Robert F. Kennedy

(noun)

An American politician, Democratic senator from New York, noted civil rights activist, adviser to President John F. Kennedy, and U.S. Attorney General from 1961 to 1964.

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  • The Election of 1968

    • In recent months, the nation had endured the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. and subsequent race riots across the nation, the assassination of presidential candidate Robert F.
    • Kennedy, widespread demonstrations against the Vietnam War at college campuses, and violent confrontations between police and anti-war protesters at the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
    • These groups were passionate supporters of Senator Robert F.
    • Kennedy.
    • In the morning after his victory in the California primary on June 5, Kennedy was shot and killed by an assassin, Sirhan Sirhan, a Palestinian terrorist.

  • 1968: The Year of Upheaval

    • In the spring, the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F.
    • On February 28, Robert S.
    • Just two months later, on June 5th, 1968, Robert F.
    • RFK, as he was often known, was the brother of the former president John F.
    • Outline the events of 1968 including the Tet Offensive and assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy

  • Federal Intervention

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    • Robert Kennedy replied, "Civil Rights."
    • Robert Kennedy played a large role in the Freedom Riders protests.
    • Throughout this time, both Robert Kennedy and John F.
    • Robert Kennedy demonstrated federal support for the civil rights movement.

  • The Lyndon B. Johnson Administration

    • Johnson had served as Vice President in the Kennedy administration and assumed the presidency upon Kennedy's death on November 22nd, 1963.
    • Johnson retained Dean Rusk as secretary of state, Robert McNamara as secretary of defense, as well as Kennedy's secretaries of Agriculture and the Interiror, all for the duration of his presidency.
    • Attorney General Robert F.
    • Kennedy (President Kennedy's brother), with whom Johnson had a notoriously difficult relationship, remained in office for a few months, leaving in 1964 to run for the Senate.
    • Johnson became the 36th President of the United States on November 22nd, 1963, following the assassination President Kennedy.

  • The Election of 1960

    • The 1960 election was a close race in which Senator John F.
    • The Republican Party nominated Richard Nixon, Eisenhower's Vice-President, while the Democrats nominated John F.
    • Kennedy, a Senator from Massachusetts.
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    • Former President John F.

  • The John F. Kennedy Administration

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    • Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th President of the United States on January 20, 1961.
    • Kennedy called his domestic program the "New Frontier."
    • Kennedy is also known for the expansion of the U.S. space program.

  • New Approaches to the Developing World

    • The foreign policies of the John F.
    • Kennedy wished to work more closely with the modernizing forces of the Arab world.
    • Kennedy continued to try to persuade Nasser to pull out his troops.
    • According to Nigerian diplomat Samuel Ibe, "with Kennedy there were sparks"; the Prime Minister of Sudan Ibrahim Abboud, cherishing a hunting rifle Kennedy gave him, expressed the wish to go on safari with Kennedy.
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  • "The Hour of Maximum Danger"

    • Thus, a dominant premise during the Kennedy years was the need to contain communism at any cost.
    • On June 4, 1961, Kennedy met with USSR leader Khrushchev at the Vienna Summit .
    • Senate ratified this and Kennedy signed it into law in October 1963.
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    • Kennedy meeting Nikita Khrushchev at the Vienna Summit in June, 1961.

  • Kennedy's Assassination

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    • Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in November of 1963 while traveling in a presidential motorcade in Dallas.
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    • Kennedy was assassinated at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas.
    • He was charged with the murders of President Kennedy and Dallas police officer J.D.

  • Television Debates

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    • Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon, the Republican nominee.
    • In contrast, Kennedy appeared confident and relaxed.
    • As a result, many of those who watched the debate unfold on television believed that Kennedy had won.
    • The Kennedy-Nixon debate of 1960 was the first televised presidential debate.