Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968

Authoritative Name:
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
Biography:
"Senator from New York; born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 20, 1925; graduated from Milton (Mass.) Academy; served in the United States Navy Reserve 1944-1946; graduated from Harvard University in 1948 and from the University of Virginia Law School in 1951; admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1951; attorney, Criminal Division, Department of Justice 1951-1952; campaign manager for John F. Kennedy's election to the United States Senate in 1952; assistant counsel, Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations 1953; assistant counsel, Hoover Commission 1953; chief counsel to the minority, Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations 1954, and chief counsel and staff director 1955; chief counsel of Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in the Labor or Management Field 1957-1960; campaign manager for John F. Kennedy's election to the Presidency in 1960; Attorney General of the United States from January 1961, until his resignation September 3, 1964, to be a candidate for the United States Senate; elected as a Democrat from New York to the United States Senate and served from January 3, 1965, until his death; died from the effects of an assassin's bullet at Los Angeles, Calif., June 6, 1968, while campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination; interment in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va."--Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Associated Subjects:
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968--Assassination
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968--Awards
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968--Interviews
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968--Photographs
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968--Political activity
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

315 items in 31 collections (expand all)

Interview with Fred Shuttlesworth, December 6, 1997

Creator:
Shuttlesworth, Fred L., 1922-2011
Date of Original:
1997-12-06
Collection:
Anne Braden Oral History Project
Contributing Institution:
University of Kentucky

--5-- 6-- 7-- 8-- / Baldy, 1968

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1968
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--Bless you! Lyndon?-- Bobby?-- Hubert?-- / Baldy, [1965]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1965
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--Doves!-- With spurs?-- / Baldy, [ca. 1967]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1967
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--Guess what happened?-- Nothin'! / Baldy, [1966 Mar. 21].

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1966-03-21
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--Hey! Beat it! Us guys are playin' for keeps! / Baldy, [1968]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1968
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--Hi!-- / Baldy, [ca. 1961]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1961
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
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"The Legacy of Senator Robert Kennedy's Influence on America"

Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Date of Original:
1968-06-09
Collection:
Barbara C. Jordan Archives
Contributing Institution:
Texas Southern University. Library

Back to Genesis

Creator:
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
Date of Original:
1964
Collection:
Barbara C. Jordan Archives
Contributing Institution:
Texas Southern University. Library

The Legacy of Senator Robert Kennedy's Influence on America

Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Date of Original:
1936/1996
Collection:
Barbara C. Jordan Archives
Contributing Institution:
Texas Southern University. Library

Box 143, Folder 5: Hoffa, 1964, Apr.-Aug.

Creator:
Whitener, Basil Lee, 1915-
Date of Original:
1964-04/1964-08
Collection:
Basil Lee Whitener papers, 1889-1968
Contributing Institution:
David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

FBI Report of 1963-07-23

Creator:
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Date of Original:
1963-07-23
Collection:
Civil Rights Library of St. Augustine
Contributing Institution:
Proctor Library

FBI Report of 1963-09-19

Creator:
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Date of Original:
1963-09-19
Collection:
Civil Rights Library of St. Augustine
Contributing Institution:
Proctor Library

FBI Report of 1964-06-15

Creator:
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Date of Original:
1964-06-15
Collection:
Civil Rights Library of St. Augustine
Contributing Institution:
Proctor Library

FBI Report of 1964-06-16

Creator:
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Date of Original:
1964-06-16
Collection:
Civil Rights Library of St. Augustine
Contributing Institution:
Proctor Library

The Heroic Stories of the St. Augustine Foot Soldiers Whose Brave Struggle Helped Pass the Civil Right Act of 1964

Creator:
St. Augustine Foot Soldiers Rememberance Project
Date of Original:
2011-05-14
Collection:
Civil Rights Library of St. Augustine
Contributing Institution:
Proctor Library

George Lapides, 2007

Date of Original:
2007-10-22
Collection:
Crossroads interviews
Contributing Institution:
Rhodes College

Freedom Rides

Creator:
Eckelmann, Susan
Date of Original:
2008-07-24
Collection:
Encyclopedia of Alabama
Contributing Institution:
Encyclopedia of Alabama (Project)

