The Death Of Robert F. Kennedy

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The assassination of Robert F. Kennedy and its effects on the modern world.

Robert Francis Kennedy was born on November 20, 1925 in Brookline Massachusetts. He was the seventh child, and third son of Rose Fitzgerald and Joe Kennedy . "I was the seventh of nine children," he later recalled, "and when you come from that far down you have to struggle to survive."( Alden Whitman, 2001).Compared to his brothers, Robert or Bobby as they all called him, was smaller and he struggled to match his brothers athleticism.
As a child Robert had a robust enthusiasm for history. It was his favorite subject in grammar school. At the age of 11, Robert wanted some independence so he got his own newspaper route.( Joe Geringer,1995). He had to get up early in the morning before school to deliver the daily paper. This grueling work schedule would prove to help him learn dedication that was needed to become a successful individual.
After high school he attended Portsmouth Academy. After attending school there, he attended Milton Academy to better prepare him for Harvard . Before attending Harvard, he had to put in military service in the Navy during war time. In 1944, he began to attend Harvard University. In 1948 he received his degree in government. Three years later he earned his degree in law from University of Virginia. Education was very important to to Kennedy family, his parents would dicuss history and education at the dinner table "I can hardly remember a mealtime," Robert Kennedy said, "when the conversation was not dominated by what Franklin D. Roosevelt was doing or what was happening in the world."(Alden Whitman, 2001)
In 1950, Robert married Ethel Skakel of Greenwich, Connecticut she was the daughter of Ann and George Skakel, founder of Great Lakes Carbon Corporation. (Alden Whitman, 2001). The couple later had eleven children. In 1952, his brother John ran for Senate. This is the year that Robert made his political debate as manager of his brother's successful Senate campaign. In 1953 he briefly served on a Senate Subcommittee of Investigations. Thanks to his investigative skills Kennedy helped confirm that some United States allies during the war against communist China and Korea were shipping the countries goods. He resigned after six months because he didn't approve of Joseph
McCarthy's tactics.(Alden Whitman, 2001...

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... Kennedy had made it very clear that he supported Israel so being an Arab Sirhan felt the only option he had was to kill him.( Joe Geringer,1995)
Sirhan had a swift trail and was sentenced to death. The world mourned the lost of an up and coming leader. Many felt that had he lived he would have become the next president of the United States. Many African Americans were deeply saddened because he had desperately fought for their rights. With the conviction of Sirhan many Americans felt that justice had been served. Yet some felt no sentence was good enough to make up for what he stole, a true American leader.
Works Cited Page

1. Joe Geringer."Robert Kennedy Assisination: Revisions and Rewrites."April 26,2002. http://www.crimelibrary.com/assassins/sirhan/2.htm 2. "About Robert F. Kennedy." April 26,2002. http://www.rfkmemorial.org/RFK/index.htm
3. Alden Whitman. "Robert Francis Kennedy: Attorney General, Senator and Heir of the New Frontier". April 26,2002. http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/1120.html
4. " Robert Francis Kennedy (1925-1968)". April 26,2002. http://www.norfacad.pvt.k12.va.us/project/rkennedy/kennedy.htm

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