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- Life Magazine for January 26, 1962, "Hard-headed, Hard-driving Kid Brother" - Kennedy family members often appeared on the covers of <em>Life</em> magazines during the early 1960s, attracting attention and increasing magazine sales. This <em>Life</em> cover story features President Kennedy's "kid brother" Robert. As the President's Attorney General and most trusted adviser, "Bobby" Kennedy was called in this article "a political phenomenon such as never quite existed before in the United States."
- January 26, 1962
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Life Magazine for January 26, 1962, "Hard-headed, Hard-driving Kid Brother"
Kennedy family members often appeared on the covers of Life magazines during the early 1960s, attracting attention and increasing magazine sales. This Life cover story features President Kennedy's "kid brother" Robert. As the President's Attorney General and most trusted adviser, "Bobby" Kennedy was called in this article "a political phenomenon such as never quite existed before in the United States."
- Supplement to the Philadelphia Inquirer, June 16, 1968, "Robert Francis Kennedy" - In early June 1968, Democratic Presidential candidate Robert "Bobby" Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded after winning the California primary. Many Americans had pinned their hopes on the brother of assassinated President John Kennedy to restore faith in a country seemingly slipping into social and political turmoil. After the tragic event, newspapers and magazines produced memorial issues documenting the life of the slain leader.
- June 06, 1968
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Supplement to the Philadelphia Inquirer, June 16, 1968, "Robert Francis Kennedy"
In early June 1968, Democratic Presidential candidate Robert "Bobby" Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded after winning the California primary. Many Americans had pinned their hopes on the brother of assassinated President John Kennedy to restore faith in a country seemingly slipping into social and political turmoil. After the tragic event, newspapers and magazines produced memorial issues documenting the life of the slain leader.
- Commemorative Book, "The Assassination of R.F.K.," 1968 - In 1968, many Americans asked themselves "What is happening to our country?" In June, Americans -- still reeling from the recent assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. -- learned that Democratic Presidential candidate Robert "Bobby" Kennedy had been shot and mortally wounded. Many had hoped the brother of slain-President John F. Kennedy could restore faith in a country seemingly slipping into social and political turmoil.
- 1968
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Commemorative Book, "The Assassination of R.F.K.," 1968
In 1968, many Americans asked themselves "What is happening to our country?" In June, Americans -- still reeling from the recent assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. -- learned that Democratic Presidential candidate Robert "Bobby" Kennedy had been shot and mortally wounded. Many had hoped the brother of slain-President John F. Kennedy could restore faith in a country seemingly slipping into social and political turmoil.
- "Bobby Kennedy Next President of the United States," 1965 -
- 1965
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"Bobby Kennedy Next President of the United States," 1965
- Commemorative Book by the Editors of American Heritage, "Bobby," 1968 - In early June 1968, Democratic Presidential candidate Robert "Bobby" Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded after winning the California primary. Many Americans had pinned their hopes on the brother of assassinated President John Kennedy to restore faith in a country seemingly slipping into social and political turmoil. After the tragic event, newspapers and magazines produced memorial issues documenting the life of the slain leader.
- 1968
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Commemorative Book by the Editors of American Heritage, "Bobby," 1968
In early June 1968, Democratic Presidential candidate Robert "Bobby" Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded after winning the California primary. Many Americans had pinned their hopes on the brother of assassinated President John Kennedy to restore faith in a country seemingly slipping into social and political turmoil. After the tragic event, newspapers and magazines produced memorial issues documenting the life of the slain leader.
- Life Magazine, Commemorative Issue, June 14, 1968, "Senator Robert F. Kennedy" - In early June 1968, Democratic Presidential candidate Robert "Bobby" Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded after winning the California primary. Many Americans had pinned their hopes on the brother of assassinated President John Kennedy to restore faith in a country seemingly slipping into social and political turmoil. After the tragic event, newspapers and magazines produced memorial issues documenting the life of the slain leader.
- June 25, 1968
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Life Magazine, Commemorative Issue, June 14, 1968, "Senator Robert F. Kennedy"
In early June 1968, Democratic Presidential candidate Robert "Bobby" Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded after winning the California primary. Many Americans had pinned their hopes on the brother of assassinated President John Kennedy to restore faith in a country seemingly slipping into social and political turmoil. After the tragic event, newspapers and magazines produced memorial issues documenting the life of the slain leader.
- Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., "Kennedy Courage" Campaign Button, 2024 - Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a member of the political Kennedy family (son of Robert Kennedy Sr.), announced his run for president in April 2023. Kennedy, an environmental lawyer and a vaccine skeptic, ran first as a Democrat, then as an Independent before suspending his campaign in August 2024. He threw his support behind the eventual winner, Republican Donald Trump.
- 2024
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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., "Kennedy Courage" Campaign Button, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a member of the political Kennedy family (son of Robert Kennedy Sr.), announced his run for president in April 2023. Kennedy, an environmental lawyer and a vaccine skeptic, ran first as a Democrat, then as an Independent before suspending his campaign in August 2024. He threw his support behind the eventual winner, Republican Donald Trump.
- Robert McNamara's Reminiscence regarding the John F. Kennedy Assassination - This memo was written by Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense in the Kennedy administration, just after he learned of the death of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. He describes, in very personal terms, his reaction to the news from the President's brother, Robert Kennedy, that the president had been shot.
- November 22, 1963
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Robert McNamara's Reminiscence regarding the John F. Kennedy Assassination
This memo was written by Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense in the Kennedy administration, just after he learned of the death of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. He describes, in very personal terms, his reaction to the news from the President's brother, Robert Kennedy, that the president had been shot.
- Robert F. Kennedy Presidential Campaign Brochure, 1968 - Senator Robert Kennedy traveled to Delano, California, to support Cesar Chavez as he ended a 25-day hunger strike on March 10, 1968. Chavez's coordination of the Delano grape-pickers strike taught Kennedy to appreciate the power of organized farm labor. Kennedy used this image to his political advantage when he launched his run for the Democratic Party presidential nomination shortly thereafter.
- 1968
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Robert F. Kennedy Presidential Campaign Brochure, 1968
Senator Robert Kennedy traveled to Delano, California, to support Cesar Chavez as he ended a 25-day hunger strike on March 10, 1968. Chavez's coordination of the Delano grape-pickers strike taught Kennedy to appreciate the power of organized farm labor. Kennedy used this image to his political advantage when he launched his run for the Democratic Party presidential nomination shortly thereafter.
- Chicago Tribune Newspaper, June 6, 1968, "Senator Kennedy Dies!" - In 1968, many Americans asked themselves "What is happening to our country?" In June, Americans -- still reeling from the recent assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. -- learned that Democratic Presidential candidate Robert "Bobby" Kennedy had been shot and mortally wounded. Many had hoped the brother of slain-President John F. Kennedy could restore faith in a country seemingly slipping into social and political turmoil.
- June 06, 1968
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Chicago Tribune Newspaper, June 6, 1968, "Senator Kennedy Dies!"
In 1968, many Americans asked themselves "What is happening to our country?" In June, Americans -- still reeling from the recent assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. -- learned that Democratic Presidential candidate Robert "Bobby" Kennedy had been shot and mortally wounded. Many had hoped the brother of slain-President John F. Kennedy could restore faith in a country seemingly slipping into social and political turmoil.