Birth of Robert Francis Kennedy1925
Birth of Robert Francis Kennedy
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Robert Francis Kennedy Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Robert Francis Kennedy, based on 24 World History Database records associated with United States of America.
24 records1925–196812 events7 places
Chronological biography
1925
1960
Election1960
Manages successfully the presidential election campaign of his brother, JF Kennedy
1961
Attorney General1961
Appointed Attorney General
Bay of Pigs Policy ReviewApril 1961
Robert Kennedy participates in administration discussions about the invasion.
Cuba Study Group Appointment22 April 1961
Robert Kennedy serves on the inquiry reviewing the failed operation.
Taylor Committee Review ParticipationMay 1961
Robert Kennedy participates in the presidential inquiry examining responsibility for the failed invasion.
1962
Visit to Saigon1962
Visits Siagon & states that America is going to win the War
Cuban Missile Crisis16 October 1962
Robert Kennedy participated in the secret advisory meetings that later became known as ExComm.
Cuban Missile Crisis16 October 1962
Robert Kennedy joined the first crisis discussions and questioned the political and moral consequences of a surprise attack on Cuba.
Cuban Missile Crisis19 October 1962
Robert Kennedy argued that an unannounced air strike could resemble the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Cuban Missile Crisis20 October 1962
Robert Kennedy supported the quarantine option as a measured response that preserved room for further diplomatic pressure.
Cuban Missile Crisis24 October 1962
Robert Kennedy followed quarantine developments while officials debated how much force naval commanders should use against Soviet vessels.
Cuban Missile Crisis26 October 1962
Robert Kennedy supported giving diplomacy more time after Khrushchev sent a message offering missile removal for a non-invasion pledge.
Cuban Missile Crisis27 October 1962
Robert Kennedy met secretly with Soviet ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin at the Justice Department.
Cuban Missile Crisis27 October 1962
Robert Kennedy told Dobrynin that the President could not publicly trade the Turkish Jupiter missiles for Soviet missiles in Cuba.
Cuban Missile Crisis27 October 1962
Robert Kennedy warned Dobrynin that events could soon escape political control if the Soviet missiles were not withdrawn.
Cuban Missile Crisis28 October 1962
Robert Kennedy participated in discussions on implementing the agreement while maintaining secrecy around the private Turkish missile understanding.
Cuban Missile Crisis29 October 1962
Robert Kennedy urged continued caution as the administration moved from immediate confrontation toward verification and settlement.
1963
Bethesda Escort from Andrews22 November 1963
Attorney General Robert Kennedy accompanied his brother's body from Andrews Air Force Base to Bethesda Naval Hospital.
Bethesda Family Waiting Area22 November 1963
Robert Kennedy joined other members of the Kennedy family on the seventeenth floor while the autopsy was conducted.
1968
Election16 March 1968
US Senator Robert F. Kennedy enters the race for the Democratic Party presidential nomination
Assassination of Robert Francis Kennedy5 June 1968
Assassinated in a hotel after leaving a primary victory celebration
Death of Robert Francis Kennedy5 June 1968
Assassinated in a hotel after leaving a primary victory celebration
Death of Robert Francis Kennedy6 June 1968
Death of Robert F Kennedy
Titles and roles
Attorney General of USA · President of USA · Senator
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.