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Friday, June 10, 2011

A Tribute To The Legendary Late American Senator Robert Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968)

 Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968), also referred to by his initials RFK, was an American politician, a Democratic senator from New York, and a noted civil rights activist. An icon of modern American liberalism and member of the Kennedy family, he was a younger brother of President John F. Kennedy and acted as one of his advisors during his presidency. From 1961 to 1964, he was the U.S Attorney General 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 Vietenam 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. Mortally wounded, he survived for nearly 26 hours, dying early in the morning of June 6...( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy )

Source of the photo : http://tinyurl.com/6dvtd3v
Source of the video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgpUMr7er54&feature=related
Rest in peace my hero !

2 comments:

  1. Thank for sharing this. I hope we learn from his work and words.

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  2. You are very welcome Amnah ..In these difficult times facing the world and my country ,I hope we could benefit from his work , words and message.
    My best regards and respect,
    Medhat

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