| rdfs:comment | - Robert Kennedy was the brother of President John F. Kennedy. In the early 1960s, Kennedy was named Attorney General by his brother. (24: The Ultimate Guide)
- Real Name: Robert Kennedy Case: Conspiracy/Historical Event Date: June 5, 1968 Location: Los Angeles, California
- Robert Kennedy, known by his nickname "SoCoOL Bob" or "SoCô¿ôL Bob" and trademark "Just say yo!", Bob was active in the early California yo-yo scene by docoumenting contests and posting information to his website (SoCoOL stands for Sonoma County Online). In later years, he disagreed with the direction the scene was taking and distanced himself from it.
- Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968), popularly known as RFK, was one of two younger brothers of United States President John F. Kennedy. He served as United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964 under his brother and then Lyndon Johnson. He was elected as Senator from New York in 1965, serving until 1968. In 1968, he ran for the Democratic nomination for the presidency, winning the states of South Dakota, Nebraska, Indiana and California. Shortly after winning the Californian primary, he was assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan, a Palestinian immigrant, due to his support for Israel.
- Following his brother John's assassination on November 22, 1963, Kennedy continued to serve as Attorney General under President Lyndon B. Johnson for nine months. In September 1964, Kennedy resigned to seek the U.S. Senate seat from New York, which he won in November. Within a few years, he publicly split with Johnson over the Vietnam War.
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| abstract | - Robert Kennedy was the brother of President John F. Kennedy. In the early 1960s, Kennedy was named Attorney General by his brother. (24: The Ultimate Guide)
- Real Name: Robert Kennedy Case: Conspiracy/Historical Event Date: June 5, 1968 Location: Los Angeles, California
- Robert Kennedy, known by his nickname "SoCoOL Bob" or "SoCô¿ôL Bob" and trademark "Just say yo!", Bob was active in the early California yo-yo scene by docoumenting contests and posting information to his website (SoCoOL stands for Sonoma County Online). In later years, he disagreed with the direction the scene was taking and distanced himself from it.
- Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968), popularly known as RFK, was one of two younger brothers of United States President John F. Kennedy. He served as United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964 under his brother and then Lyndon Johnson. He was elected as Senator from New York in 1965, serving until 1968. In 1968, he ran for the Democratic nomination for the presidency, winning the states of South Dakota, Nebraska, Indiana and California. Shortly after winning the Californian primary, he was assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan, a Palestinian immigrant, due to his support for Israel.
- Following his brother John's assassination on November 22, 1963, Kennedy continued to serve as Attorney General under President Lyndon B. Johnson for nine months. In September 1964, Kennedy resigned to seek the U.S. Senate seat from New York, which he won in November. Within a few years, he publicly split with Johnson over the Vietnam War. In March 1968, Kennedy began a campaign for the presidency and was a front-running candidate of the Democratic Party . In the California presidential primary on June 4, Kennedy defeated Eugene McCarthy, a U.S. Senator from Minnesota. Following a brief victory speech delivered just past midnight on June 5 at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, Kennedy was shot by Sirhan Sirhan, a Palestinian Arab, because Kennedy in a campaign speech promised jet fighters to Israel. Mortally wounded, he survived for nearly 26 hours, dying early in the morning of June 6.
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