Allen--Freedom School mimeo materials 1963-64 (Pamela P. Allen papers, 1967-1974; Archives Main Stacks, M85-013, Folder 1)

Creator:
Allen, Pamela, P., 1943-
Date of Original:
1967/1974
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Allen--Newspaper and magazine clippings, newsletters and reports, and 1964 correspondence (Pamela P. Allen papers, 1967-1974; Z: Accessions, M85-587, Folder 3)

Creator:
Allen, Pamela P., 1943-
Date of Original:
1967/1974
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Braden--Mississippi 1964 (Carl and Anne Braden papers, 1928-2006; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 6, Box 55, Folder 15)

Creator:
Braden, Carl, 1914-1975
Date of Original:
1964/1965
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Braden--Mississippi 1964 (continued) (Carl and Anne Braden papers, 1928-2006; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 6, Box 56, Folder 1)

Creator:
Braden, Carl, 1914-1975.
Date of Original:
1964
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

CORE Southern Regional Office-- Reports from Madison, Miss., 1964, January-1965, November (Congress of Racial Equality. Southern Regional Office records, 1954-1966; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 85, Box 8, Folder 7)

Creator:
Congress of Racial Equality. Southern Regional Office
Date of Original:
1964/1965
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

CORE--Canton Project history (1964) - Memoranda, 1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 1, Segment 5)

Creator:
Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi Fourth Congressional District
Date of Original:
1963/1965
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society
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Griffin Bell oral history interview, 1990 June 12

Creator:
Bell, Griffin B., 1918-2009
Date of Original:
1990-06-12
Collection:
Georgia Government Documentation Project
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

S. Ernest Vandiver oral history interview, 1994 January 25

Creator:
Vandiver, S. Ernest (Samuel Ernest), 1918-2005
Date of Original:
1994-01-25
Collection:
Georgia Government Documentation Project
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Oral history interview with Carl Sanders, 1987 April 27

Creator:
Sanders, Carl Edward, 1925-
Date of Original:
1987-04-27
Collection:
Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
Contributing Institution:
University of West Georgia. Special Collections

Oral history interview with Jack Flynt, 1998 Apr. 22

Creator:
Flynt, John James, 1914-2007
Date of Original:
1998-04-22
Collection:
Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
Contributing Institution:
University of West Georgia. Special Collections

Oral history interview with Phil Landrum, 1988 July 25-26

Creator:
Landrum, Phil M.
Date of Original:
1988-07-25/1988-07-26
Collection:
Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
Contributing Institution:
University of West Georgia. Special Collections

Child Development Group of Mississippi newsletter, Vol. 1 no. 1; 29 May 1967

Creator:
Child Development Group of Mississippi
Date of Original:
1967-05-29
Collection:
Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:
University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

Oxford: a warning for Americans; October 1962

Creator:
Mississippi State Junior Chamber of Commerce
Date of Original:
1962-10-01
Collection:
Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:
University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

Robert F. Kennedy Announcing Martin Luther King's Death

Date of Original:
1968-04-04
Collection:
Indianapolis recorder
Contributing Institution:
Indiana Historical Society

Monthly Report of Field Secretary, April 19 - May 8, 1963, South Carolina Conference of Branches, NAACP

Creator:
Newman, I. DeQuincey (Isaiah DeQuincey), 1911-1985
Date of Original:
1963-05-08
Collection:
Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, (1911-1985), Papers, 1929-2003
Contributing Institution:
University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

Sermon, c. 1983, based on Luke 16:5

Creator:
Newman, I. DeQuincey (Isaiah DeQuincey), 1911-1985
Date of Original:
1983
Collection:
Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, (1911-1985), Papers, 1929-2003
Contributing Institution:
University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

Man seated on small platform in front of a motion picture camera, during a hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower, and Poverty at the Heidelberg Hotel in Jackson, Mississippi.

Creator:
Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:
1967-04-10
Collection:
Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Man seated on small platform in front of a motion picture camera, during a hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower, and Poverty at the Heidelberg Hotel in Jackson, Mississippi.

