Robert F. Kennedy



Robert F. Kennedy

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born November 20, 1925
died June 06, 1968
gender male
place of birth Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
genre Nonfiction

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Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy, also called RFK, was the United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964 and a US Senator from New York from 1965 until his assassination in 1968. He was one of US President John F. Kennedy's younger brothers, and also one of his most trusted advisors and worked closely with the president during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He also made a significant contribution to the African-American Civil Rights Movement.

After his brother's assassination in late 1963, Kennedy continued as Attorney General under President Johnson for nine months. He resigned in September 1964 and was elected to the United States Senate from New York that November. He broke with Johnson over the Vietnam War, among other issues. ...more

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Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the... Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Paperback)
by Robert F. Kennedy
avg rating 3.87 — 167 ratings — published 1999
7 editions
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Make Gentle the Life of This W... Make Gentle the Life of This World: The Vision of Robert F. Kennedy (Hardcover)
by Robert F. Kennedy
avg rating 4.50 — 8 ratings — published 1998
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The Gospel According to RFK The Gospel According to RFK (Hardcover)
by Robert F. Kennedy
avg rating 4.43 — 7 ratings — published 2004
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Profiles in Courage : Decisive... Profiles in Courage (slipcased edition): Decisive Moments in the Lives of Celebrated Americans
by John F. Kennedy
avg rating 3.65 — 40 ratings — published 2003
15 editions
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Saint Francis of Assisi: A Lif... Saint Francis of Assisi: A Life of Joy (Hardcover)
by Robert F. Kennedy
avg rating 4.50 — 4 ratings — published 2005
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Robert Kennedy in His Own Word... Robert Kennedy in His Own Words: The Unpublished Recollections of the Kennedy Years (Hardcover)
by Robert F. Kennedy
avg rating 4.25 — 4 ratings — published 1988
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The Enemy Within: The McClella... The Enemy Within: The McClellan Committee's Crusade Against Jimmy Hoffa and Corrupt Labor Unions (Paperback)
by Robert F. Kennedy
avg rating 3.75 — 4 ratings — published 1994
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RFK: Collected Speeches RFK: Collected Speeches (Hardcover)
by Robert F. Kennedy
avg rating 5.00 — 2 ratings — published 1993
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Robert Kennedy: In His Own Wor... Robert Kennedy: In His Own Words (Paperback)
by Robert F. Kennedy
avg rating 5.00 — 1 ratings — published 1989
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Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the... Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Paperback)
by Robert F. Kennedy
avg rating 5.00 — 1 ratings — published 1971
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"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly"
Robert F. Kennedy
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"There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why? I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?"
Robert F. Kennedy (Robert Kennedy in His Own Words: The Unpublished Recollections of the Kennedy Years)
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"Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total of all those acts will be written the history of this generation.”"
Robert F. Kennedy
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