap book) — Associated Name — 1 copy
Conspiracy? the Robert F. Kennedy assassination — Associated Name — 1 copy
Den verklige Anthony Fauci : Bill Gates, Big Pharma och det globala kriget mot demokrati och folkhälsa (2022) 1 copy
Das wahre Gesicht des Dr. Fauci: Bill Gates, die Pharmaindustrie und der globale Krieg gegen Demokratie und Gesundheit (2022) 1 copy
O desafio da América Latina 1 copy
Í leit að betri heimi 1 copy
Ma lutte contre la corruption, les Kennedy face à Jimmy Hoffa et au gangstérisme syndical (1964) 1 copy
Assassination 1 copy
Associated Works
Speeches of Note: An Eclectic Collection of Orations Deserving of a Wider Audience (2018) — Narrator, some editions — 54 copies, 1 review
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 3, Number 3 (Autumn 1968) (1968) — Contributor — 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Kennedy, Robert F.
- Legal name
- Kennedy, Robert Francis
- Other names
- Kennedy, Robert Francis, Sr.
Kennedy, Bobby - Birthdate
- 1925-11-20
- Date of death
- 1968-06-06
- Burial location
- Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Places of residence
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
New York, New York, USA
Arlington, Virginia, USA
Milton, Massachusetts, USA
Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA - Education
- Harvard University (BA|1948)
University of Virginia (LL.B|1951) - Occupations
- campaign manager
politician
United States Attorney General (1961-1964)
U.S. Senator (New York ∙ 1965-1968 ∙ Democrat)
Presidential candidate - Relationships
- Kennedy, Joseph P. (father)
Kennedy, Rose Fitzgerald (mother)
Kennedy, John F. (brother)
Kennedy, Edward M. (brother)
Kennedy, Robert F., Jr. (son)
Kennedy, Maxwell Taylor (son) (show all 9)
Shriver, Maria (niece)
Kennedy, Caroline (niece)
Lawford, Christopher Kennedy (nephew) - Organizations
- United States Navy
- Awards and honors
- Congressional Gold Medal (1978)
- Disambiguation notice
- Do not combine this page with that of the author's son, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Thank you.
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Thirteen Days: A Memoir Of The Cuban Missile Crisis by Robert F Kennedy
During the thirteen days in October 1962 when the United States confronted the Soviet Union over its installation of missiles in Cuba, few people shared the behind-the-scenes story as it is told here by the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy. In this unique account, he describes each of the participants during the sometimes hour-to-hour negotiations, with particular attention to the actions and views of his brother, President John F. Kennedy. In a new foreword, the distinguished historian and Kennedy adviser Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., discusses the book's enduring importance and the significance of new information about the crisis that has come to light, especially from the Soviet Union.… (more)
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- Popularity
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