Creator:
Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:
1967-04-10
Collection:
Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Man seated on small platform in front of a motion picture camera, during a hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower, and Poverty at the Heidelberg Hotel in Jackson, Mississippi.

Creator:
Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:
1967-04-10
Collection:
Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Man seated on small platform in front of a motion picture camera, during a hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower, and Poverty at the Heidelberg Hotel in Jackson, Mississippi.

Creator:
Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:
1967-04-10
Collection:
Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Men and women seated at a table before the Senate Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower, and Poverty, during a hearing at the Heidelberg Hotel in Jackson, Mississippi.

Creator:
Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:
1967-04-10
Collection:
Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Men and women seated at a table before the Senate Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower, and Poverty, during a hearing at the Heidelberg Hotel in Jackson, Mississippi.

Creator:
Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:
1967-04-10
Collection:
Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History
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Wright Morrow defends Texas' pale spot

Creator:
Morrow, Wright
Date of Original:
1930/1987
Collection:
John J. Herrera Papers
Contributing Institution:
University of North Texas. Libraries

[Letter from A.D. Covin to George Carmack - 1962-02-24]

Creator:
Covin, A.D.
Date of Original:
1962-02-24
Collection:
John J. Herrera Papers
Contributing Institution:
University of North Texas. Libraries

[Letter from Frank M. Pinedo to John J. Herrera - 1970-04-29]

Creator:
Pinedo, Frank M.
Date of Original:
1970-04-29
Collection:
John J. Herrera Papers
Contributing Institution:
University of North Texas. Libraries

[Letter from John J. Herrera to John B. Connally - 1962-06-09]

Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Date of Original:
1962-06-09
Collection:
John J. Herrera Papers
Contributing Institution:
University of North Texas. Libraries

[Youth Policy Institute, Analyst Internships, Information and Application - 1979]

Creator:
Youth Policy Institute (Washington, D.C.)
Date of Original:
1979
Collection:
John J. Herrera Papers
Contributing Institution:
University of North Texas. Libraries

June 1-6, 1968--outtakes

Creator:
WIS-TV
Date of Original:
1968-06-01
Collection:
Local Television Newsfilm Collections
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

Reactions to Lyndon Johnson's campaign withdrawal--outtakes

Creator:
WIS-TV
Date of Original:
1968-04-01
Collection:
Local Television Newsfilm Collections
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

Robert F. Kennedy arrives in South Carolina--outtakes

Creator:
WIS-TV
Date of Original:
1963-04
Collection:
Local Television Newsfilm Collections
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

Robert F. Kennedy on integration at Clemson--outtakes

Creator:
WIS-TV
Date of Original:
1963-04
Collection:
Local Television Newsfilm Collections
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

Robert F. Kennedy press conference in South Carolina--outtakes

Creator:
WIS-TV
Date of Original:
1963-04
Collection:
Local Television Newsfilm Collections
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

Robert F. Kennedy speaks in South Carolina--outtakes

Creator:
WIS-TV
Date of Original:
1963-04
Collection:
Local Television Newsfilm Collections
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

Oral History Interview with Mary Arms, July 29, 2007, part III

Creator:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Date of Original:
2007-07-29
Collection:
March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:
Golda Meir Library. Special Collections

Freedom Rides

Creator:
Hatfield, Edward A.
Date of Original:
2008-04-11
Collection:
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Contributing Institution:
New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)

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Betty Vandiver, 03 October 2008.

Creator:
Vandiver, Betty Russell
Short, Bob, 1932
Date of Original:
2008-10-03
Collection:
Reflections on Georgia Politics oral history collection, 2006-2010
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

Ray Moore, 23 April 2013.

