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Kennedy was born November 20, 1925 to parents Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. He was the seventh of nine children.
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Kennedy served in the U.S. Navy as an apprentice seaman.
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Kennedy left the committee in 1959 to manage his brothers successful presidential campaign. In 1960, John F. Kennedy was elected to be the President of the United States.
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Kennedy was appointed as the 64th Attorney General of the United States by his brother, President John F. Kennedy.
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Kennedy won the election to become a Senator for New York. As a Senator, he championed civil rights and social justice issues. He traveled abroad to advocate for human rights, and spoke out against the Vietnam War.
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Kennedy delivered a speech to celebrate the California primary win. He was shot moments after his speech, in a kitchen corridor outside the ballroom of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angelos. He died the next day of his injuries at age 42.
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Kennedy's funeral was held at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. The youngest Kennedy sibling, Edward "Ted" Kennedy gave a famous eulogy for his brother.
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Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, a Palestinian immigrant, was convicted of Robert F. Kennedy's murder and sentenced to death. Later, California outlawed the death penalty and his death sentence was commuted to life in prison.
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