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In 1968, Kennedy became a leading candidate for the Democratic nomination for the presidency by appealing to poor, African American, Hispanic, Catholic, and young voters.

He was an advocate for issues related to human rights and social justice by traveling abroad to eastern Europe, Latin America, and South Africa, and formed working relationships with Martin Luther King Jr., Cesar Chavez, and Walter Reuther. involvement in the Vietnam War and raised awareness of poverty by sponsoring legislation designed to lure private business to blighted communities (i.e. He left to run for the United States Senate from New York in 1964 and defeated Republican incumbent Kenneth Keating. After his brother's assassination, he remained in office in the Johnson Administration for several months. He authored his account of the Cuban Missile Crisis in a book titled Thirteen Days. RFK’s tenure is best known for its advocacy for the civil rights movement, the fight against organized crime and the Mafia, and involvement in U.S. He served as his brother's closest advisor until his 1963 assassination. history since Alexander Hamilton in 1789. He was appointed United States Attorney General at the age of 36, becoming the youngest Cabinet member in U.S. Kennedy resigned from the committee to conduct his brother's successful campaign in the 1960 presidential election. He gained national attention as the chief counsel of the Senate Labor Rackets Committee from 1957 to 1959, where he publicly challenged Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa over the union's corrupt practices. The following year, he worked as an assistant counsel to the Senate committee chaired by Senator Joseph McCarthy. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, but later resigned to manage his brother John's successful campaign for the U.S. He began his career as a correspondent for The Boston Post and as an assistant U.S. Naval Reserve from 1944 to 1946, Kennedy returned to his studies at Harvard University, and later received his law degree from the University of Virginia. He graduated from Milton Academy in Massachusetts and then served in the military. Kennedy and his brothers were born into a wealthy, political family in Brookline, Massachusetts. He was the brother of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Senator Edward Moore Kennedy. Senator from New York from January 1965 until his assassination in June 1968. Robert Francis Kennedy (Novem– June 6, 1968), also referred to by his initials RFK and occasionally by the nickname Bobby, was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 64th United States Attorney General from January 1961 to September 1964, and as a U.S.

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