Creator:
Moore, Ray, 1922
Short, Bob, 1932
Date of Original:
2013-04-23
Collection:
Reflections on Georgia Politics oral history collection, 2006-2010
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

Robert F. Kennedy Speaking

Creator:
Palmer, Katie
Date of Original:
1968-05-04
Collection:
Robert F. Kennedy's visit to Indianapolis, May 4, 1968
Contributing Institution:
Indiana Historical Society

Robert F. Kennedy Speaking to a Crowd

Creator:
Palmer, Katie
Date of Original:
1968-05-04
Collection:
Robert F. Kennedy's visit to Indianapolis, May 4, 1968
Contributing Institution:
Indiana Historical Society

Robert F. Kennedy and Rosie Grier

Creator:
Palmer, Katie
Date of Original:
1968-05-04
Collection:
Robert F. Kennedy's visit to Indianapolis, May 4, 1968
Contributing Institution:
Indiana Historical Society

Robert F. Kennedy's Campaign Motorcade

Creator:
Palmer, Katie
Date of Original:
1968-05-04
Collection:
Robert F. Kennedy's visit to Indianapolis, May 4, 1968
Contributing Institution:
Indiana Historical Society

Humphrey: Dedication of Building

Date of Original:
1940/1949
1950/1959
1960/1969
Collection:
Southern Labor Archives
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Southern school news

Creator:
Southern Education Reporting Service
Date of Original:
1961-12-01
Collection:
Southern school news
Contributing Institution:
University of Georgia. Libraries

Southern school news

Creator:
Southern Education Reporting Service
Date of Original:
1962-01-01
Collection:
Southern school news
Contributing Institution:
University of Georgia. Libraries

Southern school news

Creator:
Southern Education Reporting Service
Date of Original:
1961-06-01
Collection:
Southern school news
Contributing Institution:
University of Georgia. Libraries

Southern school news

Creator:
Southern Education Reporting Service
Date of Original:
1961-07-01
Collection:
Southern school news
Contributing Institution:
University of Georgia. Libraries

Southern school news

Creator:
Southern Education Reporting Service
Date of Original:
1962-10-01
Collection:
Southern school news
Contributing Institution:
University of Georgia. Libraries

Southern school news

Creator:
Southern Education Reporting Service
Date of Original:
1963-04-01
Collection:
Southern school news
Contributing Institution:
University of Georgia. Libraries
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News carrier with Columbia Record newspapers featuring Robert Kennedy's assassination

Creator:
The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
Shealy, Bud
Date of Original:
1968-06-05
Collection:
The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
Contributing Institution:
Richland Library

Robert F. Kennedy

Creator:
The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
Date of Original:
1963-04-25
Collection:
The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
Contributing Institution:
Richland Library

Robert F. Kennedy arrives at Columbia Airport

Creator:
The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
Date of Original:
1963-04-25
Collection:
The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
Contributing Institution:
Richland Library

Robert F. Kennedy at Columbia Airport

Creator:
Roberts, Maxie
The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
Date of Original:
1961-12-12
Collection:
The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
Contributing Institution:
Richland Library

Robert F. Kennedy at USC School of Law

Creator:
The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
Date of Original:
1963-04-25
Collection:
The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
Contributing Institution:
Richland Library

Robert F. Kennedy during a press conference

Creator:
The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
Date of Original:
1963-04-25
Collection:
The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
Contributing Institution:
Richland Library
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Negro demonstration in Washington, D.C. Justice Dept. Bobby Kennedy speaking to crowd

Creator:
Leffler, Warren K.
Date of Original:
1963-06-14
Collection:
Voices of Civil Rights
Contributing Institution:
Library of Congress

KENNEDY ANNOUNCES COURT ACTION TAKEN BY JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO REOPEN VIRGINIA SCHOOLS TO BLACKS

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1962-04-27
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

KENNEDY ON CIVIL RIGHTS ACT

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1963-08-23
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Man Says Robert Kennedy is Responsible for the Nation's Racial Violence (1963)

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1963-01-01
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

ROBERT KENNEDY BEFORE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF VOTER DISCRIMINATION USING LITERARY TESTS

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1962-04-10
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

ROBERT KENNEDY COMMENTS ON NEED FOR UNIVERSAL SUPPORT OF CIVIL RIGHTS LEGISLATION

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1963-06-01
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

ROBERT KENNEDY TESTIFIES TO SENATE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS SAYS WE MUST REMOVE INJUSTICES

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1963-07-18
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
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Educator Resources:

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Burke Marshall

Date of Original:
1961/1962
Collection:
Teachers' Domain Civil Rights Special Collection
Contributing Institution:
WGBH Educational Foundation