Robert F Kennedy

Biography & Profiles

The phrase "when we were the Kennedys" evokes a compact, transformative chapter in American history: the rise of Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., the service of John F. Kennedy, the leade...

Relationships

Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Skakel married in 1950 and became one of the most closely observed couples in American public life. Their partnership spanned decades that included R...

Relationships

Ethel Skakel became Ethel Kennedy through her marriage to Robert F. Kennedy, a U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator from New York who was assassinated in 1968. As his wife, sh...

biography

Ethel Skakel Kennedy (born August 27, 1928) is the widow of U.S. Attorney General and Senator Robert F. Kennedy and a lifelong advocate for social justice and human rights. Rais...

biography

Ethel Kennedy is widely recognized as the widow of Robert F. Kennedy and the matriarch of a prominent public family, yet her identity as an actress and advocate is equally centr...

Celebrity Profiles

The phrase 'RFK dead worm' combines the name of Robert F. Kennedy with a biological metaphor tied to his death. RFK—U.S. Attorney General, presidential candidate, and brother...

history-politics

Only one Kennedy was elected president of the United States: John F. Kennedy. While several Kennedys held prominent elected offices and sought higher office, none beyond John F....

Relationships

Kathleen Kennedy is the daughter of Robert F. Kennedy’s younger brother, U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy, making her a member of the prominent Kennedy political family. As the...

Celebrity Profiles

On August 8, 1966, Arabella Kennedy was delivered stillborn at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., at approximately 36 weeks of gestation. Born to Robert F. Kenn...

politics

Yes, Robert F. Kennedy ran for President of the United States. He mounted a major campaign in 1968, seeking the Democratic nomination after serving as U.S. Attorney General unde...